I would opt for the suggestion made by Jim. Let authors/editors decide whether or not to remove the version number. During the final phase one of us can go through the manual to check those chapters/sections that had no author. Hannie
Op 14-08-13 19:17, Patrick Dickey schreef: > Would it be possible to do a search through the .tex files for "13", and > if it's found then contact the appropriate author/editor to check into > it? I'm going on the assumption that it wouldn't be too difficult to do > this, of course. > > Have a great day.:) > Patrick. > > On Tue, 2013-08-13 at 12:16 -0700, Jim Connett wrote: >> It is my opinion that both authors and editors should be looking out >> for this occurrence. Authors are really the first line of defense--as >> they determine if inclusion of a "13.10" reference is applicable in >> the section they are authoring, and if they choose to leave a >> reference to "Ubuntu 13.10" in place, then the editor(s) and author(s) >> of a given section can discuss and debate its inclusion. I would >> suspect this would resolve 98% of the issues. >> >> Then, maybe during the indexing or final proofing, those responsible >> for the pre-release tasks can use their editor and globally search >> the .tex files for the string "13.". If he/she/they deem it >> unnecessary in context--for example, a 13.10 reference occurs where a >> reference to another version does not exist--then it can be deleted. >> >> Hannie raises a great question, and as I stated earlier, I believe >> using the rev number should be very, very sparingly used, but like >> Kevin said, there may be a valid reason to use it. Therefore, I'd >> prefer to see the author<->editor<->final-proof process execute to >> resolve these issues...rather than blasting all 13.x references. >> >> >> Others? >> >> --Jim >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 10:32 AM, Carsten Gerlach <[email protected]> >> wrote: > Hi all, > > Am 13.08.2013 08:47, schrieb Hannie Dumoleyn: > > To all authors and editors, I would suggest NOT to add the > version > > number if it is not absolutely necessary. > > > Yes, this sounds good. This would also avoid fuzzy strings in > the > translation. > > So, who will screen through the manual and remove these > version numbers? > > Greetings, Carsten >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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