On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 9:47 AM, Ricardo Berlasso <rgb.m...@gmail.com>wrote:
> 2013/7/18 Natasha Selvey <nysel...@gmail.com> > > > Here is my second round of proposed changes. > > > > I think we should move Tables, Images and OLE objects, Frames, Sections > and > > Autotext out of the first section "Getting to know Writer", leaving > > "Getting to know Writer" with the upfront basics and later moving on to > > these topics. > > > > Tables and Images would get their own pages. > > > > Frames and Sections go into a page for "Formatting pages". > > > > Autotext goes into the current "Working with text" page. > > > > Current outline: > > > > 1. Getting to know Writer > > 1. Writer's User Interface > > 2. Writer's Sidebar > > 3. Tables (move to its own page - expand on information) > > 4. Images and OLE Objects (move to its own page - expand on > > information) > > 5. Frames (move to new page - "Formatting pages") > > 6. Sections (move to new page - "Formatting pages") > > 7. Autotext (move to "Working with text") > > 2. Working with Text > > 1. Numbered list and bullets > > > > Proposed outline: > > > > 1. Getting to know Writer > > 1. Writer's User Interface > > 2. Writer's Sidebar > > 2. Working with Text > > 1. Numbered list and bullets > > 2. Autotext > > 3. Formatting Pages > > 1. Frames > > 2. Sections > > 4. Tables > > 5. Images and OLE Objects > > > > Please send me your concerns or an okay to move forward. Thanks. > > > > Sounds good for me! You are doing a really great job here! > > Just a "conceptual" point: frames and sections are not about formatting > pages, but about filling them with well defined "blocks of content" that > are in a sense separated and somewhat independent from the rest of the > document. In fact, the only way to give format to pages is using page > styles and page breaks. > > I agree that grouping frames and sections is a good idea but I'm not sure > which is the best label to group them: IMO "formatting pages" is not really > appropriate... "Content containers" came to my mind, but I must admit that > it is maybe a bit confusing for a title. Perhaps something on this line? > > > Thanks for the input. I think I understand what you are saying. Perhaps frames and sections are not about "formatting pages" but creating a layout? Would it make more sense to group frames and sections as "Creating page layout"? Or is this just another way of saying "formatting"? Natasha Selvey
