Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Vote: Elect Jean Weber as Documentation team lead

2011-11-03 Thread Dan Lewis
+1 We are doing this while she is asleep aren't we? Dan On Thu, 2011-11-03 at 11:44 +0200, David Nelson wrote: Hi, I'm calling out to all present and past active members of the Documentation team to post a vote (+1 or -1). All of us who know Jean Weber are aware of her years of

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Vote: Elect Jean Weber as Documentation team lead

2011-11-04 Thread Dan Lewis
On Fri, 2011-11-04 at 16:25 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: I've been reading this thread with mixed feelings. I am certainly very happy that you all think highly of my contributions, but I'm not sure that I'm ready to spend enough time doing what I think a team leader should do. I guess it would

[libreoffice-documentation] Help with the wiki

2011-11-05 Thread Dan Lewis
I think that Tom Davies suggestion of a specific wiki page we could use to discuss how to organize the team and distribute responsibilities to more of the people is an excellent idea. This leads me to the subject of this email. I have never used a wiki before so I need someone to point

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Help with the wiki (follow-up)

2011-11-05 Thread Dan Lewis
On Sat, 2011-11-05 at 15:43 +, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Ahhh, it's actually a LOT easier than that. 1. You just register a user-name and login for yourself, just as you would with registering at a forum. It's less tricky than setting up an email account such as gmail or yahoo. I

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Vote: Elect Jean Weber as Documentation team lead

2011-11-05 Thread Dan Lewis
Jean Weber as Documentation team lead To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Date: Friday, 4 November, 2011, 21:44 On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 23:31, Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: It is nice to have someone directing all of the traffic, but I agree that is too much

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Vote: Elect Jean Weber as Documentation team lead

2011-11-06 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thu, 2011-11-03 at 11:44 +0200, David Nelson wrote: Hi, I'm calling out to all present and past active members of the Documentation team to post a vote (+1 or -1). All of us who know Jean Weber are aware of her years of dedication to documentation for OpenOffice.org, for ODFAuthors and

[libreoffice-documentation] Base Guide

2011-11-07 Thread Dan Lewis
I don't know what mailing list Drew is on right now, perhaps someone else knows. If so, please tell me. My question has to do with text and spreadsheet databases. Where should these be placed in the Base Guide? How much coverage should be given to these? These are questions that he would

[libreoffice-documentation] Corrections to the Getting Started with Base chapter

2011-11-09 Thread Dan Lewis
This morning I downloaded a copy of this chapter from Getting Started Guide Draft folder. I made the corrections in the chapter with record changes on. I have named the ODT as 0108GS3-Base_DEL_2009.odt and uploaded it into the Draft folder AS OF 8:43 AM. I will leave someone else to

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Corrections to the Getting Started with Base chapter

2011-11-09 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thu, 2011-11-10 at 06:59 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 06:47, Jean Weber jeanwe...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 06:34, Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: This morning I downloaded a copy of this chapter from Getting Started Guide Draft folder. I

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Vote: Elect Jean Weber as Documentation team lead

2011-11-10 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thu, 2011-11-10 at 21:10 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: Thank you to everyone for your support of David's proposal for me to be team leader. I am honoured. However, after much thought, I am declining the invitation. I will continue to do some things, but only intermittently, and I do not want

[libreoffice-documentation] Rewrite of Chapter 1 (Introducing Base) of the Base Guide

2011-11-10 Thread Dan Lewis
I have rewritten much of Chapter 1 and uploaded it to the draft folder of the Base Guide. (I did the upload right for a change.) It was written for OOo, so someone needs to search for OOo or OpenOffice.org so that these can be changed to LibreOffice. I have changed the template to

[libreoffice-documentation] Keeping track of progress

2011-11-11 Thread Dan Lewis
Perhaps I missed something somewhere. Is there or could there be a wiki page that we could use for updating what we are doing individually? For example: I am doing a major rewrite of Chapter 2 (Planing-Designing your Database). Presently I am nearing the end of the planning part of the

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Keeping track of progress

2011-11-12 Thread Dan Lewis
On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 9:04 PM, David Nelson li...@traduction.biz wrote: Hi, On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 3:42 AM, David Nelson li...@traduction.biz wrote: On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 1:50 AM, Nino Novak nn.l...@kflog.org wrote: Question to David: Does Alfresco allow some kind of attached

