[kde-doc-english] KOffice/KSpread documentation

[Raphael Langerhorst]

Hello!

On Wednesday 24 March 2004 12:54, Marc Heyvaert wrote:
> Hi Raphael,
>
> --- Raphael Langerhorst <raphael-langerhorst at gmx.at>
>
> wrote:
> > That's good (IMHO), and what do you think about a
> > part for installation and
> > (system related) configuration of KSpread, would
> > that be Part 0 or part of
> > part I? Do we need/want sth like that in a KSpread
> > (user) manual? IMO it
> > would be good to have at least, but maybe separate
> > from the rest - or maybe
> > in the tutorial section (Part III)?
>
> Configuration of KSpread would be in the manual.
> Installation issues should be in the KOffice Manual.
> Some bits that are common to the entire suit should be
> in the KOffice manual,

Yes, putting all common stuff into one place is of course better.

> but to avoid that people fail to read this,
> could be repeated in the application manual.

or maybe link (in textual form) to the part in the KOffice manual?
"in textual form": write something like "for instructions on obtaining and 
installing KSpread see section ... in the KOffice manual which can be found 
at ..."

> Actually, I would like to see 5 
> options/references in the Help Menu regarding the
> manuals
> 1. KOffice Handbook;
> 2. KSpread Handbook;
> 3. Command Reference;
> 4. Function Reference;
> 5. Common Tasks (or some better name). and Perhaps we
> should even add a
> 6. Tutorial
>
> The advantage would be that you could open these
> separately

agree, these entries should be added - anyone knows if it's possible to link 
into sections of a manual from an application?

>
> > I would also suggest to place the whole manual on
> > the KOffice homepage as well
> > for separate download.
>
> Well, the following link works well.
>
> http://docs.kde.org/index_head.html

yes, works fine :) temporarily forgot about it...

>
> Perhaps it is possible to just put the link up on
> koffice.org or to tweak things so that we have
> something similar limited to the KOffice
> documentation?
>
> Do we ask Nicolas Goutte if it is possible? Or is
> someone else in charge of the koffice webpages?

no idea, but a general request on koffice-devel would be ok I think.

>
> Thanks for the feedback,
>
>
> Marc

thanks for your efforts !!

Raphael