Re: [Inkscape-devel] Any chance we can make some docs material? (targeting the moon)

29 Apr 2017

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I don't mean to slow anyone's roll here.  But wouldn't it make more sense to put
any kind of energy towards documentation into the much discussed, direly needed,
user-focused, step by step manual?  Rather than starting from scratch on a whole
different kind of project?
Yea, this actually makes a lot of sense as a first step.
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There are many books out there already, which amount to a series of tutorials.
It's not a bad thing.  I just think this kind of project is better suited for a
single author, or maybe a small team.  And I think the project needs the manual
much, more more than the community needs another book of tutorials.
I agree. I think the book could be a lot of things in one. But I agree
with finishing what we already have before starting something new.
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As far as I understand, all that's needed is an English translation of...well
can't find a link to the French version.  Here's a link to whatever has been
translated already:
https://fr.flossmanuals.net/start-with-inkscape/introduction/
I can't help with translation, unfortunately. But I'd like to see this
finished. So +1 for the suggestion.
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Once we have the translation, we'll be off and running to update and finish it!
By the way, is there anything those of us who can't translate, can do, to help
the translators?
I volunteer to help this effort in what ways are needed.
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And won't such a new book of tutorials have to be published?  A big obstacle to
writing any book is getting it published.  You almost have to have an invitation
from a publisher to be certain a book will get published.  Or publish it
yourself, which is not easy eitiher.
Books done in Scribus can be "published" in a variety of ways, opened
in browsers, laptops, eReaders, or just printed out. We could sell
printed copies along with other Inkscape stuff. Maybe copies signed by
members of the project would be kinda cool. No idea what the market is
for it, but the idea that we could do all of these at once is
attractive, and why I recommend Scribus.
-C
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Just my opinion  :-)
brynn
-----Original Message-----
From: Maren Hachmann
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2017 4:01 PM
To: Inkscape-Docs ; Inkscape Devel List
Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] Any chance we can make some docs material?
(targeting the moon)
Would it make sense to use gitlab's new subgroups feature for this?
The inkscape-docs team could be a sub-team of Inkscape, that way. There
are only 4 members as of now, so changing wouldn't be so difficult as it
might be later on.
Maren
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Am 28.04.2017 um 16:14 schrieb Martin Owens:
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On Fri, 2017-04-28 at 12:39 +0100, C R wrote:
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I'd love to quit my job and just do docs. :) Unfortunately, that's
what it would probably take to get docs going to the extent we'd
like.
It's been discussed before, but never gone anywhere because of lack
of time/hands involved.
Yes, we should use Scribus to do it. In fact, it should probably be a
github project to attract contributors. This way we can patch what
needs to be patched when stuff changes in subsequent releases.
Sounds like you have a solid step one Chris.
Here's the inkscape-docs group on gitlab, EVERYONE should join, there
should be a button to join:
https://gitlab.com/inkscape-docs
And here's the new book/manual/docs project where files can be put:
https://gitlab.com/inkscape/manuals
I recommend using the wiki attached to the project to plan the
adventure slowly. Add a bit at a time and don't rush to have something
"complete" but have something small produced.
Best Regards, Martin Owens

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