[odf-discuss] A Pit Bull in the Mix

[Chris Puttick]

Sounds like an excellent idea!

On 30/05/07, Daniel <daniel.carrera at zmsl.com> wrote:
> 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.
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