Hi,
My problem is not with the Contribution Page, which has recently
been significantly improved, and looks just fine. I am still baffled by
some of the things that come next. Since my interest is in
documentation, I select Writing.
Under How-Tos and Tutorials, I select Task List.
Many of the items here appear to be quite trivial, for example:
Issue 27989 - Common, Editing text formats, Undo. (It is near the top of
the list, and is therefore an easy choice).
Question: Is it really as simple as describing Undo in terms of the
menu, toolbar and Keyboard?
Observation: Until someone writes this piece, presumably it is not put
in the manual; but I notice that it is already in an early version of
the User Manual 2 in at least twelve places. (I have not checked the
latest version of the manual).
So how does a writer decide what is needed to complete this item?
I have picked only one task to illustrate, but looking at the list, I
assume that there are many others of similar characteristics.
Incidentally, your suggestion that I work on the Contribution page was
well meant no doubt, but I have no expertise in Web Pages, and I must
therefore decline.
Bill Marchant
G. Roderick Singleton wrote:
>On Wed, 2006-04-19 at 11:37 -0300, William T. Marchant wrote:
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>>I agree with the extract below from a new subscriber. I have found the
>>process to be baffling ever since I volunteered about a year or so ago now.
>>Bill Marchant
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>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>>>I don't find the process of helping out very clear. I think you could use a
>>>little more generic "How to help" document. (Rather than saying "take a
>>>look at this, see if you like that", I'd like to see "sign up for this forum
>>>in this way: go to this page, do this, go to that address, do that to get
>>>on the mailing list, this list is essential, that one isn't, here's the
>>>difference between a forum and a mailing list, etc.)
>>>Nancy Scanlan, DVM, MSFP
>>>"Ignorance is not bliss, it is a prison."-- Tom Clancy
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>Yes, I agree the contib page needs improving. May I suggest that this
>would be a good task for either of you to undertake? I hope so. You
>will have to request an additional role in order to make this happen. If
>this appeals, please post a request to this list to add developer to
>your roles.
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