On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 7:41 AM, Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi :) > The Maths Guide is getting a major re-vamp fairly soon. The Docs Team > suddenly found the German translation had added tons of extra stuff and > even has enough to break it out into separate chapters. If you can read > German look for their version. > > My guess is that your case worked out all right and in the guide they > might have had a previous example at some point in the last 10 years or so > that maybe didn't make it into the version of the guide you are reading. > Also when creating the guides sometimes weird things do happen and there > are never enough people in the team to get everything perfect. > > MS Guides only need to be produced to cover 1 release every 3 or 4 years > and they employ tons of people to work on those guides. Their guides cost > quite a lot too so that they can pay people and make a hefty profit. > LibreOffice has a major new branch twice per year and relies on people > volunteering and in the few places where they sell it the prices are > extremely low. Even so most people just download the free versions from > the official website or the wiki. So, "it's a completely different bottle > of crisps". > > The Draw and Impress Guides recently got taken on by someone that really > cares about them so quality has jumped up in the last couple of releases > but Math is still a bit iffy, at least until the translations from German > get done. Personally i am hoping the Docs Team are focusing on the Base > Guide this time and maybe worry about Math afterwards but people join the > team to work on issues that concern them and so that's what gets the most > attention. It works well because it means the people working on any > particular guide have a vested interested and are keen to get good quality > results. > > Regards from > Tom :) > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Taang Zomi <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* Taang Zomi <[email protected]>; [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, 31 January 2013, 10:06 > *Subject:* [libreoffice-users] Numbering Questions: (2) or (1)? > > On page 23 of LibreOffice 3.5.5 Math Guide, it is written: > > *Numbering equations* > > > Equation numbering is one of Writer’s best hidden features. The steps are > simple, but obscure: > > 1. > > Start a new line. > 2. > > Type *fn* and then press *F3*. > > The *fn* is replaced by a numbered formula: > > > E= mc2 (2) > > == > > > But I got: > > E = mc2 (1) > > == > > Should I have got (2), as in the Math Guide? Is it all right for me to get > (1)? Is the Math Guide a little wrong here? > > Sincerely, > > Taang Zomi > > > == > > Dear Tom, Yes, my case worked out all right, and thank you all for your help. Thank you for the information on how LibreOffice Guides were produced. Sincerely, Taang Zomi -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
