[FM Discuss] Broken images in FM Help

[Clytie Siddall]

On 03/04/2010, at 11:23 PM, Lachlan Musicman wrote:

> On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 18:36, Clytie Siddall <clytie at riverland.net.au> wrote:
>> G'day :)
> 
> G'day
> 
>> 
>> As the subject line says, there are a lot of broken image links (images not being displayed) in the FLOSS Manuals Help, e.g. on this page:
>> 
>> http://translate.flossmanuals.net/FLOSSManuals/CreateAnAccount
>> 
>> which definitely makes it more difficult for the new or aspiring user.
> 
> Ok, I've taken a look at the underlying code and the problem here is
> that the src for the image is relative not absolute, and the domain
> has changed (translate. v en. )

Relative src to img would certainly save a lot of finicky changes.
> 
> Again, I agree that this is frustrating, but the development of the
> new underlying system, booki, is progressing and I'm not sure there's
> a lot that can be done to the old code base.
> 
> It is still important that these issues are bought up and that you
> bring them up - user workflow issues can be hard to judge from a dev
> perspective, and since the new system is still in a beta stage, it is
> now that we can think about how to make sure  it works right :)

I've registered with Booki, and I'm naturally interested: would it make more sense for me, as a new translator, to work at Booki instead? I backup all my work, so I don't mind using a beta site.

Otherwise I'm investing effort in learning how to use FLOSS Manuals when, from what I can tell, Booki is the next stage in development. (Sorry: I have to work out where it's most effective to put my effort.)

from Clytie 

Vietnamese Free Software Translation Team