Thank you, Peter, Your feedback and answers make perfect sense. I feel I have learned a lot from reviewing this chapter!
Cheers, Sam. Samantha Hamilton darling docs <https://darlingdocs.wordpress.com/> <https://github.com/samanthahamilton> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamilton-64b4b71b0/> On Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 9:30 AM Peter Schofield <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Samantha > > 1st question — not sure why Sidebar is capitalised. Easily changed when I > create 2nd draft. > > 2nd question — it is a note. Warning header, in my opinion, should not be > used at all. There is no danger to life or serious risk of injury, which is > what a warning is all about. Definition of a warning comes from ISO rules. > Also, in my opinion, caution should not be used. There is no real danger of > causing a malfunction of equipment. In software guides there is only a need > for notes and tips. > > Had a quick look at your suggestions and you have made some good points. > > Moving figures would create large white spaces in the document. In my > opinion, too much white space in a document is something to be avoided. It > looks very unprofessional. I am of the old school where user guides used to > be printed. > > Regards > Peter Schofield > [email protected] > > > > On 14 Aug 2020, at 14:47, Samantha Hamilton < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Peter, and Team, > > I have completed a first pass review of Impress Chapter 3 and uploaded it > to the Feedback folder (changes noted on the Status Spreadsheet). Peter, > you mentioned in an email to Felipe that "the template for version 7.0 is > not 100% set in stone." As such, I did not investigate too deeply the > finite formatting details. I do have a few quick questions, though, and > perhaps they are template-related questions: > > - Why is Sidebar capitalized, but main menu bar and toolbar are not? > - Was there a decision made about the Note header on page 2 to be > re-styled as a Warning header? > > Overall, I thought the writing was very clear and concise---I was able to > follow all the directions easily. > Cheers, > Sam. > > Samantha Hamilton > darling docs > > <https://darlingdocs.wordpress.com/> > <https://github.com/samanthahamilton> > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamilton-64b4b71b0/> > > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 10:14 AM Samantha Hamilton < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Peter, and Team, >> >> I have downloaded Impress Chapter 3 for first review. Expected return >> date is Saturday the 15th. Just a quick note: I've been getting a "502 Bad >> Gateway" error on the Status Spreadsheet, but I will try again later to >> update that page. >> >> Cheers, >> Sam. >> >> Samantha Hamilton >> darling docs >> >> <https://darlingdocs.wordpress.com/> >> <https://github.com/samanthahamilton> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamilton-64b4b71b0/> >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 10:32 AM Peter Schofield <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Chapter 3 Adding and Formatting Text for the Impress Guide 7.0 has been >>> uploaded to the Drafts folder on NextCloud and is ready for review and >>> comment. >>> >>> This chapter has been rewritten for two reasons. >>> >>> 1. The changes in Version 7.0 required a rewrite of the old version of >>> the chapter. >>> >>> 2. The old version of this chapter was very poorly written and probably >>> by someone who was not experienced in writing software guides. It was >>> confusing and difficult to follow in some instances. Hopefully I have now >>> corrected that problem. >>> >>> One comment I must make is that whoever wrote Version 4.3 of this >>> chapter did not add their name to the contributors list at the front of the >>> guide. My name appears there as the last contributor and makes it look like >>> I wrote this version of Chapter 3. I definitely did not and the text is >>> definitely not my style or quality. >>> >>> If anybody writes a chapter or does a review and comment, then PLEASE >>> add your name to th contributors list. >>> >>> Regards >>> Peter Schofield >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe e-mail to: >>> [email protected] >>> Problems? >>> https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >>> Posting guidelines + more: >>> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >>> List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ >>> Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy >>> >>> > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
