Hi :) +1 to all of it especially about not being a pain. Looks like a much better answer than mine. Thanks :) Regards from Tom :)
On 1 October 2014 19:03, Dave Barton <d...@tasit.net> wrote: > -------- Original Message -------- From: Peter Goggin > <petergog...@bigpond.com> To: Documentation@Global.LibreOffice.Org Date: > Wed, 01 Oct 2014 18:40:00 +1000 > > > I have worked through chapter 4 - forms on the Base documentation. Apart > > from a minor concern relating to the descriptions of the various options > > in the drop down menus I found that it was a good document, and would > > certainly be of help to people developing forms. Owing to a disk crash > > I have lost a number of e-mails relating to this project. > > Would it be possible for someone to advise me on > > 1. How to check the chapter back in > > 2. What chapter should I work on next? > > 3. How do I check out any new chapters I work on? > > 4. What are the links for downloading chapters? > > > > Sorry to be a pain but it has been many years since I have been involve > > in a large team and I do not want to screw anything up. > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Regards > > > > Peter Goggin > > Hi Peter, > > Anyone who is prepared to "step up to the plate" and help with the > documentation is _NOT_ a pain. Don't concern yourself too much about > "screwing anything up", because everything is fixable and nobody will > get upset about a genuine mistake. Probably the only semi-important > thing to remember is renaming any edited files you check back in. (See > point 1 below.) > > You should find answers to most of your questions at: > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Development > If you need any further clarification please write back to this list. > > In answer to your specific questions: > > 1. See: > > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Development#Uploading_a_file_after_a_review > Change the name of the file you are checking back in to include your > initials and editing date. Something like: > BH4204-Forms_AC_PG_01Oct2014.odt > (The AC indicates that you reviewed Alan Cook's revision.) > Then change the status here: > > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Development/UserGuideTasks#Base_Handbook > > 2. The choice is yours. If you are interested in working on the Base > Handbook there appears to be plenty to choose from at: > http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/base-handbook/drafts_4.2 > > 3. See: > > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Development#Downloading_a_file_for_review > Then change the status here: > > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Development/UserGuideTasks > > 4. For chapters you want to work on I would recommend the ODF Authors > website: http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english > It appears that Jean has made the Base Handbook chapters "Externally > Visible" (ie. no log-in required), but if you want to retract (ie. work > on) them you will need to log-in first. > > I believe the above information to be accurate, but others will > undoubtedly correct any errors I may have made. > > I hope this helps. > > Regards > Dave > > > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
