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From: "Allan Sadun" <holyparmesan () gmail ! com>
Date: 2006-04-30 20:10:04
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Where is the documentation in the KDE SVN repository?
On 4/30/06, Kevin Krammer <kevin.krammer@gmx.at> wrote:
>
> On Sunday 30 April 2006 21:41, Allan Sadun wrote:
> > Wow! I've never gotten a reply from a mailing list, let alone three, so
> to
> > avoid getting replies to my replies, I'll continue by private email.
>
> Actually I'd like to recommend staying on the list as long as you have
> still
> open questions. Others might have answers for the new questions as well or
> might still answer you first round questions if they believe you are still
> waiting for some.
>
> You can CC any reply to this mail to the mailinglist as well if you like.
>
> > Languages I'm fluent in: HTML, JavaScript, English
>
> Usually our web team needs help as well, for reorganising content,
> testing,
> creating new content, etc
>
> They have a mailinglist as well:
> https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-www
>
> Parts of the KDE4 platform anticipated for end of the year, early next
> year
> release will be extendable in JavaScript and there is a stand-alone
> JavaScript interpreter with KDE bindings available even for KDE3:
> http://xmelegance.org/kjsembed/
>
> > I don't think I should start coding right away; As said above, I know
> C++,
> > kinda, sorta, not really, but I can understand most code, so if I start
> by
> > documentation, it'll fit my abilities, and by examining code, I can
> learn,
> > so I think it's a good place to start.
>
> Yes, definitely a good way to get into all the KDE action :)
>
> > So... I browse the SVN repository, download code and documentation,
> write
> > new docs, create diffs, and post them on the list? If so:
> > 1. How do I make diffs?
>
> Once you change a file in your SVN checkout, the command "svn diff"
> outputs
> the differences. You can, after examining it and maybe reworking your
> changes, have the command write to a file instead:
>
> $ svn diff > /tmp/patchfilename.diff
>
> > 2. What format should docs be in? HTML, ASCII, other?
>
> As far as I know most of our documentation is in DocBook, however the
> documentation team has regularily stated that they are happy with plain
> text
> (ASCII) contributions as well.
>
> Their mailinglist is https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-doc-english
>
> > 3. Frans, you mentioned my "svn checkout". I'm new to the idea of SVN;
> what
> > is it?
>
> There is a KDE SVN Howto in our Wiki:
> http://wiki.kde.org/tiki-index.php?page=KDE+Subversion+HOWTO
>
> Cheers,
> Kevin
>
> --
> Kevin Krammer <kevin.krammer@gmx.at>
> Qt/KDE Developer, Debian User
> Moderator: www.mrunix.de (German), www.qtcentre.org
>
>
>
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Where is the documentation in the KDE SVN repository?<br><br><div><span \
class="gmail_quote">On 4/30/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Kevin Krammer</b> <<a \
href="mailto:kevin.krammer@gmx.at">kevin.krammer@gmx.at</a>> wrote: \
</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, \
204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">On Sunday 30 April 2006 21:41, \
Allan Sadun wrote:<br>> Wow! I've never gotten a reply from a mailing list, let \
alone three, so to <br>> avoid getting replies to my replies, I'll continue by \
private email.<br><br>Actually I'd like to recommend staying on the list as long as \
you have still<br>open questions. Others might have answers for the new questions as \
well or <br>might still answer you first round questions if they believe you are \
still<br>waiting for some.<br><br>You can CC any reply to this mail to the \
mailinglist as well if you like.<br><br>> Languages I'm fluent in: HTML, \
JavaScript, English <br><br>Usually our web team needs help as well, for reorganising \
content, testing,<br>creating new content, etc<br><br>They have a mailinglist as \
well: <a href="https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-www">https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-www
</a><br><br>Parts of the KDE4 platform anticipated for end of the year, early next \
year<br>release will be extendable in JavaScript and there is a \
stand-alone<br>JavaScript interpreter with KDE bindings available even for KDE3: \
<br><a href="http://xmelegance.org/kjsembed/">http://xmelegance.org/kjsembed/</a><br><br>> \
I don't think I should start coding right away; As said above, I know C++,<br>> \
kinda, sorta, not really, but I can understand most code, so if I start by <br>> \
documentation, it'll fit my abilities, and by examining code, I can learn,<br>> so \
I think it's a good place to start.<br><br>Yes, definitely a good way to get into all \
the KDE action :)<br><br>> So... I browse the SVN repository, download code and \
documentation, write <br>> new docs, create diffs, and post them on the list? If \
so:<br>> 1. How do I make diffs?<br><br>Once you change a file in your SVN \
checkout, the command "svn diff" outputs<br>the differences. You can, after \
examining it and maybe reworking your <br>changes, have the command write to a file \
instead:<br><br>$ svn diff > /tmp/patchfilename.diff<br><br>> 2. What format \
should docs be in? HTML, ASCII, other?<br><br>As far as I know most of our \
documentation is in DocBook, however the <br>documentation team has regularily stated \
that they are happy with plain text<br>(ASCII) contributions as well.<br><br>Their \
mailinglist is <a href="https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-doc-english">https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-doc-english
</a><br><br>> 3. Frans, you mentioned my "svn checkout". I'm new to the \
idea of SVN; what<br>> is it?<br><br>There is a KDE SVN Howto in our Wiki:<br><a \
href="http://wiki.kde.org/tiki-index.php?page=KDE+Subversion+HOWTO"> \
http://wiki.kde.org/tiki-index.php?page=KDE+Subversion+HOWTO</a><br><br>Cheers,<br>Kevin<br><br>--<br>Kevin \
Krammer <<a href="mailto:kevin.krammer@gmx.at">kevin.krammer@gmx.at</a>><br>Qt/KDE \
Developer, Debian User<br>
Moderator: <a href="http://www.mrunix.de">www.mrunix.de</a> (German), <a \
href="http://www.qtcentre.org">www.qtcentre.org</a><br><br><br></blockquote></div><br>
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