Scott, I apologise for taking so long to get around to reviewing
your comments on Ch4 of GS: Menus and Toolbars.
I agree with all you said. Here is what I think this chapter needs:
1) A major rewrite, and possibly a new title.
2) Additional info on the Navigator.
3) Move the info on customizing menus & toolbars to a new chapter
or appendix that would also collect the scattered bits on
customizing from Ch17 & AppA & anywhere else it might be lurking.
What's currently in this chapter is both too advanced for real
beginners and too simplistic: it doesn't include enough info on
how to actually do the things one can do.
4) After rewriting, it needs new screenshots, esp. the labelled
ones. Peter H-B will do that if whoever rewrites the chapter
doesn't want to.
I have accepted some of Scott's edits and added my comments (more
detail than what I've said above) to his notes. The latest
iteration of this file is here:
http://oooauthors.org/en/authors/userguide2/gettingstarted/feedback/0104GS-MenusAndToolbars_SR_24Aug07_JHW.odt/file_view
Scott, if you have the time to rewrite this chapter, that would
be really great. If not, do I hear another volunteer? I am
nominally the maintainer, but only because I took it over when
the previous maintainer left. I will most definitely not have the
time to do anything about it for several more weeks if not longer
and would prefer to not have to -- I want to work on the Base Guide!
--Jean
