Re: [Inkscape-docs] A possible plan for adding new 0.47 content to the inkscape manual

On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 2:34 PM, John & Melonie Curwood wrote: > After my last talk with Joshua about updating the manual for the .47 > release, I came across the pending release notes for .47. Using these I > made a list of updates or modifications that should be made to existing > or new chapters so the manual will line up with version .47. This is perfectly fine. We reused released notes a lot during 1st stage of work on the manual :) > Interface > Update info on toolbars. (new toolbar, toolbars are resizeable...etc) But make the snapping options toolbar section short there. It's better to still have a separate section on snapping IMO :) > SVG Fonts? (don't know if this would have high enough use to add) I can add this information, but first we need to be sure that this will go to 0.47. It looks like this is a broken feature due to some bugs in a third party library (Cairo). > Organising Objects > Layers > Chapter needs updating. Before you do this, we need to revert a cosmetic change in UI :) > Add Chapters For some of the new effects. > e.g. Sketch, Hatches, von Koch, Knot, Perspective Paths, Spiro > Splines, Envelope and lattice deformations...etc Not all of the ones mentioned in release notes will be in 0.47. > SVG Filters > Maybe talk about new and improved extension in this section. e.g. > Arrange>Restack, Modify Path>Add nodes, Printing>Add Printing Marks, > Render>3D Polyhedron, Render>Alphabet soup...etc (Because there are so > many, I would recommend adding them all under one chapter rather than as > individual chapters.) SVG Filters should be separate from Extensions > Advanced > Input Devices/Device Configuration?? Nothing has changed there for 0.47. The new dialog won't be released this time. > Updates to the inkscape preferences dialogue?? Yep > Colour Management Didi we have any changes there? IIRC even the Win32 bug wasn't fixed. > General notes and Topics I'm not sure where to add. > Review all chapters for references to the effects/Extensions menu Yes > Linked bitmaps update – where to add – should there be a working with > bitmaps section, which could include the tracing bitmaps chapter. Good point > Object Properties now include Title/Description/Interactivity > attributes. - where to add? I wish I knew. Lemme think more. > Note around exporting of blured objects – which should now include all > of the blur and not accidentally cut it off. (under working with files > or filters??) Working with files, in my opinion Thank you very much for your work! Alexandre ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, NYC. CaT is a gathering of tech-side developers & brand creativity professionals. Meet the minds behind Google Creative Lab, Visual Complexity, Processing, & iPhoneDevCamp as they present alongside digital heavyweights like Barbarian Group, R/GA, & Big Spaceship. http://p.sf.net/sfu/creativitycat-com _______________________________________________ Inkscape-docs mailing list Inkscape-docs(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-docs