G. Roderick Singleton wrote:
> Just check the edition number on
> http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/OOo2.x/user_guide2_draft.pdf
> this indicates that changes have been made. You REALLY need dates you
> can get that from CVS.
> 
> 
> On Thu, 2006-03-30 at 18:03 -0800, John Boyle wrote:
>> To Users and Mr.Singleton: I only wish I knew enough to be able to do 
>> so. The only thing I can suggest is for everyone to check out the guide, 
>> month by month, and see what it says for its date.
>>
>> G. Roderick Singleton wrote:
>>> On Thu, 2006-03-30 at 13:32 -0800, John Boyle wrote:
>>>   
>>>> To Users and Mr. Singleton: I downloaded the pdf and would like to know 
>>>> two things; one, where does it say what date it is up to?, 
>>>>     
>>> In the modification info that follows about the third page in. These may
>>> or may not be numbered depending on format changes.
>>>
>>>   
>>>> and, if a 
>>>> update to the pdf comes out how and when is the users list notified?
>>>>     
>>> I do not recall users list ever being notified. Maybe this is something
>>> that could be done; however the expectation is that those interested
>>> will look at the project pages from time to time. I will see if there is
>>> a project member willing to manage this. Perhaps you would like to
>>> contribute this service? 
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>>> G. Roderick Singleton wrote:
>>>>     
>>>>> On Thu, 2006-03-30 at 14:13 -0700, Scott Rhoades wrote:
>>>>>   
>>>>>       
>>>>>>> BTW, the OOo Users Guide is still in draft form, and some parts 
>>>>>>> of it may not be fully up to date with OOo2.0. The Writer Guide 
>>>>>>> is up to date for 2.0 (but may, like all documentation, contain 
>>>>>>> some errors), and we are progressively updating chapters to 2.0.2 
>>>>>>> and including better explanations of difficult topics such as 
>>>>>>> Mail Merge. As each chapter is updated, it is posted to the Docs 
>>>>>>> website. The full book is recreated less often, so it may not 
>>>>>>> contain the very latest updates found in the chapters.
>>>>>>>       
>>>>>>>           
>>>>>> I use the documentation on the Web site all the time. Since the full 
>>>>>> guides and chapters aren't always in sync, it would be really helpful if 
>>>>>> the Web page showed update dates so we could quickly see if something 
>>>>>> has changed. Right now there's no quick way to tell that a chapter or 
>>>>>> guide has been updated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     
>>>>>>         
>>>>> The edition number changes on
>>>>> http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/OOo2.x/user_guide2_draft.pdf
>>>>>
>>>>> That should suffice.
>>>>>
>>>>>   
>>>>>       
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I don't understand what is so hard about putting a date next to the
edition number on the web site.  Those of us who "use" OOo don't give a
"rats a.." about the version number and can't remember it and shouldn't
be expected to try to find it.  A date lets us know that it recent or
old and we can get back to our business.  Having been a developer in
previous life, I understand that developers live and die by version
numbers.  As a user, I want to know if I have the latest.  If I don't,
I'll go get it.

Thanks for your time,
Clair Johnston

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