[Bf-docboard] Bf-docboard Digest, Vol 74, Issue 9

Mon May 2 13:34:36 CEST 2011

Hi John,

My own $0.2: I think that there are two ideal possibilities for ways to help
with 2.57 documentation. The first would be to add to and help refine the
Wiki. The Wiki has long been the primary "official online" Blender learning
resource. It is currently outdated and in some disarray, but this only
requires people to get in and work on it, so if you're proposing to do work
on 2.5 documentation, I think this would be a good use of your energy.

A benefit of the Wiki of course is that once it is broadly up to date for
2.5, it is much easier to keep up to date by incremental update (which can
be done by multiple people) than traditional books or e-books are. Another
advantage is that the framework in general already exists.

Alternately, creating 3rd party resources as you have already done is very
welcome. You can announce this on Blendernation and Blenderartists forum,
among other places. You can also of course link to it from appropriate
places within the Blender.org wiki.

Hope this is helpful.

Tony

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> Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:18:02 +1000
> From: John Blain <silverjb12 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Bf-docboard] Blender 2.5 Users Manual
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> The following message was sent to Ton Roosendaal whos suggested I submit to
> the bf-docboard for comment.
>
> I am suggesting that an official Basic Blender User Manual be created aimed
> at new users.
>
> Please comment on this proposal.
>
>
> Hello Ton
>
>
>  In regard to your earlier request for material transitioning from Blender
> 2.49 to 2.50, I have uploaded an edit of my manual '*An Introduction to
> Blender a Book for Beginners*' to my website.
>
>
>  http://silverjb.limewebs.com/index.html
>
>
>  I have also somehow managed to have the manual listed on the following
> Blender site.
>
>
>  http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:2.5/Books
>
>
>  I appear to have acquired an interest ( obsession ) in promoting Blender
> to
> Newbies.
>
>
>  With the event of Blender 2.50 and now the latest stable release 2.57, I
> believe Blender is one of the most exciting and interesting events in
> Computer Graphics. It is however somewhat unfortunate that for someone new
> to Blender, it remains difficult to find a concise instruction in the use
> of
> the program. This I believe must deter many prospective users.
>
>
>  The Blender websites *blender.org -Home *and* Get Blender *provide
> information on downloading and installation but from there the path to
> meaningful up to date instruction in the implementation of the program has
> become a little bit messy.
>
>
>  Links to *Documentation* , *Education and Help *and * Manuals and Books
> *all
> lead either to the Blender Wiki site or to outdated publications. The Wiki
> site mainly refers to Blender 2.49 and earlier instruction, as do the
> books.
> Even the link to * Blender for Dummies *is to a 2.48 reference.
>
>
>  Although the Blender Wiki site has been a most comprehensive source of
> information for a Newbie it has tended to have an information overload.
> Since it is a Wiki site, with contributions by various authors, the
> information supplied lacks uniformity. Both of these characteristics, I
> feel, make it difficult for a beginner to grasp the fundamentals. I think
> it
> may be a big ask to rewrite the Wiki for Blender 2.57.
>
>
>  My goal here is to have the Blender website point the way, providing a
> link
> to a basic instruction, for the use of the latest version of the program.
>
>
>  From one of your posts I understand that the Blender Foundation is a legal
> identity and not a consolidated organisation. I conclude therefore that the
> Foundation is a forum of individuals, however someone must be in control of
> the Blender Website.
>
>
>  If my manual were to provide a basis for an official basic instruction I
> would be prepared to edit my work to the Blender Foundation's requirements.
> At this time I have received requests to translate my manual into German
> and
> Chinese. Perhaps this is premature but at least it recognises that some
> individuals consider the work to be worthwhile.
>
>
>  To whom should I address my proposal?
>
>
>  Sincerely,
>
>
>  John Blain
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> Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:28:01 -0500
> From: Willie Pierce <knightwalkr at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Bf-docboard] Blender 2.5 Users Manual
> To: Blender Documentation Project <bf-docboard at blender.org>
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> Not only that but I'd like to see paper tutorials used to drive a point
> home
>
> Marines wear shirts that say things like "pain is weakness leaving the
> body."
>
> The Army wears shirts that say "the Bahamas."
>
> Coincidence in think not.
>
> Willie Pierce
> Pls excuse any spelling errors sent from iPhone.
>
> On Apr 19, 2011, at 3:18 PM, John Blain <silverjb12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The following message was sent to Ton Roosendaal whos suggested I submit
> to the bf-docboard for comment.
> > I am suggesting that an official Basic Blender User Manual be created
> aimed at new users.
> > Please comment on this proposal.
> >
> > Hello Ton
> >
> > In regard to your earlier request for material transitioning from Blender
> 2.49 to 2.50, I have uploaded an edit of my manual 'An Introduction to
> Blender a Book for Beginners' to my website.
> >
> > http://silverjb.limewebs.com/index.html
> >
> > I have also somehow managed to have the manual listed on the following
> Blender site.
> >
> > http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:2.5/Books
> >
> > I appear to have acquired an interest ( obsession ) in promoting Blender
> to Newbies.
> >
> > With the event of Blender 2.50 and now the latest stable release 2.57, I
> believe Blender is one of the most exciting and interesting events in
> Computer Graphics. It is however somewhat unfortunate that for someone new
> to Blender, it remains difficult to find a concise instruction in the use of
> the program. This I believe must deter many prospective users.
> >
> > The Blender websites blender.org -Home and Get Blender provide
> information on downloading and installation but from there the path to
> meaningful up to date instruction in the implementation of the program has
> become a little bit messy.
> >
> > Links to Documentation , Education and Help and Manuals and Books all
> lead either to the Blender Wiki site or to outdated publications. The Wiki
> site mainly refers to Blender 2.49 and earlier instruction, as do the books.
> Even the link to Blender for Dummies is to a 2.48 reference.
> >
> > Although the Blender Wiki site has been a most comprehensive source of
> information for a Newbie it has tended to have an information overload.
> Since it is a Wiki site, with contributions by various authors, the
> information supplied lacks uniformity. Both of these characteristics, I
> feel, make it difficult for a beginner to grasp the fundamentals. I think it
> may be a big ask to rewrite the Wiki for Blender 2.57.
> >
> > My goal here is to have the Blender website point the way, providing a
> link to a basic instruction, for the use of the latest version of the
> program.
> >
> > From one of your posts I understand that the Blender Foundation is a
> legal identity and not a consolidated organisation. I conclude therefore
> that the Foundation is a forum of individuals, however someone must be in
> control of the Blender Website.
> >
> > If my manual were to provide a basis for an official basic instruction I
> would be prepared to edit my work to the Blender Foundation's requirements.
> At this time I have received requests to translate my manual into German and
> Chinese. Perhaps this is premature but at least it recognises that some
> individuals consider the work to be worthwhile.
> >
> > To whom should I address my proposal?
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > John Blain
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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