On Monday 02 March 2009, Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Monday 02 March 2009 18:23:51 Thomas Zander wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > we are getting closer to the KOffice2.0 release and we want to make the
> > things that surround KOffice become more 2.0 too ;)
> > We still have the intention of getting a new KOffice.org site which would
> > use userbase.kde.org in big parts to store lots of content for users.
> > This includes tutorials, which we hope will be created not only by us but
> > much more by the community (since userbase is a user-editable wiki).
> >
> > One of the things that came up is that tutorials are excellent addition
> > to manuals. And the KOffice manuals are largely unmaintained.
> > The main reasons for that is that its hard. Svn&docbook being the main
> > problems.
> > So, after discussing this on IRC this morning we decided that it would be
> > a good idea to upload our manual from koffice-svn to userbase allowing
> > anyone to edit them there, which probably will mean stuff will be kept
> > up-to-date more. Well, *more* is not hard :)
> >
> > If there are any volunteers to move the content, writing a script for
> > example, that would be awesome.
> > We want to have something like http://userbase.kde.org/KWord/Manual
> > with subpages for different sections.
> >
> > Any objections? Suggestions? Volunteers? Let us know :)
>
> If it is decided that this is the way to go, it's not hard to do.  (This
> laptop is Mandriva 2009, so I don't have koffice on here.  I've used KWrite
> as an example).  In just three or four minutes I've put together a sample
> for you to look at on http://userbase.kde.org/User:Annew - ignore the top
> part: I use this page as a scrapbook.
>
> I could quite happily put the pages together and paste the content in,
> ready for updating by you, if this is the best way.

Yes, I think Thomas' proposal for organizing the manual stuff is fine. If we 
then have a script to convert the wiki pages back to manuals for packaging, 
we're all set to go.

-- 
Boudewijn Rempt | http://www.valdyas.org
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