Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-28 Thread Tom Davies
From: Jean Hollis Weber To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Thu, 28 July, 2011 22:00:15 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide On Thu, 2011-07-28 at 16:03 +0300, David Nelson wrote: > Hi, > > On Th

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-28 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
On Thu, 2011-07-28 at 16:03 +0300, David Nelson wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Tom Davies wrote: > > Hi :) > > Yes, that's where it gets tricky. Could an introduction to the basics of > > macros > > be general enough? That's the question now i guess. If specifics for > > s

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-28 Thread Gurley, Gabriel
Will do. I hope to have the draft of the lessons uploaded within the next couple of days or so. Once I have completed doing so, I'll send out a link. Thanks, Gabriel On Jul 28, 2011, at 10:09 AM, oprea.luci wrote: > Hello, > > Please give the list a link after loading the files? > > Thank

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-28 Thread oprea.luci
Hello, Please give the list a link after loading the files? Thanks, - Lucian Oprea Telefon: +4 0745 592602 Pe 28.07.2011 16:37, David Nelson a scris: I created your account, you're good to go. I'm mailing you the credentials now. Thanks for your work. -- Unsubscribe instruction

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-28 Thread David Nelson
Hi Gabriel, On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Gurley, Gabriel wrote: > David - what do I need to do to setup myself up with a user account for > Alfresco so that I can begin to upload the drafts?  If you need to set me up > with an account, you can use ggurley as my username.  Moreover, if you n

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-28 Thread Gurley, Gabriel
Hi everyone, Just wanted to let you all know that I do have a draft copy of my Conceptual Guides ported for LibreOffice and is just about ready for uploading. It will include a number of hands-on lessons that can be used by either individual users or in an academic environment for learning to

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-28 Thread David Nelson
Hi, On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > Yes, that's where it gets tricky.  Could an introduction to the basics of > macros > be general enough?  That's the question now i guess.  If specifics for > specific > packages could help people grok macros better while only bein

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-28 Thread Tom Davies
might work? Alternatively perhaps just 1 page or 2 added to the chapter in each of the apps? Regards from Tom :) From: David Nelson To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Thu, 28 July, 2011 13:34:43 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed R

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-28 Thread David Nelson
Hi Tom, On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Tom Davies wrote: > Ok, so a single chapter about Macros could appear in all the guides and any > editing would update all of them? I suppose that, theoretically, yes. But maybe macro coverage for each app might be somewhat different to be really useful.

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-28 Thread Tom Davies
From: David Nelson To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Thu, 28 July, 2011 7:40:00 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide Hi Tom, On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Tom Davies wrote: > David is it possi

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-27 Thread David Nelson
Hi Tom, On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Tom Davies wrote: > David is it possible for Alfresco to have a single document that appears in > more > than one place in such a way that editing it from any of those places updates > everywhere else it exists?  Even if it's possible i'm not sure it wou

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-27 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) David is it possible for Alfresco to have a single document that appears in more than one place in such a way that editing it from any of those places updates everywhere else it exists? Even if it's possible i'm not sure it would be a great idea but if it's not possible then there is no

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-27 Thread David Nelson
Hi Jean, On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 11:29 PM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: > Regardless of whether the Writer Guide is in 1 or 2 volumes, topics are > missing that need to be written, either as WG chapters or as separate > documents: > > * Linking or embedding spreadsheets, audio, and video in Writer >

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-26 Thread Tom Davies
r To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Wed, 27 July, 2011 1:19:12 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide On Wed, 2011-07-27 at 06:14 +1000, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: > On Tue, 2011-07-26 at 16:52 +0300, David Nelson wrote: > > Carrying on my train of tho

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-26 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
On Wed, 2011-07-27 at 06:14 +1000, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: > On Tue, 2011-07-26 at 16:52 +0300, David Nelson wrote: > > Carrying on my train of thought... > > > > For instance, in our guides, we provide very generic information > > targeting a general user base. So how about special guides target

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-26 Thread Tom Davies
m Tom :) From: Jean Hollis Weber To: LibreOffice Documentation Sent: Tue, 26 July, 2011 21:29:46 Subject: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide Regardless of whether the Writer Guide is in 1 or 2 volumes, topics are missing that need to be written, either

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-26 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Regardless of whether the Writer Guide is in 1 or 2 volumes, topics are missing that need to be written, either as WG chapters or as separate documents: * Linking or embedding spreadsheets, audio, and video in Writer documents * Using Xforms (we have an outdated tutorial by J David Eisenberg which

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-26 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
On Tue, 2011-07-26 at 16:52 +0300, David Nelson wrote: > Carrying on my train of thought... > > For instance, in our guides, we provide very generic information > targeting a general user base. So how about special guides targeting > particular user bases? > > A guide, covering all the LibO compo

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-26 Thread David Nelson
Carrying on my train of thought... For instance, in our guides, we provide very generic information targeting a general user base. So how about special guides targeting particular user bases? A guide, covering all the LibO components for students writing a thesis? For a small business or SOHO loo

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-26 Thread David Nelson
Hi, On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: > My main reason for proposing two books is that many people may be more > likely to download or buy a shorter, less expensive, and less > formidable-seeming book. I see the downloaders and the book buyers as being different targets,

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-26 Thread Tom Davies
g Started Guide" which might be a tiny pamphlet and then a separate "Advanced Users in Depth"? Regards from Tom :) From: Jean Hollis Weber To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Tue, 26 July, 2011 12:12:53 Subject: Re: [libreoffi

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-26 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
matter. ;-) --Jean > > From: Jean Weber > To: "documentation@global.libreoffice.org" > > Sent: Tue, 26 July, 2011 9:37:06 > Subject: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide > > On Tuesday, July 26, 2011, David Nels

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-26 Thread Tom Davies
just by putting "(Advanced)" in the chapters' titles? Regards from Tom :) From: Jean Weber To: "documentation@global.libreoffice.org" Sent: Tue, 26 July, 2011 9:37:06 Subject: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-26 Thread Jean Weber
On Tuesday, July 26, 2011, David Nelson wrote: > Hi Jean, > > On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 10:44 AM, Jean Weber wrote: >> No reason why it can't be packaged as one volume containing two parts, or as >> two separate volumes... User's choice how they prefer to get it. > > Maybe if it was one volume it w

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-26 Thread David Nelson
Hi Jean, On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 10:44 AM, Jean Weber wrote: > No reason why it can't be packaged as one volume containing two parts, or as > two separate volumes... User's choice how they prefer to get it. Maybe if it was one volume it would be OK, but I'm not attracted to the idea of multiplyi

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed Revision of Writer Guide

2011-07-26 Thread Jean Weber
On Tuesday, July 26, 2011, David Nelson wrote: > Hi Jean, > > On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 6:17 AM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: >> Now I am proposing that we split the Writer Guide into two volumes, as >> follows: > > I must admit that my initial reaction is that I find it more > convenient to have all t