[Ubuntu-manual] Translation template import - ubuntu-manual in Ubuntu Manual main

2010-01-27 Thread rosetta
Hello Ubuntu Manual Team, On 2010-01-28 00:40z (24 minutes ago), you uploaded a translation template for ubuntu-manual in Ubuntu Manual main in Launchpad. The template has now been imported successfully. Thank you, The Launchpad team ___ Mailing lis

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Introduction and a Title idea (was) UMD: Preparation

2010-01-27 Thread Benjamin Humphrey
BTW, team: does anyone know of places where we could use illustrations (except title page)? There might be an opportunity for icons beside each chapter header. On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 3:28 AM, omer akram wrote: > Ubuntu is a very easy OS than windows and this manual will make it even > easier s

[Ubuntu-manual] [Bug 513257] Re: Text formatting for links

2010-01-27 Thread Kevin Godby
** Changed in: ubuntu-manual Assignee: (unassigned) => Kevin Godby (godbyk) ** Changed in: ubuntu-manual Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: ubuntu-manual Importance: Undecided => Medium -- Text formatting for links https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/513257 You received this b

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Printable area

2010-01-27 Thread Wendy Sheridan
It's possible to create a nice design that can accommodate printer margins. Full-bleed is always luxurious looking, of course, but printer limitations can be incorporated into a design, especially if we are requiring readers who want hardcopy to print their own manuals. -Wendy sheridanmultimedia.c

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Printable area

2010-01-27 Thread Wolter Hellmund
On Wed, 2010-01-27 at 15:11 +0100, Thorsten Wilms wrote: > Hi! > > It would be good to know how large the minimum margin should be for > printers without edge-to-edge capability. Hey Thorsten, I think that we should create a separate version of the titlepage for printing only, which will be simp

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] New design team

2010-01-27 Thread Wolter Hellmund
On Wed, 2010-01-27 at 21:32 +1300, Benjamin Humphrey wrote: > We've decided to make a "Design Team" to handle the title page, > in-book artwork (such as chapter artwork) and styles etc. Hopefully > all the title page artists will be able to work together as a team > instead of competing with each

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Printable area

2010-01-27 Thread Dayofswords
On 1/27/2010 6:11 AM, Thorsten Wilms wrote: Hi! It would be good to know how large the minimum margin should be for printers without edge-to-edge capability. What I recall from printers I used is something in the proximity of 5 mm on each side. A web search has been fruitless so far. If you ha

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Introduction and a Title idea (was) UMD: Preparation

2010-01-27 Thread omer akram
Ubuntu is a very easy OS than windows and this manual will make it even easier so "Ubuntu, now even more easier" or something like that On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:05 PM, Thorsten Wilms wrote: > On Wed, 2010-01-27 at 08:22 -0500, Wendy Sheridan wrote: > > Welcome Wendy! I'm confident you will be

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Printable area

2010-01-27 Thread Wendy Sheridan
I have been operating with a 6.35mm (1/4") margin for page design with no problems. The quick google for Canon laser printers yeilds 5mm margin. -Wendy On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Thorsten Wilms wrote: > Hi! > > It would be good to know how large the minimum margin should be for > printers

[Ubuntu-manual] [Bug 513257] [NEW] Text formatting for links

2010-01-27 Thread Kelvin Gardiner
Public bug reported: When using \chaplink there is no visual difference in the text between normal text and the link. It is not obvious that link is click-able. The same is true when using \href. Some formatting should be applied to make a distinction between normal text and links. The text colou

[Ubuntu-manual] Printable area

2010-01-27 Thread Thorsten Wilms
Hi! It would be good to know how large the minimum margin should be for printers without edge-to-edge capability. What I recall from printers I used is something in the proximity of 5 mm on each side. A web search has been fruitless so far. If you have a printer, or just access to its specs, ple

[Ubuntu-manual] [Bug 506807] Re: Factual Error sudo (Chapter 7)

2010-01-27 Thread Kelvin Gardiner
Chapter 8: Security has a section on using sudo (not yet committed). This section should link to it. The section label is sec:security:sudo -- Factual Error sudo (Chapter 7) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/506807 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Manual Team,

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Introduction and a Title idea (was) UMD: Preparation

2010-01-27 Thread Thorsten Wilms
On Wed, 2010-01-27 at 08:22 -0500, Wendy Sheridan wrote: Welcome Wendy! I'm confident you will be a great addition to the team with your tremendous experience. BTW, team: does anyone know of places where we could use illustrations (except title page)? > Hi, > I am brand new to this project (I ju

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Introduction and a Title idea (was) UMD: Preparation

2010-01-27 Thread Wendy Sheridan
Hi, I am brand new to this project (I just heard about it and signed up yesterday), but I've been working as a tech writer for about 20 years or so (and a technical illustrator for about 3 years or so). I think I am also a member of your target audience: I have (significant) computer experience, bu

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] UMD: Preparation

2010-01-27 Thread Thorsten Wilms
On Wed, 2010-01-27 at 20:10 +1300, Benjamin Humphrey wrote: Screenshots === > That sounds good. Perhaps we need to start thinking how we're going to > handle screenshots too. I think just resizing them to the same width is not a good idea. They should be taken at the same display resolu

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] [Bug 506803] Re: Factual Error Terminal vs. Shell (Chapter 7)

2010-01-27 Thread Anmol Sarma
The new version again suggests that a terminal and a shell are the same. I could not come up with a better way so I did this http://ubuntuforums.org/search.php?searchid=69501913 Hope you don't mind. On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 2:10 AM, Ryan Macnish wrote: > ** Changed in: ubuntu-manual > Statu

[Ubuntu-manual] New design team

2010-01-27 Thread Benjamin Humphrey
Hi everyone, hope your week is going well. We've decided to make a "Design Team" to handle the title page, in-book artwork (such as chapter artwork) and styles etc. Hopefully all the title page artists will be able to work together as a team instead of competing with each other, and we should be a