[Ubuntu-manual] Recapture the about:home page cause new localized version

2010-04-29 Thread Fran Dieguez (Mabishu St.)
As I said yesterday here are the new about:home pages so we have to recapture ubuntu-about-home.png. Could you repeat the process of remove previous png to recapture it? Greetings ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual Post to : ubu

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Fwd: [UCLP] Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.04 released

2010-04-29 Thread c7p c7p
Congratulations :D and think that this is only the beginning! ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual Post to : ubuntu-manual@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual More help : https://help.launchpad.ne

[Ubuntu-manual] [Bug 571684] [NEW] Asturian language not available on website

2010-04-29 Thread Xuacu Saturio
Public bug reported: Just that: Asturian language isn't appearing among languages on http ://ubuntu-manual.org/ Translation is 100% done now. Perhaps «ast» language needs to be activated in web server config? Regards -- Xuacu ** Affects: ubuntu-manual Importance: Undecided Status:

[Ubuntu-manual] [Bug 571684] Re: Asturian language not available on website

2010-04-29 Thread Marcos
Hi! Yes, the web is translated :) Do you need translate something more? Best regards! -- Asturian language not available on website https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/571684 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Manual Team, which is subscribed to Ubuntu Manual. Stat

[Ubuntu-manual] [Bug 571684] Re: Asturian language not available on website

2010-04-29 Thread Adnane Belmadiaf
** Project changed: ubuntu-manual => ubuntu-manual-website ** Changed in: ubuntu-manual-website Assignee: (unassigned) => Adnane Belmadiaf (adnane002) ** Changed in: ubuntu-manual-website Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: ubuntu-manual-website Status: New => Confirmed

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] [Bug 571684] [NEW] Asturian language not available on website

2010-04-29 Thread Martin Lukeš
Hey Xuacu, great job about your translation! Could you please add your language name next to others on http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AqQVtqGm63qVdFE2bWwzbnBhOFc0d3hnTmc2emJPT0E Thanks! --- Regards Martin Lukeš P.S.: Please keep the communication history On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 2:32 P

[Ubuntu-manual] new chapter (Advancing the command line)

2010-04-29 Thread Zoltan VARALLYAY
Dear All, I am writing up a new chapter for the next release of the Ubuntu manual entitled Advancing the command line. Although it has not totally finalized yet I would like to share this with you to gain some feedback how to change the concept or how to modify the contents. Please, find the prep

[Ubuntu-manual] Ubuntu -Manual

2010-04-29 Thread _[] @ []V[] []D @ []\[] ][
i will be brief. The Ubuntu manual for 10.04 comprises of 165 pages.Many feel it burden to study these much pages.The manual is very elaborative on each topic. My idea is to release a tiny version containg minimum number of pages xplaining much needed topics along with the present.Then we can reac

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] new chapter (Advancing the command line)

2010-04-29 Thread Ryan Macnish
Hey Zoltan, Im the author of the current chapter 6 (command-line), i like your idea, but you must remember that this is a manual for beginners so it should not contain much advanced material at all, the current command line chapter is there to cover BASIC use of the terminal. I have deliberatel

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Ubuntu -Manual

2010-04-29 Thread Ryan Macnish
Hey, Id like to hear others thoughts on this too but my understanding is that the Ubuntu Pocket Guide covers that. Ryan Macnish Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:02:51 +0530 From: surendra.jamp...@gmail.com To: ubuntu-manual@lists.launchpad.net Subject: [Ubuntu-manual] Ubuntu -Manual i will be brief. T

[Ubuntu-manual] Accessible version of the manual?

