Hi David,

that web page (https://inkscape.org/contribute/to-do-list/) is very much out of date, and I think we should probably take it out of the menu (tbh. I thought we already had).

Beginners' content like 'vector drawing basics' could be a part of the Beginners' Guide (https://inkscape-manuals.readthedocs.io/en/latest/), or it could even be a tutorial that comes with Inkscape (reachable from Help > Tutorials).

Additionally, the Beginners' Guide needs to be proof-read for 1.3. Just marking the parts that need updating to work with a current version.

Does any of this sound interesting to you?

Kind Regards Maren

Am 06.10.23 um 22:19 schrieb David Milkes:

I've used Inkscape for a few personal things and I'd like to contribute to your documentation. I clicked the bug report link regarding the web page that explains the difference between vector and bitmap drawings (#1258842), but I'm getting Page Not Found. Is that project still open?

If not, please let me know if anything else comes up.

Thanks.

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Hi David,

thanks, that would be awesome!

So, depending on your idea of proofreading and technical expertise, there would be two different ways to do it:

* You could try the guide out, and note down the areas that need an update and your suggestion for how to update them in an issue on Gitlab.

* Or you could edit the guide's source .rst files in your fork and make one merge request per chapter with your updates, and then we'll talk about your changes there in the MR discussion thread.

And if you have questions about how something works before you make a change to the text, please ask those in the documentation chat channel at https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/documentation .

Does that answer your question?

Kind Regards Maren

Am 08.10.23 um 01:50 schrieb David Milkes:

Hi Maren,

Yes, that sounds great. I'd like to start with the proofreading. What's your process for editing in GitLab?

On 10/7/2023 12:59 PM, Maren Hachmann wrote:

...

Hi David,

that web page (https://inkscape.org/contribute/to-do-list/) is very much out of date, and I think we should probably take it out of the menu (tbh. I thought we already had).

Beginners' content like 'vector drawing basics' could be a part of the Beginners' Guide (https://inkscape-manuals.readthedocs.io/en/latest/), or it could even be a tutorial that comes with Inkscape (reachable from Help > Tutorials).

Additionally, the Beginners' Guide needs to be proof-read for 1.3. Just marking the parts that need updating to work with a current version.

Does any of this sound interesting to you?

Kind Regards  Maren

Am 06.10.23 um 22:19 schrieb David Milkes:

...

I've used Inkscape for a few personal things and I'd like to contribute to your documentation. I clicked the bug report link regarding the web page that explains the difference between vector and bitmap drawings (#1258842), but I'm getting Page Not Found. Is that project still open?

If not, please let me know if anything else comes up.

Thanks.

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Wow, they've really become annoying to new users... :-/

Is there no way to get around that dialog from the screenshot?

What should be happening there is that when you click on 'Edit' for a file in the repo, is that it should ask you whether you want to create a fork, and then do that for you, then open the editor.

As I don't get to see that dialog... it's difficult for me to know how to dismiss it. You shouldn't need to import anything. I'm not sure whether it needs that group name, it didn't need anything like that for me.

The 30 days free trial should not be an issue, see screenshot.

Maren

Am 10.10.23 um 18:33 schrieb David Milkes:

Yes, Maren. I'd like to make the edits directly, so I just signed up with GitLab. I have two questions:

1. Can I keep the free basic account beyond the 30-day trial?

2. Obviously I don't want to create a project but just edit the Inkscape project, but GitLab prompts me to create or import a project, even when clicking an Edit in GitLab link from the documentation. What is the best option, and if it's import, do I click the GitLab export button?

   image.png

   I've already been taking notes on edits, but I'm looking forward to putting them in as soon as possible.

On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 9:18 AM Maren Hachmann <maren@goos-habermann.de mailto:maren@goos-habermann.de> wrote:

Hi David,

thanks, that would be awesome!

So, depending on your idea of proofreading and technical expertise,
there would be two different ways to do it:

* You could try the guide out, and note down the areas that need an
update and your suggestion for how to update them in an issue on Gitlab.

* Or you could edit the guide's source .rst files in your fork and make
one merge request per chapter with your updates, and then we'll talk
about your changes there in the MR discussion thread.

And if you have questions about how something works before you make a
change to the text, please ask those in the documentation chat channel
at https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/documentation
<https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/documentation> .

Does that answer your question?

Kind Regards
   Maren

Am 08.10.23 um 01:50 schrieb David Milkes:
 > Hi Maren,
 >
 > Yes, that sounds great. I'd like to start with the proofreading.
What's
 > your process for editing in GitLab?
 >
 > On 10/7/2023 12:59 PM, Maren Hachmann wrote:
 >> Hi David,
 >>
 >> that web page (https://inkscape.org/contribute/to-do-list/
<https://inkscape.org/contribute/to-do-list/>) is very
 >> much out of date, and I think we should probably take it out of the
 >> menu (tbh. I thought we already had).
 >>
 >> Beginners' content like 'vector drawing basics' could be a part
of the
 >> Beginners' Guide
(https://inkscape-manuals.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
<https://inkscape-manuals.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>),
 >> or it could even be a tutorial that comes with Inkscape (reachable
 >> from Help > Tutorials).
 >>
 >> Additionally, the Beginners' Guide needs to be proof-read for 1.3.
 >> Just marking the parts that need updating to work with a current
version.
 >>
 >> Does any of this sound interesting to you?
 >>
 >> Kind Regards
 >>  Maren
 >>
 >> Am 06.10.23 um 22:19 schrieb David Milkes:
 >>> I've used Inkscape for a few personal things and I'd like to
 >>> contribute to your documentation. I clicked the bug report link
 >>> regarding the web page that explains the difference between vector
 >>> and bitmap drawings (#1258842), but I'm getting Page Not Found. Is
 >>> that project still open?
 >>>
 >>> If not, please let me know if anything else comes up.
 >>>
 >>> Thanks.
 >>>
 >>> --
 >>> *David Milkes - Technical Communications*
 >>> *917-797-0011
 >>> *
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Hi David,

glad to read there was a way, even though it seems to odd/unnecessary to both of us.

