[Qgis-community-team] Guidance on Training Manual Tasks

Mon Jan 13 09:24:50 PST 2014

Let's do that, I will take the first to sections.  I work with a pc so
George will have to replace my screenshots as well.

Eduardo

On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 6:55 PM, Jeffrey Johnson
<jjohnson at boundlessgeo.com>wrote:

> Also note that I've been replacing the images with ones from Ubuntu
> when necessary and then George is going back and replacing them all
> with OSX screenshots for consistency.
>
> Jeff
>
> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 8:54 AM, Jeffrey Johnson
> <jjohnson at boundlessgeo.com> wrote:
> > How about you take on the first 2 sections (Reprojecting and
> > Transforming Data and Vector Analysis) and I can take on the latter 2
> > (Network Analysis and Spatial Statistics) and then we wait on George
> > and Tim to figure out whats up with the data in 9.
> >
> > If that sounds ok, I can update the ticket to reflect that.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 8:52 AM, Eduardo Gonzalez <eg at gismood.com>
> wrote:
> >> hi Jeff,
> >>
> >> I can take some part of 7, just let me know which section you like
> least and
> >> I'll get with it ;). Let's see what comes up about the exercise data
> for 9.
> >>
> >> cheers,
> >> Eduardo
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Jeffrey Johnson <
> jjohnson at boundlessgeo.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi Eduardo,
> >>>
> >>> I've already completed the 3 database sections (adding one new one). I
> >>> believe George is going to still update the screenshots, and it would
> >>> be great if someone could review the new one I wrote
> >>> (http://docs.qgis.org/2.0/en/docs/training_manual/databases/index.html
> )
> >>> but those are basically done leaving only section 7 and 9.
> >>>
> >>> I was planning to work on 7 today and this week, but since its fairly
> >>> long, it wouldnt be a bad idea if we split that one up. There are 4
> >>> sections and I know Victor Olaya has indicated he can help with one.
> >>>
> >>> Let me know what you are thinking and we can get going. Hoping we can
> >>> wrap this whole thing up this week.
> >>>
> >>> Jeff
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 6:23 AM, Eduardo Gonzalez <eg at gismood.com>
> wrote:
> >>> > ... I meant "If you want more time for database issues (I have very
> >>> > LITTLE
> >>> > experience with those)...
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 4:21 PM, Eduardo Gonzalez <eg at gismood.com>
> >>> > wrote:
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Hello Jeff,
> >>> >>
> >>> >> I see that you are also working on modules dealing with databases.
> It
> >>> >> seems that module 9 can wait for a few days in the hope that the
> >>> >> exercise_data for that module can be found from somewhere. Have you
> >>> >> started
> >>> >> working on module 7? If you want more time for databases issues (I
> have
> >>> >> very
> >>> >> experience with those), I can get on working with module 7 and
> continue
> >>> >> with
> >>> >> 9 afterwards, both modules' topics are very familiar to me so it
> should
> >>> >> not
> >>> >> be a difficult task.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Regards,
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Eduardo
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 2:50 AM, Jeffrey Johnson
> >>> >> <jjohnson at boundlessgeo.com> wrote:
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Ok, Modules 8 (Raster) and 10 (Plugins) are updated and George has
> >>> >>> already pulled them. See the other thread about Modules 14, 15 and
> the
> >>> >>> new one about DB Manager etc that is now 16.
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> I went ahead and setup a milestone in github for this porting
> effort.
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>>
