Frank Peters wrote:
Secondly, the so-called online help has been open for years. The mere fact that contributing is more difficult because it uses a special format, is compiled like the source code and is integral piece of the source code base doesn't make it any less open.
That's true, but it has always seemed "closed" to those of us who might have been interested in contributing. It's still difficult, but no longer seems impossible. A great step forward! And as I said in another note, I certainly think the Help belongs in Docs.
As a *user* looking for help, I don't care *where* my information is, I just want to find it. Thus, a consolidated approach guiding the user to the information seems to make more sense to me. In the first step, we should ask the visitor whether he/she a) is looking for help on using OOo b) wants to contribute to the doc.oo.o project In case of a), let them 1) search the complete documentation for their problem 2) browse documentation type by type In case of b), let them 1) easily join the project and give instructions on how to contribute, what needs to be done etc. Pretty much what we already have on the front page 2) get to a "workspace" where they can start contributing. This is the sort of structure I was thinking of.
Yes, yes, yes! I totally agree. For whatever my opinion is worth. ;-) What you have said goes right along with some of my comments in a note a few minutes ago. (This conversation is going to get a bit fragmented, I suspect.) Cheers, Jean --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
