From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 13 17:28:39 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A46366E9 for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:28:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marc@blackend.org) Received: from smtp6-g21.free.fr (smtp6-g21.free.fr [IPv6:2a01:e0c:1:1599::15]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 351F07B for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:28:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from emphyrio.blackend.org (unknown [88.179.1.53]) by smtp6-g21.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BA3182287; Sun, 13 Jan 2013 18:28:29 +0100 (CET) Received: from emphyrio.blackend.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by emphyrio.blackend.org (8.14.5/8.14.4) with ESMTP id r0DHSSAA001503; Sun, 13 Jan 2013 18:28:28 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from marc@emphyrio.blackend.org) Received: (from marc@localhost) by emphyrio.blackend.org (8.14.5/8.14.4/Submit) id r0DHSSXf001502; Sun, 13 Jan 2013 18:28:28 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from marc) Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 18:28:28 +0100 From: Marc Fonvieille To: Dru Lavigne Subject: Re: [patch] content changes to X11 chapter Message-ID: <20130113172828.GB1455@emphyrio.blackend.org> References: <50F2CC15.3070800@FreeBSD.org> <1358096330.196.YahooMailClassic@web184906.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <1358096330.196.YahooMailClassic@web184906.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> X-Useless-Header: blackend.org X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 8.3-STABLE User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:28:39 -0000 On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 08:58:50AM -0800, Dru Lavigne wrote: > > > > >> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 02:31:52PM -0800, Dru > > Lavigne wrote: > > >>> Attached is the svn diff for the X11 chapter. > > This > > >> represents a > > >>> complete content update of this chapter. > > >>> > > >>> Igor is mostly happy. I think the remaining > > indent > > >> errors are false > > >>> warnings as they only occur when an inline tag > > is in > > >> the previous > > >>> . > > >>> > > >>> I did not verify the widescreen settings. I > > think the > > >> i810 section is > > >>> correct. The KDM section needs more content. > > Other than > > >> that, it is a > > >>> decent first pass at bringing this chapter into > > the > > >> 21st century. > > >>> > > >> > > >> Some thoughts: > > >> > > >> - the whole diff will be difficult to read for a > > translator: > > >> section moves, whitespace & content changes, > > etc. It will be > > >> important to commit in separate parts: for example: > > 1st section > > >> moves/removals, 2nd addition & content changes > > and 3rd > > >> whitespace/indentation changes; > > >> > > >> - you removed the prerequisite of knowing how to > > use ports, I > > >> think it's important to know how to get a ports > > tree before using > > >> the ports; > > >> > > >> - you removed the way to get a localized keyboard > > for people not > > >> using a desktop manager.  Well this > > configuration is not easy to > > >> guess for a newcomer.  Maybe it can be kept > > somewhere in the > > >> chapter. > > >> > > >> - What is # in Crtl+Alt+F#? > > > > > > > > > Please note that the whitespace changes were sent as a > > separate > > > patch ([patch] white space only fix for handbook x11 > > chapter) on > > > the 10th. It is my understanding that the first patch > > will be > > > applied to the handbook repo while the second content > > patch will > > > most likely be applied to the print edition repo. > > > My bad, I didn't realize the white-space patch had already been > committed. I will redo this and send the patches by Tuesday. > I wasn't aware it was aimed to the print edition, so nevermind about my first remark. I think some of your changes/additions are interesting for the "vanilla" Handbook but some previous parts could be kept. -- Marc