Re: Help need with compiling the Getting Started Book
Keith, as is the case with all of Open Office's documentation, the discussion of tracking changes is very well done. I'm particularly impressed with the clarity with which screen shots are used to illustrate a point or a set of steps. I'll continue to plug away at proofreading. I hope to have a (fairly) complete set of suggestions in each of two categories (glossary, and smoother flow of language) ready in another couple of weeks. On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 10:24 AM Keith N. McKenna wrote: > Michele Petrovsky wrote: > > Hope this finds everyone well... > > > > Re: *Getting Started*, I'm continuing my proofreading; averaging 50 or so > > pages a day. So far, no obvious spelling / punctuation / other > > proofreading-type errors. There are a few word choices that could be > > improved, I think. But other than that nothing needs corrected; it's > very > > nicely done. > > > > I'm going to continue with this practice, put together a set of > suggestions > > for wording, and also possibilities for entries in a glossary. Will keep > > you posted. > > > > *Michele* > > > Michele; > > Thank you so much for your help with this. I look forward to seeing your > list of suggestions. > > For future reference, Writer, the word processing component of > OpenOffice, has a feature to record and show changes that we make use of > in the documentation. It is turned on until the document is ready to be > published. and all changes are marked with a color unique to each person. > > If you look closely at the Writer chapter in the Getting Started Guide, > and also in the Writer Guide you should get a better understanding of > the particulars of the program. Also if you have any questions on > OpenOffice or on how we use Git, ask them here and we will be ore than > happy to give you any help that we can. > > Regards > Keith > > > > > On Sun, May 21, 2023 at 2:07 PM Keith N. McKenna < > keith.mcke...@comcast.net> > > wrote: > > > >> F Campos Costero wrote: > >>> I do see problems with the figures when I use the menu Insert -> File > on > >> a > >>> blank document to insert AOO41GS2.odt. Instead of a problem with one > >>> figure, I saw problems with figures 2,4,11,12, and 17. The document > >> showed > >>> a placedholder rather than the actual figure. I could delete the > >>> placeholder and copy and paste the figures from the chapter file in > most > >> of > >>> the cases. For figures 12 and 17, I had to delete the frame intended to > >>> hold the figure, delete the placeholder (which was somehow not in the > >>> frame), insert a new frame, and then copy over the figure from the > >> chapter > >>> file. > >>> If you turn on View -> Nonprinting Characters, you can see that figures > >> 12 > >>> and 17 are unusual. The figure caption is preceded by several empty > >>> paragraphs. I bet I did something wrong when I inserted those figures > >> long > >>> ago. > >>> I inserted AOO41GS3.odt without any problems. > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> Francis > >>> > >>> On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 11:21 AM F Campos Costero < > fjcc.apa...@gmail.com > >>> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >> > >> Hi Francis; > >> > >> Thank you for looking into this. The files to be used are all at the top > >> level. The ones in ForWiki, already have all the front matter in them > >> and are strictly to create the PDFs and chapter files for distribution > >> on the mwiki. > >> > >> The problem was with figure 4 in AOO41GS2, which would be figure 5 in > >> the complete book. > >> > >> If you can correct whatever you find and finish compiling the book it > >> would be greatly appreciated. > >> > >> Regards > >> Keith > >> > >> was > I'll try to compile the complete book later today. To make sure we are > working with the same files, please confirm that: > 1. You are using the template file AOOdoc.ott from the Templates > branch > 2. The odt chapter files are in the Getting-Sarted-Guide branch in the > ForWiki folder > 3. The Aoo41GSFrontMatter.odt file is the one at the top level of the > Getting-sarted-Guide branch. > > Which figure in chapter 1 is causing problems? > > Regards, > Francis > > On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 9:47 AM Keith N. McKenna < > keith.mcke...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > I am having difficulty compiling the Complete book for the Getting > > Started Guide. All the chapters except Chapter 1 (AOO41GS2) Compile > > perfectly. There is one figure in chapter 1 that does not come > through > > properly. It is there in the Chapter file, but not the the complete > > book. If one of you could try to compile it and see if there is > still a > > problem it would be greatly appreciated. > > > > The way I have been doing it is to create a blank writer file from > the > > AOO Template and then insert the chapters along with any manual > breaks > > as needed, then at the top insert Aoo41GSFrontMatter.odt which > contains > > the Tittle Page, Copyright
Re: Help need with compiling the Getting Started Book
