[libreoffice-documentation] More about publishing printed copies of user guides

2022-05-27 Thread Jean Weber
VERY IMPORTANT Whoever does the publishing will need to set up a new account, whether at Lulu or somewhere else. I will not be turning over my account to anyone else, or allowing anyone else to use it. SOME BACKGROUND Around 15 years ago I set up the account at Lulu. At the time it was the only pr

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Process for creating printed books at Lulu

2022-05-27 Thread Jean Weber
I have tested A5. It is too small for this purpose. The reduction in font size and line thickness is too great. Jean On Sat, 28 May 2022 at 10:22 flywire wrote: > Throwing another one into the mix. > > A5 is also a popular size and printer drivers normally have an option to > print A4 at 2 per p

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Process for creating printed books at Lulu

2022-05-27 Thread flywire
Throwing another one into the mix. A5 is also a popular size and printer drivers normally have an option to print A4 at 2 per page resulting in A5 (148mm x 210mm - 70.7%). It's often a convenient size to halve the number of printed pages from a desktop printer for a booklet or chapter. Anything d

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Process for creating printed books at Lulu

2022-05-27 Thread Jean Weber
I have put a sample interior file for 6x9-inch print copies in the Community Resources section on NextCloud, so you can see what it looks like. - Jean https://nextcloud.documentfoundation.org/s/gkcwt2pyybTReCD On Sat, May 28, 2022 at 12:06 AM Olivier Hallot wrote: > > Hello Jean > > Em 24/05/2022

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: Process for creating printed books at Lulu

2022-05-27 Thread Jean Weber
Obviously, the easiest solution is to have someone with a Mac shrink the pages, after they or someone else (such as Olivier) has done some necessary pre-processing. Olivier or whoever can then do the rest of the publishing process. I will write separately about pre-processing and the rest of the p

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started LO 7.4

2022-05-27 Thread Olivier Hallot
Hi Jean I'll take over this task, but will glad to handover to another team member and be the Plan B. I've added the 7.4 covers and a draft master document to the WIP folder. Spreadsheet updated. Regards Olivier Em 20/05/2022 01:11, Jean Weber escreveu: Team, If Olivier and/or other team

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Bug 135501 - Change the default UI

2022-05-27 Thread Olivier Hallot
In the last 2 days I changed the UI to the Notebook bar. Naturally, I found myself dizzy like a drunk cockroach(*). The access to style is obscured and I could not find the full Search and replace dialog, except by typing Ctrl+H. I'll keep trying, anyway. Regards Olivier (*) local idiomatic

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Process for creating printed books at Lulu

2022-05-27 Thread Olivier Hallot
Hello Jean Em 24/05/2022 21:50, Jean Weber escreveu: Hello Olivier and Docs Team, I have started writing up my process for creating printed books through Lulu. Some steps may need to be modified if Olivier or someone else takes this over who does not use a Mac. I will explain. I do the printed

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Impress Guide 7.3

2022-05-27 Thread Olivier Hallot
Hi Peter, Jean Em 27/05/2022 05:31, Peter Schofield escreveu: Hello Olivier and Jean Just had a quick look at the Draw Guide and have found the following errors. 1. Extra page between front cover and Copyright page. The title Draw Guide 7.3 has direct formatting on top of Text Body style. Is

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Impress Guide 7.3

2022-05-27 Thread Olivier Hallot
Hi Jean I missed the list restart as it was not visible in the chapters. I am fixing the chapters. The extra space in images escaped my sight. Olivier Em 26/05/2022 23:08, Jean Weber escreveu: Olivier, While preparing the file for the printed copies, I have found more formatting errors that

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Impress Guide 7.3

2022-05-27 Thread Peter Schofield
Hello Jean I have checked the Impress guide against my copy and there are formatting errors galore. Definitely ruins the look of what should be a well presented book. The Draw Guide is the same. Is there a difference between the template used to create the chapters and the template used to the

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Impress Guide 7.3

2022-05-27 Thread Peter Schofield
Hello Olivier and Jean Just had a quick look at the Draw Guide and have found the following errors. 1. Extra page between front cover and Copyright page. The title Draw Guide 7.3 has direct formatting on top of Text Body style. Is there a need for this page when there is a cover page? 2. Parag

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] 7.3 Base Guide - updates to Chapters 5 and 6

2022-05-27 Thread flywire
BG7305-Queries_SF_FW_SF_VG_FW_27May2022.odt is ready to process comments following 2nd Review. There are suggestions to flattening headings. Two general comments for the next version: * most functionality for creating queries can be done in either Design View or SQL View but the guide presents it