[libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-documentation] I joined recently. How can I help?

Hi :slight_smile:
Wow!!  Thanks :)  Generally you can just write comments to whichever list as and when you feel like it.  Storing closely related comments and sending the whole lot in one go is probably better but is not easy!

However, given the amount of work you have done it would be ideal if you could join the Docs Team's mailing-list.  It's MUCH lower traffic than the Users List!  To sign up for the Docs Team's mailing list, please send a blank e-mail message to documentation+subscribe@global.libreoffice.org and follow the instructions that will be mailed back to you.

To join their team properly rather than just being on their list
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Development

As a member of the Docs Team you can get a login for the ODFauthors site to upload your edited document to there.  But since you have already done the work you could send it as an attachment to me, Dan "theelder" or Jean but that would have to be off-list.  I would then forwards it to Dan.  None of the lists accept attachments.  Dan should be able to use the "Compare documents" feature but normally the team uses "track changes" because it's easier.

Many thanks for looking through this for us!
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

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From: Tim Lloyd <tim.lloyd@gmx.com>
To: Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>; webmaster-Kracked_P_P <webmaster@krackedpress.com>; users@global.libreoffice.org
Sent: Thursday, 17 January 2013, 8:49
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-documentation] I joined recently. How can I help?

Hi, I just joined the list on Monday so I am not across all the various protocols yet. Like, I don't know whether you have to put your hand up for this sort of thing or just do it.

Nevertheless, I am 2/3 of the way through chapter 3 and I have made some notes/changes to the doc. I could very well be finished my review by the end of the working week. What is the next step? I could just flick off a copy of the document with my changes if that would suit.

Cheers
Tim

From: Tom Davies
Sent: 01/16/13 02:29 AM
To: webmaster-Kracked_P_P, users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-documentation] I joined recently. How can I help?

Hi :slight_smile: The 3rd chapter is very new but it's only in draft form at the moment and needs people to read through and check the language makes sense. You know what it's like when you put a lot of hours into creating something, sometimes an edit creates a comma in a wrong place or something else fairly trivial that would normally jump out at you but it's difficult to spot because of other distractions and plans. Anyone that can read through for such 'obvious' mistakes would be a huge help right about now. Dan has done a great job as always so we are not expecting anything but the docs team can't push the chapter through final phases and release it until enough people have checked it. The people that normally do this are mostly just away right now or are slightly scared of Base. Regards from Tom :slight_smile: >________________________________ > From: webmaster-Kracked_P_P <webmaster@krackedpress.com> >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Tuesday, 15 January 2013,

15:10 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-documentation] I joined recently. How can I help? > > >I did not remember seeing the 3rd chapter for the Base section, the last time I looked at the list. That was less than two weeks ago. > > >On 01/14/2013 03:46 PM, Dan Lewis wrote: >> On 01/14/2013 03:07 PM, Tom Davies wrote: >>> Hi :slight_smile: >>> The docs team is currently working on 2 sets of documentation for Base. A full guide and a short(ish) handbook (this latter is being translated from the German one). Dan has just completed 2 chapters for the full guide but the team would appreciate anyone that can spare a bit of time to review the 2 chapters >>> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#LibreOffice_Base_Guide >>> Regards from >>> Tom :slight_smile: >> Pardon me, if I am being a little picky: the link you gave has 3 chapters listed (chapter 1 is published, and chapters 2 and 3 are only drafts). I must have slipped the third chapter in
without anyone noticing it. >> >> --Dan >>> >>> >>>> ________________________________ >>>> From: Dan Lewis >>>> >>>> Completing the Base Handbook might be a good idea also. Completing it would be nice. Chapter 5 discusses queries. This is the link where this can be gotten. >>>> http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/base-handbook/drafts >>>> >>>> My personal thinking is that chapters 2 and 3 might be easier to review for someone who has limited experience with Base because they deal with the basics. The later chapters of the Base Handbook discuss the more complex parts of Base. A working knowledge of Base is helpful for them. I'm thinking that the earlier chapters have already received reviews and at least some proofreading. >>>> Below is the link where my chapters can be gotten. >>>> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications >>>> So, here are a couple of choices that need someone to do some work on. >>>> >>>> --Dan >>>> >>>>