Gervase Markham wrote:

> James Archer wrote:
> 
>> Well, I've been documenting enterprise software for quite a while now. 
>> I specialize both in printed documentation (manuals, etc.) and online 
>> help systems.  I have a relatively strong programming background, and 
>> I can learn just about anything quickly.
> 
> 
> Well, I think that we are in dire need of technical documentation. you 
> could ask Fabian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> if he needs help with his 
> excellent DOM documentation (http://www.mozilla.org/docs/dom/) .
> 

Currently what needs to be documented in the DOM is listed here:
The most recent one is here:
http://moz.zope.org/Members/Fabian%20Guisset/dom/mozdev/contrib/doc
The old document can be found here:
http://mozilla.org/docs/dom/contribute/doc.html (the old one)


> The problem you will encounter is that currently our documentation 
> effort is in such a dire state that there isn't even a list of what 
> needs doing or what exists! :-) This is compounded by the fact that 
> things keep changing, because Mozilla isn't finished - sometimes the 
> only people who understand how some code works are those who wrote it. 
> This is not an ideal state of affairs.
> 

I'll try to come up with a list of general things that are frozen enough 
to be securely documented as soon as possible.


For any question feel free to email me.

-Fabian.



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