Hi Peter,
Thanks Regina, but this is exactly the sort of issue that I mentioned in my
last post. If I have to download ( and learn how to use) Cygwin and Git
before I can even get started, it's an instant turn-off!But the link you sent me seems to be for people who want to work on LO
itself - I just want to edit a section in a help page, which is a bit
different. Although I used to be a pretty good programmer, I don't have the
time or inclination to get stuck into modifying LO, much as I'd like to.
You don't need to build LO now.
If you want to submit fix in a one page, you can send in any form it even in a
file .odt.
Copy the text in Writer from a page you want to edit;
Turn record changes (Edit -> Track Changes -> Record changes);
Make your changes;
Save the document and send.
Do not forget about the license.
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/Developers
But documentation authors must check how it will be shown in the local Help.
Even if we chenge a letter in a text, without touching format, there is
probable that we can break accidentally the format. This can occur for various
reasons: tiredness, inattention or a bug in HelpAuthoring. In addition, we are
the first line of defense against from bug in the work of the Help. Therefore
we make the LO build.
Best regards,
Lera