[libreoffice-documentation] AutoText: Tip, Note, Caution

2011-11-14 Thread Dan Lewis
I was adding these tables :tip, note, and caution to AutoText in LO. One thing that I noticed which was also true for the OOo template: each is preceded and followed by a Default paragraph style. I'm again wondering why. We are using OOo TextBody for our text. Why not use it above and below

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] AutoText: Tip, Note, Caution

2011-11-15 Thread Dan Lewis
On Mon, 2011-11-14 at 22:39 -0500, Gary Schnabl wrote: On 11/14/2011 4:19 PM, Dan Lewis wrote: I was adding these tables :tip, note, and caution to AutoText in LO. One thing that I noticed which was also true for the OOo template: each is preceded and followed by a Default paragraph

[libreoffice-documentation] Workflow for production of User Guides

2011-11-15 Thread Dan Lewis
Quoting from the Document/Development page on the wiki: 1. Create draft doc, upload to Drafts space for relevant book. 2. Reviewer checks out draft doc, makes changes with tracking on, checks doc in, promotes to Reviewed space. 3. Author (or someone else, depending on book

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] AutoText: Tip, Note, Caution

2011-11-15 Thread Dan Lewis
On Mon, 2011-11-14 at 22:39 -0500, Gary Schnabl wrote: On 11/14/2011 4:19 PM, Dan Lewis wrote: I was adding these tables :tip, note, and caution to AutoText in LO. One thing that I noticed which was also true for the OOo template: each is preceded and followed by a Default paragraph

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Workflow for production of User Guides

2011-11-16 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wed, 2011-11-16 at 06:18 +0200, David Nelson wrote: Hi, On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:22 PM, Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: When I look at the Repository, I only see three folders for most books: Draft, Proofing, and Published. There is no Reviewed nor Feedback folder. So

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Workflow for production of User Guides

2011-11-16 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wed, 2011-11-16 at 20:37 -0500, Dan Lewis wrote: On Wed, 2011-11-16 at 06:18 +0200, David Nelson wrote: Hi, On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:22 PM, Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: When I look at the Repository, I only see three folders for most books: Draft, Proofing

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Instructions for installing templates?

2011-11-18 Thread Dan Lewis
On Sat, 2011-11-19 at 09:49 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: I know how to install new templates. What I want to know is if someone has written instructions for installing them. If not, I will do so. The info in the current user guides describes how to install collections of templates that have been

[libreoffice-documentation] Workflow for creating documents in the Documentation/Development wiki page

2011-11-18 Thread Dan Lewis
I have been known to be verbose at times, but here are my thought about Step 1 of the Workflow list: 1.) The workflow begins with creating a new document or revising and existing document. a.) Create a new document using the latest chapter template (currently

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Workflow for creating documents in the Documentation/Development wiki page

2011-11-20 Thread Dan Lewis
On Sun, 2011-11-20 at 11:10 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 12:01, Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: i.) Naming convention for new documents: CCDDDBB-Name where CC is the book initials, DD is the LibreOffice version (33 is version 3.3

[libreoffice-documentation] Using specific styles in a list

2011-11-22 Thread Dan Lewis
In writing Chapter 2 of the Base Guide, I have created a list (an outline with four levels (OOOlist1 use for forth level) for the reader to use when planning for a DBMS or RDBMS. The levels consist mostly of questions. Following that I used an example to show what the list would look

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: Using specific styles in a list

2011-11-22 Thread Dan Lewis
On Tue, 2011-11-22 at 19:43 -0500, Dan Lewis wrote: In writing Chapter 2 of the Base Guide, I have created a list (an outline with four levels (OOOlist1 use for forth level) for the reader to use when planning for a DBMS or RDBMS. The levels consist mostly of questions. Following that I

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Base Guide Chapter 1

2011-11-23 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thu, 2011-11-17 at 14:21 +, Hazel Russman wrote: I have finished and uploaded this. I've made a lot of minor changes to remove repetition and make it flow better but I've tried not to change the sense. -- Hazel Russman hazeldeb...@googlemail.com Excellent work! It took a

