On 1/18/2013 8:06 AM, Marc Paré wrote:
> Hi Ron,
>
> Le 2013-01-18 06:18, Ron Faile a écrit :
>> Marc,
>>
>> I've been updating the keyboard shortcut reference cards for the
>> 4.0 release. They've all been tested with the 4.0dev branch. The
>>
>Hoping to hear from you on my question in the second paragraph.
>
>--Jean
I agree with Jeremy that there needs to be more unity in and enjoyment from
this
project. I haven't had much time to post since starting a new job and
admittedly
losing interest as some of the past discussions have bec
>I think you should change the formulas "Total Net Income" so that you
>subtract the expenses from the income.
>
>ie., from "=SUM(C31:C32) to "=+C31-C32"
>
>Just thought you would want to know.
>
>Regards,
>
>Hal
Hal,
Glad that you like it. Thanks for pointing that out. I have changed the for
On 2/6/2011 6:23 AM, John M. Dlugosz wrote:
* Example, "covered in Chapter 1, Introducing Writer."
Should the name of another chapter be in italics or something? Or even
hyperlinked? Actually, it should have a character style assigned.
They cannot be hyperlinked until all the chapters are all
On 1/27/2011 11:49 PM, Hal Parker wrote:
I was under the impression (which could well be wrong) that the working
files for Writer are now the ones in Alfresco, and the Alfresco files are
not being copied to the wiki (at least not until publication).
If the Writer Guide files on the wiki are inde
On 1/22/2011 7:08 PM, Volker Heggemann wrote:
But as i understand - we need a german template to do the basic's in
our language.
So please tell me if this -
http://opptimisten.homeip.net/libreoffice/LibO3_3_Kapitelvorlage_DE_test.pdf
- is the right document i looking through.
Hi Volker,
On 1/22/2011 1:50 PM, Jeremy Cartwright wrote:
Ah. I shall upload those chapters post haste. Re: the reference cards,
I had originally put them in the 'various' folder. Perhaps I should
create an eighth folder in catalog named Reference Cards and move them
there?
-- jdc
Yes, that's probably a
On 1/22/2011 11:47 AM, Jeremy Cartwright wrote:
@Ron, You have chapter 14 and Appendix A of the Getting Started
Guide checked out in the wiki. When you are done editing can you please
upload to alfresco?
Hi Jeremy,
My name is in the Publish column meaning that I've reviewed it and think
it is
On 1/18/2011 2:50 PM, David Nelson wrote:
Hi, :-)
I asked Florian to assign me the domain name alfresco.libreoffice.org
but I don't think he's willing to do that.
If you're happy working with me on the Alfresco site, we can either
keep the same domain name - documentation.traduction.biz - or I
On 1/15/2011 7:15 AM, David Nelson wrote:
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 20:56, Samphan Raruenrom wrote:
Jeremy's work on the Alfresco spaces is virtually the same as I do. The
differences are just the layout, number of steps in the workflow and
wording.
Yes, they are very similar. I seem to prefer Sa
On 1/11/2011 3:45 PM, Barbara Duprey wrote:
Which would be better right now -- concentrating on the basically
mechanical rebranding activities for a chapter, or working on both
those and the content?
I think the rebranding would be the best choice at the moment.
Ron
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On 1/12/2011 8:31 PM, David Nelson wrote:
@Ron: What do you think about this, Ron?
I am very pleased with the result. It seems to work well and has a nice
feature to attach discussions to a doc.
One question. What is the test FIN folder for?
Ron
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On 1/10/2011 3:18 AM, Samphan Raruenrom wrote:
I can setup the review/approve workflow for the spaces. Someone need to
decide the number of steps in the workflow and name each space/folder. I
also suggest configuring auto-versioning for all spaces so everyone can get
back older revisions.
