-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Eric Christensen wrote: > On Thu, 2009-07-09 at 12:08 -0400, Matthew Daniels wrote: Would > striking a lot of specific, step-by-step tasks from the UG offend > any previous content writers? Is this the direction to go? What > kind of step-by-step tasks are you proposing? Eric I would propose removing items which should be included in documentation already shipped with software components. Examples of some things I'd like to trim or rewrite are thing like the current OOo section[1], or the description of KMyMoney[2]. These are things that can either be found shipped with the programs or that are too common sense to include in documentation (like explaining what your options will be if you click on the "Edit" menu). These kind of small details are also extremely version sensitive; these things could even change between Fedora releases, meaning that the guide becomes inaccurate. Examples of the type of "generalized" information I'd rather see kept are things that orient the user in the way Fedora is organized. Comparing the GNOME desktop to Microsoft Windows would fit here; also, explaining things like how and why one mounts/unmounts volumes. Troubleshooting common problems should also be included, as well at meta-information. By meta-information, I mean things like Package Installation instructions -- there is documentation for that, but so much of the User Guide depends on that process that I feel it needs to be included anyway. - -- Matthew [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User_Guide_-_Office_Tools#OpenOffice.org_Writer [2] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User_Guide_-_Financial_Software#Using_KMyMoney -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.10 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkpWIjMACgkQ8q6Smu6Jjuv7FwCcD6ATaJe4lWlsOQ3eTinBIT8b FScAnRXUDIViRM10IIoIw4Fo80iVsf1a =Tr8X -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- fedora-docs-list mailing list fedora-docs-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-docs-list
