I'll have a look again later today, first I'll need to get the README on
gitlab ready, then I'll make the edits to include a link.

I found a previous version of the news article yesterday and liked it a
lot :)
Thank you, Brynn, for working on this so quickly and phrasing it so nicely!

Kind Regards,
 Maren


Am 07.06.2017 um 14:14 schrieb brynn:
> I thought I posted that I had a first draft, but now I can't find it. 
> So this is it:  https://inkscape.org/en/news/unpublished/812/
> 
> Let me know if any changes are needed, or if it can be published as is. 
> Or for those who have access, please feel free to make changes and/or
> publish it yourself  :-)
> 
> All best,
> brynn
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Maren Hachmann
> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2017 3:42 PM
> To: brynn ; inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Inkscape-docs] News item about the new manual work?
> 
> 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
>>>
>>>
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