2011/5/2 Kevin Godby <god...@gmail.com> > Minutes of the General Meeting of the Ubuntu Manual Team > > Date of meeting: 1 May 2011 > > Location: #ubuntu-manual on irc.freenode.net > > Meeting logs: > http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2011/05/01/%23ubuntu-manual.html#t21:08 > > > Attendees: > * godbyk (chair) > * ChrisWoollard* (minutes) > * c7p* (minutes) > * rickfosb (editor in chief) > * Hannie > * IlyaHaykinson > * CrustyBarnacle > * JasonO > * Teotw > > > Kevin Godby called the meeting to order at 20:08 UTC. > > > Screenshot resolution update > > Currently the screenshots are taken at a resolution of 1024×768. This > generates screenshots that can take up a lot of space on the page. > godbyk offered to create a PDF that shows the screenshots being > limited to the width of the primary text block (as opposed to the full > page width). This PDF may be viewed at > <http://builds.ubuntu-manual.org/builds/narrower-screenshots-test.pdf>. > > We need to decide if we want to limit the screenshots to this width or > if they look better at their original width. > > > Maverick edition > > The string freeze for the Maverick edition has been set for 14 May > 2011. After the string freeze, a translation template file will be > uploaded to Launchpad so that translation teams may begin work. The > final preparations will then be made and the Maverick edition will be > published. > > Chris Woollard will review the contributors list and add a past > contributors section. The current contributors will be listed at the > top (with roles/titles) and the past contributors below (names only). > Translation editors will be listed in the English edition. Individual > translators will be listed in their translated edition only. Chris > will also alphabetize the contributors' names. > > > Natty edition > > The current chapter assignments may be viewed at > <http://bit.ly/gG59j7>. Rick Fosburgh will check in with the authors > and editors regularly to assess the progress of each chapter and > determine if more authors and editors are required. > > The following timeline was established for the Natty edition: > > * Milestone 1: lock down what needs to change (1 week) > * Milestone 2: all sections are in, at least with stub content (week 5) > * Milestone 3: copywriting down (week 10) > * Milestone 4: content freeze (copyediting / screenshots done) (week 13) > * Milestone 5: release (final bug testing done) (week 15) > > The natty bazaar repository will be created by Kevin Godby as soon as > the Maverick edition has been finalized. > > > E-book and other formats > > We've had some requests for additional formats including a Kindle > e-book and a large-print edition. Kevin Godby will test different > formats for generating a Kindle-compatible PDF and a large-print > edition. Additional e-book formats and HTML formats will likely > neccessitate using a different source format than TeX (such as > Docbook). This source format change will be explored and implemented > for the Ocelot edition. > > > Prologue questions > > piratemurray had some questions about the prologue chapter. Rick will > email him the responses. > > > Quick reference > > Hannie proposed that we include a quick reference in the manual to > help new users find their way around Unity. Links to some existing > Natty guides were posted including > <http://castrojo.tumblr.com/post/4795149014/the-power-users-guide-to-unity > > > and <http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/natty/>. Hannie will do some research > on the existing guides to see if they sufficiently meet this need. > > > The meeting was adjourned at 21:41 UTC. > > --Kevin Godby > > _______________________________________________ > 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.net/ListHelp > Hello Kevin, good job on minutes :). I think the pdf that you generated with the narrowest images is more aesthetically pleasing, if it looks alright on paper too, i propose the narrowest images, i have some reservation. There are some screenshots that seem to be smaller than they should e.g screenshot on pages 48, 22 and some need to be clearer -i don't know if it is because of resolution or because of other reasons-. If there is any way to tackle these two problems, i think this type of screens are here to stay !
Thank you ! --John
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