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Movie format in document

2011-11-24 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thu, 2011-11-24 at 19:11 +0200, Diana Andreeva wrote: Hello, I can not put into document movie, there is always written the format of the selected file is not supported. In which format can I put movie into my document? Best regards, Diana What operating system are you

[libreoffice-documentation] Alfresco web site

2011-11-24 Thread Dan Lewis
I can't access Alfresco this evening. Perhaps it is down? When using the link in my browser, I get the message Connecting in the tab and waiting for alfresco.libreoffice.org ... The same thing happens when I access our wiki and click Afresco Explorer. --Dan -- Unsubscribe instructions:

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-25 Thread Dan Lewis
+1 for me too. --Dan On Fri, 2011-11-25 at 19:16 +, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) A big +1 to that! It might help this team be the upstream team which could be advantageous. It would also be good to know that you guys were producing things that could easily be useful to our Apaches

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Base Guide copyright and contributors

2011-11-25 Thread Dan Lewis
On Sat, 2011-11-26 at 06:25 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: Two thoughts about the copyright page for the LO Base Guide: 1) The OOo version of the existing chapters has not been published, and I understand that Dan Lewis is writing the LO version and OOo version in parallel. Therefore IMO

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Ping Dan Lewis: does GS with Base need more review?

2011-11-27 Thread Dan Lewis
On Sun, 2011-11-27 at 19:18 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: Dan, I know you corrected some errors in the Getting Started with Base chapter, and they are in the file that's on Alfresco. In your opinion, does that file need further review for LO 3.4? Or shall we move it from Drafts into the Proofing

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] PING Dan Lewis: Base Guide Chapter 1 reviewed

2011-11-28 Thread Dan Lewis
On Tue, 2011-11-29 at 11:25 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: I have now reviewed this chapter, made some edits, and left some comments and questions. The file is in Alfresco, Base Guide Drafts, BG3401-IntroducingBase_JHW_29Nov2011. Great work! I'm looking forward to Chapter 2, when you think it's

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] PING Dan Lewis: Base Guide Chapter 1 reviewed

2011-11-29 Thread Dan Lewis
On Tue, 2011-11-29 at 11:25 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: I have now reviewed this chapter, made some edits, and left some comments and questions. The file is in Alfresco, Base Guide Drafts, BG3401-IntroducingBase_JHW_29Nov2011. Great work! I'm looking forward to Chapter 2, when you think it's

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] PING Dan Lewis: Base Guide Chapter 1 reviewed

2011-11-30 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wed, 2011-11-30 at 18:35 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 13:25, Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, 2011-11-29 at 11:25 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: I have now reviewed this chapter, made some edits, and left some comments and questions. The file is in Alfresco

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Published chapters of Getting Started and Writer Guide

2011-11-30 Thread Dan Lewis
+1 --Dan On Wed, 2011-11-30 at 11:32 +, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) I think it might be confusing to add them to the website. I carefully set-up tables on the wiki to make it clear about which chapter belongs to the guide for which branch but that sort of thing would just be confusing on

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] PING Dan Lewis: Base Guide Chapter 1 reviewed

2011-11-30 Thread Dan Lewis
On Tue, 2011-11-29 at 11:25 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: I have now reviewed this chapter, made some edits, and left some comments and questions. The file is in Alfresco, Base Guide Drafts, BG3401-IntroducingBase_JHW_29Nov2011. Great work! I'm looking forward to Chapter 2, when you think it's

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] PING Dan Lewis: Base Guide Chapter 1 reviewed

2011-11-30 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wed, 2011-11-30 at 09:37 -0500, Dan Lewis wrote: On Tue, 2011-11-29 at 11:25 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: I have now reviewed this chapter, made some edits, and left some comments and questions. The file is in Alfresco, Base Guide Drafts, BG3401-IntroducingBase_JHW_29Nov2011. Great

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] PING Dan Lewis: Base Guide Chapter 1 reviewed

