Re: [documentation-dev] User guide

2007-07-25 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Alan wrote: I don't know anything about the OOoAuthors site, but it sounds like a great idea. I also really want to move things to the wiki. Say I update graphics and Kirsten updates text. Someone then has to put the two together or someone has to go first and then someone has to go second

Re: [documentation-dev] User guide

2007-07-25 Thread Alan
I don't know anything about the OOoAuthors site, but it sounds like a great idea. I also really want to move things to the wiki. Say I update graphics and Kirsten updates text. Someone then has to put the two together or someone has to go first and then someone has to go second and what if I

Re: [documentation-dev] Newbie intro

2007-07-25 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Alan wrote: I agree with Kirsten, the first time I visited the openoffice.org site I was confused. The only straightforward aspect I saw was the download button for OOo. I suspect the reason for this is because the site is trying to address multiple audiences at once. [...] Perhaps it would

[documentation-dev] User guide (was: Newbie intro)

2007-07-25 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Alan wrote: Gerry's User Guide is http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=29679 Would it be possible for someone to please edit this web page and put the documents into two groupings - Archived and Most Current? It would make it so much simpler to download. After the documents are

Re: [documentation-dev] Newbie intro

2007-07-25 Thread Alan
I'd just like to comment on this too, if I may. I agree with Kirsten, the first time I visited the openoffice.org site I was confused. The only straightforward aspect I saw was the download button for OOo. I suspect the reason for this is because the site is trying to address multiple audien

Re: [documentation-dev] Newbie intro

2007-07-25 Thread Alan
Have we already discussed putting the user guide in wiki format so it can be collaboratively updated by multiple individuals at once? If it hasn't already been done, I'd be willing to help with that. I want to go thoroughly through the guides before saying too much, but there are two groups of

Re: [documentation-dev] Newbie intro

2007-07-25 Thread Alan
Gerry's User Guide is http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=29679 Would it be possible for someone to please edit this web page and put the documents into two groupings - Archived and Most Current? It would make it so much simpler to download. After the documents are worked on th

[documentation-dev] Re: Docs for "the differences"?

2007-07-25 Thread Alan Lord
Frank Peters wrote: Frank Peters wrote: Actually, it sort of is, but your apologies are accepted and the topic is of somewhat interest. I will see if I can find something out. Sun Engineering has such a document and they are working on making that public but it will take another couple of we

Re: [documentation-dev] Docs for "the differences"?

2007-07-25 Thread Frank Peters
Frank Peters wrote: > Actually, it sort of is, but your apologies are accepted and the topic > is of somewhat interest. I will see if I can find something out. Sun Engineering has such a document and they are working on making that public but it will take another couple of weeks or so. Until the

Re: [documentation-dev] GRS's User Guide

2007-07-25 Thread Frank Peters
Thanks, Jean. Frank Jean Hollis Weber wrote: > Frank asked, >> Can you tell me where the >> sources for Gerry's User Guide are and what its status is? > > AFAIK, the sources are attached to issue 29679. I don't know anything > more than is listed in the comments to that issue. Given my > over-co

[documentation-dev] GRS's User Guide

2007-07-25 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Frank asked, > Can you tell me where the > sources for Gerry's User Guide are and what its status is? AFAIK, the sources are attached to issue 29679. I don't know anything more than is listed in the comments to that issue. Given my over-committment to other work (primarily at OOoAuthors), I ha

Re: [documentation-dev] webapp online help system using OO and XSLT?

2007-07-25 Thread Frank Peters
Yermo Lamers wrote: > I originally posted this questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] That's a > very low volume list. So I posted the question to users@ and someone there > suggested I post my question here. > > I would like to use Writer to generate context sensitive help > documentation for a web appli

Re: [documentation-dev] Newbie intro

2007-07-25 Thread Frank Peters
Welcome Kirsten, > Kirsten wrote: >> Anyway, I found my way here. The OOo site says there's something for >> everyone to contribute, but I wonder. Here's what I'm good at: >> Spelling, grammar, and (with review) clarity. That's what I was >> hoping I could help with, since I copy edit complusiv