On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 04:59, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 3:39 AM, Jean Weber <jeanwe...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Thanks for this! Here are my first reactions... >> >> I find the gray background a bit gloomy. The name of the book "Getting >> Started" is too small and almost gets lost against the gray >> background. >> >> Also, this is one of a series of books; the others have names like >> Apache OpenOffice Writer Guide, Apache OpenOffice Calc Guide, etc, so >> this one should be Apache OpenOffice Getting Started guide (Sorry, my >> earlier note was misleading about the name.) >> > > That naming convention *might* be a problem. As I understand it, > "Getting Started Guide for Apache OpenOffice" is OK, but "The Apache > OpenOffice Getting Started Guide" would not be. They latter name > suggests it is part of Apache OpenOffice. > > Compare: "The Microsoft Office Getting Started Guide for Excel" > versus "Getting Started with Microsoft Excel" > > Generally, avoid using "Apache OpenOffice" as an adjective /modifier > unless talking about actual Apache release, e..g, Apache OpenOffice > Calc, etc. > > Regards, > > -Rob
OK, no problem with name change, which will also certainly help differentiate these books from any official books, if/when there are any. I will point out that "The" was never part of the title of any of the books, but rather something that many (most?) people mentally add... and so, yes, I can see that could be problematic. Now to pick a good naming convention for the other books in the series. Does "Guide to Apache OpenOffice Writer [Calc, Impress, etc]" work? I'm tempted to call it "Unofficial Guide to Apache OpenOffice Writer" just to be sure no one gets the wrong idea. Ah, if only "Missing Manual" were not already trademarked! --Jean
