[libreoffice-documentation] REMIND: Documentation team call is today at 19:00 Berlin Time
Hi Team Our documentation team meeting will take place today at 19:00 CET (Berlin time). We will use the following *NEW* jitsi (NEW) meeting room https://jitsi.documentfoundation.org/tdfdocteam The meeting room is supposed to work will all browsers without the need of a specific plugin. The documentation pad for the minute is http://pad.documentfoundation.org/p/documentation Main topics * Check & balance of the task assigned * Status of the book assembly * Other issues on documentation and help See you later! -- Olivier Hallot LibreOffice Documentation Coordinator Comunidade LibreOffice Rio de Janeiro - Brasil - Local Time: UTC-03:00 http://tdf.io/joinus -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
[libreoffice-documentation] Discussion on a new process for book authoring, advise and comments welcome
Hi All In the last coupe of meetings of the Documentation Team, we raised the issue on changing the book writing / udating procedure and tools used. Please join the discussion and share your opinions on the suggestions below. Discussion: Time release of books (Dave, Olivier), (Drew, Olivier) Rationale: Book authoring process + "perfect is enemy of the good" (Dave) + "better something than nothing" (olivier) + Software release way to fast for book editing release/resources + gaps widens (olivier) + Revision of the revision of the revision does not work + very unproductive and not fun at all + but you need at least one revision (Drew) Proposal + Set a date for publication (olivier) + deliver what is available (olivier) + Must have a minimum of quality (Drew) + update timely with corrections/erratas (olivier) Process + Book assembly easier with master document (olivier) + changes in chapters sent automatically to master + Use of NextCloud + LOOL will improve file access and update + still need control on who is working on each file (Dave) + Current LO track changes very hard to read + sometimes too fragmented or granular (olivier) + Leave revision to time based erratas + Monthly or bi-monthly, or 1 errata per book release. + not connected to minor releases of the software (no feature changes) + Published 6.n is draft 6.n+1 + bring discussion to Doc ML. Authoring + better have highly skilled authors we trust to cut revision cycle (olivier) + No, newcomers are welcome (Drew) + size of project is intimidating (Drew) + then one revisor is needed (olivier) + periodic (once a week), approve changes. Testing (Drew, Olivier) + We tested editing in the draft folder of 6.1 on NextCloud and LOOL + user can enable track change and approve his own changes. + attention issue. + keep backup + can't prevent user to replace file + attention issue + Communicate work in Mailing list + Keep gap between book and software features narrow to avoid big chunk of editing + Use comments for remarks, tasks, in chapter contents contents Misc + LOOL cannot handle master documents, do it offline + LOOL "Revision History" not clearly effective in our short session. + need further testing -- Olivier Hallot LibreOffice Documentation Coordinator Comunidade LibreOffice Rio de Janeiro - Brasil - Local Time: UTC-03:00 http://tdf.io/joinus -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
[libreoffice-documentation] Documentation team meeting minutes, July 25th, 2018
Wednesday July 25th 2018, at 19:00 Berlin Time Presents: Olivier Hallot, Drew Jensen Agenda: * Completed items (Available in the Published folder of ODFAuthors) GS6000 - Preface - completed Dave Barton GS6004 - Writer - Completed - Olivier GS6005 - Calc - Completed - Dave Barton GS6013 - Macros - completed - Drew GS6016 - Open Standards - Completed - Olivier GS6007 - Draw - completed - Johnathan Cohen GS6008 - Base - completed - Olivier GS6011 - Gallery, etc.. - completed - Dave Barton GS6014 - Customization - completed - Olivier Pending GS6002 - Almost there, need last reading (Dave Barton) GS6006 - Impress - Drew All remaining: GS6001 GS6003 GS6009 GS6010 GS6012 - Johnathan GS6015 - olivier * Book compilation (olivier) + Added Chapter 5 + image anchors changed to paragraph. Discussion: + Time release books + We tested editing in the draft folder of 6.1 on NextCloud and LOOL + user can enable track change and approve his own changes. + attention issue. + keep backup + can't prevent user to replace file + attention issue + Communicate work in Mailing list + Keep gap between book and software features narrow to avoid big chunk of editing + LOOL cannot handle master documents, do it offline + Use comments for communication + LOOL "Revision History" not clearly effective in our short session. NEXT MEETING: Wednesday August 1st 2018, at 19:00 Berlin Time -- Olivier Hallot LibreOffice Documentation Coordinator Comunidade LibreOffice Rio de Janeiro - Brasil - Local Time: UTC-03:00 http://tdf.io/joinus -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
