I used cut-and-paste today, but I just installed "itsalltext" and it works really well. I can't seem to get it working with gvim/vi, but it is working with gedit so I'm good to go for tomorrow. Thanks! On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 5:38 PM, Karsten 'quaid' Wade <kwade@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Mon, 2008-04-28 at 23:12 -0700, Karsten 'quaid' Wade wrote: > > An answer for a question from IRC: > > > > 18:18 < subdivisions> hey all... anyone here know the best way to do editing/authoring > > offline? I have approx 2.5 hours a day on the train and I can't > > really get a cell signal. > > 18:18 < subdivisions> I can cut-andpaste from and back to the wiwki, but that seems a bit > > crude. > > There is one option for the wiki I forgot. Like this: > > 1. Install 'itsalltext' extension: > https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4125 > - This extension adds a button that lets you open the contents of an > HTML edit window (a TEXTAREA) in your favorite editor. > - Saves happen to a temporary file and update the wiki edit window in > Firefox > > 2. Pick some chapters you are going to work on. > > 3. Email the list/alert IRC that you are putting a few hour 'lock' on > those files, so no one else edits them > - There is a warning put up when you edit a file in the wiki, but the > lock may expire before you return > > 4. Load the pages and edit them, then use the Edit button from It's All > Text! to load the pages for offline editing. > - You cannot preview changes while offline > > 5. Later versions of It's All Text! support keeping the same temporary > filename for the same original URL. This means when you return to be > online, even if you have to reload and re-edit the original page, you > should be able to save within your editor, and the edit window in > Firefox updates. > - If this does not work, yes, you still have manual cut and paste > > Now that I write it all out, it sounds hokey and hacky and stupid, but > it does work. :) > > - Karsten > > > Keith, let me introduce you to DocBook XML. > > > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/Tools#DocBook_XML > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/WorkFlow#Wiki_to_DocBook_XML > > > > What you need for the train is the following: > > > > * Checkout one or more guides to work on: > > Installation Guide > > Software Management Guide > > Security Guide (needs conversion) > > or ... > > * Obtain XML output from the wiki ready for conversion > > * Check out the build system/toolchain for Fedora Docs, and/or > > * Install 'publican' (candidate for inclusion in toolchain) > > * Optional virtualization instance to do install testing or other > > technical edits/writing > > > > You have everything you need in a Fedora install with the "Authoring and > > Publishing" group installed. > > > > While you are offline, keep notes about any troubles you have. Maybe > > write them as a blog entry to post when you get to your destination. > > Writing about your learning process and experience as a new contributor > > could bring some value and definitely interest. > > > > Just a few ideas off the top of my head. :) > > > > - Karsten > > -- > > fedora-docs-list mailing list > > fedora-docs-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-docs-list > > > -- > Karsten Wade, Sr. Developer Community Mgr. > Dev Fu : http://developer.redhatmagazine.com > Fedora : http://quaid.fedorapeople.org > gpg key : AD0E0C41 > > -- > fedora-docs-list mailing list > fedora-docs-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-docs-list > -- fedora-docs-list mailing list fedora-docs-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-docs-list