Michele Petrovsky wrote: Hope this finds everyone well... Re: *Getting Started*, I'm continuing my proofreading; averaging 50 or so pages a day. So far, no obvious spelling / punctuation / other proofreading-type errors. There are a few word choices that could be improved, I think. But other than that nothing needs corrected; it's very nicely done. I'm going to continue with this practice, put together a set of suggestions for wording, and also possibilities for entries in a glossary. Will keep you posted. *Michele* Michele; Thank you so much for your help with this. I look forward to seeing your list of suggestions. For future reference, Writer, the word processing component of OpenOffice, has a feature to record and show changes that we make use of in the documentation. It is turned on until the document is ready to be published. and all changes are marked with a color unique to each person. If you look closely at the Writer chapter in the Getting Started Guide, and also in the Writer Guide you should get a better understanding of the particulars of the program. Also if you have any questions on OpenOffice or on how we use Git, ask them here and we will be ore than happy to give you any help that we can. Regards Keith On Sun, May 21, 2023 at 2:07 PM Keith N. McKenna wrote: F Campos Costero wrote: I do see problems with the figures when I use the menu Insert -> File on a blank document to insert AOO41GS2.odt. Instead of a problem with one figure, I saw problems with figures 2,4,11,12, and 17. The document showed a placedholder rather than the actual figure. I could delete the placeholder and copy and paste the figures from the chapter file in most of the cases. For figures 12 and 17, I had to delete the frame intended to hold the figure, delete the placeholder (which was somehow not in the frame), insert a new frame, and then copy over the figure from the chapter file. If you turn on View -> Nonprinting Characters, you can see that figures 12 and 17 are unusual. The figure caption is preceded by several empty paragraphs. I bet I did something wrong when I inserted those figures long ago. I inserted AOO41GS3.odt without any problems. Regards, Francis On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 11:21 AM F Campos Costero Hi Francis; Thank you for looking into this. The files to be used are all at the top level. The ones in ForWiki, already have all the front matter in them and are strictly to create the PDFs and chapter files for distribution on the mwiki. The problem was with figure 4 in AOO41GS2, which would be figure 5 in the complete book. If you can correct whatever you find and finish compiling the book it would be greatly appreciated. Regards Keith was I'll try to compile the complete book later today. To make sure we are working with the same files, please confirm that: 1. You are using the template file AOOdoc.ott from the Templates branch 2. The odt chapter files are in the Getting-Sarted-Guide branch in the ForWiki folder 3. The Aoo41GSFrontMatter.odt file is the one at the top level of the Getting-sarted-Guide branch. Which figure in chapter 1 is causing problems? Regards, Francis On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 9:47 AM Keith N. McKenna < keith.mcke...@comcast.net> wrote: I am having difficulty compiling the Complete book for the Getting Started Guide. All the chapters except Chapter 1 (AOO41GS2) Compile perfectly. There is one figure in chapter 1 that does not come through properly. It is there in the Chapter file, but not the the complete book. If one of you could try to compile it and see if there is still a problem it would be greatly appreciated. The way I have been doing it is to create a blank writer file from the AOO Template and then insert the chapters along with any manual breaks as needed, then at the top insert Aoo41GSFrontMatter.odt which contains the Tittle Page, Copyright Page and a blank TOC. Thank a lot for the help Regards Keith - To unsubscribe, e-mail: doc-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: doc-h...@openoffice.apache.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: doc-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: doc-h...@openoffice.apache.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: doc-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: doc-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Help need with compiling the Getting Started Book
F Campos Costero wrote: On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 8:54 AM F Campos Costero wrote: On Sun, May 21, 2023 at 12:07 PM Keith N. McKenna < keith.mcke...@comcast.net> wrote: On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 11:21 AM F Campos Costero < fjcc.apa...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Francis; Thank you for looking into this. The files to be used are all at the top level. The ones in ForWiki, already have all the front matter in them and are strictly to create the PDFs and chapter files for distribution on the mwiki. The problem was with figure 4 in AOO41GS2, which would be figure 5 in the complete book. If you can correct whatever you find and finish compiling the book it would be greatly appreciated. Regards Keith Hi Keith I'll try to compile the whole text and see how it goes. Francis Keith, I compiled all of the AOO41GS#.odt files into a file named AllChapters.odt. I had to reinsert a figure or two in most of the chapters. After saving it and taking a break, I scrolled through the whole document looking for missing figures both among the numbered figures in frames and the in-line images that show individual toolbar icons. That was very tedious, so I'm not highly confident I didn't miss anything. However, I didn't see any missing figures. There is a comment on page 251 that needs to be resolved. I'm not sure what you would like for the next step. I could just push the AllChapters file (with a different name?) to the top level folder of the repository, or I can make it available separately. Regards, Francis Francis; For now, since there are questions to be resolved, push it to the Review folder as AOO41GS.odt. Again thank you for helping to get this straightened out. Regards Keith - To unsubscribe, e-mail: doc-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: doc-h...@openoffice.apache.org