2010-04-29 Thread Tony Sales
Hi I work with visually impaired learners and i would like a more accessible version of the manual in html or txt format, as pdf documenta can be quite difficult to navigate with a screen-reader. I have tried converting the pdf myself but it includes lots of strange symbols etc. -- drbongo Dig t

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Recapture the about:home page cause new localized version

2010-04-29 Thread Luke-Jennings
On Thu, 2010-04-29 at 13:23 +0200, Fran Dieguez (Mabishu St.) wrote: > As I said yesterday here are the new about:home pages so we have to > recapture ubuntu-about-home.png. > > Could you repeat the process of remove previous png to recapture it? > > Greetings Hello Sorry for the confusion afte

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Ubuntu -Manual

2010-04-29 Thread Benjamin Humphrey
See our plans for the Quickstart booklets for Maverick :) On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 1:54 AM, Ryan Macnish wrote: > Hey, > > Id like to hear others thoughts on this too but my understanding is that > the Ubuntu Pocket Guide covers that. > > Ryan Macnish > > -- > Date: T

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Accessible version of the manual?

2010-04-29 Thread Benjamin Humphrey
Hi Tony, Unfortunately we don't have much at the moment in that regard, BUT we are going to hopefully have an HTML5 version up for the Maverick release. It'll be useful, it'll be pretty and it will support accessibility and multiple languages. We'd also like to have video tutorials and more images

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] new chapter (Advancing the command line)

2010-04-29 Thread Benjamin Humphrey
Hey Zoltan, The next edition of the manual will probably have _less_ command line stuff than the current one. We're going to alter the entire style to bring it more into line with a beginners guide focussed on helping regular people getting things done, rather than learning advanced things like th

[Ubuntu-manual] [Bug 568652] Re: Mac OS X in lower case

2010-04-29 Thread Andrew Keyes
** Changed in: ubuntu-manual Status: New => Confirmed -- Mac OS X in lower case https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/568652 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Manual Team, which is subscribed to Ubuntu Manual. Status in Ubuntu Manual: Confirmed Bug descripti

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Ubuntu Manual translation

2010-04-29 Thread Elan Kugelmass
Thanks for forwarding my message along Dmitry. I appreciate that. I'm copying the ubuntu manual team on this email. On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Dmitry Agafonov wrote: > 2010/4/29 Elan Kugelmass : > > Hi Dmitry! > > > > I'm contacting you in hopes of finding someone who coordinates the RU >

[Ubuntu-manual] Data source for Mirror

2010-04-29 Thread Muhd Syazwan Md Khusaini
Hi guys.. Open Source *Competency* Center (OSCC Malaysia) is glad to be one of The Ubuntu Manual mirror here at Malaysia. Where can I all the source/fix/upgrade version for this manual? Hope that we can get it for Malaysian reference (and Malay language also on translation progress). Later I'll u

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Ubuntu Manual translation

2010-04-29 Thread Ilya Haykinson
This is a very good guide. While it does not go into using many applications or hardware (preferring to focus on installation, using the desktop, software management, and a few advanced topics), the manual uses really clear language and wonderfully helpful screenshots. I think that even for people

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] new chapter (Advancing the command line)

2010-04-29 Thread Zoltan VARALLYAY
Hi Ryan, OK, I understand the situation. And very likely I misunderstood Benjamin earlier. But as he wrote now, this would have a place in a html5 version of the manual later therefore I had not worked for nothing.:-) Regards, Zoltan On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Ryan Macnish wrote: > Hey Zo

[Ubuntu-manual] (Czech) tag \application

2010-04-29 Thread Martin Lukeš
> > Pokud najdete název aplikace, který není obklopen tagem \application, nebo > jen nějakou náhradou, jako \emph. Uzavřete jej, prosím, do tagu \application > a název přidejte do seznamu níže. > Tento seznam poslouží jako základ pro kontrolu tagu \application jak pro > českou, tak i anglickou verz

[Ubuntu-manual] Plans for the websites

2010-04-29 Thread adnane belmadiaf
Hi Team, so our plans for the next release of the website : Ubuntu-manual.org - Bugs fix - Site optimization - Get the website translated a 100% - Increase our Pagerank - Get the Stats script work 100% - Set up a backoffice to handle the manuals quickshot.ubuntu-manual.org - make it's own webs

[Ubuntu-manual] [Bug 571524] Re: Open Source definition is inaccurate

2010-04-29 Thread Bryan Behrenshausen
These comments from doctormo are valuable; however, while some address inaccuracies in the description, others simply expand the scope of the description more broadly than a beginning user may need or even wish. The initial draft of this section included information about free software and explanat

