[FM Discuss] introducing myself

Rosalind Lord rclord at seaserpent.com
Fri Dec 29 19:19:42 PST 2017 

Hi Maren:

I will be happy to flesh out the default way of installing Inkscape into a Mac, and mainly focus on that.

I will also be happy to keep this updated, no problem.

And I am all for splitting the 3 OSes into different sections.

I can also help with images and layouting, since I have lots of experience in that area.

Have a great new year weekend,

- Rosalind

> On Dec 29, 2017, at 4:10 PM, Maren Hachmann <maren at goos-habermann.de> wrote:
> 
> Hi Rosalind,
> 
> thanks!
> 
> There are no deadlines ;-) In principle, the book basis is almost ready,
> except for images and layouting, but those two things are going very slow.
> 
> What I was referring to was that you described the XQuartz installation,
> but not the Inkscape installation and setup yet, so what we have up to
> now is step 1 out of 5 on the linked web page. Install instructions
> might change with the next major version, too, so I hope you'll help us
> by keeping them updated, if you can :)
> 
> The most tricky part, though, is the adaptation of any settings, also
> take a look into our FAQ:
> https://inkscape.org/en/learn/faq/, section 'Mac OS specific problems'.
> This is important so keyboard shortcuts will work correctly, and
> copy-pasting does the expected thing (and not paste screenshots/bitmap
> copies) of the vector contents.
> 
> As for Macports and Homebrew, those are mostly for advanced users, who
> do not mind to use the command line etc. Installation is complex, and
> requires lots of software to download and install first. I think that
> beyond mentioning them, it's not within the scope of a beginners' guide
> to explain how to do installation with them.
> 
> So I'd like to ask you to rather flesh out the default option a bit, and
> to not invest too much into the other options. That's going to benefit
> the un-techy users that we're targeting in the guide most.
> 
> (I'm not on a Mac, but I've been discussing these things with the people
> who provide the MacPorts port and the Homebrew brew, and wrote the
> install instructions on the website for those ;-))
> 
> I'm thinking of maybe splitting the three OSs into separate chapters, as
> that way people can skip the chapters they don't need to read about more
> easily. That would also mean to reorganize the sections a bit. What do
> you think about that?
> 
> Kind Regards + best wishes for the new year,
> Maren
> 
> On 29.12.2017 21:21, Rosalind Lord wrote:
>> Hi Maren:
>> 
>> No problem, I will definitely include the other 2 ways to install
>> Inkscape in a Mac.
>> 
>> And I will be happy to discuss new chapters with the rest of the group
>> before I create a new one.
>> 
>> Please let me know if there are any specific deadlines, and I will work
>> on reaching them.
>> 
>> Happy New Year to all of you,
>> 
>> - Rosalind
>> 
>>> On Dec 28, 2017, at 5:02 PM, Maren Hachmann <maren at goos-habermann.de
>>> <mailto:maren at goos-habermann.de>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Ooops, there was an error: the licence is CC-By 4.0.
>>> Sorry!
>>> 
>>> Maren
>>> 
>>> Am 28.12.2017 um 19:58 schrieb Maren Hachmann:
>>>> Hi Rosalind,
>>>> 
>>>> thanks for your introduction, we're happy to have you!
>>>> 
>>>> As discussion about the manual happens at gitlab, mostly
>>>> (https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape-docs/manuals/issues) and - for big
>>>> announcements - on the inkscape-docs mailing list, please just pop over
>>>> there and say hello! (most of the others are probably not registered
>>>> here).
>>>> 
>>>> Also read up on the book's details here:
>>>> https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape-docs/manuals#inkscape-beginners-guide
>>>> 
>>>> By contributing, you agree to make your contributions according to the
>>>> book's licence, which is CC-By-SA 4.0.
>>>> 
>>>> As for the installation chapter, that's a good idea!
>>>> New ideas are usually - at least shortly - discussed in the team, but an
>>>> installation chapter was on the list anyway, so it's great that you
>>>> started on it.
>>>> 
>>>> Here's some more info for installation on OS X:
>>>> https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.92.2/mac-os-x/107/dmg/
>>>> Your description is already fleshing out step one, which is described
>>>> rather sparsely in the instructions. Great start!
>>>> 
>>>> Can you fill in the other steps for MacOS, too? (please don't just
>>>> copy-paste, the licences of website and book are incompatible). We don't
>>>> have any other OS X user contributing to the manual, as far as I can
>>>> remember, so that would be really helpful.
>>>> 
>>>> I hope you'll enjoy working on the book with us!
>>>> 
>>>> See you on gitlab,
>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>> Maren
>>>> 
>>>> Am 28.12.2017 um 04:02 schrieb Rosalind Lord:
>>>>> Hi all:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I just joined Floss Manuals, as I’m pursuing a career in technical
>>>>> writing. My background includes web design and development, and
>>>>> reviewing tech books (see http://seaserpent.com/writings/).
>>>>> 
>>>>> I also wrote an article explaining differences between two versions of
>>>>> Coocs 2D, which I believe is the closest to technical writing I’ve done.
>>>>> You can check it out
>>>>> at http://seaserpent.com/blog/2012/05/how-to-do-tutorials-in-iad-producer-book-using-2-1/.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have already created a new chapter in the book “Start with Inkscape”
>>>>> (http://write.flossmanuals.net/start-with-inkscape/_info/). This chapter
>>>>> is on how to install Inkscape. I have written a section on how to
>>>>> install Inkscape into Mac OSX, since it is the only desktop machine I
>>>>> have. I have also include blank sections for Windows and Gnu/Linux. They
>>>>> are here for you to fill.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Looking forward to meeting and working all of you,
>>>>> 
>>>>> - Rosalind Lord
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