Help page design, and the future of the Ubuntu Desktop Guide

[Andreas Lloyd]

Jordan Mantha wrote:
>> For the next release, what I propose we do is this:
>>
>>  * Generally speaking, work with the existing guides but bear in mind
>> Matthew's comments about how to write good help, and improve the guides
>> accordingly.
>>  * Eliminate any overlap between the guides, and identify ways to
>> present a coherent front page. So, for example, it might include:
>>
>> Adding, Removing and Updating Software in Ubuntu [1]
>> Working with your Desktop [2]
>> Working with a Server [3]
>> Getting more help [4]
>> Contributing to Ubuntu [5]
>>
>> [1] An article, based on what is currently in the desktop guide
>> [2] A book, what is now the desktop guide
>> [3] A book, what is now the server guide
>> [4] An article, based on what is currently in the desktop guide
>> [5] An article, potentially new, which includes a link to the packaging
>> guide.
>>     
I think this is a really good approach. If we can agree on this, I would
like to reorganize the the Projects page in the Wiki to reflect this
structure [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/Projects].

Such a reorganization should show what goes into the Ubuntu docs and
what goes into the Kubuntu docs - and what goes into both - such as the
Server and Packaging guides. Once we have the overall structure to work
towards and have people assigned to each document, it will be a lot
easier to get the editing and rewriting of the current docs underway to
fit that structure.

> I think Andreas and I (at least) would be interested in [5]. We could do
> a small (or big even) article that covers different ways people can
> contribute to Ubuntu, perhaps an overview of each of the Ubuntu teams
> with contact info. Something fairly similar to [0] but different, of
> course. ;-)
>   
Yes, we have a few ideas to make such a contribute page work well in
another format that the one currently on the website.
Though I am not familiar with KHelpcenter, nor do I know if there are
Kubuntu-specific ways to contribute. Jonathan, I hope you'd up for
helping us with making the Contribute article work with Kubuntu as well.

Andreas

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