Samph
On 1/10/2011 8:36 PM, Hal Parker wrote:
A proof copy of the printed book arrived today, and it looks rather nice, if
I do say so myself. ;-)
I checked the index and found no embarrassing leftover "OpenOffice.org"
entries. Either Ron caught them all, or they fixed themselves. That's a
relief!
Ch
On 1/10/2011 12:47 PM, Shawn Jarrett wrote:
What do you have available for someone with a relatively high english aptitude
but limited experience in documentation ?
Thanks,
Shawn
Hi Shawn. One thing we need help with right now is creating quick
reference cards for each of the applicatio
On 1/9/2011 7:43 PM, Hal Parker wrote:
Are we using the term "dialog" or "dialog box"? The OOo books vary in usage:
Getting Started and Calc (and maybe Draw; I didn't check) use "dialog" while
the Writer Guide uses "dialog box".
The LibreOffice options use the term "dialog" for some of the optio
On 1/9/2011 7:04 PM, Barbara Duprey wrote:
The only Liberation font that shows up in my font selection list is
Liberation Sans Narrow, although all the text still has the Liberation
Sans font. I should probably install both of these fonts, but where
should I get them?
The download link is he
On 1/9/2011 1:26 PM, Barbara Duprey wrote:
There was a change to the Tip/Note/Caution tables, too, as I noticed
in looking at the Getting Started with Writer chapter and working on
Chapter 9 of the Writer Guide. All have the line color changed to Gray
40%, and a background color in cell A1: Tip
On 1/4/2011 11:26 PM, Marc Paré wrote:
Hi Ron. This will be very appreciated. I can see marketing using this
at conference booths.
I was also thinking that we could also have a reference card that
could sit on a desktop shaped similarly to a "Toblerne" chocolate bar
package.[1] There would be
On 1/5/2011 9:35 PM, Barbara Duprey wrote:
OK, I'd like to work on Chapter 9, Working with Tables. I see that I
should put my wiki ID (Dupreyb) in the Checkout column. The existing
file already is using the template, so would there still be a need for
me to install that anywhere? Where am I s
On 1/4/2011 11:26 PM, Marc Paré wrote:
Le 2011-01-04 23:05, Ron Faile a écrit :
I've just uploaded an early example of a quick reference card for
keyboard shortcuts that I've been working on to the docs dev page (in
resources). I think that quick reference cards would be benefici
I've just uploaded an early example of a quick reference card for
keyboard shortcuts that I've been working on to the docs dev page (in
resources). I think that quick reference cards would be beneficial to
many people in getting started with the program. I plan on them being
two pages (printed
On 1/4/2011 9:02 PM, Hal Parker wrote:
Barbara,
Ron Faile has been taking the lead on the user guides, and I've been
contributing a bit, along with at least one other person. The Getting
Started book is pretty much done (except for making corrections and filling
in a few blanks as we lear
On 1/2/2011 3:58 PM, Hal Parker wrote:
Ron, I have now changed the book title font (sorry for overlooking
that) and
I did pick up the latest version of the chapters, I hope.
I have made some changes to Appendix B and uploaded a new ODT and PDF. Added
info on saving to MSO .docx etc files, and c
On 12/31/2010 5:42 PM, Hal Parker wrote:
Happy New Year to all, even though many of you are still in 2010.
I'm putting together a full Getting Started book so Friends of OpenDocument
Inc can have a printed copy available for display at their table at the
linux.conf.au Open Day at the end of Janu
On 12/30/2010 11:38 PM, Hal Parker wrote:
Figure 9 in Chapter 1 has no numbers on it to correspond to the legend
below, as in the OOo version of this figure.
Hal
I've update the figure and uploaded the new file to the wiki.
Ron
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On 12/24/2010 7:36 AM, Kinshuk Sunil wrote:
Hello
I am interested in contributing documentation and Hindi (India) localisation
for LibreOffice, but could not find any related information on the
LibreOffice website other than this mailing list.
Can someone please point me to a starting point ?