See you soon!

Maren

Am 10.10.23 um 20:27 schrieb David Milkes:

So I just created my own project and I was able to go further. I may have other questions now that I'm in the project. Thanks for the support.

On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 1:20 PM Maren Hachmann <maren@goos-habermann.de mailto:maren@goos-habermann.de> wrote:

Wow, they've really become annoying to new users... :-/

Is there no way to get around that dialog from the screenshot?

What should be happening there is that when you click on 'Edit' for a
file in the repo, is that it should ask you whether you want to
create a
fork, and then do that for you, then open the editor.

As I don't get to see that dialog... it's difficult for me to know how
to dismiss it. You shouldn't need to import anything. I'm not sure
whether it needs that group name, it didn't need anything like that
for me.

The 30 days free trial should not be an issue, see screenshot.

   Maren

Am 10.10.23 um 18:33 schrieb David Milkes:
 > Yes, Maren. I'd like to make the edits directly, so I just signed up
 > with GitLab. I have two questions:
 >
 >  1. Can I keep the free basic account beyond the 30-day trial?
 >  2. Obviously I don't want to create a project but just edit the
 >     Inkscape project, but GitLab prompts me to create or import a
 >     project, even when clicking an Edit in GitLab link from the
 >     documentation. What is the best option, and if it's import, do I
 >     click the GitLab export button?
 >
 >     image.png
 >
 >     I've already been taking notes on edits, but I'm looking
forward to
 >     putting them in as soon as possible.
 >
 >
 > On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 9:18 AM Maren Hachmann
<maren@goos-habermann.de <mailto:maren@goos-habermann.de>
 > <mailto:maren@goos-habermann.de
<mailto:maren@goos-habermann.de>>> wrote:
 >
 >
 >     Hi David,
 >
 >     thanks, that would be awesome!
 >
 >     So, depending on your idea of proofreading and technical
expertise,
 >     there would be two different ways to do it:
 >
 >     * You could try the guide out, and note down the areas that
need an
 >     update and your suggestion for how to update them in an issue
on Gitlab.
 >
 >     * Or you could edit the guide's source .rst files in your
fork and make
 >     one merge request per chapter with your updates, and then
we'll talk
 >     about your changes there in the MR discussion thread.
 >
 >     And if you have questions about how something works before
you make a
 >     change to the text, please ask those in the documentation
chat channel
 >     at https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/documentation
<https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/documentation>
 >     <https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/documentation
<https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/documentation>> .
 >
 >     Does that answer your question?
 >
 >     Kind Regards
 >        Maren
 >
 >     Am 08.10.23 um 01:50 schrieb David Milkes:
 >      > Hi Maren,
 >      >
 >      > Yes, that sounds great. I'd like to start with the
proofreading.
 >     What's
 >      > your process for editing in GitLab?
 >      >
 >      > On 10/7/2023 12:59 PM, Maren Hachmann wrote:
 >      >> Hi David,
 >      >>
 >      >> that web page
(https://inkscape.org/contribute/to-do-list/
<https://inkscape.org/contribute/to-do-list/>
 >     <https://inkscape.org/contribute/to-do-list/
<https://inkscape.org/contribute/to-do-list/>>) is very
 >      >> much out of date, and I think we should probably take it
out of the
 >      >> menu (tbh. I thought we already had).
 >      >>
 >      >> Beginners' content like 'vector drawing basics' could be
a part
 >     of the
 >      >> Beginners' Guide
 >     (https://inkscape-manuals.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
<https://inkscape-manuals.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>
 >     <https://inkscape-manuals.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
<https://inkscape-manuals.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>>),
 >      >> or it could even be a tutorial that comes with Inkscape
(reachable
 >      >> from Help > Tutorials).
 >      >>
 >      >> Additionally, the Beginners' Guide needs to be proof-read
for 1.3.
 >      >> Just marking the parts that need updating to work with a
current
 >     version.
 >      >>
 >      >> Does any of this sound interesting to you?
 >      >>
 >      >> Kind Regards
 >      >>  Maren
 >      >>
 >      >> Am 06.10.23 um 22:19 schrieb David Milkes:
 >      >>> I've used Inkscape for a few personal things and I'd like to
 >      >>> contribute to your documentation. I clicked the bug
report link
 >      >>> regarding the web page that explains the difference
between vector
 >      >>> and bitmap drawings (#1258842), but I'm getting Page Not
Found. Is
 >      >>> that project still open?
 >      >>>
 >      >>> If not, please let me know if anything else comes up.
 >      >>>
 >      >>> Thanks.
 >      >>>
 >      >>> --
 >      >>> *David Milkes - Technical Communications*
 >      >>> *917-797-0011
 >      >>> *
 >      >>> *See my LinkedIn profile*
 >      >>> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmilkestechcomm
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 >     <http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmilkestechcomm
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