[FM Discuss] updating the Sugar manual for 8.4 release

[Walter Bender]

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.
>
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> 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.

> 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
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Walter Bender
Sugar Labs
http://www.sugarlabs.org