Help Document Review and Initial Contact

[Q]

Scott,

I did see it and thank you for responding.

I do still want to review the other documentation however the amount of time I thought I would have evaporated when I returned to work.  Also while I know what git is, I don't know how to use it ... yet.  I need to install it and get the LyX files.
I found the "How to Use Git" page on the Lyx.org website and will start there.  It has some instructions on pulling the repository down.  I assume that would have the current versions.

Phil


-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Kostyshak [mailto:skostysh at lyx.org] 
Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2020 8:58 PM
To: Jürgen Spitzmüller <spitz at lyx.org>
Cc: lyx-docs at lists.lyx.org; Hobbes <hobbes at centurylink.net>
Subject: Re: Help Document Review and Initial Contact

Hi Phil,

I just wanted to make sure you saw the below email.

Thanks for your time on this,

Scott


On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 07:38:36AM +0100, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote:
> Hi Phil
> 
> Sorry for the delay. Your contributions are most welcome. Your 
> suggestions below all look reasonable to me.
> 
> If you can make a patch (diff) against the master or stable git 
> repository, this would be the best option for us. Otherwise, you can 
> also send the whole LyX file. But please use the git versions, as 
> there might be other changes compared to the released version.
> 
> Best
> Jürgen
> 
> Am Sonntag, den 22.03.2020, 10:39 -0600 schrieb Hobbes:
> > Hello,
> >  
> > My name is Phil Netro.  With the recent world events involving 
> > COVID-
> > 19 I find myself with some time to kill and decided to forward some 
> > of the "peculiarities" I discovered in the Lyx documentation.
> >  
> > To that end, below are my comments on "The Lyx Tutorial" help 
> > document.  Some corrections are in red to help find them in the text 
> > where applicable.
> >  
> > If you would be so kind as to do me a favor and respond with a 
> > simple note telling me if the redlines I'm providing are actually 
> > useful and if so, is this is how you would like to receive 
> > corrections.  I'd rather not review some of the larger documents if 
> > the information is not going to be of use to you.
> >  
> > Best regards,
> >  
> > Phil
> >  
> >  
> > "The Lyx Tutorial" from Lyx Version 2.3.4.3
> >  
> > ·         The page number on page 2 "seems" out of place on a blank
> > page and on the back of a title page. Delete the page number?
> > ·         [Section 2.1.2]   Under "Cut/Paste/Copy" - The statement
> > "Or automatically paste selected text (including selections from 
> > other programs) with the middle mouse button." I believe is 
> > applicable to LINUX systems only, or at least doesn't work on 
> > Windows systems so far as I know.  If you agree, a statement to that 
> > effect would prevent frustration by windows users who do not know that.
> > ·         [Section 2.2.1]   "Subsystem description" should be
> > "Subsystem Description"
> > ·         [Section 3.4.2]   "First, select the drop-down menu labeled
> > “Format” and select “<reference>”." should be "First, select the 
> > drop-down menu labeled “Reference Format” and select “<reference>”."
> > ·         [Section 3.4.2]   "It refers to “Section 2”."  Section is
> > not capitalized in the final document.
> > ·         [Section 3.5]       "Now click on the button labeled
> > “foot”." "foot" should be "foot {n}" where n is the foot note number 
> > and increments as foot notes are added ... or syntax to that effect.
> > ·         [Section 3.5]       "You can unfold the footnote at any
> > time and re-edit its text by clicking again on the “foot” button."
> > should be "You can unfold the footnote at any time and re-edit its 
> > text by clicking again on the “foot {n}” button."
> > ·         [Section 4.4]       "When you click there on “Math” () the
> > toolbar will be shown permanently at the bottom; this state is 
> > visualized in the Toolbars menu with a checkmark." should be "When 
> > you click on the “Math” () toolbar button the toolbar will be shown 
> > permanently at the bottom. This state is visualized in the Toolbars 
> > menu with a checkmark."
> > ·         [Section 4.4.6]   "While being in a formula, click ..."
> > should be "While in a formula, click ..." - Delete the word "being".
> > ·         [Section 4.4.6]   "Other than these differences, though,
> > displayed expressions and inline expressions are very similar."
> > should be "Other than these differences, displayed expressions and 
> > inline expressions are very similar." - Delete the word "though,"
> >  



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