On 12/24/2010 8:17 AM, Andreas Mantke wrote:
Hi all,
I created a first version of my documentation about the PDF Export (mostly the
Dialog) of LibreOffice. The documentation is currently only available in German
language. Because it is under the CC-License, every body is free to translate
my wo
On 12/22/2010 11:58 PM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
Chapters of the OOo Writer Guide, revised for v3.3, are here:
http://www.oooauthors.org/english/userguide3/writer3/V3_3_revisions/
We'll be officially publishing them as soon as someone gets around to
it, but I think they are ready for others to t
On 12/20/2010 5:21 AM, David Nelson wrote:
Hi, :-)
Ron, my 2 cents would be that if you feel satisfied with a document
after reviewing and proofreading it, you can just accept all the
changes. When you feel that, in your opinion, it's ready for final
publication, you can remove the comments, too
On 12/20/2010 4:54 AM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
On Mon, 2010-12-20 at 04:33 -0600, Ron Faile wrote:
On 12/20/2010 4:25 AM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
On Mon, 2010-12-20 at 04:08 -0600, Ron Faile wrote:
On 12/20/2010 3:12 AM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
I have downloaded Chapter 1 (Introducing
On 12/20/2010 4:25 AM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
On Mon, 2010-12-20 at 04:08 -0600, Ron Faile wrote:
On 12/20/2010 3:12 AM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
I have downloaded Chapter 1 (Introducing LibreOffice) from the wiki.
When I attempt to open it, LibreOffice seizes up and must be manually
killed
On 12/20/2010 3:12 AM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
I have downloaded Chapter 1 (Introducing LibreOffice) from the wiki.
When I attempt to open it, LibreOffice seizes up and must be manually
killed. The same thing happened when I tried to open the file in OOo3.3.
I do not have this problem with the o
On 12/18/2010 1:40 AM, Ron Faile wrote:
On 12/18/2010 1:07 AM, Hal Parker wrote:
I replaced several images, did some edits of the text, and hid the
section
on starting from the command line. I suggest we remove that section
completely as being irrelevant to most users. The info can be made
On 12/18/2010 1:07 AM, Hal Parker wrote:
I replaced several images, did some edits of the text, and hid the section
on starting from the command line. I suggest we remove that section
completely as being irrelevant to most users. The info can be made available
elsewhere for those who like to do c
On 12/17/2010 3:00 AM, Hal Parker wrote:
Can someone translate this into plain English for me?
On the Options> LibreOffice> General page, in Windows and Linux (but not
Mac) there is an option under Open/Save dialogs that says "Show ODMA DMS
dialogs first".
A bit of googling gave me these defi
On 12/17/2010 2:03 AM, Hal Parker wrote:
In chapter 2, the Options - OpenOffice.org - General page has slightly
different sets of options depending on the platform, and none of them are
exactly like the picture Ron provided. (I've got WinXP open; I'm assuming
Ron's using Vista or 7.) I know there
On 12/17/2010 12:07 AM, Hal Parker wrote:
Got it. I've taken Chapter 2 and have already spotted some things that need
to be added or changed. Should I use change tracking? Doesn't seem good to
me to have change tracking in use in files available to the public, but I'll
go along with whatever you
On 12/16/2010 7:31 PM, Hal Parker wrote:
I'll start going through the chapters you have marked as YES under Review
Completed. When I'm working on one of those files, I put my name in the
Checkout column, is that right?
Yes it is.
After I've been through a chapter, where do I put it? I guess yo
/>From/: Hal Parker mailto:halparker42%40gmail.com>>
/>Date/: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 07:03:16 +1000
>
>I understand that at least for the LibO3.3 release we are using the OOo3.3
>docs as the starting point, and that Ron has created a template and
applied
>it to the chapters of the OOo Getting Started b
On 12/8/2010 7:15 PM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
The latest version of the draft LibO Getting Started guide chapters are
here: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation
Ron Faile took all the published chapters and applied the new LibO
template to them. However, as far as I can tell, no
David,
I've started from scratch and taken all the published OOo 3.3 Getting
Started Guide chapters and applied the new LibO template to them. They
are on the wiki and ready to be edited. I may add my initials next to
the chapter title on the development page when I'm working on one of
them u
On 12/7/2010 4:04 AM, David Nelson wrote:
Hi Ron, :-)
On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 07:22, Ron Faile wrote:
I will post them all to the wiki if that's where the group wants to host
them. Just let me know.
