Vincent wrote: > Hey, I started working on the Desktop Guide, few questions: > great! > - How can I test them once I've edited it? Is there a special docbook > reading program or would I have to convert it to HTML every time I > edit it? the way I work is that I convert it to HTML every time. If you keep the document open in your browser, then rerunning 'make' and hitting 'ctrl+r' in firefox will show the result. > - Shouldn't there be a menu entry to the DG? you mean in the 'applications' menu? yes, this has been discussed, but noone seems to have gotten around to implement it. > - What is supposed to be in "Your Desktop" and "Forward" in the > introduction? > I don't know - where did you see these? > Thanks in advance, > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Index: introduction.xml > =================================================================== > --- introduction.xml (revision 3743) > +++ introduction.xml (working copy) > @@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ > </authorblurb> > </chapterinfo> > <title>Introduction</title> > + <sect1 id="about-guide"> > + <title>About this guide</title> > + <para> > + This guide will help you understand the basics of > &xubuntu; allowing you to perform most commons tasks. > + </para> > + </sect1> > <sect1 id="about-xubuntu"> > <title>About &xubuntu;</title> > <para> > @@ -80,8 +86,8 @@ > </para> > </sect2> > </sect1> > - <sect1 id="linux-basics"> > - <title>Linux Basics</title> > + <sect1 id="new-to-linux"> > + <title>New to Linux</title> > <para>Linux is inspired by the Unix operating system which > first appeared in 1969, and has been in continous use and development ever > since. Many of the design conventions behind Unix also exist in Linux and are > central to understanding the basics of the system. > </para> > <para>Unix was primarily oriented towards the command line > interface, and that legacy is carried on in Linux. Thus, the graphical user > interface with its windows, icons and menus are built on top of a basic > command line interface. Furthermore, this means that the Linux file system is > structured to be easily manageable and accessible from the command line. > committed this with rev 3751.
by the way, i think i would prefer to get the patches sent to ubuntu-doc ML, if that's not a problem for you, because more eyes will look at it there. cheers, luzi -- xubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel
