[documentation-dev] Re: OpenOffice.org lists are going away

2012-03-10 Thread TJ Frazier
On 3/10/2012 10:08, Leo Moons wrote: Op 07-03-12 02:07, TJ Frazier schreef: To all my friends and colleagues on these documentation lists: Effective March 15th, all OO.o email addresses and lists are going away... [snip] Hello everybody, Does this mean that archives of mailing lists

[documentation-dev] OpenOffice.org lists are going away

2012-03-06 Thread TJ Frazier
To all my friends and colleagues on these documentation lists: Effective March 15th, all OO.o email addresses and lists are going away. That includes these two @documentation lists, of which I am a co-owner and moderator. If you are using an @openoffice.org address anywhere (wiki, Bugzilla,

[documentation-dev] Re: User Guide Writing Assistance

2011-12-31 Thread TJ Frazier
On 12/31/2011 13:16, Chris wrote: How may I assist? Also making inquiry as to how I might become employed by Open Office at a future time. I have been accepted by the Converges company to become an outbound Customer Service Rep, so do I have qualifications if Open Office has a need for an

[documentation-dev] Re: Offer to contribute to documentation

2011-12-31 Thread TJ Frazier
On 12/31/2011 19:10, Maxwell Rebo wrote: Hello, My name is Maxwell Rebo, and I'm an independent artificial intelligence developer currently working with Hanson Robotics. Open Office got me through college, and now it gets my development team through an average day. We couldn't work without

[documentation-dev] Re: Open Office - Writing

2011-12-15 Thread TJ Frazier
On 12/10/2011 18:28, Jim DeHaven wrote: I am interested in helping to write documentation on Open Office products. I am a new user to the product and willing to learn and write what I can. Let me know what areas you need help with. Hi, Jim, Thank you for your interest in helping with user

[documentation-dev] Re: Contributing to OpenOffice.org

2011-12-14 Thread TJ Frazier
On 12/6/2011 20:17, James Bryski wrote: Hello! My name is James Bryski, I'm a recent graduate from Illinois State University who is looking to break into technical writing. While I continue to search for a job, I was hoping to do some side work to keep my mind and skills fresh. A friend of

[documentation-dev] Re: Regarding : Contribution to your site by Technical Writing

2011-12-14 Thread TJ Frazier
On 12/8/2011 03:33, Jeyashree wrote: Dear Sir/Madam, I am a Test Specialist with 5.5 years of Experience in Information and Technology. I am from India . I always wanted to become a Technical Writer. I went through this article at http://www.docsymmetry.com/technical-writing-jobs.html and found

[documentation-dev] Re: FAQ's Contributor

2011-12-13 Thread TJ Frazier
On 12/1/2011 16:06, Griffin, Julie A wrote: Dear Sir or Madam, My name is Julie Griffin, and I am interrested in a profession as a technical writer. A GOOGLE search lead me to an article called How to Get a Job in Technical Writing- A 7- Step Guide for Students, accessed through this link:

[documentation-dev] Re: Participating in OpenOffice.org

2011-12-13 Thread TJ Frazier
On 12/13/2011 15:01, Lani wrote: * Good day, I have one of your web pages open [http://contributing.openoffice.org/writing.html] and writing to introduce myself. I am would like to see how I may offer assistance with the 'User Guide for Open Office.org' I have worked on many projects such as

[documentation-dev] Re: experience in writing Tutorials and User Guides

2011-12-13 Thread TJ Frazier
On 12/13/2011 09:39, Jacqueline Hall wrote: Dear, I'm interested in getting some experience in writing tutorials and/or user guides and I wondered if there could be an opporunity with OpenOffice? Please let me know what sort of tasks are available and how I might be able to contribute. I'm a

[documentation-dev] Re: getting started

2011-12-13 Thread TJ Frazier
On 12/13/2011 17:08, Shawn Lindsey wrote: Hi, My name is Shawn and I am beginning a program for technical communication. I would like to begin gaining some experience and contributing to FAQs seems like a good place to start. What can I do to help? - Shawn Hi, Shawn, Thank you for your

