> > Is > > anybody else working on gnome-user-docs ? Should I > > ask this on any other > > list ? > > As far as I know, me, Daniel (via the wiki), Manish > Chakravarty (though I think he is looking at gparted > at the moment)
Is the wiki to replace user-guide.xml ? Here is a selection of files I would be susceptible to start work on : glossary.xml, goscustaccess.xml, goscustdesk.xml, gosdeskback.xml, goseditmainmenu.xml, gosmetacity.xml. Can I "claim" them so that I don't end up duplicating work someone else is doing ? > > I would > > really appreciate comments on the modifications I > > posted, so I can get > > down to work again without doing anything too silly. > > I know, it can get frustrating to work without > feedback :( I'm sure, but I've been "contributing" for less than 48h, so I'm not all that frustrated yet ;-) Here's a little background. I've been an (almost 100%) FOSS user for over a year now, I've taken my time to learn all the things that used to seem complicated under GNU/Linux (I used to be a Delphi / C developer under Windo). After starting out with Mandrake I just could not see myself going back, however I soon got RPM rage. I then adopted Gentoo, and I find this just great, apart from the default GNOME desktop still being 2.10. I was always interested in OSS software for the liberty the license gave you, however I have never had the opportunity to work with free software. I no longer have a day job in IT, so I am much more free to use what software I please. I've been learning Python and GTK+ among other things. Since I started with FOSS my goal has been to contribute back to the community. Now I think that even if I can't yet churn out apps or exterminate entire populations of bugs, at least I can understand a bit of what people are talking about :-) So, it's time for me to start helping free (libre) software advance in the little ways I can. Documentation didn't seem too challenging, plus I was horrified when I noticed much GNOME documentation was not translated into French (I have enough trouble getting people around me interested in free software (I live in France)). I thought I'd have a whack, and see if any good could come out of it. Now that's fine, but I don't actually know what I'm doing ! Can I really just update / correct / modify pieces of software and post patches for these changes in bugzilla ? Are there no further formalities ? > I took a quick look at your patch, but I haven't > booted into linux and had a chance to actually patch > it to the xml. Beware, I messed up my first bugzilla attachment and didn't notice till the next day, I posted a fixed version later. I noticed someone mentioning dogtail to automate screenshots. I was thinking about this the other day when I realized how many screenshots are involved for all the languages. It seems like a good idea to me, I'll look into it, as I have some experience in Python. Should there not be more screenshots in the docs ? From the GNOME Handbook of Writing Software Documentation I understand there should be a screenshot for each window described. Love, Karderio _______________________________________________ gnome-doc-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-doc-list
