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Re: Please help get ready for proofreading of Emacs manual
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Marcin Borkowski |
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Re: Please help get ready for proofreading of Emacs manual |
Date: |
Mon, 18 Sep 2017 22:10:36 +0200 |
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On 2017-09-18, at 20:53, Charles A. Roelli <address@hidden> wrote:
> Here's a start, based on a recent build of the Emacs manual (644
> pages). "LONG" parts may still be further split, "SHORT" parts
> combined.
I could take one of the "Long" parts. (I'd like especially to do part
15, since I edit documents in natural languages in Emacs _a lot_, but
part 16 would also be nice - I also happen to be a programmer.)
While I am fairly busy now, this is kind of work I do like a lot and
I will gladly do it in my spare time. (Also, I've been doing
proofreading professionally for a journal for about 10 years now, though
not in English.) I'd consider it also a way to give back to the Emacs
devs for the great work they have been doing for the last four decades.
What I absolutely _must_ know beforehand, though, is:
1. How much time do I have for this task.
2. What exactly should I pay attention to? I assume that the most
important things to look for are parts which are impreciseor difficult
to understand, not ordinary typos. But: should I check factual
correctness (for instance, whether the keys given really do correspond
to the command names in emacs -Q, or whether there are no mistakes in
command names)? (I assume yes.) Is there anything else?
3. In what format I should submit my corrections? (A simple diff/patch
might not be enough, since I might have a suggestion which may be
controversial and hence should be discussed. How would I mark such
places?)
I think these questions are relevant to other proofreaders, too.
Best,
and I'm really looking forward to this job.
--
Marcin Borkowski
- Please help get ready for proofreading of Emacs manual, Richard Stallman, 2017/09/16
- Re: Please help get ready for proofreading of Emacs manual, Charles A. Roelli, 2017/09/18
- Re: Please help get ready for proofreading of Emacs manual,
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- Re: Please help get ready for proofreading of Emacs manual, Richard Stallman, 2017/09/19
- Re: Please help get ready for proofreading of Emacs manual, Marcin Borkowski, 2017/09/20
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- Re: Please help get ready for proofreading of Emacs manual, Eli Zaretskii, 2017/09/21
- Re: Please help get ready for proofreading of Emacs manual, John Wiegley, 2017/09/21
Re: Please help get ready for proofreading of Emacs manual, Eric Abrahamsen, 2017/09/18
Re: Please help get ready for proofreading of Emacs manual, Nick Helm, 2017/09/18
Re: Please help get ready for proofreading of Emacs manual, Petteri Hintsanen, 2017/09/19