2011-11-30 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wed, 2011-11-30 at 11:01 -0500, Dan Lewis wrote: On Wed, 2011-11-30 at 09:37 -0500, Dan Lewis wrote: On Tue, 2011-11-29 at 11:25 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: I have now reviewed this chapter, made some edits, and left some comments and questions. The file is in Alfresco, Base Guide Drafts

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] OT: Returning Ubuntu to Classic Desktop

2011-12-07 Thread Dan Lewis
Comments inline On Tue, 2011-12-06 at 11:07 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: My efforts yesterday to find things on Ubuntu 11.10 with the new Unity interface drove me nuts, so this morning I found instructions to get the Classic desktop back. Tried it on my test computer and it worked fine. I can

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: The missing Galaxy icon set: Solved

2011-12-09 Thread Dan Lewis
Question: If a person has two version of LO on Ubuntu, how many might use the wrong version when writing and making screenshots? They would look similar unless the icon styles for the two versions were noticeably different. (I have used OOo to write my chapters and LO for taking the

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Calc User Guide chapter 1

2011-12-17 Thread Dan Lewis
On Sat, 2011-12-17 at 16:38 +, Hazel Russman wrote: When I downloaded this file, it was 1.2 MB. However many of the pictures failed to load properly into LO. They appeared in the navigator but read errors prevented them from actually displaying in the text. I saved the document, then

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Calc User Guide chapter 1

2011-12-17 Thread Dan Lewis
On Sun, 2011-12-18 at 06:41 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: I've put the file here: http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/calc-guide/draft-lo3.4/ch1-introducing-calc/view I think I've made it available so anyone can get it without needing to have an account on the website. If a few people

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Help...

2011-12-18 Thread Dan Lewis
On Sun, 2011-12-18 at 16:07 +0100, mileva wrote: Hi guys, I have a weird question. I joined this list some time ago and attached my CV for you to see what my qualifications are (I haven't had time to actively join the project yet, as I'm in the final stages of my studies, but I've been

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] version 3.5 shared templates path

2011-12-28 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wed, 2011-12-28 at 10:18 -0500, Gary Schnabl wrote: On 12/28/2011 9:54 AM, Dan Lewis wrote: On Wed, 2011-12-28 at 07:59 -0500, Gary Schnabl wrote: Just what exactly is the folder path for shared templates supposed to be. My beta 2 of the version 3.5 implementation shows the following

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Ping Dan Lewis: GS Ch8 Base

2012-01-02 Thread Dan Lewis
On Mon, 2012-01-02 at 19:33 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: I updated the copyright page of GS Ch8, Getting Started with Base, and rewrote the final section about Report Builder, which was a bit out of date. Now that the extension is installed with LibreOffice, it is no longer listed in the

[libreoffice-documentation] Alfresco web site

2012-01-05 Thread Dan Lewis
The log-in window open nicely for Alfresco now, but I'm wondering if we should wait until we hear more from Denis before really doing anything on the site. (I have not tried to log in.) --Dan -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Report Builder

2012-01-06 Thread Dan Lewis
On Fri, 2012-01-06 at 16:06 +0100, Alexander Thurgood wrote: Le 06/01/12 15:55, Dan Lewis a écrit : Hi Dan, The report wizard in both OOo and LO gives a choice of a static or dynamic report. Where is this choice in the Report Builder? I can't find it. Or, has it been decided

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Report Builder

2012-01-06 Thread Dan Lewis
On Fri, 2012-01-06 at 13:06 -0500, drew wrote: On Fri, 2012-01-06 at 11:24 -0500, Dan Lewis wrote: On Fri, 2012-01-06 at 16:06 +0100, Alexander Thurgood wrote: Le 06/01/12 15:55, Dan Lewis a écrit : Hi Dan, The report wizard in both OOo and LO gives a choice of a static

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Report Builder

2012-01-06 Thread Dan Lewis
On Fri, 2012-01-06 at 15:19 -0500, drew wrote: On Fri, 2012-01-06 at 14:13 -0500, Dan Lewis wrote: On Fri, 2012-01-06 at 13:06 -0500, drew wrote: On Fri, 2012-01-06 at 11:24 -0500, Dan Lewis wrote: On Fri, 2012-01-06 at 16:06 +0100, Alexander Thurgood wrote: Le 06/01/12 15:55, Dan

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Report Builder

2012-01-07 Thread Dan Lewis
On Sat, 2012-01-07 at 14:37 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: On 07/01/2012, at 6:26, Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, 2012-01-06 at 15:19 -0500, drew wrote: First - there are two different tools that I referred to. Report Wizard is that functionality available if the user

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Base Guide

2012-01-11 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thu, 2012-01-12 at 06:47 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: On 11/01/2012, at 22:13, Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi Dan :) Normally we wouldn't do this but would it be good to upload those incomplete chapters or works-in-progress to the wiki?

