[Qgis-developer] technical experts for manual rewrite

[Marco Hugentobler]

Hi Otto and Tara

I can do the support and proofreading for the chapter:

>6. Working with OGC Data (including WMS, WFS)


Regards,
Marco

Am Mittwoch 09 Juli 2008 07:38:20 schrieb Otto Dassau:
> Dear Developers-
>
> When the manual team updates the manual for the v1.0 release, we hope to
> communicate the best description of what the features are and how to
> implement them. Therefore I would like to identify at least one
> technical expert for each chapter who is thoroughly familiar with those
> aspects of the software that are covered in that chapter, preferably
> someone involved in the development of the code, who is willing and
> available to answer technical questions that may arise while we write
> the manual updates. If you are willing to proofread for technical
> accuracy, that would also be good but not required.
>
> The rewriting will begin after the v1.0 feature freeze, which I am
> guessing will occur around Aug 15, and continue for some while (say one
> week) after the GUI freeze currently scheduled for Sept 15. So the
> experts need to be available at least some of the time from Aug 15 to
> Sept 22.
>
> ***************************************************************************
>**** Please respond to Tara Athan tara_athan[at]alt2is.com if you are 
> willing to act in this capacity for one of the chapters below. *
> ***************************************************************************
>****
>
> The chapters are:
>
> 3. Getting Started (including GUI, Rendering, Measuring, Projects,
> Options, Spatial Bookmarks)
> 4. Working with Vector Data (including shapefiles, PostGIS, Vector
> Properties, Editing, Query Builder)
> 5. Working with Raster Data (including supported formats, loading,
> Properties dialog)
> 6. Working with OGC Data (including WMS, WFS)
> 7. Working with Projections (including supported projections,
> specifying, custom)
> 8. GRASS integration (including starting QGIS, loading, locations,
> vector model, digitizing and editing, region, toolbox, new layer)
> 9. Making Mapserver Map Files (including creating project and map file,
> testing map file)
> 10. Map Composer (including adding a map, adding other elements, other
> features, creating output)
> 11. Using Plugins (including overview and plugin manager, decorations,
> delimited, GPS, Graticule, Georeferencer, Python Plugins)
>     * multiple experts needed, one for each plugin
> 12. Creating Applications
> 13. Help and Support
> A. Supported Data Formats
> B. Installation Guide
>
> If you know of a feature that is not covered in any of these chapters,
> please let us know as soon as possible so we are sure to have everything
> covered in the outline.
>
> Tara
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-- 
Dr. Marco Hugentobler
Institute of Cartography
ETH Zurich
Technical Advisor QGIS Project Steering Committee