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] [Bug 571684] [NEW] Asturian language not available on website

2010-04-29 Thread Xuacu
I'm sorry, Martin, your mail went into the wrong folder :( But, as I can see, that's been already done. It's OK, the name is «Asturianu» Best regards El xueves, 29-abril-2010 a les 15:17 +0200, Martin Lukeš escribió: > Hey Xuacu, > great job about your translation! > > Could you please add you

[Ubuntu-manual] [Bug 571524] Re: Open Source definition is inaccurate

2010-04-29 Thread Martin Owens
Bryan, the definitions between the FSF and the OSI are almost the same, the problem is that the FSF definition is more tightly focused. Although I have to say that I personally don't like either. Canonical are not the Ubuntu Community, I'd be weary of a blind copy since Canonical isn't exactly doi

[Ubuntu-manual] [Bug 568652] Re: Mac OS X in lower case

2010-04-29 Thread Kevin Neely
Apple writes it as Mac OS X. I think the manual should honor their trademark. (see http://www.apple.com/macosx/ ) -- Mac OS X in lower case https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/568652 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Manual Team, which is subscribed to Ubuntu Manu

[Ubuntu-manual] [Bug 568652] Re: Mac OS X in lower case

2010-04-29 Thread Kevin Godby
Per the name ("Mac OS X" versus "Mac OS" versus "OS X", etc.): Apple consistently uses "Mac OS X". The name of the operating system is "Mac OS" and it's version 10 (X in roman numerals). [It should, in fact, be pronounced "Mac Oh-Ess Ten". Apple uses to be quite insistent on this when it was fi

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] application tag

2010-04-29 Thread Kevin Godby
Hello, Martin. 2010/4/29 Martin Lukeš : > Hey Kevin > I know it's late for the first release, anyway. > > Relating to bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-manual/+bug/565343 about > manual conventions. > I found that \application tag do nothing. At least it looks like. > For an example see attach

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Plans for the websites

2010-04-29 Thread Ilya Haykinson
I would add to this "Create a way to read the manual online", i.e. embed some flash-based PDF display, to let people without a PDF reader look through our manual. We should also try to find a way to have key phrases from the manual indexed by search engines -- otherwise people won't find the manua

[Ubuntu-manual] Translation template import - ubu-man-website-translations in Ubuntu Manual lucid-e1

2010-04-29 Thread rosetta
Hello Ubuntu Manual Team, On 2010-04-29 22:10z (36 minutes ago), you uploaded a translation template for ubu-man-website-translations in Ubuntu Manual lucid-e1 in Launchpad. The template has now been imported successfully. Thank you, The Launchpad team

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Plans for the websites

2010-04-29 Thread Kevin Godby
Hello. On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Ilya Haykinson wrote: > I would add to this "Create a way to read the manual online", i.e. embed > some flash-based PDF display, to let people without a PDF reader look > through our manual. You could embed Google's PDF viewer on our website: https://do

[Ubuntu-manual] [Bug 571524] Re: Open Source definition is inaccurate

2010-04-29 Thread Bryan Behrenshausen
I agree that neither description is perfect, Martin, but I do think it's worth noting that the FSF explicitly refuses to endorse Ubuntu, which it claims does not adhere to the foundation's definition of "free software." Granted, their reasons for this seem to focus more on Canonical's endorsement

[Ubuntu-manual] [Bug 571524] Re: Open Source definition is inaccurate

2010-04-29 Thread Martin Owens
Then don't apply either, We've been using the term FOSS for a while now to define an amalgamation between technical and social priorities which gives the whole definition a lot of strength. -- Open Source definition is inaccurate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/571524 You received this bug notifi

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Recapture the about:home page cause new localized version

2010-04-29 Thread Fran Dieguez
> Hello > > Sorry for the confusion after reading the translators mailing list i > understood which screen shot you were on about. You should now be able > to take it again. Please let me know when it is done. > All done, you can submit the new image to the repository. Greetings.