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Base Guide

2012-01-11 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thu, 2012-01-12 at 11:56 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: On 12/01/2012, at 8:44, Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, 2012-01-12 at 06:47 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: On 11/01/2012, at 22:13, Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi Dan :) Normally we wouldn't do

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Base Guide

2012-01-12 Thread Dan Lewis
-documentation] Base Guide To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Date: Thursday, 12 January, 2012, 4:13 On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 13:47, Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, 2012-01-12 at 11:56 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: On 12/01/2012, at 8:44, Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Base Guide

2012-01-12 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thu, 2012-01-12 at 16:54 +0100, Robert Großkopf wrote: Hello Dan, The Getting Started with Base chapter has already been published, so it is already listed on the wiki with the Getting Started Guide. There are changes that need to be made in the Report section, but they can

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Uploading to ODF

2012-01-18 Thread Dan Lewis
Correction to #1 below it. On Wed, 2012-01-18 at 23:22 +0100, Sigrid Carrera wrote: Hi John, On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:53:02 + John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: HI. Can I have a little help please?. I'm still new and taking baby steps. 1. How do I upload files to

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Uploading to ODF

2012-01-18 Thread Dan Lewis
to the Actions menu dropdown list. I'm happy with that part. I just don't seem to have this Add new... on the green menu bar Not a problem with permissions or suchlike I hope. John On 18/01/2012 22:42, Dan Lewis wrote: Correction to #1 below it. On Wed, 2012-01-18 at 23:22 +0100, Sigrid

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Uploading to ODF

2012-01-19 Thread Dan Lewis
When I sent the email to the list with an attachment, I also CC'd John so that he would receive a direct reply with the attachment. Wonder what happen to the copy? --Dan On Thu, 2012-01-19 at 10:26 +, John Smith wrote: Thanks Sigrid, Everything looks ok now, I have the added menu

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Uploading to ODF

2012-01-19 Thread Dan Lewis
before editing? perhaps an address like this? http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/ODFAuthors/Uploading Shall i create the page so that people can put in the contents? That screenshot would be great. Regards from Tom :) --- On Thu, 19/1/12, Dan Lewis elderdanle

[libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started with Base

2012-02-01 Thread Dan Lewis
The Report section has been rewritten to include the basics for using the Report Builder extension. It is now in the Draft folder of the Getting Started Guide folder. Along with it is a zip file of the screenshots that I replaced throughout the chapter. The replaced screenshots were probably

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started with Base

2012-02-02 Thread Dan Lewis
on it. So, keep up the good work it is much appreciated! :) Regards from Tom :) --- On Thu, 2/2/12, Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: From: Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com Subject: [libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started with Base To: LibreOffice Documentation

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started with Base

2012-02-02 Thread Dan Lewis
? Regards from Tom :) --- On Thu, 2/2/12, Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: From: Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started with Base To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Date: Thursday, 2 February, 2012, 13:23 I also

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started with Base

2012-02-02 Thread Dan Lewis
-reading any of them? Regards from Tom :) --- On Thu, 2/2/12, Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: From: Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started with Base To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Date: Thursday, 2 February, 2012

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started with Base

2012-02-02 Thread Dan Lewis
chance of proof-reading any of them? Regards from Tom :) --- On Thu, 2/2/12, Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: From: Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started with Base To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Date

[libreoffice-documentation] Getting started with ODFAuthors [Was Request for a user account on the Alfresco platform]

2012-02-03 Thread Dan Lewis
You are right. There are no instructions for how to use the ODFAuthors web site. It probably should be written. For English, the OOo section of ODFAuthors contains the information as it applies to OOo and could be applied to the LO section as well. --Dan On Fri, 2012-02-03 at 12:27 +,

