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

[adam]

On Tue, 2011-02-01 at 15:29 +0700, And wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> On 1/02/11 3:26 PM, adam wrote:
> > 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 :)
> Ah ok, I might have to check in, I'm sure it's all interesting - brain 
> bandwidth etc.
> >> 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?
> Eg. http://booki.flossmanuals.net/plumi/_v/4.0/introduction/ but it's 
> all the way through.

ok. actually i am disabling that view as it isnt the manual- its the
unstable version. the stable (published)  manual is hosted at
en.flossmanuals.net

that will fix it


adam



> 
> Thanks
> And.
> > 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
> >