> https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/issues?milestone=1&state=open
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> The main outstanding modules are 7 (Vector Analysis) and 9
> (Completing
> >>> >>> the Analysis). I will go ahead and keep working on these next week
> and
> >>> >>> hoping to have help from Victor Olaya. I believe George should be
> done
> >>> >>> with 11 (Online Resources) shortly, and Im not sure about the
> status
> >>> >>> of Module 6 (Creating Vector Data).
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Beyond that, we need to update the Appendix and Answer sheet.
> George,
> >>> >>> lets try to chat about that next week.
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> I'm also keen to have a discussion about issue #190 concerning the
> >>> >>> sample data. It makes sense to make it as easy as possible to
> switch
> >>> >>> to a different set of exercise data for a local area with minimal
> >>> >>> updates to the docs themselves (i.e. remove direct references to
> >>> >>> Swellendam etc). This may require a bit of discussion on how best
> to
> >>> >>> do that. Might be good to have a script that can grab the necessary
> >>> >>> data from OSM and potentially SRTM based on a bbox and create a
> >>> >>> localized exercise_data directory. This will take a bit of thinking
> >>> >>> and editing, but I think its doable and a good idea.
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Talk to yall next week, have a good weekend.
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Jeff
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 9:05 AM, Jeffrey Johnson
> >>> >>> <jjohnson at boundlessgeo.com> wrote:
> >>> >>> > Fwiw, I was granted push access. Didnt have nearly as much time
> as I
> >>> >>> > was expecting to work on this before the holidays, but back at it
> >>> >>> > this
> >>> >>> > week.
> >>> >>> >
> >>> >>> > Jeff
> >>> >>> >
> >>> >>> > On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 8:27 AM, Jeffrey Johnson
> >>> >>> > <jjohnson at boundlessgeo.com> wrote:
> >>> >>> >> Great. I dont have push to that repo, so cant change tags. Will
> >>> >>> >> ping
> >>> >>> >> duiv in IRC and see if he can fix that. Going to work on 10, 14
> and
> >>> >>> >> 15
> >>> >>> >> in order and then come back to 7-9 as time permits and when
> Victor
> >>> >>> >> Olaya can help.
> >>> >>> >>
> >>> >>> >> Will follow up with ticket comments as well.
> >>> >>> >>
> >>> >>> >> Jeff
> >>> >>> >>
> >>> >>> >> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 7:56 PM, George Irwin
> >>> >>> >> <george at linfiniti.com>
> >>> >>> >> wrote:
> >>> >>> >>> Good morning Jeff,
> >>> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> >>> That all sounds great, thanks!! I’d be grateful if you could
> mark
> >>> >>> >>> the
> >>> >>> >>> relevant issue on github as In Progress when you start working,
> >>> >>> >>> just so that
> >>> >>> >>> everyone knows where we stand. We can also use the comments for
> >>> >>> >>> targeted
> >>> >>> >>> discussions/sharing of tasks if need be.
> >>> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> >>> Thanks again
> >>> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> >>> George
> >>> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> >>> On 17 Dec 2013, at 23:30 , Jeffrey Johnson
> >>> >>> >>> <jjohnson at boundlessgeo.com> wrote:
> >>> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> >>>> I can go ahead and take on Module 10 for now to get started.
> >>> >>> >>>> Might
> >>> >>> >>>> make sense to just go ahead and add screenshots and let George
> >>> >>> >>>> come
> >>> >>> >>>> behind and replace them for consistency. I think I can also
> take
> >>> >>> >>>> on
> >>> >>> >>>> Modules 7-9 regarding processing, but will have a chat with
> >>> >>> >>>> Victor
> >>> >>> >>>> about that before getting started. Im also ok to take
