[Kst] Refresh kst documentation for kst2.x

Wed Dec 14 09:16:13 UTC 2011

The present documentation doesn,t mention anything about extensions, and
scripting ... should I create a new index entry, and its corresponding
docbook ?

On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Anirudh Chauhan <
chauhan.anirudh07 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have just submitted a patch, Nicolas please check it out, it is not the
> final work, I will keep changing stuff till the deadline
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 1:50 PM, Anirudh Chauhan <
> chauhan.anirudh07 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have removed dcop file from index, because reading from online
>> documentation it is written -" Kst 1 has some features that Kst 2 does not
>> yet have, in particular dcop bindings "
>>
>> I also tried to make a small simpledata.dat file and tried opening it,
>> but it said, the file cannot be opened,
>>
>> ERROR : File is malformed and encountered an error while reading.
>>
>> Maybe it is a Kst 1 file which could not be read by Kst 2.
>>
>>
>> So I am removing this part.
>>
>> I have added a screenshot, to show basic kst view.
>>
>>
>> I haven't made any changes to tutorial.docbook
>>
>> Removed common task part.   I would have liked to add information for the
>> workflow, but it would require a lot of time. So leaving it out presently.
>>
>> I also observed that following plugins from kst1, were not working *
>> *
>>   *fits_nonlinear/exponential*
>>   *fits_nonlinear/gaussian         *also removed gaussianequation.png
>>   *fits_nonlinear/lorentzian*        also removed its corresponding png
>>   kstfit_lorentzian_weighted
>>
>> I know there are a lot of other plugins that have become obsolete, can
>> you tell me the source, from where I can check that. I can only pinpoint
>> these from the documentation. So removed there documentation.
>>
>> Also there is no formats supported entry in index, do u want me to create
>> one. I am generating svn diff for the whole folder now and uploading(just
>> to be safe), but I will keep adding changes till the deadline
>>
>> Anirudh
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 10:01 AM, Anirudh Chauhan <
>> chauhan.anirudh07 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> One more thing I need to ask, Is all the documentation in present
>>> docbooks, copied from kst1, or have there been any changes ?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 8:46 AM, Anirudh Chauhan <
>>> chauhan.anirudh07 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> HI,
>>>>
>>>> Ok, I will just submit a file with changes in extension, that are not
>>>> found in kst2, but were found in kst1.
>>>> I will also mention that kst2 is now supported on windows/mac.
>>>> Remove parts from the draft. like dcop....
>>>> I will mention about scripting changes, if I understand it.
>>>> And yes screenshots.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Anirudh Chauhan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Brisset, Nicolas <
>>>> Nicolas.Brisset at eurocopter.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> HI,****
>>>>>
>>>>> ** **
>>>>>
>>>>> so I’m back online only now. I see you’ve started working on the
>>>>> subject, I hope you’ve been able to produce something. It seems nobody was
>>>>> available to answer your questions below, but I hope you will have been
>>>>> able to figure them out by yourself. In case you are still interested in
>>>>> the answers, here they are:****
>>>>>
>>>>> **1)      **Yes, you only have to edit the .docbook files****
>>>>>
>>>>> **2)      **Common tasks are a workflow-oriented description how to
>>>>> use kst (seen from the user perspective, a sort of quick start guide). They
>>>>> still make sense for kst 2.x. Scripting has changed a lot, and extensions
>>>>> are currently also pretty different, so just leave those chapters empty and
>>>>> we’ll take care of them.****
>>>>>
>>>>> ** **
>>>>>
>>>>> My hope for the result of your work (or call it priorities if you
>>>>> wish) would be:****
>>>>>
>>>>> **-          **Obsolete Kst 1.x parts removed (things you no longer
>>>>> find in kst 2.x, or which have changed significantly like extensions,
>>>>> plugins, scripting)****
>>>>>
>>>>> **-          **Common tasks (quick start guide) more or less
>>>>> complete, even though we will probably have to review it****
>>>>>
>>>>> **-          **Clear structure with the other chapters available as
>>>>> draft version, at least for the contents which can be reused from kst 1.x
>>>>> ****
>>>>>
>>>>> **-          **It would be very nice to have the new screenshots
>>>>> (from the homepage) included, at least for the most important UI elements.
>>>>> But that may be too much for the given time frame. I could open up a new
>>>>> task specifically for that.****
>>>>>
>>>>> ** **
>>>>>
>>>>> I hope that gives you the answers you wanted. The deadline ends in 5
>>>>> hours, I hope you will be able to upload your work in time on the Code-In
>>>>> website, or by posting it here (use svn diff, or put the results of your
>>>>> work in a .zip or .tar.gz file). ****
>>>>>
>>>>> ** **
>>>>>
>>>>> Nicolas****
>>>>>
>>>>> ** **
>>>>>
>>>>> *Von:* kst-bounces at kde.org [mailto:kst-bounces at kde.org] *Im Auftrag
>>>>> von *Anirudh Chauhan
>>>>> *Gesendet:* Montag, 12. Dezember 2011 18:42
>>>>> *An:* kst at kde.org
>>>>> *Betreff:* [Kst] Refresh kst documentation for kst2.x****
>>>>>
>>>>> ** **
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> I am GCI student with the Task,
>>>>> http://google-melange.appspot.com/gci/task/view/google/gci2011/7120229
>>>>>
>>>>> with the task to refresh kst documentation for kst2.x,
>>>>> (1). I want to know, that do only .docbook files are to be edited?
>>>>> (2). I also noticed, that the kst2.x has various fields missing in the
>>>>> documentation, that are present in kst1's documentation like Common Tasks,
>>>>> Kst Extensions, Working with KstScript
>>>>>
>>>>> How should I proceed, about in the task, like : it wont be possible
>>>>> for me to add all the fields present in kst1's documentation to kst2's
>>>>> documentation, are there any high priority fields in documentation, that I
>>>>> should focus on, and then if time permits I will add other fields.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Anirudh Chauhan
>>>>>
>>>>> ****
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