How can i write or extend an chapter?
For that you have to send your Sourceforge Username to Sascha.Manns@directbox.com for adding this to the Project. After accepting you can checkout the Stuff. Now you have the following Directories:
- /
- /DC-plasma-active-startup (This is a control file for building this book)
- /xml (Under this Folder you're finding all related XML Files. The Rootfile is called "book.plasma-active_startup.xml"
- /images
- /images/src
- /images/src/$Format (The main Files are laying under png/. All other Formats will be created at buildtime
For writing for this book it's very comfortable to use a XML-Editor like Serna Free or XML-Mind. The Maintainer uses Oxygen-XML. The Book is written in DocBook 4.5. So basic Knowledge of XML and DocBook is needed.
You can start with xml/book_plasma-active_startup.xml
If you not knowing XML/Docbook, you also can write a LibreOffice Document and send it to Sascha.
How can i build a book?
This Handbook uses the daps Buildsystem. First of all you have to add the Documentation Repository to your RPM-Repository Manager. Then choose "daps". In normal cases that should trigger install all related Packages.
Then go to the Maindirectory who the DC File lives and type: "daps -d DC-plasma-active-startup pdf". Then daps create a PDF File. Other possible Options instead of "pdf" are:
- html (Creates a HTML based book like in our Entrypage)
- pdf (Creates a b/w pdf with cropmarks for printing)
- color-pdf (Creates a Color-PDF)
- epub (Makes a EPUB file)
Contact Me
You can contact me via email to Sascha.Manns@directbox.com. I also read the Plasma Active Handbook mailinglist. If you found an Error or Misspelling you can create a Ticket.
