So on step 4 I notice the script checking for several Ubuntu font packages. Is this going to require me to use Ubuntu for editing? I do have Ubuntu in a small VM just for testing, but I normally I'd use OS X. I guess I'd be able to also get those fonts in OS X, but any insight would be useful.
Thanks, Eric On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 7:16 AM, Hannie Dumoleyn <[email protected] > wrote: > Op 28-02-16 om 10:02 schreef Pravin Dhayfule: > >> >> Hi, >> I have never worked on Latex. >> I have sent the notes as Reviewer/Editor. >> Regards >> >> > To all, > This is my fault. Since we do not have enough contributors to have an > author AND an editor for each section, my idea was to make one column > authors/editors in our shared Xenial sheet. It may work for sections that > need only minor fixes, but when more work is involved we should try to get > an author AND an editor for that particular section. > > To all, > On our website [1] you find instructions on how to become an author or an > editor. > Basically, what you should do is: > 1. create an account on Launchpad > 2. download the Xenial branch (the focus is on Xenial right now) > 3. install Texlive, depending on your computer this may take some time > 4. run scripts to check if you have all the files needed to make the > manual (pdf). > If you have done this successfully, you find all the .tex files in > /home/Projects. You can then edit the .tex files belonging to "your" > chapter/section. It is not really necessary to know the Latex code, because > most of the code is already in the existing tex file. You can just add or > remove text from your section using a text editor like gedit. In case you > want to add a code or a completely new paragraph or marginnote, you can > simply copy the code from an existing paragraph in the file. This is how I > did it when I first started. > When finished, you can check to see if your changes are correct by making > ubuntu-manual.pdf. If everything is ok, you can upload to the branch as > explained on our website. > You can also find the instruction + Latex explained in our style guide [2] > > Things may not go as smoothly as you would like. That is why I want to ask > everyone who encounters problems during the process to please contact us > using this mailing list. There are always experienced members who can help > you. > > Happy writing or editing, > Hannie > > [1] > http://ubuntu-manual.org/getinvolved/authors > http://ubuntu-manual.org/getinvolved/editors > [2] > http://files.ubuntu-manual.org/style-guide.pdf > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-manual/StyleGuide > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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