[Bsod-mentors] Manual Structure project progress update

[Tim Wakeham]

Hey Matt,

You work is looking fantastic so far, I'm very impressed with the layout
from both an aesthetic and content stand point. You've definitely got my go
ahead in that respect.

One thing I am interested in is how you plan to seperate content based on
topic etc.  For example, presumably you don't intend to dump all references
on one page, or do you?!

-Tim


On 6/28/06, Matt Ebb <matt at mke3.net> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Thought I'd give an update on my progress with the project I'm
> working on alongside the BSoD. ( http://mediawiki.blender.org/
> index.php/User:Broken/SummerOfDocs2006Restructure )
>
> I've read through most of the manual and taken notes on the sort of
> information that is used in reference items. From this, I've
> categorised things and made up some guidelines and a template to use
> for each item. I've done the key template, and also made the box
> header as a MediaWiki template ( http://mediawiki.blender.org/
> index.php/Template:RefBox ) so it's all ready to go.
>
> The breakdown and template I've come up with is here, with guidelines
> for its use:
> http://mediawiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Broken/
> ReferenceBoxGuidelines
>
> Not all of these types of information will be relevant to each tool,
> and of course writers may choose not to include them all. If they are
> included though, this is a good guideline for what it should be, and
> in what order. Writers should be able to easily copy and paste the
> wiki markup from that page to use in their own items.
>
> I made a couple of (differing) examples here too, adapting the Edge
> Loop Selection item and the Displacement item to see how it would fit
> this template, and they turned out pretty well:
> http://mediawiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Broken/ReferenceBoxTest
>
> So, my next step is to start the arduous task of chopping up and
> applying this template to the actual docs. I figure that the best way
> to test that it will work out nicely is to put it into practice, so
> there's a chance some tweaks may get made if I find out somethings
> not working omtimally working. Any feedback would be welcomed too, of
> course. I guess I'll start from the start of the manual, so consider
> this a heads-up. I'll try to do my work in small, contained chunks,
> to minimise impact on others. Anyway, onward I go...
>
> cheers
>
> Matt
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