[bt-devel] Re: status

[Martin Gruner]

Fred,

thank you so much. The handbook looks fantastic!

As far as I can see now, I'd like to ask you to reconsider once section: the 
section about configuring fonts. This changed entirely compared to 1.2. There 
is no longer a "Unicode" are in the application. Fonts are now configured 
entirely based on language. Please play around with BibleTime using some 
foreign modules trying to get them to display well. Try Hebrew (BHS) for 
example (font: Ezra SIL or Code2000).

I'd suggest that you leave out all technical details about encoding, Unicode 
and stuff. Just tell the users that they need to set an appropriate font for 
each language that does not work with the standard font of the application, 
and that the font they use for a language needs to contain the characters 
used in that language. The sections about obtaining and installing fonts are 
very good, but the one on Unicode fonts might have to be reconsidered.

And you are right, quite a few images need to be redone because so much has 
changed. Probably all images that are screenshots (rather than just icons). 
Maybe others (Joachim, ...) can help you with that? I won't be able to, since 
I'll be gone for a week tomorrow.

But nevertheless, your work is just awesome.

mg

Am Donnerstag, 13. Februar 2003 11:45 schrieb Fred Saalbach:
> I am satisfied with the handbook text now.  It should be finished now
> except for some pictures that I need to revise, so it should be safe to
> send to the translators.
>
> I would suggest that translators try using kbabel to attempt to reuse as
> much of the existing translation as possible.
>
> Only the handbook has changed, so the howto and help dialog can remain
> as is.
>
> Fred
>
> Martin Gruner wrote:
> > Fred,
> >
> > wonderful!
> > Not sure, but I'd say the handbook should have the same version number as
> > BibleTime itself, so 1.3 for now. What do you think?
>
> Done, and made the date current
>
> > Martin
> >
> > Am Mittwoch, 12. Februar 2003 05:00 schrieb Fred Saalbach:
> > > I think the real work is done now, it should be looked over to see if I
> > > captured all of the changes.  The html and po files match the docbook
> > > files now.
> > >
> > > Still to do
> > > Run spell check and check for missing periods.
> > > Fix some tags (but this is optional)
> > > Fix a few pictures.  Most are already fixed.
> > > I think the docs are mostly OK now.
> > >
> > > The pictures I can leave for last as these do not affect the
> > > translators.
> > > I think I will be done with the text by saturday.
> > >
> > > One question
> > > What do you thing the rev number of the handbook should be?
> > >
> > > Fred
> > >
> > > Martin Gruner wrote:
> > > > Hey Fred,
> > > >
> > > > just noticed that you made a rather big cvs commit. Thank you so
> > > > much! Your work is really awesome! You are so essential to the
> > > > BibleTime project!
> > > >
> > > > What do you think, how much time are you going to need in order to
> > > > finish the handbook? We decided to wait with the release candidate 1
> > > > until the messages are frozen, both the program messages as well as
> > > > the doc pofiles. That gives the translators more time.
> > > > But feel free to take the time you need to finish. No pressure, we'd
> > > > just like to get an idea of what you think.
> > > >
> > > > Blessings,
> > > >
> > > > mg
>
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