OOoAuthors Germanphone Section wrote: > I think the style of the screenshots in a translation have to be the > same like the original,
I think that's an unnecessary restriction. It could be problematic if I write a chapter using Solaris and Sigrid wants to translate it, but only has Windows. And there is no real benefit to it. The user gains *nothing* from it. If a German user is reading the chapter, why would he care if the screenshots look the same as those in an English document? > If you use in the translation screenshots of a different operating > system you have to modify the corresponding text.... All the instructions should be exactly the same. This is a very important premise fo OOo. The menu paths are the same, the dialogs are the same, etc. A Windows user should be able to use my styles chapter (written with Solaris) just as easily as anyone. If this is not true, there is a *big* *problem*. It means some one at OOo made a huge mistake. > The rules for new (!) Dokuments in the Germanphone Section should be the > same as rules for the English guides. Why? Just asking. You are free to do whatever works best for you. I report on what we do, but you can make different choices. > In my mind we have two possibilities: > 1. A translation (only translate text and replace the screenshots with > the same operating system) > 2. A 'new' document (translate and modify text, structure and screenhots > with a notice like 'this document based on ....' > > Perhaps I'm wrong, but I think this are general rules for translation of > documents. Ah... I see what you mean now. I think I understand. The word "translation" means that it has to look the same. Hhhmm... in that case, I would say that translations are not very important. And that what matters is that you make a new document that works well for you. That's how we did our Draw Guide. It began as a French document, which we translated to English. And then we changed everything :-) Cheers, -- Daniel Carrera | I don't want it perfect, Join OOoAuthors today! | I want it Tuesday. http://oooauthors.org |
