Re: Offer... for technical writing
> Dear all: I am a journalist and writer, and a heavy user of Lyx. > Please let me know if you need any help (volunteering, without fee) to > help write or edit Lyx help files for users. I am not a techie, but > understand the software ... with guidance I could do it. My English > skills are near-native speaker level. FN -- I don't know what your first language is but if there is not already a version of the Lyx documentation in your language then translating the documentation into that language would be a great help both to Lyx and to those who speak your language. You could also work on translating the English phrases of Lyx itself into your language. Perhaps some Lyx developer would help you with this remotely. If that is not enough work for you, your help with the English Lyx documentation is of course welcome. Ralph Boland -- Had a wife and kids in Florida, Jack (Nicklaus) Went out for a "ride" but I couldn't get back As a ten timer being hunted down OR When the wife found out who I was knowing (biblically speaking) I hit a hydrant and I just kept going (till I hit a tree). ...
Re: Offer... for technical writing
In my humble opinion, this offer of Mr Noronha should be appreciated. A touch of an artist from a non-programming area would be a very valuable addition to LyX project. - Original Message - From: "Frederick Noronha" To: Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 2:54 AM Subject: Offer... for technical writing Dear all: I am a journalist and writer, and a heavy user of Lyx. Please let me know if you need any help (volunteering, without fee) to help write or edit Lyx help files for users. I am not a techie, but understand the software ... with guidance I could do it. My English skills are near-native speaker level. FN -- Frederick Noronha Books from Goa :: http://goa1556.goa-india.org
Re: Offer... for technical writing
On 04/02/2010 07:54 PM, Frederick Noronha wrote: Dear all: I am a journalist and writer, and a heavy user of Lyx. Please let me know if you need any help (volunteering, without fee) to help write or edit Lyx help files for users. I am not a techie, but understand the software ... with guidance I could do it. My English skills are near-native speaker level. FN Thanks for the offer. My first suggestion would be to describe to the LyX documentation list. It's low volume, but issues relating to the docs tend to get discussed there. Generally, though, the documentation is written by whoever has the initiative to do it. So if there's something you think isn't clear, could be better explained, or just isn't included, then try to do better and post your changes to the docs list. The maintainer of the relevant manual will then discuss them with you. For the tutorial, user's guide, and math manual, that's Uwe Stohr; for the customization and additional features manuals (I think), that's me. Others don't have a dedicated maintainer. Hint: Use change tracking when you make these sorts of changes, so it's easy for us to identify them. Richard
Offer... for technical writing
Dear all: I am a journalist and writer, and a heavy user of Lyx. Please let me know if you need any help (volunteering, without fee) to help write or edit Lyx help files for users. I am not a techie, but understand the software ... with guidance I could do it. My English skills are near-native speaker level. FN -- Frederick Noronha Books from Goa :: http://goa1556.goa-india.org