[Ubuntu-manual] [Bug 571524] Re: Open Source definition is inaccurate

2010-04-29 Thread Bryan Behrenshausen
I've just pushed the first of what will undoubtedly be many re-writes of the section. Please have a look and provide feedback if you can. -- Open Source definition is inaccurate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/571524 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Manual Te

[Ubuntu-manual] Tabula rasa

2010-04-29 Thread Kevin Godby
Hey, guys. Before we all get started on updating the lucid-e2 branch, I wanted to run an idea by you. I'm hoping that those more experienced with bzr/Launchpad can help. Right now, our branch is over 150 MB in size. The actual size of the source files required to build the manual is less than a

[Ubuntu-manual] [Bug 571524] Re: Open Source definition is inaccurate

2010-04-29 Thread Bryan Behrenshausen
Oops. I forgot to address your previous comment (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-manual/+bug/571524/comments/4). I understand your preference for FOSS; however, I'm reluctant to drop an acronym like that into a beginner's manual without proper explanation. And such explanation would inevitably

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] application tag

2010-04-29 Thread Martin Lukeš
Right, index. Totally forgot about that. ;) I might have just few more questions. Since application tag doesn't change the font, it's fine if I do something like: > Pomocí \application{Writer}u. > Whole "Writeru" word will be with the same font and all? And since Czech language has one beautiful

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Plans for the websites

2010-04-29 Thread Martin Lukeš
On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 12:52 AM, Kevin Godby wrote: > Hello. > > On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Ilya Haykinson > wrote: > > I would add to this "Create a way to read the manual online", i.e. embed > > some flash-based PDF display, to let people without a PDF reader look > > through our manual

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] application tag

2010-04-29 Thread Kevin Godby
'allo. 2010/4/29 Martin Lukeš : > Right, index. Totally forgot about that. ;) No worries. :) > I might have just few more questions. > Since application tag doesn't change the font, it's fine if I do something > like: >> >> Pomocí \application{Writer}u. > > Whole "Writeru" word will be with the

[Ubuntu-manual] [Bug 571524] Re: Open Source definition is inaccurate

2010-04-29 Thread Martin Owens
Then use "Free and Open Source" which avoids the acronym, includes your golden "Open Source" branding (which is legally blind IMO) and possibly just take a sentence to explain the economics (very briefly) -- Open Source definition is inaccurate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/571524 You received

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Tabula rasa

2010-04-29 Thread Kevin T. Neely
I don't know much about bazaar, but I recently did a similar thing with my personal Subversion repository. To rid myself of unwanted files, I dumped the repository and ran it through an SVN filter (a builtin tool of subversion) which allowed me to exclude files I didn't want. At that point, I

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] application tag

2010-04-29 Thread Martin Lukeš
Thank you! This is excellent and is exactly what I needed!!! For now I can't think of any other command that would require this adjustment. Thank you again Kevin. You're just the best! :D --- Regards Martin Lukeš P.S.: Please keep the communication history 2010/4/30 Kevin Godby > 'allo. > >

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] (Czech) tag \application

2010-04-29 Thread Martin Lukeš
AKTUALIZACE EtherPadu *názvy aplikací* Pokud najdete název aplikace, který není obklopen tagem \application (nebo \commandlineapp), nebo jen nějakou špatnou náhradou, jako \emph. Uzavřete jej, prosím, do tagu \application (nebo \commandlineapp) a název přidejte do seznamu níže. Tento seznam poslou

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Tabula rasa

2010-04-29 Thread Ryan Macnish
Hey Kevin, Im no bzr pro but i do use it a fair amount. I think as long as the original branch is kept on launchpad until we are completely sure that all required files have been migrated to the new branch, we should be ok. Although does anyone know of any options in bzr to make this task any ea

[Ubuntu-manual] [Bug 568652] Re: Mac OS X in lower case

2010-04-29 Thread Fredrik Sudmann
I see it now that you have pointed it out, but it still looks lower case to me. I guess it has to do with the letters "osx" looking the same in both upper and lower case. For consistency, we might also consider using "Apple's Mac OS X" (Since we are using "Microsoft Windows" and "Adobe Creative Su