[TYPO3-UG US] Documentation team update

[Gregory Remington]

Dimitri Tarassenko wrote:
> How about we start building the beginners manuals as the new
> QuickStart is built? This way we can start from the very beginning,
> i.e. Planning, Graphical Design, Graphics to HTML (with specific Typo3
> requirements for HTML templates), Core and Dummy Installation, HTML
> template ->Typo3 template and so on.


Let's keep it as simple and short as possible to maximize are limited 
time. This is a large set of tasks and we could start with how we wish 
the manual to look in the begining then how we would like to to look 
towards the finish. If we structure development of the manual in stages 
like we are considering for typ3.us we could have something useful to 
work with fairly soon without over committing more time than we 
realistically have.


> If we create the Table of Contents now, then whoever is going to do a
> particular stage of the QuickStart can also write the chapter on how
> they did it. We probably should do it in Wiki first (so anyone could
> contribute) and then convert to OO/PDF.

Can we plan out on the wiki what extensions and configurations we're 
gong to use for the new Quickstart manual? That might give us an idea of 
what the manual will look like in terms of chapters.

I can commit some time to template files, simple typoscript setup and 
installation. I created a very "basic" template installation instruction 
set to prevent people from posting redundant questions at the mediatech 
forum. In fact all my documentation is to prevent newbie questions so I 
don't waste time answering them over and over and over.

We might we use existing Quickstart documentation as a general guide to 
save time or we could do it from scratch to see how we can improve on 
the delivery of information to the newbie market. Combining both 
approaches may be best so people struggling with the old documentation 
have a familiar "outline" to work with. In effect we could create very 
"simple" documentation that "compliments" not "competes" with existing 
TYPO3 documentation. I believe the simpler we make this the faster we'll 
finish ;)

Keep it simple.

Greg