Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Returning to work on GS6.0 Guide

[Dave Barton]

Hi Cathy,

On 24.01.2018 04:24, Cathy Crumbley wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> I could help with whatever is the highest priority for GS5--either
> Base or Writer.

Thanks, that would be a big help. The Base or Writer chapters don't
really have different priorities, because we need both for a complete
guide. I did the last merge of the Writer chapter sections and I would
prefer not to review my own work, so it would be good if you will take
and review the merged chapter from the feedback folder on ODF Authors:
https://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/getting-started/feedback-lo-6.0

We don't yet have an initial draft for the Base chapter, but the core
Base functions and features don't often change so it is likely that
there will be very few changes needed to update the Base chapter from
the previous guide. However, I will investigate if there have been any
changes in Base we need to consider and post my findings back here.

> If Writer, I would prefer not to work on the sections that I
> previously edited for the Writer 5 guide (and I think they are now in
> the LO 6 drafts).

We are now working on whole chapters as opposed to sections and your
previous edits have been reviewed and merged with the work of other
contributors. It's almost unavoidable that at some stage we will all
find ourselves reviewing our own edits.

> If Base is the higher priority, I should note that I am not familiar
> with it, but for editing user documentation, my belief is that
> ignorance can be strength.

Good point. Let me check for any important changes in Base and if there
aren't any it should be a relatively simple job to update the Base chapter.

> Cathy

Good to see you back on board.

Kind Regards
Dave

> On 1/23/2018 4:20 AM, Dave Barton wrote:
>> Hi Jean,
>>
>> Good to hear from you.
>>
>> For GS6.0 it might be best if we just refer to the Writer Guide as a
>> whole and maybe refine details of the specific chapter numbers when we
>> get under way with WG6.0.
>>
>> Many thanks for your work on WG5.4, it is going to be a big help.
>>
>> I propose to get the "easy" bits (Preface and Appendices) cleaned up
>> first, then I will try to finalise the Writer chapter. Your writing
>> skills are much better than mine, so it would be much appreciated if you
>> could find time to review this chapter when I am done with it.
>>
>> We are still missing the Getting Started with Base chapter for GS6.0 and
>> I was wondering if any contributors to the previous editions of the Base
>> Guide or Base Handbook might be available and willing to update the
>> GS5.2 chapter. Other than Firebird (still experimental) I am not aware
>> of any major changes in Base, so this should not be an onerous task.
>>
>> Best Regards
>> Dave
>>
>> On 20.01.2018 20:55, Jean Weber wrote:
>>> Dave,
>>> In Chapter 4 (Writer), many references to chapters in the Writer Guide
>>> are probably out of date. I have almost finished revising the WG up to
>>> LOv5.4, and as soon as I've finished doing that, I'll start updating
>>> it to v6.0. So I recommend that the chapter references either be
>>> updated for the new guide, or removed (just say "in the Writer Guide"
>>> instead of "in Chapter N of the Writer Guide".)
>>>
>>> The list and sequence of chapters have been significantly changed, as
>>> you can see on the Tasks page in the wiki, and for the chapters that
>>> I've split into 2 or 3, it's often not obvious which new chapter a
>>> topic is in. I'm happy to go through the GS chapter and edit those,
>>> but I don't want to work on an incorrect or obsolete copy of the GS
>>> chapter.
>>>
>>> Regards, Jean
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 7:00 AM, Dave Barton
>>>  wrote:
 Hi Folks,

 Getting back on track following a problematic international move and a
 rotten bout of flu, although I am still battling to get a decent
 internet connection.

 I have now pulled copies of all existing chapter contributions in both
 the drafts and feedback folders from ODF Authors with the intention of
 reviewing, revising and collating them into potentially publishable
 book. This is going to be a sizable undertaking, so if any other
 members
 of the team can find the time assist please contact me on or off list.

 I will report to this thread as I complete chapters I consider
 ready for
 final review and or grammatical checking.

 An issue with the Template Changer Extension was reported:
 https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60592
 The extension developer has now updated the extension from version
 1.27c
 to 1.27d. My own tests with the latest version indicate it works as
 expected under LO 6.0RC2. I have updated Template Changer Extension on
 ODF Authors to this latest version: http://bit.ly/2Djt9i4

 Regards
 Dave
>>
>
>

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Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Returning to work on GS6.0 Guide

[Cathy Crumbley]

Hi Dave,

I could help with whatever is the highest priority for GS5--either Base 
or Writer.


