Brynn, I've just updated the article draft. Can you have a short look? Kind Regards, Maren
Am 07.06.2017 um 20:07 schrieb Maren Hachmann: > 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 So this is it: https://inkscape.org/en/news/unpublished/812/ 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. 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