[Lindows-doc-discuss] Fwd: Re: Starting up LDP again

[Kendall D. <bin...@ya...>]

I hear what you're saying James... and I DO want to leverage all the work
you've done. I set the Wiki up with MySQL on the backend. So, all the
info is being captured in a database. I'm hoping that we could get hundreds
of people dumping info into an easy-to-use web format. Then, we could pull
it out of the database and load it into LyX. 
 
I haven't gotten into LyX yet. But, I will do it. I have to install the
software and figure out how to use it. I think that has been one barrier
to getting a lot of people involved. Some may not know how to use it, or
don't want to spend time learning it. I think that the combination of the
Wiki and the LyX could work together. 
 
Give the users a really simple interface (Wiki) to enter data. Then, we
could work to get it out of the Wiki and into LyX for final format. I'm
hoping that the final format for http://lindows-doc.sourceforge.net will
be static HTML pages with downloadable PDF's or something. I think LyX is a
good tool for doing layout -- because we can generate multiple formats
from it. But, I think the learning curve may be a bit high for the newbie
or
casual user.
 
When I get home later, I'm going to get the LyX files, the software, and
learn how to use it.

Thanks for your feedback on this JL.
 
Kendall


> --- James Leone <lin...@ne...> wrote:
> 
> > Wiki will be very good to use during the editing stage, if its 
> > restricted to members of the project or Lindows.com employees. But I 
> > hesitate to start using Wiki at this point.
> > 
> > But, right now the way it is, it doesn't leverage any of the work done 
> > by Insiders, members, Matt, Patrick and myself.  We are not done moving
> 
> > the hints to their proper spots in the overall outline, and if we go 
> > with Wiki right noew, I think it will slow us down. On an individual 
> > level its going to take more time to fill up a wiki then it does to cut
> 
> > in paste in LyX, and solving that is just a matter of "the guy in 
> > charge" making sure that, for example, if Zoic is editing a hint, that 
> > Brian T is not doing that at the same time.
> > 
> > But if you really want a wiki, why not go into LyX, and save the 
> > document as HTML. Wiki being web based, will start out leveraginf the 
> > work we did already. However, it poses significant problems with 
> > producing an end product that is portable, i.e. can be turned into a
> Pdf 
> > or a wiki, or a manual in troff format, or a Latex, DVI or postscript 
> > document.
> > 
> > JL
> > 
> 
> 
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