If Writer, I would prefer not to work on the sections that I previously 
edited for the Writer 5 guide (and I think they are now in the LO 6 drafts).


If Base is the higher priority, I should note that I am not familiar 
with it, but for editing user documentation, my belief is that ignorance 
can be strength.


Cathy

On 1/23/2018 4:20 AM, Dave Barton wrote:

Hi Jean,

Good to hear from you.

For GS6.0 it might be best if we just refer to the Writer Guide as a
whole and maybe refine details of the specific chapter numbers when we
get under way with WG6.0.

Many thanks for your work on WG5.4, it is going to be a big help.

I propose to get the "easy" bits (Preface and Appendices) cleaned up
first, then I will try to finalise the Writer chapter. Your writing
skills are much better than mine, so it would be much appreciated if you
could find time to review this chapter when I am done with it.

We are still missing the Getting Started with Base chapter for GS6.0 and
I was wondering if any contributors to the previous editions of the Base
Guide or Base Handbook might be available and willing to update the
GS5.2 chapter. Other than Firebird (still experimental) I am not aware
of any major changes in Base, so this should not be an onerous task.

Best Regards
Dave

On 20.01.2018 20:55, Jean Weber wrote:

Dave,
In Chapter 4 (Writer), many references to chapters in the Writer Guide
are probably out of date. I have almost finished revising the WG up to
LOv5.4, and as soon as I've finished doing that, I'll start updating
it to v6.0. So I recommend that the chapter references either be
updated for the new guide, or removed (just say "in the Writer Guide"
instead of "in Chapter N of the Writer Guide".)

The list and sequence of chapters have been significantly changed, as
you can see on the Tasks page in the wiki, and for the chapters that
I've split into 2 or 3, it's often not obvious which new chapter a
topic is in. I'm happy to go through the GS chapter and edit those,
but I don't want to work on an incorrect or obsolete copy of the GS
chapter.

Regards, Jean


On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 7:00 AM, Dave Barton  wrote:

Hi Folks,

Getting back on track following a problematic international move and a
rotten bout of flu, although I am still battling to get a decent
internet connection.

I have now pulled copies of all existing chapter contributions in both
the drafts and feedback folders from ODF Authors with the intention of
reviewing, revising and collating them into potentially publishable
book. This is going to be a sizable undertaking, so if any other members
of the team can find the time assist please contact me on or off list.

I will report to this thread as I complete chapters I consider ready for
final review and or grammatical checking.

An issue with the Template Changer Extension was reported:
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60592
The extension developer has now updated the extension from version 1.27c
to 1.27d. My own tests with the latest version indicate it works as
expected under LO 6.0RC2. I have updated Template Changer Extension on
ODF Authors to this latest version: http://bit.ly/2Djt9i4

Regards
Dave





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Re: Fwd: [libreoffice-documentation] Helping with Documentation

[jorge Rodríguez]

Hi Dave:

        Good news !, thank you.

Regards,

Jorge Rodríguez


El 23/01/2018 a las 09:21, Dave Barton escribió:

Hi Jorge,

I have now contacted DJ and some other contacts Oliver passed on to me.
Hopefully one or more of them will be willing to join in the
documentation effort.

Regards
Dave

On 19.01.2018 15:19, jorge Rodríguez wrote:

Hi Olivier:

     I found this e-mail about a person who wants to help with
Documtation of LibreOffice. Why not to invite to join us to the team ?

Regards,

Jorge Rodríguez



 Mensaje reenviado 
Asunto: [libreoffice-documentation] Helping with Documentation
Fecha: Wed, 6 Dec 2017 20:30:32 -0800
De: DJ Helmick 
A: documentation@global.libreoffice.org



Hello,

This is DJ Helmick. I'm an IT worker from the United States that would
like
to start contributing to LibreOffice's Documentation Team. I went to
school
for a degree heavy in writing (English) but with more of a focus on
academics. I believe writing for LibreOffice will let me work on my
technical writing while doing something meaningful.

Per this page
 on the
wiki, I've already subscribed to the mailing list. As far as experience
goes, I have a working understanding of MediaWiki from my current job,
where I have an instance of it running to organize our department's
documentation. I've also created basic how-to guides for our employees
along with documenting certain IT processes like on-boarding new users or
setting up applications specific to our company's field. Please let me
know
whatever areas or tasks you believe I could be of assistance with.

