All:
Back when Sun ran OpenOffice.org there was a (semi-)official manual of
style for the project.
* Is that manual of style still adhered to?
* What is/was it called?
* Where can it be obtained from?
I am not referring to the style manual within the documentation template
that Jean constructed/maintains.
jonathon
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Back when Sun ran OpenOffice.org there was a (semi-)official manual of
style for the project.* Is that manual of style still adhered to?
I don't know, but Sophie may know. We never really used it for the
user guides, but I believe it was used for writing Help.
* What is/was it called?
* Where can it be obtained from?
Here is one I remember.
https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Dashboard/Help_Style_Guide
I am not referring to the style manual within the documentation template
that Jean constructed/maintains.
There is also a short (and somewhat out of date) writing style guide
for LO user guides. It is Chapter 5 in the Contributors Guide. See
here: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Development#Contributors_Guide
In Docs, we mainly referred to the relevant sections of _Read Me
First! A Style Guide for the Computer Industry_ by Sun Technical
Publications. I realise that isn't what you're looking for, but I
mention for completeness regarding semi-official manuals of style.
--Jean
Did that get into coding practices, especially in regards to the User
Interface?
jonathon
I don't know, and I don't think this is the best list for getting a
clear answer to that question. Most of us AFAIK are not involved in the UI.
--Jean
Hi all,
Back when Sun ran OpenOffice.org there was a (semi-)official manual of
style for the project.* Is that manual of style still adhered to?
I don't know, but Sophie may know. We never really used it for the
user guides, but I believe it was used for writing Help.
The stylistic guide was a Sun guide for translating Sun products. I
still have the one from 2006 in French. But it is copyrighted by Sun.
* What is/was it called?
* Where can it be obtained from?Here is one I remember.
https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Dashboard/Help_Style_GuideI am not referring to the style manual within the documentation template
that Jean constructed/maintains.There is also a short (and somewhat out of date) writing style guide
for LO user guides. It is Chapter 5 in the Contributors Guide. See
here: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Development#Contributors_GuideIn Docs, we mainly referred to the relevant sections of _Read Me
First! A Style Guide for the Computer Industry_ by Sun Technical
Publications. I realise that isn't what you're looking for, but I
mention for completeness regarding semi-official manuals of style.
Thanks for the information Jean. I think Gnome HIG is the one to use for
us when writing UI or help files.
Cheers
Sophie