[proposal] Newbie-FAQ or Everything You Always Wanted To Ask About Ubuntu But Were Afraid To Ask

[Wander Boessenkool]

On Thu, 2004-12-23 at 12:47 -0500, Giovanni Sce wrote:
> Hi, I'm assuming you wanted to email the list...
> 
> I agree on your point of being able of easily printing
> out a section of wiki. I really doubt that it is possible
> to print a section comprised of different pages (that
> could be a really useful plugin!), some have a nice
> format for printing.
> Definetly, I don't think we can/should care for "flashy",
> text justified is out of HTML scope!

Not if you use css ;-)

random.selector {
  text-align: justify;
}

Using good css (hopefully the people entering the webdesign in the new
year will think about this) can make _one_ page hide/show different
sections easily, look completely different on screen, paper and
braille-terminal, make users choose their preferred style for a page.
And best of all, it only requires a rewrite of the css to completely
change the layout of a document.


> 
> Gio
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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> Building ICT capacity against disparity!
> 
> 
> Quoting "Lehofer, Meinhard" <nl at lehofer.net>:
> 
> > >
> > >
> > I believe a newbie/windows migrant FAQ or guide should be written from
> > scratch, to keep focus on a newbies needs. So I do not think adding
> > information to existing Wikipages helps, on the contrary it would demand
> > to leave information from existing Wikipages out.
> >
> >
> > The Wikipages are, of course, an online document, consisting of many,
> > rather small, linked articles. Is there an easy way to print a whole
> > section or subsection, not just a single article? Keep in mind, that at
> > least two major paper sizes are out there (US letter, A4). A single pdf
> > file might have the advantage here. But easy printing is, in my opinion,
> > essential. During the installation a User does not have access to
> > Computer stored Information. Even later, if something breaks (X-Server),
> > he could access his papers.
> >
> >
> > I also feel, the wiki does not look very flashy. When dealing with
> > users, who don't really understand what they have to do, a better look
> > and feel might be helpful to make them feel welcome and support their
> > learning Linux experience. All Wikipages I found were left aligned, can
> > you use justified Alignment?
> >
> >
> > Having one single, central place, where you can find all available help
> > is a VERY strong point for the wiki.
> >
> > cu,
> > meinhard
> >
> >
> 
> 
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