Re: HOW-TOs

["Chris Hobbs" <chobbs@silvervalley.k12.ca.us>]

Hi Bill (and others),

I would be interested in assisting with this project (purely selfishly
motiviated - I need the docs for the new terminals I'm installing :-).
I've started writing a brief (trying to keep it under 6 printed pages,
with lots of screen shots) Getting Started guide covering logging in via
kdm, and navigating KDE. Currently in Word format, but I'd be happy to
convert it to something more broadly based - can you point me to info on
DocBooks? 

My goal, and it sounds like it is echoed here, is to provide documents
(prolly printed, in my case) that a teacher or student can sit down with
and read along as they discover the system and applications.

Let me know how I can help!

Chris

Bill Tihen -- TECHNOLOGY wrote:
> 
> Here's how I understand this effort.
> 1) We will be documenting the use of Linux Software
> appropriate to schools. (I will be documenting Abiword
> and CodeCrusader -- we need them for our school).
> 2) We will be documenting the use of Linux Installations
> and setups appropriate to schools.  (We will not be
> rewriting existing HowTos -- but we will reference
> them).  (I will do a mail server with IMP a web based
> email system -- I just set it up and it has several
> advantages for my school).
> 3) We will be write teacher manuels to help them
> understand how to educationally use Linux software.
> 
> We will use DocBooks because it can easly generate
> multiple formats and it allows pictures to be
> integrated.  Pictures will be important for the
> tutorials.
> 
> Do these goals and standards make sense to everyone.
> Should we move beyond the discussion and into action?
> Should we list somewhere who is working on what
> tutorials, howtos, etc so that there will be minimal
> overlap?
> 
> You input is always appreciated.
> 
> Bill
> 
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