> >>> >>> >>>> responsibility
> >>> >>> >>>> for 11, 14 and 15 if that works for you all.
> >>> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>> >>>> Will go ahead on 10 and wait to hear back from all of you.
> >>> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>> >>>> Jeff
> >>> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>> >>>> On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 9:33 PM, George Irwin
> >>> >>> >>>> <george at linfiniti.com>
> >>> >>> >>>> wrote:
> >>> >>> >>>>> Morning Jeff,
> >>> >>> >>>>>
> >>> >>> >>>>> I saw Tim’s email to you last night - I’m almost half way
> >>> >>> >>>>> through
> >>> >>> >>>>> the first pass of the manual.
> >>> >>> >>>>>
> >>> >>> >>>>> Basically what I’m doing is translating the instructions
> which
> >>> >>> >>>>> exist to 2.0, incorporating a new dataset from OSM (with the
> >>> >>> >>>>> option for
> >>> >>> >>>>> end-users to replace the course data with their own localised
> >>> >>> >>>>> data via the
> >>> >>> >>>>> built-in QGIS tools) and updating and renaming the screen
> grabs.
> >>> >>> >>>>> Ideally,
> >>> >>> >>>>> all the screenshots should be on the same platform (for
> visual
> >>> >>> >>>>> consistency)
> >>> >>> >>>>> and it would make sense for the data shown in the screen
> grabs
> >>> >>> >>>>> to be the new
> >>> >>> >>>>> sample data with the same symbology throughout. And wherever
> >>> >>> >>>>> possible, we
> >>> >>> >>>>> can use the icons defined in the repo’s conf file.
> >>> >>> >>>>>
> >>> >>> >>>>> The result is that I think it would be best if I continue to
> >>> >>> >>>>> update
> >>> >>> >>>>> the screenshots, simply to maintain consistency. However, it
> >>> >>> >>>>> would be great
> >>> >>> >>>>> if you could pick a module and update the text for 2.0 -
> >>> >>> >>>>> anything after
> >>> >>> >>>>> module 6. It might also be an idea to go through the new
> >>> >>> >>>>> “preparing data”
> >>> >>> >>>>> section in the introduction to make sure what I’ve described
> >>> >>> >>>>> makes sense! At
> >>> >>> >>>>> this stage, we’re not prioritising adding instructions for
> new
> >>> >>> >>>>> features, but
> >>> >>> >>>>> if you come across any glaring 2.0 omissions which could be
> >>> >>> >>>>> incorporated
> >>> >>> >>>>> into the workflow, please do add them.
> >>> >>> >>>>>
> >>> >>> >>>>> Please note that I’ve still got some tidying up to do of the
> >>> >>> >>>>> first
> >>> >>> >>>>> 6 chapters - through my own error, the new OSM data set was
> >>> >>> >>>>> introduced after
> >>> >>> >>>>> I’d been through those chapters, so I’m currently re-updating
> >>> >>> >>>>> screenshots
> >>> >>> >>>>> and references to the old data sets.
> >>> >>> >>>>>
> >>> >>> >>>>> I’ll be around on IRC if I can be of any help, but thank you
> >>> >>> >>>>> very
> >>> >>> >>>>> much for helping out!
> >>> >>> >>>>>
> >>> >>> >>>>> Yours,
> >>> >>> >>>>>
> >>> >>> >>>>> George
> >>> >>> >>>>>
> >>> >>> >>>>>
> >>> >>> >>>>> On 16 Dec 2013, at 21:43 , Jeffrey Johnson
> >>> >>> >>>>> <jjohnson at boundlessgeo.com> wrote:
> >>> >>> >>>>>
> >>> >>> >>>>>> Hi Guys,
> >>> >>> >>>>>>
> >>> >>> >>>>>> I have time this week to contribute to the training manual.
> Im
> >>> >>> >>>>>> currently reviewing the tickets and the repo (duiv says its
> all
> >>> >>> >>>>>> in
> >>> >>> >>>>>> the
> >>> >>> >>>>>> manual_en_v2.0 branch). I will make sure I can build and do
> >>> >>> >>>>>> some
> >>> >>> >>>>>> basic
> >>> >>> >>>>>> review, but will be looking for guidance on the priorities
> >>> >>> >>>>>> after
> >>> >>> >>>>>> that.
> >>> >>> >>>>>>
> >>> >>> >>>>>> Im on IRC as jj0hns0n.
> >>> >>> >>>>>>
> >>> >>> >>>>>> Jeff
> >>> >>> >>>>>
> >>> >>> >>>
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> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >
> >>
> >>
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