[documentation-dev] Re: look this please

2011-11-28 Thread TJ Frazier
On 11/28/2011 06:31, Rafael Forrer wrote: Hello This is a Link from a Faked OpenOffice Download Site, help us to terminate this Site please http://galleries.secure-softwaremanager.com/82449ac2b9/854191c9b511 Thanks Rafael Forrer I will forward this to the Apache dev list, where it

[documentation-dev] Re: Reg : Participation in User Guide

2011-11-20 Thread TJ Frazier
On 11/20/2011 15:19, ishita gupta wrote: Hi, My name is Ishita.I have 3 years of IT experience in software development using JAVA J2EE.I have interest in technical writing and want to participate in openOffice.org. Please let me know about the opportunities. Thanks, Ishita Gupta Hi,

[documentation-dev] Re: Offer to Help Write User FAQs, HOW-Tos User Guide

2011-11-08 Thread TJ Frazier
On 11/8/2011 19:03, emma lauder wrote: Hi OpenOffice.org Team, I would like to be a contributor for the FAQs, HOW-Tos and User Guide areas of your site. I have experience creating online help guides, wiki articles for my company, and training materials. I do aspire to get work as a full time

[documentation-dev] Re: writing or typing to contribute to open office

2011-10-31 Thread TJ Frazier
On 10/31/2011 15:53, Tracy Allis wrote: I would enjoy writing for open office and am able to type approximately 100 wpm. I formerly worked for three pathologists and also will provide you with my last writing course which I received a 4.0 at our local college. Please let me know if you are

[documentation-dev] Re: FAQ Help

2011-10-25 Thread TJ Frazier
On 10/24/2011 21:59, Steven Beech wrote: I'd like to help by writing FAQs when I get the chance to. Steven W. Beech swbe...@msn.com Hi, Steven, Thank you for your interest in helping with user documentation for OpenOffice.org. Please see this page for more information, particularly the

[documentation-dev] Re: openoffice user guide for students

2011-10-19 Thread TJ Frazier
On 10/17/2011 07:51, David Paenson wrote: Dear colleagues, I have been writing and updating a User Guide for the Students an our university over the past three and half years and have now translated it into English. The English version is available at:

[documentation-dev] Re: Interested in contributing

2011-10-12 Thread TJ Frazier
On 10/12/2011 05:17, John Sweet wrote: Hello, I am currently a student at USC looking for some technical writing experience, and I would love to contribute to openoffice.org http://openoffice.org. Could you provide me with some information on how to get started? Thank you, John Sweet Hi,

[documentation-dev] Re: User Guide

2011-10-06 Thread TJ Frazier
On 10/5/2011 22:12, Kathryn O'Donoghue wrote: Hello: My name is Kathryn O'Donoghue and I am a PhD candidate in English and a lecturer (English) at Queens College, CUNY. I would be interested in helping write a user guide. Best, Kathryn Hi, Kathryn, Thank you for your interest in helping

[documentation-dev] Re: User Guide (Writers)

2011-10-04 Thread TJ Frazier
On 10/4/2011 02:14, Camille Olivia wrote: Hello All ~ My name is Camille Strate. I’ve been using OpenOffice for several years and LOVE the program. As I am not in a financial position to make a monetary donation, I thought it would be wonderful if I could offer my writing talents/experience

[documentation-dev] Re: Volunteer

2011-10-03 Thread TJ Frazier
On 10/3/2011 08:43, mpg...@mta.ca wrote: To whom it may concern, My name is Mike Gerber. I'm from Riverview, New Brunswick, Canada. I would like to participate in writing documentation for OpenOffice.org. I'm hoping to acquire practical writing experience. Your site was recommended by