[libreoffice-documentation] Getting started with ODFAuthors

2012-02-03 Thread Dan Lewis
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Development In the User Guide section of this wiki page, I have added instructions on how to use the ODFAuthors website for uploading and downloading files. I left the instructions for using Alfresco intact below it. --Dan -- Unsubscribe

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started with Base

2012-02-03 Thread Dan Lewis
. --Dan On Fri, 2012-02-03 at 22:52 -0200, Rogerio Luz Coelho wrote: No attachments onlist, use a outside folder (dropbox) or put ir on the wiki and link it to us Rogerio 2012/2/2 Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com Helen: Would you do me a favor and proofread the attached

[libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started with Base

2012-02-05 Thread Dan Lewis
What I have been thinking about for some time but never really got a round to doing: 1. Getting Started with Base chapter containing a flat database created by the Wizards with the basics of what to do. 2. Base Guide: (first four chapters that is) a. Introduction to Base: creating a

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started with Base

2012-02-05 Thread Dan Lewis
On Sun, 2012-02-05 at 17:15 +, Hazel Russman wrote: I have just uploaded this new version by Dan into the feedback folder. I am not too happy with it in its present form. It is well written and clearly explained, but I think it goes into too much depth for a GS chapter. It is also very

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started with Base

2012-02-05 Thread Dan Lewis
? Regards from Tom :) --- On Sun, 5/2/12, Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: From: Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com Subject: [libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started with Base To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Date: Sunday, 5 February, 2012, 19:33 What I have been

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started with Base

2012-02-06 Thread Dan Lewis
and produce a cut-down version and see if it will work. If I succeed, I will put it into the drafts folder for review. SNIP 2012/2/5 Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com Perhaps, but I'm thinking that Base like the other guides will have people using only parts of the guide. Some

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started with Base

2012-02-06 Thread Dan Lewis
at 13:41 +, Hazel Russman wrote: On Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:10:43 -0500 Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, that would be a good solution too. I have put a cut-down version of the existing GS chapter in the feedback folder along with the edited full-length version, just for people

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started with Base

2012-02-06 Thread Dan Lewis
section much less verbose. Tomorrow has to many other things to do to work on this. Wednesday will be another day at this. --Dan On Mon, 2012-02-06 at 13:41 +, Hazel Russman wrote: On Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:10:43 -0500 Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, that would be a good solution

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started with Base

2012-02-07 Thread Dan Lewis
On Mon, 2012-02-06 at 19:49 -0500, Dan Lewis wrote: Progress report: I have the Introducing Base down to 38 pages now excluding the Report section. It is 12.5 pages in length with many screenshots. I will be looking at Helen's suggestions on the Report section in the Getting Started with Base

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started with Base

2012-02-07 Thread Dan Lewis
, and let others read this in the morning. --Dan On Mon, 2012-02-06 at 19:49 -0500, Dan Lewis wrote: Progress report: I have the Introducing Base down to 38 pages now excluding the Report section. It is 12.5 pages in length with many screenshots. I will be looking at Helen's suggestions

[libreoffice-documentation] Introducing Base (cut down version)

2012-02-09 Thread Dan Lewis
I just uploaded it to the Draft folder of Base is someone wants to take a look at it. This was mostly removing material that will be discussed in chapters 2,3, 4 and 5. I'm going to finish working on Hazel's cut down of the Getting Started Guide chapter. I may even have that uploaded by

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Introducing Base (cut down version)

2012-02-09 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 22:21 -0200, Rogerio Luz Coelho wrote: Ok just to be sure ... we are talking of two separate books here right? 1- The BASE cahpter of the GS guide book 2- The BASE book right ? Rogerio This does seem a little confusing. Perhaps this will help: When I first

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: Introducing Base (cut down version)

2012-02-09 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 13:54 -0500, Dan Lewis wrote: I just uploaded it to the Draft folder of Base is someone wants to take a look at it. This was mostly removing material that will be discussed in chapters 2,3, 4 and 5. I'm going to finish working on Hazel's cut down of the Getting

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] LO_3_4_chapter_template.ott

