From quanta-devel  Sat Jan 27 01:10:09 2007
From: anthony () chovy ! com
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:10:09 +0000
To: quanta-devel
Subject: Re: [quanta-devel] [Quanta] Quanta Documentation: English
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One thing I've mentioned before on the list is perhaps an updated
version of the web docs; html, javascript, css, php, possibly adding
perl, etc.

On 1/26/07, Mr. Jellynek <core5fedora@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> my name is Jeffrey, and I am a Quantaholic.
> :wink:
>
> as one who wishes to contribute to the revisions of, and or authoring new
> documentation for Quanta +, I invite you to propose to me any 1.) sections
> of existing documentation which you feel needs improving, 2.) topics /
> issues / features of Quanta + which are either not emphasized in the
> existing documentation, or perhaps not covered throroughly enough to meet
> your expectations or needs, or 3.) cite any routine development tasks /
> project procedures / or general Quanta-as-Tool-for-Efficiency-- the very IDE
> nature of Quanta +, vs "You as Developer" (or the Design / Dev community at
> large) which, if included in the "Getting Started with Quanta +" pages might
> greatly improve a new user's experience with the Software, boost their
> learning curve, and ultimately encourage their own further exploration.
>
> i'm enthusiastic about becoming involved in editing / authoring some of the
> Quanta + "docbook", but I must admit that it is difficult to find a
> "starting place". Not difficult to find "something", or "anything", but to
> find something which i feel comfortable in devoting my enthusiasm without
> the though "gee, is this even going to help?"... that's where i'm kinda
> stuck. I've been making notes-- every time i open the IDE; every time i
> execute a function, create a project, find something new-- i try to jot down
> a little something about how this or that element might be presented in the
> documentation in a way that it will be both informative, useful, and
> hopefully, enjoyable to read. so, i've got some "stuff", but i do welcome
> your input.
>
> As an email like this might result in a lot of replies, please try not to be
> like me and write a short-story about it-- but a few lines, or even a screen
> cap-- whatever you think might give me a good idea of what you're talking
> about-- so we don't have to exchange correspondence (because i probably wont
> have time to reply, i apologize).
>
> It's okay if nothing comes to mind-- but if you've had something that's been
> bugging you, or something you "just KNOW this should be in the manual"...
> that kind of thing would be great.
>
> thank you!!
> Jeffrey
>
> PS. i'm far from the being the "master of Quanta+", or a master programmer,
> but i do have a decent skill for proofreading, and grammar, etc (when needed
> ;), so if i'm missing the public cry already, let me knw-- point me to a
> URL. Maybe someone has a Wiki already for this "wish-list" stuff? i'm very
> open for that type of communication as well. maybe it would be cool,
> depending upon the results i see from this email, maybe a "preferred topics"
> poll would be in order . again, i welcome input on that too. ;)
>
>


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Anthony Ettinger
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