[FM Discuss] Fwd: Booki - linking to chapters, publishing versions, translations

[adam]

On Tue, 2011-02-01 at 13:29 +0700, And wrote:
> Hey Adam,
> just in terms of staying up with developments is there an announcement 
> list or something? Basically I'll look into the translation stuff once 
> it's all ready to go but wondering the best way to find that out with 
> out emailing you every few months.

yo. noice to hear from you.

the discuss mailing list is it :)

> 
> One other questions, are there plans to push the margins of the site out 
> a little? A lot of the images go over the right column and over the 
> background.
> 

can you provide a link where you see this?

adam



> Thanks for the help.
> And.
> 
> 
> On 28/01/11 9:06 PM, adam wrote:
> > sorry for the delay. been very busy
> >
> > On Thu, 2011-01-27 at 16:12 +1100, Anna Helme wrote:
> >> Hey Adam,
> >> I'm working on version 4.0 of the Plumi manual to coincide with version 4.0 of Plumi. A few quick Q's:
> >>
> >> 1. How do I link to chapters within the manual? I don't know how the
> >> publishing of Booki works to Flossmanuals, or what the relationship is
> >> there.
> >>
> > when you publish the manual you get individual links to each chapter
> > just as it has worked until now.
> >
> >
> >> The existing links in the manual link to en.flossmanuals.net e.g.
> >> http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/Plumi/SharingContent
> >>
> >> Will these links work when it's published?
> > the links will change. i had a big issue with this last week. i switched
> > everything over to the new system but of course all the links to
> > chapters in manuals were changed. so i had to revert this. it was my
> > fault - i did not anticipate this. i got so many emails at least i know
> > people use the manuals now ;)
> >
> > so..i had to revert a few things. we *will* start publishing from
> > booki.flossmanuals.net in the next weeks. i think what i will do is make
> > a little web form so if you want to redirect an old link to the new one
> > then you can enter this info into the form, i get an email then add this
> > info into the .htaccess file for redirects
> >
> >
> >> How can I link to a new chapter I've created?
> >>
> >> The existing links in the manual that has been imported into Booki go to
> >> http://en.flossmanuals.net/Plumi.
> >>
> >> 2. When it's published where will each version be published to, and where
> >> will they be linked from? Will any version published via Booki replace the
> >> existing version at http://en.flossmanuals.net/Plumi?
> > this is all a little circular. im not exactly sure what you mean...can
> > you explain this a little clearer...maybe with an example?
> >
> >> 3. I want to have versions 3.0 and 4.0 publicly available when the
> >> manual updates are complete. How do I make both these versions published?
> > we can deal with that. the old system did not let you deal with that.
> > the new one does. but lets cross that bridge when we get to it
> >
> >> 4. How do I delete a chapter I've wrongly created?
> > drag it into 'hold' at the bottom
> >
> >> 5. How do translations work in Booki? We want to do an Indonesian translation of version 4.0.
> > they dont yet work. they will do. we are first localising booki. this
> > will be done by the end of feb...then we work on the translation process
> > which is essentially an import process from one booki to another with a
> > few added extras
> >
> >> Just to be clear, our outcomes for Plumi manual should be:
> >>
> >>        * Plumi 3.x (English) - COMPLETE
> >>        * Plumi 3.x (Indonesian) - COMPLETE
> >>        * Plumi 4.x (English) - EDITING, NEARLY COMPLETE
> >>        * Plumi 4.x (Indonesian) - YET TO CREATE/IMPORT/EDIT
> >> We wish all these versions to be available, once complete, and preferably linked to in the FM directory of manuals.
> > yep. should be ok
> >
> > adam
> >
> >
> >> Thanks,
> >> Anna
> >