A couple thoughts on this - I mentioned the desire for these kinds of docs on the discus list, thread titled "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">[Live-demo] Has anyone written a "How do you XXX with Open Source GIS?"</span><div>
<font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">There was a helpful link for udig <a href="http://udig.refractions.net/confluence/display/EN/Home">http://udig.refractions.net/confluence/display/EN/Home</a> </span></font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">On the esri front, there is a book I picked up titled something like "20 essential skills" which I got to make sure my base skills are there, as I and many of us work in an esri shop. This goes through a list of 20 skills the author saw that was in demand from her students and other professionals. </span></font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></font></div><div>I've thought about making a list and then starting on describing how to do this or that. I've written some howto stuff using esri sofware.</div>
<div><br></div><div>To help motivate people to create it and use it, is there a place that has png's of all the tool buttons so you can easily add them to the docs where it's needed?</div><div>For example this page </div>
<div><a href="http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index.cfm?TopicName=Core_ArcMap_toolbars">http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index.cfm?TopicName=Core_ArcMap_toolbars</a></div><div><br></div><div>gives me access to images for individual tools </div>
<div><a href="http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/published_images/button_sketch.gif">http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/published_images/button_sketch.gif</a> </div><div><br></div><div>Which made it much easier to describe people new to the software what to do. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Mike</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 3:10 AM, Richard Duivenvoorde <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rdmailings@duif.net">rdmailings@duif.net</a>></span> wrote:</div>
<div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="im">Ramon Andinach wrote:<br>
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>> What about adding a section to the wiki, mentioning (or even holding?) a copy of this pdf. And per 'task': add a new subpage on which somebody performs this taks using qgis: pointing to data to try out the task etc etc.<br>
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</div><div class="im">> I have a bit of a start (the first two bits) sitting on my computer at home.<br>
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> But wanted to ask what the best way of presenting this was.<br>
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> I had thought (like Richard) that a wiki-style thing (perhaps a little bit of the User's Corner?) could be a good place for this. Then if others felt like completing a bit of one of the tasks they could add that in easily.<br>
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> Alternatively I could ask people to email bits they've done to me and construct a latex/pdf document that can be put up somewhere in documentation.<br>
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> Do either of these sound sensible?<br>
> Are there better ways?<br>
> Should I go away and pester the documentation people?<br>
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</div>Hi Ramon,<br>
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I would say (without having done anything myself ...)<br>
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just do it :-)<br>
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Get yourself a wiki/osgeo account and start with this two pages in the<br>
wiki (pointing to it via a blogpost or so?).<br>
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It's a wiki so it can always be removed/incorporated into docs if needed.<br>
Don't let it get stale on your computer...<br>
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Richard<br>
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