2012-02-14 Thread Dan Lewis
On Tue, 2012-02-14 at 21:02 +, John Cleland wrote: Hi Where can the LO_3_4_chapter_template.ott be downloaded from. Regards John http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/resources-for-contributers/template-for-v3.4-chapters/view --Dan -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] LO 3.5 release announced

2012-02-14 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wed, 2012-02-15 at 10:44 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: Thanks, Tom. I was thinking much the same thing, which I summarise here: * Finish GS 3.4 and Writer 3.4, both of which are well advanced, and once I get a chance to go through John's work and upload some I've been doing, will be nearly

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] PING Dan: Is any more of your base work ready for proofing?

2012-02-17 Thread Dan Lewis
On Fri, 2012-02-17 at 17:25 +, Hazel Russman wrote: -- Hazel Russman hazeldeb...@googlemail.com I have just uploaded Part of chapter 2 to the Base draft folder. It might need more than a proofreading though. This chapter is going to be much more involved than the previous two

[libreoffice-documentation] ePUB for Getting Started with Base

2012-02-27 Thread Dan Lewis
Jean's working with ePUB with Calibre led me to do some tinkering of sorts. I have converted the published version of Getting Started with Base to the ePUB format. It is presently in the Draft folder for the Getting Started Guide in ODF. Step by step: I used Calibre to convert the .odt

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Kicking off with Contributions

2012-03-04 Thread Dan Lewis
For work on 3.4.x, use ODF for the present time. We will be migrating back to Alfresco in a couple of weeks. --Dan On Sun, 2012-03-04 at 01:44 -0800, Bala Ganesh Chandra wrote: Hi everyone, Ok with my accounts sorted out, I would like to know which resource is being used at the current

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] re-branding

2012-03-08 Thread Dan Lewis
BIG PROBLEM: I am presently completing Chapter 2 of the Base Guide for LO. --Dan On Thu, 2012-03-08 at 14:58 +, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) That would be great, if you are up for the challenge! At a guess i think the Base chapters are waiting in the relevant folders in ODFAuthors. Good

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] re-branding

2012-03-09 Thread Dan Lewis
On Fri, 2012-03-09 at 10:04 +, Mark Stanton wrote: On that point Dan, did you get my email of a few days ago offering help? I've been losing outgoing email recently, so I just thought I'd check. Regards Mark Stanton One small step for mankind... Yes I did. I'm working on

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Chapter 2 of Base Guide progress

2012-03-11 Thread Dan Lewis
On Sun, 2012-03-11 at 22:15 +, Mark Stanton wrote: I think it might be fastest for Hazel to complete it. Too late! Update in the drafts folder just now. Mostly content, since Hazel's proof reading is great. Since a lot of it is about the content, there are many notes rather than

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Chapter 2 of Base Guide progress

2012-03-11 Thread Dan Lewis
Comments inline: On Sun, 2012-03-11 at 22:04 -0300, Rogerio Luz Coelho wrote: 2012/3/11 Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com On Sun, 2012-03-11 at 22:15 +, Mark Stanton wrote: I think it might be fastest for Hazel to complete it. Too late! Update in the drafts folder just now

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Chapter 2 of Base Guide progress

2012-03-15 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wed, 2012-03-14 at 16:47 +0100, Alexander Thurgood wrote: Le 14/03/12 04:51, Jean Weber a écrit : Hi Jean, It's here: http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/base-guide/feedback-lo3.4/planning-and-designing-your-database-1/view Ooh, that's very handy, I was looking for

[libreoffice-documentation] Placing Chapter 2 on my Alfresco dashboard

2012-03-15 Thread Dan Lewis
Seems to me that it might be better to place the discussion on this or other Base Chapters in my dashboard. The Document Library contains the latest version of the particular chapter. The Topics in the Discussion section can be copied sections of the chapters along with any comments. This is

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] fyi Fw: [MariaDB Announce] MariaDB 5.5.21 beta now available

2012-03-17 Thread Dan Lewis
On Sat, 2012-03-17 at 21:27 +, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) MariaDb is to MySql as LibreOffice is to OpenOffice except that MySql is still owned by Oracle. Regards from Tom :) And it stopped running on Ubuntu 11.10 32 bid after a security update. :-((( --Dan -- Unsubscribe

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Base guide structure (TOC)

2012-03-19 Thread Dan Lewis
On Sun, 2012-03-18 at 23:46 -0700, Mail Dump wrote: Hi all, I know that I am the new guy here, but I have been thinking about a Base guide for awhile now. The current layout looks vague to me and doesn't seem to address the basic idea of a user guide; to show how to use the software.

