Which chapter/section do you want to proofread ? -If i remember right the ubuntu desktop ?-
--John 2011/10/18 Paco Patag <axonn...@gmail.com> > Rick and John, > > The email address for my Ubuntu One account is also axonn...@gmail.com. > I've already joined the Launchpad group, but if you need it, my Launchpad > address is https://launchpad.net/~pfjap.paco. > > Thank you, > > Paco Patag > > > > On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 19:11, c7p <c7p.ad...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello Editors ! >> >> We have many sections finished an it's your turn to push the manual, time >> for proofreading ! >> >> What you should do as an editor ? >> >> 1)Proofread the text, correct any syntactical or grammatical mistakes >> 2)Make sure that the text corresponds to the reality, -e.g an author may >> haven't change the a menu name, you'll have to do it-. This means that >> you'll check if the process that is described is ok. >> 3*)If you find a paragraph that isn't understandable or it could be more >> understandable with a few changes in sentences, you may change these >> sentences. >> >> >> Not all chapters have been finished. Here is the chapters available for >> proofread: >> >> 1. Ubuntu Desktop >> 2. Working with Ubuntu >> - Reading and Composing e-mails >> - Microblogging >> - Listening to Music >> 3. Software Management >> 4. Advanced topics >> >> >> Authors, were given two ways to submit their work: >> >> 1. LaTeX code. The manual is written in LaTeX. They write the text using >> our LaTeX markup and then they upload it directly to our bzr repository. >> 2. Plain text or LibreOffice document. As an alternative for those >> authors who don't know LaTeX (and aren't interested in learning), they could >> share their work in a LibreOffice document. After you finish proofreading >> some of our editors will covert it to LaTeX and upload it to the branch. >> There is an Ubuntu Manual shared folder on UbuntuOne, where some authors >> share their work. >> >> The Working with Ubuntu, the Software Management sections are in >> LibreOffice format -which means we haven't converted them to tex format- on >> UbuntuOne shared folder. >> The Ubuntu Desktop, and Advanced Topics chapters in tex format, on our >> branch. >> >> >> How do i get started ? >> >> 1)Select the section, or chapter you want to work on. >> 2)If the section you want to proofread is: >> >> - on our branch: >> >> Don't get deterred from Latex code! It's like proofreading an webpage page >> in html format. You don't even have to know our Latex markup code, you can >> simply refer to >> http://kevin.godby.org/ubuntu-manual/talks/latex-handout.pdf if you want >> to learn what a latex tag does. Instructions on how to get started : >> http://ubuntu-manual.org/getinvolved/editors >> >> - on UbuntuOne shared folder >> >> 1) Create an UbuntuOne account if you haven't one (-if you have a >> Launchpad acc you are ok-) >> 2) Set up UbuntuOne for your machine >> >> instructions for 1), 2) => >> https://one.ubuntu.com/help/tutorial/install-and-setup-ubuntu-one/ (the >> link may be for 11.04 but it works for 11.10 too) >> >> When you have done these let me know your UbuntuOne account (just let me >> know the e-mail of the account). So we can move on the next step. >> >> 3)Write your name on the spreadsheet of manual contributors [1] >> >> During the proofread process it's good to provide feedback, you can either >> write in the spreadsheet [1] or send a mail to the list. >> >> If you have any questions send them to the mailing list so as everyone can >> see them. >> >> [1] >> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ar0Z6vOO38EydFl2cTJRNzJPZU56WEI3VzdKNzJtR0E&hl=en_US >> >> >> Rick & John > > >
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