[IAEP] [FM Discuss] updating the Sugar manual for 0.84 release

[David Farning]

On 3/10/09, Sean DALY <sdaly.be at gmail.com> wrote:
> Well... that's 9:00 AM EST on Monday, so maybe Sunday night is more accurate
>
> The possibility exists there will be a wave of traffic, so the sonner
> the better ;-)
>
> thanks Anne
>
> Sean
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Anne Gentle <annegentle at gmail.com> wrote:
>> My apologies. I hear "eight four" and transcribe in my head to eight dot
>> four, but it is point eight four. Thanks for clarifying.
>>
>> Thank you Walter for signing up for chapters!
>>
>> Also, Sean, thank you for the date update. Let's make our goal 3/16
>> instead
>> of 3/13. I'm delighted to get three more days.
>> Thanks,
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:11 AM, Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 11:31 PM, Anne Gentle <annegentle at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Hi all -
>>> > I'm Anne Gentle and I've been working as a volunteer with FLOSS Manuals
>>> > to
>>> > coordinate the Sugar and OLPC documentation over the last year and a
>>> > half.
>>> >
>>> [snip]
>>> > I'd like for people to jump in on any chapter they can help with.
>>> > Ideally we
>>> > can complete revisions and screenshot updates by March 13th to
>>> > coordinate
>>> > with the software release itself. I'll keep an eye on the content on
>>> > that
>>> > date and determine the best course of action, but I'd like to keep that
>>> > as
>>> > our goal. Register for a login with FLOSS Manuals if you do not already
>>> > have
>>> > one at
>>> >
>>> > http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/Main/UserRegistration?origurl=/bin/view/Main/WebHome.
>>> >
>>> [snip]
>>> > The Frame - http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/Sugar/8_4/TheFrame
>>> > Double-check all screenshots and descriptions to ensure they still
>>> > match
>>> > current reality.
>>> >
>>> > The Journal - http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/Sugar/8_4/TheJournal
>>> > Double-check all screenshots and descriptions to ensure they still
>>> > match
>>> > current reality.
>>>
>>> I'll volunteer for this one.
>>>
>>> > Personalizing Sugar -
>>> > http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/Sugar/8_4/Personalising
>>> > This chapter is about the control panel. I believe the Control Panel
>>> > screen
>>> > has changed (for example, it no longer says About your XO). Frame
>>> > Configuration may have changed. Software Update may have changed.
>>> >
>>> > Launching Activities -
>>> > http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/Sugar/8_4/LaunchingActivities
>>> > Resuming from Journal may have changed. Journal inteface may have
>>> > changed
>>> > requiring screenshot updates. Turtle Art's interface has changed and
>>> > the
>>> > screenshot should be updated. Frame icons around "Stop" may have
>>> > changed.
>>> >
>>> > Installing Activities -
>>> > http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/Sugar/8_4/InstallingActivities
>>> > All of this chapter's screenshots should be updateed to show where you
>>> > download Activities now.
>>>
>>> I am hoping the team that built the addons site
>>> (activities.sugarlabs.org) would be the correct group to work on a
>>> refactoring of this chapter.

I'll take a.sl.o.  But be prepared to help the newbie:)  I am going to
have a lot of questions on how to correctly do screen shots.

david

>>> > Activities Sampler -
>>> > http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/Sugar/8_4/FindingActivities
>>> > Turtle Art screenshot should be changed. Double-check all screenshots
>>> > and
>>> > descriptions to ensure they still match current reality. Add InfoSlicer
>>> > Activity in the sampler set and take a screenshot. See if other
>>> > Activities
>>> > have been added that belong in the sampler.
>>>
>>> I can help with this one too.
>>>
>>> > Turtle Art Demonstration -
>>> > http://flossmanuals.net/write/WebHome/TurtleArt/
>>> > Double-check all screenshots and descriptions to ensure they still
>>> > match
>>> > current reality.
>>> >
>>> > Getting Connected -
>>> > http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/Sugar/8_4/ConnectingNetwork
>>> > The Frame screenshot after Step 4: Checking the connection should be
>>> > checked. I don't think the rest of the screenshots need to change but
>>> > do
>>> > double-check.
>>> >
>>> > Backing Up - http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/Sugar/8_4/BackingUp
>>> > Double-check all screenshots and descriptions to ensure they still
>>> > match
>>> > current reality.
>>> >
>>> > Conserving Disk Space -
>>> > http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/Sugar/8_4/ConservingDiskspace
>>> > Double-check all screenshots and descriptions to ensure they still
>>> > match
>>> > current reality.
>>> >
>>>
>>> -walter
>>> --
>>> Walter Bender
>>> Sugar Labs
>>> http://www.sugarlabs.org
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Anne Gentle
>> email: annegentle at justwriteclick.com
>> blog: www.justwriteclick.com
>>
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