[documentation-dev] Re: User guides

2011-09-29 Thread TJ Frazier
On 8/13/2011 12:22, Mary Lockhart wrote: Hi, I am a very exerienced user, with no real IT expertise. I have introduced several people - mostly elderly to Open Office, and written easy user instructions for them. Can I help? Mary Lockhart Hi, Mary, Thank you for your interest in helping with

[documentation-dev] Re: Writing

2011-09-28 Thread TJ Frazier
On 9/28/2011 04:35, Stuart Constable wrote: I'd like to help with writing projects - I do it for a living anyway. Actually, I'm still downloading the software and I suppose I might hate hate it. But I bet I don't. Let me know if I can help. Regards Stuart Stuart Constable sha...@zen.co.uk

[documentation-dev] Re: Writer Wanting to Help

2011-09-28 Thread TJ Frazier
On 9/28/2011 14:54, Aaron Steen wrote: Hello, My name is Aaron Steen. I've recently began using OpenOffice, and am very impressed with it. I'm e-mailing because I'm an aspiring technical writer, and I understand that one of the best ways to bolster my candidacy is to get some hard experience.

[documentation-dev] Re: joining the User Guide team

2011-09-27 Thread TJ Frazier
On 9/27/2011 10:42, Yana Mileva wrote: Hello dear OpenOffice documentation gurus, I am currently working on my PhD in Computer Science and have a rich experience in writing and presenting scientific work. You can find my publications on my personal page and my CV attached. I would like to

[documentation-dev] Re: Techincal Writing

2011-09-20 Thread TJ Frazier
On 9/20/2011 04:44, Kiranmayi Nallanchakravarthi wrote: Dear Sir, My name is N.C.Kiranmayi. I am an experienced English Lecturer with CELTA, M.Phil (Linguistics and Phonetics), M.A. (hons) (Linguisitcs and Phonetics). I published two papers in internationa journals and I presented papers in

[documentation-dev] Re: Willing to Write

2011-09-10 Thread TJ Frazier
On 9/10/2011 17:16, Robert Vieira wrote: Open Office is great and I have written / edited manuals and books. Thanks, Bob Vieira Arieiv Editorial arieiv...@aol.com 925.299.6707 Hi Bob, Thank you for your interest in helping with user documentation for OpenOffice.org. Please see this page for

[documentation-dev] PING Andy: Good work on inquiries

2011-08-23 Thread TJ Frazier
Thanks for stepping up and handling those new inquiries. I have one question: do you have a way to know whether the poster is or is not subscribed to the list? That is, whether to use Reply or Reply all? I notice that you have done both. -- /tj/ --

[documentation-dev] Re: PING Andy: Good work on inquiries

2011-08-23 Thread TJ Frazier
On 8/23/2011 12:34, Andy Brown wrote: TJ Frazier wrote: Thanks for stepping up and handling those new inquiries. I have one question: do you have a way to know whether the poster is or is not subscribed to the list? That is, whether to use Reply or Reply all? I notice that you have done both

[documentation-dev] Link rot

2011-04-12 Thread TJ Frazier
On page http://contributing.openoffice.org/programming.html under item #5, there is a link to the Developers Guide (as a PDF) which is not only out-of-date (page not found) but probably unwise. I suggest a link to the wiki page http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Wiki_Books

[documentation-dev] BZ issue 20878 spammed [PING Clayton]

2011-04-07 Thread TJ Frazier
Clayton, http://openoffice.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20878#c133 If user yiyigg has an account on the wiki, we might want to stop trouble before it starts. -- /tj/ -- - To unsubscribe send email to

[documentation-dev] Using new {{Key}} template -- opinions requested

2010-07-17 Thread TJ Frazier
Hi, all, IMHO, the output of the new {{Key}} wiki template[1] is light-years ahead of our convention for representing key-strokes (Ctrl+Shift+..., in text), in terms of instant reader comprehension, and for pretty, too. The question is, do enough contributors agree, that we are willing to do

Re: [documentation-dev] [PING Nino] %mu in German

2010-07-13 Thread TJ Frazier
The non-display of accented (127, which includes eszett) characters is a known problem in Opengrok: https://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=437 According to the notes on bug 437, substantial improvement has been made as recently as 2010-03-30. The problem should go away, some day.

