Am 06.06.2017 um 14:29 schrieb brynn: > Hi Maren, > Oh yes, that's awesome content, and great ideas! I'll be able to > get that done today! > > Yes, a "getting unstuck" or "faq" or "troubleshooting" section > would be great! It will be a little while before I start on that. But > it's on my to-do list. > > (Looks like I started up a mess, with my recent request to fix > one of those type of items via developers! Meaning the draw first, > style 2nd debate, which is nothing to do with what I wanted. But oh > well, it's progress.) > > I'll post when I have a draft ready.
- Great, thank you! Be sure to post a link, when you are ready for proofing. Kind Regards, Maren > All best, > brynn > > > -----Original Message----- From: Maren Hachmann > Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2017 4:54 PM > To: inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-docs] News item about the new manual work? > > Hi Brynn, > > yes, a short news item would be nice to show that work has started on a > Beginners' Guide (it's not a real manual, in the classical sense). > > I think we especially need: > - a few (not so many!) testers who only begin using Inkscape, to tell us > if they understand it. They can accompany us, but also join at a later > point of time. This could also be a teacher, who has experience teaching > Inkscape to students. > - one or two artists who want to design a cover image for the various > output formats. This artist needs to be able to find his way around in > the booktype interface, and to be able to follow the manual instructions > about the interface. Also needs to remember to indicate a separate > licence for the cover image - it needs to be CC-By-SA, with the Inkscape > icon in it. > - one to three web designers who can take a closer look into the > Booktype CSS options, find out what is possible, and make an Inkscape-y > design for the html version of the book, and perhaps also style the pdf. > I think epub doesn't have too many styling options available (but I may > be wrong). > - 2 or 3 quality assurance people, who can check for consistency of > terms used, html tags used for specific concepts (e.g. keyboard > shortcut, menu entry, position of tool icons, ...) etc. throughout the > book. > - one or two persons who team up to make consistent screenshots with > default icon set and English interface (if possible, on Windows, as most > users will be on that platform). One could make the example svgs (or ask > Elisa for them) and the other could make the screenshots and upload them. > - one or two persons who move the pictures around when they are in, so > they are all in their appropriate position in relation to the text. > > I think we do have enough native speakers now who can fix strange > wording :) > Feel free to cut off the parts that don't appear useful in an article. > Much of this was meant as an explanation for you. > > As for later work, what do you think about this? > We can add a 'Getting unstuck' section, perhaps, with hints on what to > do when one gets a result one does not expect - which can cover the > whole range from 'look into status line' to frequent issues to 'ask in > forums' to 'post a bug report'. > I think you would be the one who is best suited to compile a list of > frequent noob issues with solutions that could be addressed here. If you > would like to do that, you can take your time, I know you've got a lot > of other tasks to address at the moment. > > Kind Regards, > Maren > > > Am 04.06.2017 um 13:17 schrieb brynn: >> Hi Friends, >> As I'm writing up a quick draft to announce the upcoming >> hackfest, I suddenly wondered if it might be a good idea to write a >> short item about the recent new work on the new manual? >> >> I could do that, after I finish the hackfest article. I'm >> thinking Maren might be able to get all the details correct, the first >> time around? Although I don't mean to volunteer her. As I said, I could >> do it myself, if we decide to do it. >> >> I think it would help in community-building, to keep the wider >> community up to date about these things. What do other manual workers >> and Docs list subscribers think? >> >> All best, >> brynn >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >> _______________________________________________ >> Inkscape-docs mailing list >> Inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-docs >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-docs mailing list > Inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-docs > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Inkscape-docs mailing list Inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-docs
