Re: [libreoffice-users] Anyone keen to help get the Base Handbook done?
Hi :) Thanks to all who have joined already or are in the process of joining! A few more would be great. Most chapters now have 1 person to review or proof-read but there are still a few chapters left, especially with the Base Handbook. This wiki can give an idea of what's involved; https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Development Generally the work is broken down so that people only work on 1 chapter at a time. Each guide has usually had just 1 author working through 1 chapter after another to add the newer functionality or planned changes but with reviewing or proof-reading it's easier to break-out into a wider group so that different people work on different chapters. Anyway! Many thanks to all who have joined over the past couple of days! Many thanks and regards from Tom :)) On 17 September 2014 09:42, Sophie gautier.sop...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Peter, Le 17/09/2014 05:05, Peter Goggin a écrit : [...] I have had a number of years experience in data base design and user documentation, mainly on Oracle installations, but also on MS Access. I have also been involved in programming NMC and documenting the process of setting up programs for non computer people. I have been working with computers since 1958 and have had to document a number of different applications. I have also written about 30 scientific research papers. If you think I can contribute please let me know. Thanks a lot for your proposal to help. Please join the documentation list, we will welcome you there and give you some indications on how to begin. You will find how to join the list following this link http://www.libreoffice.org/community/docs-team/ Kind regards Sophie -- Sophie Gautier sophie.gaut...@documentfoundation.org Tel:+33683901545 Co-founder - Release coordinator Certification Committee Member The Document Foundation -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Anyone keen to help get the Base Handbook done?
Hi Peter, Le 17/09/2014 05:05, Peter Goggin a écrit : [...] I have had a number of years experience in data base design and user documentation, mainly on Oracle installations, but also on MS Access. I have also been involved in programming NMC and documenting the process of setting up programs for non computer people. I have been working with computers since 1958 and have had to document a number of different applications. I have also written about 30 scientific research papers. If you think I can contribute please let me know. Thanks a lot for your proposal to help. Please join the documentation list, we will welcome you there and give you some indications on how to begin. You will find how to join the list following this link http://www.libreoffice.org/community/docs-team/ Kind regards Sophie -- Sophie Gautier sophie.gaut...@documentfoundation.org Tel:+33683901545 Co-founder - Release coordinator Certification Committee Member The Document Foundation -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Anyone keen to help get the Base Handbook done?
On 07/09/14 18:29, Tom Davies wrote: Hi ) The Documentation Team needs people to help update the Base Handbook. Two people, Hazel and Alan, have worked very hard to get the translations done. Now it needs; 1. Proof-readers who maybe have no idea about how to use Base, in order to help de-geekify it. 2. People who understand Base well enough to follow through the written instructions. This reviewing process is to make sure that the instructions really do show exactly what normal readers would experience if they tried to work through the guide. 3. People who are on non-Windows platforms, preferably Linux, who are able to take screen-shots. For 1 there are people who could help people to do the proof-reading. Proof-reading kinda needs to be done by people who can bring a fresh perspective, ie that weren't involved in doing the translations and wont be involved in the reviewing. Inevitably there is some overlap though! For 3 there is a guide to help ensure screen-shots are consistent within the guide and consistent with other guides. It's mostly about theming but also about resolution and sizes. It has been a tough challenge getting this far because the last handbook was for several branch's ago. So changes that happened in 4.0.x then had to be modified due to more changes in the 4.1.x. The current work consolidates on the 4.2.x branch. This should give a good solid foundation from which it'll be easier to produce the next handbook. The Docs Team will probably skip the 4.3.x branch and go straight to the 4.4.x when that appears in a few months time. Joining the Documentation Team, to work on the Guides or Handbook, involves a registration process for the ODFAuthors website. Sometimes there is a shortage of people able to do that for you so please bear with them if you join. Just joining their mailing list is a good start documentat...@global.libreoffice.org A quick email to say hi and request a login for ODFAuthors is a good way to start. They like to know if you have previous experience working with documentation in other projects or elsewhere but please keep it brief, it's just to give them a hint. Also let them know if there are specific things you might like to be involved with or things you would like to avoid. Note that complete noobs can be extremely valuable because we are often able to help degeekify things. Regards from Tom :) I have had a number of years experience in data base design and user documentation, mainly on Oracle installations, but also on MS Access. I have also been involved in programming NMC and documenting the process of setting up programs for non computer people. I have been working with computers since 1958 and have had to document a number of different applications. I have also written about 30 scientific research papers. If you think I can contribute please let me know. Regards Peter Goggin -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Anyone keen to help get the Base Handbook done?
Hi ) The Documentation Team needs people to help update the Base Handbook. Two people, Hazel and Alan, have worked very hard to get the translations done. Now it needs; 1. Proof-readers who maybe have no idea about how to use Base, in order to help de-geekify it. 2. People who understand Base well enough to follow through the written instructions. This reviewing process is to make sure that the instructions really do show exactly what normal readers would experience if they tried to work through the guide. 3. People who are on non-Windows platforms, preferably Linux, who are able to take screen-shots. For 1 there are people who could help people to do the proof-reading. Proof-reading kinda needs to be done by people who can bring a fresh perspective, ie that weren't involved in doing the translations and wont be involved in the reviewing. Inevitably there is some overlap though! For 3 there is a guide to help ensure screen-shots are consistent within the guide and consistent with other guides. It's mostly about theming but also about resolution and sizes. It has been a tough challenge getting this far because the last handbook was for several branch's ago. So changes that happened in 4.0.x then had to be modified due to more changes in the 4.1.x. The current work consolidates on the 4.2.x branch. This should give a good solid foundation from which it'll be easier to produce the next handbook. The Docs Team will probably skip the 4.3.x branch and go straight to the 4.4.x when that appears in a few months time. Joining the Documentation Team, to work on the Guides or Handbook, involves a registration process for the ODFAuthors website. Sometimes there is a shortage of people able to do that for you so please bear with them if you join. Just joining their mailing list is a good start documentat...@global.libreoffice.org A quick email to say hi and request a login for ODFAuthors is a good way to start. They like to know if you have previous experience working with documentation in other projects or elsewhere but please keep it brief, it's just to give them a hint. Also let them know if there are specific things you might like to be involved with or things you would like to avoid. Note that complete noobs can be extremely valuable because we are often able to help degeekify things. Regards from Tom :) -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
