[odf-discuss] A Pit Bull in the Mix

[Daniel]

Damon Anderson wrote:
> Daniel,
> 
> very nice simplification. Now that I can use. DocBook also too 
> complicated a spec to readily implement. Just trying to get through the 
> DTD chapters that start out the spec is like pulling teeth.
> 
> So, how would you implement sections in your 30 second tutorial?

Like this:

  <text:section text:name="MySection"> ...  </text:section>

Here is another tip: If you ever wonder how a feature is done:
   1. Create a new document in OOo that has that only that feature.
   2. Unzip it.
   3. Open 'content.xml' and scroll to the bottom of the file (or search 
for "office:body" to skip all the header stuff).

That's much eaiser than reading the spec, and perfectly adequate for 
your needs.

Hmm... maybe I should make this an official ODF tutorial. I could add 
more features and still have the tutorial printable in a two-sided sheet 
of paper. You know how you can buy "study sheets" for school subjects 
like Claculus, Algebra, etc? They are a single sheet of paper printed on 
both sides. Well, we could do "ODF study sheets": one for text 
documents, one for spreadsheets, one for drawings and one for 
presentations. Maybe add another one for more advanced features. We'd 
need to come up with a name for these sheets. Some ideas:

- ODF Study Sheet:  Text Documents
- ODF in 30 seconds: Text Documents   (add a picture of a clock).
- ODF in 1 minute:  Text Documents    (  "     "     "     "   ).

I think that the biggest problem might be making these easy to find on 
our website.

Cheers,
Daniel.