Thank you, and I look forward to working with the LibreOffice
Documentation
Team!

Best Regards,
DJ




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Re: Fwd: [libreoffice-documentation] Helping with Documentation

[Dave Barton]

Hi Jorge,

I have now contacted DJ and some other contacts Oliver passed on to me.
Hopefully one or more of them will be willing to join in the
documentation effort.

Regards
Dave

On 19.01.2018 15:19, jorge Rodríguez wrote:
> Hi Olivier:
>
>     I found this e-mail about a person who wants to help with
> Documtation of LibreOffice. Why not to invite to join us to the team ?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jorge Rodríguez
>
>
>
>  Mensaje reenviado 
> Asunto: [libreoffice-documentation] Helping with Documentation
> Fecha: Wed, 6 Dec 2017 20:30:32 -0800
> De: DJ Helmick 
> A: documentation@global.libreoffice.org
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> This is DJ Helmick. I'm an IT worker from the United States that would
> like
> to start contributing to LibreOffice's Documentation Team. I went to
> school
> for a degree heavy in writing (English) but with more of a focus on
> academics. I believe writing for LibreOffice will let me work on my
> technical writing while doing something meaningful.
>
> Per this page
>  on the
> wiki, I've already subscribed to the mailing list. As far as experience
> goes, I have a working understanding of MediaWiki from my current job,
> where I have an instance of it running to organize our department's
> documentation. I've also created basic how-to guides for our employees
> along with documenting certain IT processes like on-boarding new users or
> setting up applications specific to our company's field. Please let me
> know
> whatever areas or tasks you believe I could be of assistance with.
>
> Thank you, and I look forward to working with the LibreOffice
> Documentation
> Team!
>
> Best Regards,
> DJ
>

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Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Returning to work on GS6.0 Guide

[Dave Barton]

Hi Jean,

Good to hear from you.

For GS6.0 it might be best if we just refer to the Writer Guide as a
whole and maybe refine details of the specific chapter numbers when we
get under way with WG6.0.

Many thanks for your work on WG5.4, it is going to be a big help.

I propose to get the "easy" bits (Preface and Appendices) cleaned up
first, then I will try to finalise the Writer chapter. Your writing
skills are much better than mine, so it would be much appreciated if you
could find time to review this chapter when I am done with it.

We are still missing the Getting Started with Base chapter for GS6.0 and
I was wondering if any contributors to the previous editions of the Base
Guide or Base Handbook might be available and willing to update the
GS5.2 chapter. Other than Firebird (still experimental) I am not aware
of any major changes in Base, so this should not be an onerous task.

Best Regards
Dave

On 20.01.2018 20:55, Jean Weber wrote:
> Dave,
> In Chapter 4 (Writer), many references to chapters in the Writer Guide
> are probably out of date. I have almost finished revising the WG up to
> LOv5.4, and as soon as I've finished doing that, I'll start updating
> it to v6.0. So I recommend that the chapter references either be
> updated for the new guide, or removed (just say "in the Writer Guide"
> instead of "in Chapter N of the Writer Guide".)
> 
> The list and sequence of chapters have been significantly changed, as
> you can see on the Tasks page in the wiki, and for the chapters that
> I've split into 2 or 3, it's often not obvious which new chapter a
> topic is in. I'm happy to go through the GS chapter and edit those,
> but I don't want to work on an incorrect or obsolete copy of the GS
> chapter.
> 
> Regards, Jean
> 
> 
> On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 7:00 AM, Dave Barton  wrote:
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> Getting back on track following a problematic international move and a
>> rotten bout of flu, although I am still battling to get a decent
>> internet connection.
>>
>> I have now pulled copies of all existing chapter contributions in both
>> the drafts and feedback folders from ODF Authors with the intention of
>> reviewing, revising and collating them into potentially publishable
>> book. This is going to be a sizable undertaking, so if any other members
>> of the team can find the time assist please contact me on or off list.
>>
>> I will report to this thread as I complete chapters I consider ready for
>> final review and or grammatical checking.
>>
>> An issue with the Template Changer Extension was reported:
>> https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60592
>> The extension developer has now updated the extension from version 1.27c
>> to 1.27d. My own tests with the latest version indicate it works as
>> expected under LO 6.0RC2. I have updated Template Changer Extension on
>> ODF Authors to this latest version: http://bit.ly/2Djt9i4
>>
>> Regards
>> Dave
> 


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