Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Version 4.1 Draw Guide, Chapter 9
Hello Peter I'm terribly sorry; I should have checked before I started. I've just taken another look at the publications page (https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications) and would like advice as to which area I can begin work on. Is the objective to bring all guides up to date (4.1.x branch) or are 4.0.x guides sufficient? Thanks, Martin On 16/11/13 07:36, PeeWee wrote: Hello Martin We are at cross purposes here. I am updating the Draw Guide to Version 4.1 which means two of us were working on the same chapter. I shall now use your version to complete Chapter 9 and reissue onto the ODF Authors website. This will mean that Chapter 10 11 will follow very quickly. With regards Peter Schofield psaut...@libreoffice.org On 15 Nov 2013, at 19:58, Martin Saffron [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] ml-node+s969070n4083378...@n3.nabble.com wrote: Hello I recently joined the LibreOffice documentation mailing list and decided to begin my contribution by updating Chapter 9 of the Draw guide (Adding And Formatting Text) to version 4.1. It has now been uploaded to the ODF Authors website for review and comments. http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/draw-guide/draft-lo4.1/chapter-9-adding-and-formatting-text/view Whilst there was not a great deal that needed to be updated, there is one screen shot that will need replacing. The Special Characters dialogue box (Figure 8, on page 9) in the version I am using (LibreOffice 4.1.3.2 on Windows 8.1) is re-organised, with clickable action boxes now found at the bottom of window, along with a new 'Delete Last' box added. I recall reading in the instructional documentation that screen shots from Mac or Linux operating systems are preferable to those from Windows. As such, I hope that someone will be able to update the screen shot on my behalf. I also wonder whether the slightly different placement of tabs in the Graphic Styles dialogue box (Figure 10, on page 12) would necessitate replacement of the screen shot. The 'Text' and 'Text Animation' tabs are on the second row in the version I am using but this seems a minor detail. Regards, Martin -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [hidden email] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Version-4-1-Draw-Guide-tp4068532p4083378.html To start a new topic under Documentation, email ml-node+s969070n1645240...@n3.nabble.com To unsubscribe from Documentation, click here. NAML - Peter Schofield psaut...@libreoffice.org -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Version-4-1-Draw-Guide-tp4068532p4083444.html Sent from the Documentation mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Re: Version 4.1 Draw Guide, Chapter 9
Not a problem Martin. Your work has helped me greatly and I am now going through Chap 9, mainly the screenshots need changing. It will be on the ODF Authors website Monday or Tuesday. I have been upgrading the Draw (4.1) and will complete the remaining chapters fairly quickly. Then it will be onto the Calc Guide to bring up to 4.1. The Calc chapters are being upgraded to 4.0 by other volunteers. I shall then upgrade the chapters to 4.1 so that the Calc Guide has the same look and feel throughout the guide. After that I will be moving onto the Impress Guide which is now at 4.0 to upgrade to 4.1 maybe 4.2. Just have to wait and see. I think the best bet is to move onto the other LO modules because I think there is a shortage of volunteers to upgrade the remaining modules. I am sure Jean will advise which is the best to have a go at. With regards Peter Schofield psaut...@libreoffice.org On 16 Nov 2013, at 13:30, Martin Saffron [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] ml-node+s969070n4083478...@n3.nabble.com wrote: Hello Peter I'm terribly sorry; I should have checked before I started. I've just taken another look at the publications page (https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications) and would like advice as to which area I can begin work on. Is the objective to bring all guides up to date (4.1.x branch) or are 4.0.x guides sufficient? Thanks, Martin On 16/11/13 07:36, PeeWee wrote: Hello Martin We are at cross purposes here. I am updating the Draw Guide to Version 4.1 which means two of us were working on the same chapter. I shall now use your version to complete Chapter 9 and reissue onto the ODF Authors website. This will mean that Chapter 10 11 will follow very quickly. With regards Peter Schofield [hidden email] On 15 Nov 2013, at 19:58, Martin Saffron [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] [hidden email] wrote: Hello I recently joined the LibreOffice documentation mailing list and decided to begin my contribution by updating Chapter 9 of the Draw guide (Adding And Formatting Text) to version 4.1. It has now been uploaded to the ODF Authors website for review and comments. http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/draw-guide/draft-lo4.1/chapter-9-adding-and-formatting-text/view Whilst there was not a great deal that needed to be updated, there is one screen shot that will need replacing. The Special Characters dialogue box (Figure 8, on page 9) in the version I am using (LibreOffice 4.1.3.2 on Windows 8.1) is re-organised, with clickable action boxes now found at the bottom of window, along with a new 'Delete Last' box added. I recall reading in the instructional documentation that screen shots from Mac or Linux operating systems are preferable to those from Windows. As such, I hope that someone will be able to update the screen shot on my behalf. I also wonder whether the slightly different placement of tabs in the Graphic Styles dialogue box (Figure 10, on page 12) would necessitate replacement of the screen shot. The 'Text' and 'Text Animation' tabs are on the second row in the version I am using but this seems a minor detail. Regards, Martin -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [hidden email] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Version-4-1-Draw-Guide-tp4068532p4083378.html To start a new topic under Documentation, email [hidden email] To unsubscribe from Documentation, click here. NAML - Peter Schofield [hidden email] -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Version-4-1-Draw-Guide-tp4068532p4083444.html Sent from the Documentation mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [hidden email] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Version-4-1-Draw-Guide-tp4068532p4083478.html To start a new topic under Documentation, email ml-node+s969070n1645240...@n3.nabble.com To unsubscribe from Documentation, click here. NAML - Peter Schofield psaut...@libreoffice.org -- View this
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] LO Math Help
