[FM Discuss] Using Bookie (was: Re: Broken images in FM Help)

[Clytie Siddall]

On 06/04/2010, at 12:27 AM, adam wrote:

> On Mon, 2010-04-05 at 23:53 +0930, Clytie Siddall wrote:
>> On 05/04/2010, at 11:38 PM, adam wrote:
>> 
>>> On Mon, 2010-04-05 at 18:35 +0930, Clytie Siddall wrote:
>>>> On 05/04/2010, at 5:07 AM, John Curwood wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> The reason the ePub hasn't been added to the booki manual yet is that it
>>>>> is currently not working, however the developers are working on it, so
>>>>> it should be up and running again soon.  To import an ePub all you need
>>>>> to do is copy the url link for the ePub and then past it into the url
>>>>> box under import epub on your Profile page before clicking import.
>>>>> 
>>>>> With regards to fonts used for publishing books.  When you publish in
>>>>> Booki you can choose to completely customise the css used for
>>>>> publication, including font selection.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for the info, John. I joined #fm-tech on Freenode, but haven't seen anybody there yet. ;)
>>>> 
>>>> So, are the FLOSS Manuals texts epub (they look like semi-standard HTML in the interface)? Or do we need to import them into Booki in a different way?
>>> 
>>> all texts in floss manuals are plain vanilla HTML. we can import them
>>> into booki using the import feature which is largely built but not
>>> implemented in the user interface...if anyone wants to implement it then
>>> please do and ask questions on the fm-tech channel or to the dev mailing
>>> list (http://lists.flossmanuals.net/listinfo.cgi/tech-flossmanuals.net)
>> 
>> I can't help with coding it, but I can help with testing. :)
> 
> great! are you familiar with using trac?

Yes. I am an enthusiastic bug-reporter. :)
> 
>> 
>> So FM users should use #flossmanuals (on IRC: irc.freenode.net), and aspiring Booki testers should use #fm-tech?
>> 
> 
> yes
> 
>> Would anyone be willing to import XO_vi into Booki for me, so I can test the translation interface?
>> 
> 
> at the moment booki does not have a translation interface...its not yet
> in the milestones either since we are focusing on some more fundamental
> tasks...if you wish you can add it is as a ticket in trac under 'booki
> the musical' - which is where we store the items to be addressed once we
> are through the more immediate tasks...

Not under "before we die"? :D

If I can't test the translation interface, please tell me what you want tested currently. I'm on OSX 10.6.2 Intel (3 Webkit browsers and Firefox).

from Clytie 

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