Actually, my way--working off the forum site--would be much better
because I intend to utilize my edited source files as training
experiences with the expectation for developing a cadre base of future
copyeditors, reviewers, and technical editors. Therefore, it does not
matter at all if there are several versions of individual training
files, as the individuals could submit their own edited versions of
previously improperly edited source files on the Alfresco site
themselves, if they so choose to.
OTOH, if you care to keep your LO chapter source files in their present,
unprofessional condition... Well that is OK by me, too. I am offering a
training experience to any prospective editors and such--so that a
sufficient amount of them might be available in the future. Having them
see how the files should be edited (and written in the first place) is
really what needs to happen if the LO documentation project is to
continue and "prosper."
Gary
On 10/14/2011 10:00 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
Hi :)
Please try to use the Alfresco site as everyone else manages to do so. Different versions scattered around the internet on people's personal websites makes it difficult to work out which version has which edits and which should or shouldn't be being worked on. I think you are proposing a really messy muddle.
Regards from
Tom :)
--- On Fri, 14/10/11, Gary Schnabl<[email protected]> wrote:
From: Gary Schnabl<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Writer Ch10
To: [email protected]
Date: Friday, 14 October, 2011, 12:29
Actually, even "tomorrow" was not the day. Those postseason baseball games
leading up to the World Series are still ongoing.
I did finish a somewhat quick single-pass edit of Chapter 10, though but did
not upload it to my website yet. The nags on the administration control panel
on the phpBB3 forum site kept urging me to update to the latest version over
the past several days, so I did that software updating first yesterday.
Chapter 10 had over 150 edits made to it. I suspect that the original source
file from OOo was responsible for most, if not all, of those errors--not the
rebranding efforts. The only LO-caused problem that I can remember was related
to its not being updated for version 3.4 yet--a screenshot had a version 3.3
name for a dialog-box title. (Somebody should fix that, though...)
Because the OOo source file for Chapter 10 contained so many errors due to, perhaps,
careless lapses, mostly with improper character formatting and manual overrides, I reckon
that all of the remaining OOo Writer Guide chapter files used in rebranding might have
been similarly "contaminated."
I would prefer not having to perform all of those tedious copyediting repair
jobs myself for those several other chapters, so maybe some volunteers might
help out. No experience would be necessary, as I can readily instruct each and
everybody in how to perform the copyediting and technical editing tasks that
are necessary.
The edited chapter 10 (edit-tracked and commented) source file could be
employed for giving general and specific instructions in how to carry out the
many repetitious editing changes necessary in order to bring the LO chapter
source files up to more-professional standards.
In any event, I will load the edited Chapter 10 source file onto my forum site
soon and will include mucho exposition there also--relating to what was done in
greater detail.
Gary
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