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Comment on KDE 4 for KDE 3 users by manmath

manmath — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:14:43 +0000

Blackbelt is right! Actually there are many users who wish a longer support for kde 3.5, but unfortunately the distro-makers are abandoning it. As for now only, mepis and pclinuxos are the two humble distros sticking to kde 3.

Comment on opensuse-guide.org by cb400f

cb400f — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:47:52 +0000

I’ve tried to do as suggested. Thanks.

Comment on SSLUG and openSUSE on DR2 by Novell News Summary – Part I: OpenSUSE in London, Nürnberg; Infrastructure Repositories Migration | Boycott Novell

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:28:32 +0000

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Comment on opensuse-guide.org by Toms

Toms — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:44:34 +0000

> I do think that it will loose some of its charm and appeal to the less educated Danish users.

This is always the case when writing in a foreign language. Maybe some native speaker can proofread the text.

Comment on opensuse-guide.org by Toms

Toms — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:33:42 +0000

Very nice!

About section “4.2 DVD Installation”: I would suggest to distinguish the text more between informative and instructive. It seems to me, this is sometimes a mixture.

For example:
»Then you’re presented with a menu that lets you begin installation and select other things such as your language.«

What is the action? Ok, after reading it carefully it is clear. However, I think we can support our reader by using a verb and separate the description (“…presented with a menu…”) from the action (“select other thing…”).

As an idea, I would suggest the following style:

* You see: Add here your descriptive text.
* What to do: Add here the instruction(s) what the user has to do.

When you describe an instruction, try to start with a verb:
»Press [F2] and select your preferred language for installation. Generally, you do not need to change anything else and can start the installation with the item “Installation”.«

If the user has to perform several actions, separate them into steps.

I hope it is clear.

Comment on opensuse-guide.org by Agemen

Agemen — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:16:10 +0000

Thanks for this job

Comment on opensuse-guide.org by Rishabh Rao

Rishabh Rao — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:06:01 +0000

Hi Martin,

I recently downloaded and installed openSUSE 11.2! This is such an excellent OS! The best one, I’ve ever seen! I’ve worked in Knoppix 5.1, Fedora 8 etc. This is the best!

I read your guide completely (from start to finish) just now! Excellent one! It’ll help new Linux users like me! Linux rocks! Thank you!

openSUSE lacks help in the “What’s this?” aspect. You know, the [?] button in the top-right corner of many windows. I would like to contribute to it. Can you please help me out?

Thanks and regards,
Rishabh