Yes Caryl, I will create an account and try my hand at editing :-)
On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 7:22 PM, David Farning <dfarn...@sugarlabs.org> wrote: > Yes, > > New information can be added at any time to FM manuals at > http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/Sugar/8_4/WebHome . (You will > need to register and login to make changes) > > The document maintainer, if this case Anne, will copy edit your > changes and push them to the published version of the document. > > FM works like a wiki with a couple of checks and balances. It is a > good compromise between wikis and traditional publishing. > > David > > On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbige...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> OK...so can this information be added to the new Sugar Guide? >> >> Caryl >> >>> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:25:33 +0100 >>> Subject: Re: [IAEP] status on Sugar Guide for 0.84 >>> From: sdaly...@gmail.com >>> To: cbige...@hotmail.com >>> CC: iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org >>> >>> Greetings Caryl, >>> >>> I agree with you and in fact I've been very pleased to run Sugar v0.84 >>> at full screen in virtualization on a Mac Mini, following the >>> instructions at this link: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Downloads >>> easily reachable from the homepage of www.sugarlabs.org >>> >>> (note: the download link onthe "Sugar on a Stick VirtualBox" page >>> appears to be broken it should be >>> http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/appliances/soas2-20090321.tar.gz) >>> >>> We are still updating those wiki pages and the Mac page does need to >>> make clearer that Sugar will only run on an Intel processor Mac. It's >>> a pity because I'm sure lots of schools have older Macs (I have a >>> bunch at the house myself). >>> >>> thanks >>> >>> Sean >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 5:11 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbige...@hotmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > Hi... >>> > >>> > The new Sugar manual looks very professional. You folks have done a >>> > great >>> > job. >>> > >>> > I was, however, disappointed to find that, although running it on a Mac >>> > is >>> > mentioned, the instructions for doing it are not included. The >>> > education >>> > world in the US is mostly a Mac world. A lot of people would like to >>> > run it >>> > on their classroom machines. >>> > >>> > If it currently only works on Intel based machines, could we at least >>> > include instructions for that? Meanwhile, is anyone working on getting >>> > it >>> > to run on Power PC Macs? I have both and can test it whenever it is >>> > ready >>> > and you send me the info on getting it. >>> > >>> > Caryl >>> > >>> >> ------------------------------ >>> >> >>> >> Message: 6 >>> >> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:52:08 -0500 >>> >> From: Anne Gentle <annegen...@gmail.com> >>> >> Subject: [IAEP] status on Sugar Guide for 0.84 >>> >> To: iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org, disc...@lists.flossmanuals.net >>> >> Message-ID: >>> >> <1a4c3e670903260652y7221a289x3bc578adef45a...@mail.gmail.com> >>> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >>> >> >>> >> Hi all - >>> >> I am thinking the Sugar Guide is ready for one last look before I >>> >> publish >>> >> to >>> >> PDF and HTML. >>> >> >>> >> It's still on the WRITE side of FLOSS Manuals, so feel free to do any >>> >> last-minute proofing and edits here: >>> >> http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/Sugar/8_4/WebHome >>> >> >>> >> We had some technical hurdles to overcome since it's our first version >>> >> update on a manual (way to lead the way Sugar!). But I think enough >>> >> bugs >>> >> are >>> >> worked out to allow publishing tomorrow (Friday 3/27). >>> >> >>> >> Final items: >>> >> >>> >> 1. Walter or someone with python knowledge, could you review the >>> >> "Modifying Sugar" chapter at >>> >> http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/Sugar/8_4/ModifyingSugar? I had to >>> >> take all the code examples (python and svg xml) and put them into >>> >> images >>> >> so >>> >> that the PDF generation will work. >>> >> 2. There's a problem with misnumbered chapters for which I've logged a >>> >> trac issue and Aco has taken: http://adam.engagetv.com/trac/ticket/81. >>> >> 3. Walter, David, and Adam - let's talk about getting an ISBN for this >>> >> book if we want to sell it on Amazon. If we do decide to sell it on >>> >> Amazon, >>> >> we'll need a new book cover to match Crown Quarto dimensions. (The >>> >> dimensions are 190mm x 250mm and the page count is 226.) >>> >> >>> >> Thanks, all, for your assistance and patience. >>> >> >>> >> Anne >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> Anne Gentle >>> >> email: annegen...@justwriteclick.com >>> >> blog: www.justwriteclick.com >>> >> -------------- next part -------------- >>> >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>> >> URL: >>> >> >>> >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/attachments/20090326/1344fb05/attachment.htm >>> >> >>> >> ------------------------------ >>> >> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >>> >> IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org >>> >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >>> >> >>> >> End of IAEP Digest, Vol 12, Issue 92 >>> >> ************************************ >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >>> > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org >>> > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >>> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >> > _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) 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