write on the train?

[Keith Henkell]

I used cut-and-paste today, but I just installed "itsalltext" and it
works really well.  I can't seem to get it working with gvim/vi, but
it is working with gedit so I'm good to go for tomorrow.

Thanks!



On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 5:38 PM, Karsten 'quaid' Wade <kwade at redhat.com> wrote:
>
>  On Mon, 2008-04-28 at 23:12 -0700, Karsten 'quaid' Wade wrote:
>  > An answer for a question from IRC:
>  >
>  > 18:18 < subdivisions> hey all... anyone here know the best way to do editing/authoring
>  >                       offline?  I have approx 2.5 hours a day on the train and I can't
>  >                       really get a cell signal.
>  > 18:18 < subdivisions> I can cut-andpaste from and back to the wiwki, but that seems a bit
>  >                       crude.
>
>  There is one option for the wiki I forgot.  Like this:
>
>  1. Install 'itsalltext' extension:
>    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4125
>    - This extension adds a button that lets you open the contents of an
>  HTML edit window (a TEXTAREA) in your favorite editor.
>    - Saves happen to a temporary file and update the wiki edit window in
>  Firefox
>
>  2. Pick some chapters you are going to work on.
>
>  3. Email the list/alert IRC that you are putting a few hour 'lock' on
>  those files, so no one else edits them
>    - There is a warning put up when you edit a file in the wiki, but the
>  lock may expire before you return
>
>  4. Load the pages and edit them, then use the Edit button from It's All
>  Text! to load the pages for offline editing.
>    - You cannot preview changes while offline
>
>  5. Later versions of It's All Text! support keeping the same temporary
>  filename for the same original URL.  This means when you return to be
>  online, even if you have to reload and re-edit the original page, you
>  should be able to save within your editor, and the edit window in
>  Firefox updates.
>    - If this does not work, yes, you still have manual cut and paste
>
>  Now that I write it all out, it sounds hokey and hacky and stupid, but
>  it does work. :)
>
>  - Karsten
>
> > Keith, let me introduce you to DocBook XML.
>  >
>  > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/Tools#DocBook_XML
>  > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/WorkFlow#Wiki_to_DocBook_XML
>  >
>  > What you need for the train is the following:
>  >
>  > * Checkout one or more guides to work on:
>  >   Installation Guide
>  >   Software Management Guide
>  >   Security Guide (needs conversion)
>  >   or ...
>  > * Obtain XML output from the wiki ready for conversion
>  > * Check out the build system/toolchain for Fedora Docs, and/or
>  > * Install 'publican' (candidate for inclusion in toolchain)
>  > * Optional virtualization instance to do install testing or other
>  > technical edits/writing
>  >
>  > You have everything you need in a Fedora install with the "Authoring and
>  > Publishing" group installed.
>  >
>  > While you are offline, keep notes about any troubles you have.  Maybe
>  > write them as a blog entry to post when you get to your destination.
>  > Writing about your learning process and experience as a new contributor
>  > could bring some value and definitely interest.
>  >
>  > Just a few ideas off the top of my head. :)
>  >
>  > - Karsten
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