If we're talking about documentation for LibreOffice, it seems to me
to be logical
On 12/6/2010 5:39 PM, Sigrid Carrera wrote:
I will try to access those as well - but I guess all work has to
waitnow, it's time for me to go to bed - past midnight already.
Sigrid
I've worked on the chapter template (LibO3_3_chapter_template), starting
fresh from Jean's updated template and
On 12/6/2010 5:39 PM, Sigrid Carrera wrote:
I think the place is good. I don't prefer one over the other. Since
Ican't see any contents of those folders, can you tell me, under which
OS you did the screenshots and with which settings/theme? Sigrid
I did them under Windows 7 with small Galaxy ic
On 12/6/2010 4:00 PM, Sigrid Carrera wrote:
Hi,
I wanted to check a few of the chapters, that Ron ported from OOo to
LibO. When I logged in at oooauthors, I couldn't find the folder given
in this link:
http://www.oooauthors.org/english/libreoffice3/getting-started
And when I entered the name m
On 12/6/2010 2:54 AM, David Nelson wrote:
If you support my "coup d'etat", respond with +1.
David Nelson
+1
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On 12/3/2010 6:15 PM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
However, to help others know which LibO chapter files you are working
on, it's useful to have a login and author role so you can retract the
LibO files (which takes them off the Review List while working on them)
and upload the revised files to the
On 12/3/2010 7:22 AM, David Nelson wrote:
Hi Ron, :-)
That's terrific work you've been doing. Thank you *a lot* for that.
I'll get back to you guys about a suggested workflow (at least
*provisional*) over the next 2-3 days.
Is this something you and Jean have been doing largely alone, or do we
On 12/3/2010 3:39 AM, David Nelson wrote:
Hi, :-)
In any case, would it be possible to get an update on the status of
all those docs on the LibO wiki in their current form today?
David Nelson
Hi David. Here is the information on the chapters that I've worked on.
Percents are the percent compl
On 12/3/2010 1:15 AM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
On Fri, 2010-12-03 at 00:47 -0600, Ron Faile wrote:
On 12/3/2010 12:21 AM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
On Thu, 2010-12-02 at 23:38 -0600, Ron Faile wrote:
On 11/30/2010 3:58 PM, Larry Gusaas wrote:
On 2010/11/23 4:37 PM Ron Faile wrote:
I&#x
On 12/3/2010 12:21 AM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
On Thu, 2010-12-02 at 23:38 -0600, Ron Faile wrote:
On 11/30/2010 3:58 PM, Larry Gusaas wrote:
On 2010/11/23 4:37 PM Ron Faile wrote:
I've uploaded a new version of the Getting Started with LibreOffice
Guide. Let me know if you hav
On 11/30/2010 3:28 AM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
In a very quick look, here are some things I noticed:
1) There is no page footer and no page numbers.
2) Paragraph styles are used inconsistently.
3) IMO, the LibO logo on the cover should be smaller.
4) IMO, explanations of typographic conventions
On 11/30/2010 3:58 PM, Larry Gusaas wrote:
On 2010/11/23 4:37 PM Ron Faile wrote:
I've uploaded a new version of the Getting Started with LibreOffice
Guide. Let me know if you have any comments.
The following is wrong on Mac OS X:
*Starting LibreOffice*
Note for Mac users You s
On 11/30/2010 4:51 AM, Michael Wheatland wrote:
On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 7:33 PM, Jean Hollis Weberwrote:
Earlier, I wrote,
In a very quick look, here are some things I noticed:
1) There is no page footer and no page numbers.
