Jacob, Thanks for doing that; much appreciated. I'm still considering what to do about the custom properties dialog, but that need not stop anyone from starting on the other updates.
A reminder to anyone who does work on this book, please let us know which chapter you're working on. --Jean On Fri, 2011-01-07 at 10:54 -0700, Jacob Starr wrote: > I have gone ahead and updated the task list wiki to reflect Calc's 3.3 > changes as indicated in the previous e-mail. > > In the course of my research, I was able to find logical places for all of > the topics in question except for the subject on new custom properties > handling. I will however look at the Writer's guide and see if I can use > that as reference to help in figuring out where it should go in the Calc > guide. > > If there is anything that needs to be changed, removed, or deleted from this > list, please feel free to do so. I am confident though that all of the new > features have been matched to their appropriate chapters. > > Jacob > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 12:34 AM, Jean Hollis Weber <[email protected]>wrote: > > > It's now time to start work on updating the Calc Guide to OOo3.3, so I > > am looking for people to help with this work. > > > > You need to install the latest Release Candidate (RC) of OOo 3.3 for > > testing and screen captures. Get this from > > http://download.openoffice.org/all_rc.html > > > > If you are unfamiliar with the review process, read this page (Producing > > OpenOffice.org User Guides) and the linked "Introducing OOoAuthors" and > > then ask questions as needed: > > > > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Dashboard/Producing_User_Guides > > > > Here is general information about the goals for this work: > > http://www.oooauthors.org/english/userguide3/res3/howto_update > > > > Here are the topics for CALC that I have found on the features list, > > http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/3.3/ > > and the chapters of the Calc Guide that need to be amended. > > > > # Increased Document Protection in Writer and Calc (info should be same > > as, or similar to, what is already written in Writer Guide Chapter 1; > > probably goes in Calc Ch1) > > > > # Common Search Toolbar (Chapter 1, probably; check where Find and > > Replace is covered) > > > > # Automatic Decimals Digits for "General" format in Calc (brief mention > > in relevant chapter) > > > > # 1 Million Rows in a Spreadsheet (brief mention, probably in Chapter 1) > > > > # New Options for CSV (Comma Separated Value) Import in Calc (use what > > is already written for Calc chapter in Getting Stated guide; probably > > goes in Chapter 1) > > > > # Insert_Drawing_Objects_in_Charts (Chapter 3) > > > > # Hierarchical_Axis_Labels_for_Charts (Chapter 3) > > > > # Changed Defaults for Charts (Chapter 3) > > > > # Colored Sheet Tabs in Calc (Chapter 1 or ??) > > > > # Adapt to Marked Selection for Filter Area in Calc (Chapter ??) > > > > # New Print Interface (Chapter 6; should be able to adapt info written > > for Getting Started guide Chapter 10) > > > > # Embedding of Standard PDF Fonts (Chapter 6; use info written for > > Getting Started guide Chapter 10) > > > > # Sort Dialog for DataPilot in Calc (Chapter 8) > > > > # Display Custom Names for DataPilot Fields, Items and Totals in Calc > > (Chapter 8) > > > > # New Custom Properties Handling (not sure if the File > Properties > > dialog is covered in the Calc Guide; if it is, wording similar to that > > in the Writer Guide may be suitable for Calc as well. If not, we need to > > consider adding a section about the Properties dialog; I don't know > > where to suggest, yet) > > > > If someone would like to amend the Task List page to summarize the above > > list by chapter under the Calc Guide V3.3 heading, please do! > > > > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Dashboard/User_Guides > > > > At any time you are welcome to take the relevant chapter file from this > > page: http://www.oooauthors.org/english/userguide3/calc3/cg3-published > > and amend it with the items identified for that chapter. DO NOT > > "retract" it as described in the instructions on reviewing. DO tell this > > list you have taken the file and DO please amend the Task List page > > (link above) with the chapter, your name, and the date. > > > > Jean > > -- > > Jean Hollis Weber > > Co-Lead, OpenOffice.org Documentation Project > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