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Base guide structure (TOC)

2012-03-19 Thread Dan Lewis
Additional comment: I have added a new topic to discuss this on my dashboard in Alfresco. Discussion is welcome there. I have also uploaded my copy of Drew's outline to the Discussion Library for anyone who needs one to join the discussion. I would like to see the details of the proposed TOC.

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] PING Dan Lewis: ePub creation

2012-04-02 Thread Dan Lewis
On Mon, 2012-04-02 at 16:26 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: Dan, Recently you published an ePub version of Getting Started with Base. You mentioned using Calibre and Sigil to create it. I was very impressed with the result (much better than any other ePub conversion of a user guide chapter that

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] PING Dan Lewis: ePub creation

2012-04-04 Thread Dan Lewis
On Mon, 2012-04-02 at 16:26 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: Dan, Recently you published an ePub version of Getting Started with Base. You mentioned using Calibre and Sigil to create it. I was very impressed with the result (much better than any other ePub conversion of a user guide chapter that

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Minor changes to template: Appearance of TOC and hyperlinks

2012-04-05 Thread Dan Lewis
On Mon, 2012-04-02 at 17:53 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: Following up on requests, I have tweaked the chapter template a bit, making the level1 headings in the TOC be in bold, and the hyperlinks not italic. I did not change the colour of the hyperlinks, however. The revised template is here:

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] PING Dan Lewis: ePub creation

2012-04-06 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wed, 2012-04-04 at 22:17 -0400, Dan Lewis wrote: On Mon, 2012-04-02 at 16:26 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: Dan, Recently you published an ePub version of Getting Started with Base. You mentioned using Calibre and Sigil to create it. I was very impressed with the result (much better than

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Calc 3.4

2012-04-19 Thread Dan Lewis
On Fri, 2012-04-20 at 00:05 +0100, John Smith wrote: Hi I wonder if someone with a non-Windows OS could check something for me? Could you open a new Calc document, put the focus other than A1 and then press Alt+Up arrow, and then after that, Alt+Down Arrow. It's supposed to change the row

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] The apostrophe

2012-04-24 Thread Dan Lewis
Very verbose, but what purpose does this thread serve? And if we have so much time to write all of this, why are we not using this time to write more documentation? Base among other guides could use some help right about now. You do not know very much about Base specifically, or

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Open Help Conference Sprints

2012-04-26 Thread Dan Lewis
An excellent event coming to North America... So far so good. But this covers a very large territory from the southern Mexico to northern Canada (according to my geography lessons in the USA). Seems like a little bit of information is missing: where in North America. --Dan On Thu,

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] I have resigned from Apache OpenOffice

2012-05-05 Thread Dan Lewis
On Sat, 2012-05-05 at 22:00 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: For those of you who may not see my announcement elsewhere, I have resigned from the Apache OpenOffice project management committee. I intend no further involvement with the AOO project. For me, contributing to a volunteer project must be

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Localization of LibreOffice documentation

2012-05-05 Thread Dan Lewis
On Sat, 2012-05-05 at 17:35 -0400, Jay Lozier wrote: Danishka, On 05/05/2012 12:55 PM, Danishka Navin wrote: Do we have a mechanism to take screenshots of localized LibreOffice GUI for the localization of LibreOffice documentation? Or do we have to follow a manual process? If you

[libreoffice-documentation] Some suggestions for those beginning work on an updated chapter template

2012-05-06 Thread Dan Lewis
Bottom of page 8 of the LO 3.4 chapter template: Sample paragraph in OOoTextBody_ListIntro style introducing a numbered list. 1) Sample numbered list item (OOoNum 123 Start style) 2) Another item in the numbered list (OOoNum 123 Cont.) And a continuation item (no number), using

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