This is because all the pages are in the same page style (Default)
On 11/27/2010 4:08 PM, Leo Moons wrote:
Hello,
The Belgian and Luxemburg numbers are not working. When dialing in via
the Netherlands: the pin is not accepted.
Can any body help?
Many thanks
Best regards
Leo Moons
> try the moderator pin
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On 11/23/2010 5:10 PM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
On Tue, 2010-11-23 at 16:37 -0600, Ron Faile wrote:
I've uploaded a new version of the Getting Started with LibreOffice
Guide. Let me know if you have any comments. This one uses the
Liberation fonts. I've updated the styles to LibO and
I've uploaded a new version of the Getting Started with LibreOffice
Guide. Let me know if you have any comments. This one uses the
Liberation fonts. I've updated the styles to LibO and made a few other
changes. Some of the ideas came from the Fedora 14 User Guide. It's
here:
http://docs.fedora
On 11/7/2010 6:56 PM, Jeff Prater wrote:
You will need the Liberation Sans Regular, Linux Libertine G Regular, Linux
Biolinum G Regular and Linux Biolinum G Italic fonts to view it correctly.
I've also added some proposals for the information boxes and would like to
know your thoughts on those as
On 11/7/2010 5:09 PM, Gary Schnabl wrote:
On 11/7/2010 5:41 PM, Ron Faile wrote:
2010/11/4 Michael Wheatland
I have made a mock up document with the LibreOffice branding and
colour
scheme.
What do you all think?
I've made a few changes based on Michael's mockup and would lik
2010/11/4 Michael Wheatland
I have made a mock up document with the LibreOffice branding and colour
scheme.
What do you all think?
I've made a few changes based on Michael's mockup and would like to know
what you think. The file is Document template 0.3 and is posted here:
http://wiki.docu
On 11/6/2010 4:18 PM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
I've noted that Ron Faile's edits to the draft GS chapters include
deleting some items that he would not have known are important when
compiling a full book from the individual chapters.
On the cover page there is a field at the end of the line "Get
On 11/5/2010 11:50 PM, Michael Wheatland wrote:
So I believe that with confirmation that you can install 200+ fonts
without problems, we could include 20 or so fonts with the LibreOffice
distribution.
Yes, it works fine with 200+. 20 or so would be great. From what I read,
some open source font
On 11/5/2010 10:14 PM, Jeff Prater wrote:
After spending 5-10 minutes searching the Internet for Windows font limits,
I was not able to find anything other than some older forum posts. I was
hoping to find something from Microsoft's website. If there were a limit to
the number of fonts that can b
Just a suggestion, but why not have a British version of the user guides
as well as a US version? That way each user can have it in his/her
native language conventions.
As for the workflow, what about using the odf format for creating the
user guides and posting the actual files online as soon
On 11/4/2010 12:09 PM, Daniel Friedman wrote:
I have posted for review a master outline and a section draft for the
user guide for technical writers that our team is developing as part
of a class project. What we especially would like is comments from
technical writers on the completeness, corr
On 11/4/2010 6:40 AM, Michael Wheatland wrote:
The font is Liberation Sans. Suitable Name, and one of the better GPL fonts.
It looks like Google translates the pages into image files.
You can find it here in ODT format:
www.wheatland.com.au/libreoffice/LibreOfficeMockUp.odt
or
www.wheatland.com
>I haven't been involved all that much, but I would suggest totally
>rebranding the documentation. Personally, I never much cared for the layout
>and looks of the OOo guides--I always thought they looked a bit "old" if
>that makes any sense.
>I would like the documents to use outline numbering be
From: Andy Brown
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Sent: Wed, November 3, 2010 1:35:40 PM
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] LibreOffice Branding and Documentation
Hi Jonathon,
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As mentioned on the LibreOfficewiki there is need for document co-ordinators.
I would be more t
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