I will look over the Writer chapter.
On 1/24/2018 2:09 AM, Dave Barton wrote:
Hi Cathy,
On 24.01.2018 04:24, Cathy Crumbley wrote:
Hi Dave,
I could help with whatever is the highest priority for GS5--either
Base or Writer.
Thanks, that would be a big help. The Base or Writer chapters don't
really have different priorities, because we need both for a complete
guide. I did the last merge of the Writer chapter sections and I would
prefer not to review my own work, so it would be good if you will take
and review the merged chapter from the feedback folder on ODF Authors:
https://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/getting-started/feedback-lo-6.0
We don't yet have an initial draft for the Base chapter, but the core
Base functions and features don't often change so it is likely that
there will be very few changes needed to update the Base chapter from
the previous guide. However, I will investigate if there have been any
changes in Base we need to consider and post my findings back here.
If Writer, I would prefer not to work on the sections that I
previously edited for the Writer 5 guide (and I think they are now in
the LO 6 drafts).
We are now working on whole chapters as opposed to sections and your
previous edits have been reviewed and merged with the work of other
contributors. It's almost unavoidable that at some stage we will all
find ourselves reviewing our own edits.
If Base is the higher priority, I should note that I am not familiar
with it, but for editing user documentation, my belief is that
ignorance can be strength.
Good point. Let me check for any important changes in Base and if there
aren't any it should be a relatively simple job to update the Base chapter.
Cathy
Good to see you back on board.
Kind Regards
Dave
On 1/23/2018 4:20 AM, Dave Barton wrote:
Hi Jean,
Good to hear from you.
For GS6.0 it might be best if we just refer to the Writer Guide as a
whole and maybe refine details of the specific chapter numbers when we
get under way with WG6.0.
Many thanks for your work on WG5.4, it is going to be a big help.
I propose to get the "easy" bits (Preface and Appendices) cleaned up
first, then I will try to finalise the Writer chapter. Your writing
skills are much better than mine, so it would be much appreciated if you
could find time to review this chapter when I am done with it.
We are still missing the Getting Started with Base chapter for GS6.0 and
I was wondering if any contributors to the previous editions of the Base
Guide or Base Handbook might be available and willing to update the
GS5.2 chapter. Other than Firebird (still experimental) I am not aware
of any major changes in Base, so this should not be an onerous task.
Best Regards
Dave
On 20.01.2018 20:55, Jean Weber wrote:
Dave,
In Chapter 4 (Writer), many references to chapters in the Writer Guide
are probably out of date. I have almost finished revising the WG up to
LOv5.4, and as soon as I've finished doing that, I'll start updating
it to v6.0. So I recommend that the chapter references either be
updated for the new guide, or removed (just say "in the Writer Guide"
instead of "in Chapter N of the Writer Guide".)
The list and sequence of chapters have been significantly changed, as
you can see on the Tasks page in the wiki, and for the chapters that
I've split into 2 or 3, it's often not obvious which new chapter a
topic is in. I'm happy to go through the GS chapter and edit those,
but I don't want to work on an incorrect or obsolete copy of the GS
chapter.
Regards, Jean
On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 7:00 AM, Dave Barton
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Folks,
Getting back on track following a problematic international move and a
rotten bout of flu, although I am still battling to get a decent
internet connection.
I have now pulled copies of all existing chapter contributions in both
the drafts and feedback folders from ODF Authors with the intention of
reviewing, revising and collating them into potentially publishable
book. This is going to be a sizable undertaking, so if any other
members
of the team can find the time assist please contact me on or off list.
I will report to this thread as I complete chapters I consider
ready for
final review and or grammatical checking.
An issue with the Template Changer Extension was reported:
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60592
The extension developer has now updated the extension from version
1.27c
to 1.27d. My own tests with the latest version indicate it works as
expected under LO 6.0RC2. I have updated Template Changer Extension on
ODF Authors to this latest version: http://bit.ly/2Djt9i4
Regards
Dave
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