Just the doc is fine. If you have comments relating to the source and other files, just add it to the doc where appropriate.
I look forward to your input, I think :) Chuck At 08:51 AM 4/18/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Chuck, > >This is looking good! I'm reading through chapter 3 and making notes, >suggestions and snide comments as I go! :-) > >Do you want just the annotated doc files or do you need us to zip the >whole thing back up and send it to you? (I suspect you only need the doc >file, but I thought I'd better ask). > >Simon > >----------------------------------------------------------------- >Simon P. Chappell [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Java Programming Specialist www.landsend.com >Lands' End, Inc. (608) 935-4526 > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 4:46 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: [ANN] First two beta chapters of O'Reilly Struts book are > >available > > > > > >I wanted to let everyone know that the first two beta chapters > >from my O'Reilly Struts book are available for download from > >http://www.theserverside.com. You have to register an account > >to be able to download the chapters. This is their policy, not > >mine. I believe this is true even if you wanted to join the > >discussion group or post a question. > > > >The chapters have not been through a formal editing process > >yet. Therefore, you will find typos, run-ons, fragments, and > >various other incorrect usages of the English language. All of > >the chapters will eventually go through a formal review by > >individuals that spent four or more years of their lives > >learning how to construct a proper sentence, for which I have > >yet to figure out. > > > > The purpose of providing the chapters so early is twofold. > >The first reason is to get the material to the community as > >quickly as possible. There have been a multitude of new > >features added to the framework for 1.1, and hopefully the > >information within the book will be valuable to the Struts > >developer community. Obviously, I incur great peril in doing > >this, in the off chance that I stink as a writer. Hopefully, > >you won't find that to be true. But in either case, don't > >worry; everything will be edited before being published. > > > >The other reason to allow the chapters to be made public > >before they are final is to ask anyone that cares to > >participate, to help out in the editing process. The chapters > >are in MS Word format, with the track changes option on. As > >you type in the document, your text should appear in a > >different color, which allows me to see your recommended > >changes. Once you have completed any changes, suggestions, or > >just general comments on how good the chapter is (I hope), > >just email a copy of the resulting document to: > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Feel free to correct any general language problems that you > >find. More importantly however, if you see any confusing > >sections, technical mistakes, or would like me to add > >something that is not there, that would be very beneficial. > >Where appropriate, I've also included the source code for the > >chapter within the ZIP file that you download. Feel free to > >view it, modify it, or reuse it, as you need. In some cases, > >entire web applications are included, along with ant build > >scripts. If you detect problems or issues there, feel free to > >mention those in the document as well. > > > >I will incorporate all of the changes back into the master > >document. You might ask, "What do I get for doing this?" This > >is the great thing about being an editor (ask any of them), > >you get the satisfaction of knowing you helped to make a > >published work better. Of course, you also get to keep the > >word documents for reference, as long as you promise to buy a > >copy of the book, (Just kidding on that part!) and everyone > >will get a collective thank you in the acknowledgments of the > >book. Unfortunately, I won't be able to thank everyone > >personally, but if anyone goes beyond the call of duty, I will > >add a personal thank you. Space is limited on this page, I > >have a wife and three boys to thank, or they will kick me out > >of the house. > > > >I will make new chapters available every few weeks on the > >site, and this will go on until all of the chapters have been > >edited and sent off to the printer. There's no real schedule > >right now as to which chapters will be available when. I have > >to be careful that it doesn't impact my overall schedule, > >which I must hit. I have received a great deal of input from > >everyone about which chapters are the most important to them > >and I will try to follow that order, as long as it makes sense > >from the standpoint of the table of contents. There are > >dependencies in writing books, just as there are in software. > > > >I hope everyone gets some value out of this. It will > >definitely make the book much, much, better than it would be > >on its own. > > > >Thanks, > > > >Chuck > > > >-- > >Sent via jApache.org > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
