[scribus] Original Scribus Documentation

Gregory Pittman gpittman at iglou.com
Tue Jul 31 16:05:04 UTC 2012


On 07/31/2012 10:41 AM, a.l.e wrote:
> hi horst,
>> Has the original (master) Scribus Documentation ever been checked by a
>> native English speaking person  ?
>>
> 
> as far is i know, two of the three main authors of the official
> documentation are native american english speaking persons...
> 

The documentation at this point is a mixture of information generated
many years ago along with variously contemporary updates and additions.
There is a sprinkling of an informal style here and there.
If anything, I have to be on the lookout for what I write being a bit
stiff and lifeless in my desire to be as precise and accurate as I can,
and of course there are misstatements and typos I'm sure (bugs if you
want to call them that).
Christoph Schäfer isn't a native-speaker, but he's good enough to
sometimes correct my fractured English. Sometimes "perfectly good
English" (is there such a thing?) may not convey clearly what one is
supposed to do.

I have been trying to see if we can have the docs develop something of a
consistent style, but just as the software is constantly changing, there
is never a point at which the docs can remain in some final state.

As Alexandre says, let us know where you have questions or see problems.

Greg



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