Hello Jonathon, I was wondering the same thing. However according to Sophie, this would then need to be translated, and the translation team is tight on resources. See Sophie's message of November 13 in this thread. By the way, I have put my examples document on the documentation wiki under Other Documents. Feel free to provide feedback. https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Development - Glen jonathon toki.kant...@gmail.com wrote: On 11/10/2013 07:25 PM, Glen Reesor wrote: I have created a list of common constructions for LO Math (exponents, roots, matricies, integrals, limits, piecewise functions , etc) and some common formulas (Pythagorean Theorem, quadratic formula, slope, binomial expansion, etc). Would it be possible to both include that content in the help files, and also as a stand-alone downloadable document? jonathon -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Update of the Base Guide
I have been working on the Base Guide by greatly increasing the details it contains. The Chapter 3 section seems to be complete. Chapter 2 is mostly complete. Suggestions are welcome by anyone wanting to review it. Now I turn my attention to finishing the writing of chapter 3. Much of this will be copying from previous versions of this chapter followed by some fleshing out parts that have been added to the outline. With the outline, I should be taking less time than what I usually take. --Dan -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Version 4.1 Draw Guide, Chapter 9
On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 11:37 PM, PeeWee psaut...@libreoffice.org wrote: I have been upgrading the Draw (4.1) and will complete the remaining chapters fairly quickly. Then it will be onto the Calc Guide to bring up to 4.1. The Calc chapters are being upgraded to 4.0 by other volunteers. I shall then upgrade the chapters to 4.1 so that the Calc Guide has the same look and feel throughout the guide. After that I will be moving onto the Impress Guide which is now at 4.0 to upgrade to 4.1 maybe 4.2. Just have to wait and see. I think the best bet is to move onto the other LO modules because I think there is a shortage of volunteers to upgrade the remaining modules. I am sure Jean will advise which is the best to have a go at. On 16 Nov 2013, at 13:30, Martin Saffron [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] ml-node+s969070n4083478...@n3.nabble.com wrote: I've just taken another look at the publications page (https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications) and would like advice as to which area I can begin work on. Is the objective to bring all guides up to date (4.1.x branch) or are 4.0.x guides sufficient? Jean here. General comment to Martin: We've been tending to skip a point release for Getting Started and the Writer Guide, because we haven't been able to keep them updated fast enough while at the same time improving the content, not just updating it. Calc Guide is something of an orphan and, as you can see, hasn't been updated since v3.4. The objective at this point is to finish the Calc Guide to 4.1 and start updating GS and WG to v4.2. The first beta of LO 4.2 is due out next week (see Release Plan, https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleasePlan/4.2 and the Release Notes, https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/4.2 So, my suggestions to you are: 1) Go through Chapters 5, 6, 12, 13 of Calc Guide (currently listed as LO v4.0) to see if anything needs changing for v4.1 -- or if anything wasn't updated correctly from v3.4 to v 4.0. Also Appendix C hasn't been updated from v3.4; you could do that. Other chapters have already been updated to v4.1, but Peter hasn't been through all of them for look and feel updates. People are working on Ch14 and Appendixes A and B. I'm really hoping to get that book done by the end of November. 2) Start identifying which chapter of Getting Started and/or other books will need updating for v4.2. Add info to this page: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Development/UserGuideTasks Also would be useful to go through the existing GS book to see what else needs updating or improvement. PLEASE NOTE: Most chapters in this book cover material also included in other books, though topics and level of detail vary. Therefore, noting necessary updates changes in chapter lists for other books is very helpful. 3) I am still looking for one or more people to help with updating the Base Handbook, which was translated from German to English. In this case, the work involves translating new material that was added to the German handbook for v4.1. If you are interested in helping with this work, I can provide more info point you to the relevant files. 4) Work on Base Guide (different book, written from scratch in English). If you're interested in that, I'll provide more info. I'm in the middle of rationalizing chapters of that book following recent work by Dan Lewis (and earlier work that I've neglected to follow up on). --Jean -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Some progress on the Base Guide, again
Dan, As requested, I have copied GSCH8 (GS with Base) into the Base Guide folder on ODFAuthors. Sorry to have taken so long. I have left it in the Published 4.0 folder for completeness, with a note that it will be replaced with a new file in the next iteration. --Jean On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 4:43 PM, Jean Weber jeanwe...@gmail.com wrote: Dan, Good to hear from you, and great to hear of both your work on this book and the fact that Calibre seems to be doing a better job for ePubs; creating ePubs of more of our chapters and books has been on my to-do list forever, it seems. Getting good results used to be very daunting and time-consuming. I've been intending to move Getting Started with Base and not gotten around to it, so it's good to be nudged. I also need to replace the chapter in the Getting Started book with the replacement chapter you provided some time ago; work on GS for v4.2 will be coming up the priority list all too soon. --Jean On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 2:18 AM, Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: I have completed a major rewrite of chapter 2 of the Base Guide, Planning/Designing your Database. This has been uploaded to the ODFAuthors website: http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/base-guide/draft-4.x/planning-designing-your-database/view. Also uploaded there is the ePUB version of it. By the way, the newer Calibre versions seem to convert from odf to ePUB better than earlier ones. The ODF version has also been uploaded to the Published page on the LibreOffice wiki as a 4.1.x draft. The wiki page for tracking a chapter's progress from submission through review, editing, and publishing has been updated. My To Do list: finish chapter 3, Data Input: Tables before the end of the year AND updating the Base Guide Outline with enough detail that someone can use it to write some of these chapters. (approximately up to 6 levels in the outline). I have already done some work on chapter 2 in it. One request: If you agree that Getting Started with Base should be the beginning (as I have come to believe), would you please move this chapter from the Getting Started folder to the Base 4.1.x Draft folder? Internet access is still limited and will continue to be so for the next several months. --Dan -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