Re: [documentation-dev] [PING Nino] %mu in German

2010-07-12 Thread TJ Frazier
On 7/12/2010 02:42, Thomas Lange - Sun Germany - ham02 - Hamburg wrote: Hi TJ, Thank you very much for your invaluable insights into the world of localization. I found enough information to fix the German documentation on the wiki (although symbol.src does not list German as a language;

Re: [documentation-dev] [PING Nino] %mu in German

2010-07-12 Thread TJ Frazier
Hi, Thomas, On 7/12/2010 07:39, Thomas Lange - Oracle wrote: Hi TJ, I had one small problem: both the .src and the .sdf files showed the string grogegen with the eszett entirely missing (no funny-looking character). Fortunately, my German-speaking user caught and fixed that. Assuming that

Re: [documentation-dev] [PING Nino] %mu in German

2010-07-09 Thread TJ Frazier
Hi, Nino, On 7/9/2010 04:17, Nino Novak wrote: Hi all, On Tuesday 06 July 2010 18:25, TJ Frazier wrote: On 7/6/2010 11:58, Sigrid Carrera wrote: I'm not Nino, but I'm replying anyways. Thanks, Sigrid (see below) I just tested inserting µ with the Formula editor. Indeed, the user

Re: [documentation-dev] [PING Nino] %mu in German

2010-07-09 Thread TJ Frazier
Hi, Thomas, On 7/9/2010 09:31, Thomas Lange - Sun Germany - ham02 - Hamburg wrote: Hello again, One possible problem: does %My work, or only %MY (Y upper-case), and similarly for nu. Since neither of us has a working German version, maybe Sigrid will be kind enough to tell us. The exact

[documentation-dev] [PING Nino] %mu in German

2010-07-06 Thread TJ Frazier
A user [1] wanted to change the math template documentation from %mu to %my (and similar). He is using a German version of OO.o, and reports that %mu doesn't work, but %my does. According to the WG translation [2], it works the same (as %mu) in both English and German. Could you check it

Re: [documentation-dev] [PING Nino] %mu in German

2010-07-06 Thread TJ Frazier
On 7/6/2010 11:58, Sigrid Carrera wrote: Hi TJ, I'm not Nino, but I'm replying anyways. I just tested inserting µ with the Formula editor. Indeed, the user is right - %mu doesn't work in the German version. You have to use %my. Same is true for %nu and %ny. I guess, we have to change the guide

Re: [documentation-dev] Downloadable HOW-TOs

2010-03-04 Thread TJ Frazier
On 3/4/2010 03:58, Clayton wrote: On 03/04/2010 09:41 AM, Nino Novak wrote: There is no easy one-click way to download any multi-page part of any website or Wiki - at least not from within the website/Wiki without some preparation. The OooWiki uses Books for this, but someone has to create the

Re: [documentation-dev] Fwd: OO helpfile

2010-03-03 Thread TJ Frazier
Hi, Florian, Claire, On 3/3/2010 04:59, Florian Effenberger wrote: Hi Claire, Claire Wood wrote on 2010-03-02 14.17: Maybe Florian could look at that and give us feedback, as he is probably a more frequent user of Base than me. I do think that some things for Base and Calc which are written

Re: [documentation-dev] Fwd: Advice about where to start documenting API stuff

2010-02-20 Thread TJ Frazier
Hi, Claire, What a marvelous job! On 2/20/2010 18:29, Claire Wood wrote: Hi Clayton I had a go at the API/Calc document on the Documentation/Needs Rework part of the wiki whilst the Oooauthors site was down tonight. See the following link: