I have been looking through the existing drafts in http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/UserGuide and I would like to ask a few clarifying questions...
It appears that a lot of content is missing/not yet created. I am making the assumption that this guide will (eventually) be comprehensive to all functions in the OpenOffice components? I was looking at the current articles in the Writer guide and I think the sections could be better organized. Am I free to make such a change, or is this something that is better discussed first? I apologize if this is a non-issue, being new to this process I want to make sure I understand what is acceptable. Thank you for the input. Natasha Selvey On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 9:08 AM, RGB ES <rgb.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > Welcome, Natasha! > > More comments below > > 2013/6/20 Natasha Selvey <nysel...@gmail.com> > >> Hello, >> >> My name is Natasha Selvey and I would like to get involved in >> documentation at OpenOffice. I have a background in Document >> Control/Quality Systems but I enjoy writing technical documents. I am >> also currently learning Java, Python, HTML, CSS, and Javascript. >> >> I already read through the orientation modules and signed up for MWiki >> and CWiki. I would really appreciate some direction for helping out >> with documentation. >> > > Perfect! > > At the moment, the user documentation is being worked on the wiki. Please > look at where the draft for the 4.0 user guide is growing: > > http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/UserGuide > > (there is a link to the "status page" at the end). There are several > missing pages and holes on the existing ones, but an easy start would be to > proofread the existing pages and check the information for "accuracy". Most > of the material there was written by a non native English speaker (me...), > so the actual text needs a lot of attention. > > Clearly, writing an user guide implies not only writing skills but also > knowledge of the software: if you have doubts about how Apache OpenOffice > works, just ask! > > Note that this guide is aimed to AOO 4.0, so there are instructions on the > guide that do not completely correspond to the stable builds (like "menu > Tools → Options → Apache OpenOffice": on 3.4.1 you'll find "OpenOffice.org" > there). You can find development builds for 4.0 here: > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Development+Snapshot+Builds#DevelopmentSnapshotBuilds-AOOSnapshotfullsets > > So the "tasks" available are many, some of them already mentioned: > > * Check spelling and grammar for existing pages (proofreading) > * Check if it is possible to reproduce what the guide suggest, i.e., if > topics are clearly explained (accuracy and "understandability") > * Write new material > > It is also possible to add > > * User Guide "design": to make the user guide more visually "appealing" to > the readers. > > Tester, editor or writer? You choose :) > > Regards > Ricardo > > >> >> -Natasha Selvey >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: doc-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: doc-h...@openoffice.apache.org >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: doc-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: doc-h...@openoffice.apache.org
