Back in May, we came together and worked on a user manual for Firefox as part of the FLOSS Manuals Project, an open-source book publishing project. It was a huge success and we now have a great Firefox Manual you can download, read online or get as a nicely bound paper copy.
Now that Firefox 3.5 is out, it’s time to upgrade the manual as well. As a community, we’ll be getting together and making sure that the new manual reflects all the changes and improvements that went into this new browser and that all the content is current. It’d be great to have you join us and help make sure the manual is up to date.
When?
Thursday, July 16 at 10 AM Pacific time, 1 PM Eastern time, 19:00 Central European time. If you’re in Europe or Asia and want to start earlier, you are of course more than welcome to!
Where and how?
- Register to get an account at the FLOSS Manual site.
- Go to the Write section of the Firefox Manual.
- Pick a chapter that you want to read, click the “edit” link, and start updating it!
On the right side of the website is a chat window where you will be able to chat with other participants.
What needs to be done?
Many pages need just small updates, new screenshots or changes to be updated for Firefox 3.5. Here are just some of the things that you can do:
- Update number of users and number of locales on the Introduction page
- Update graphics (number of total users) on the Open Source page
- Mention this sprint in the page about the manual
- Update screenshots in all chapters
- Discuss new Clearing Recent History features (A new chapter replacing part of this one on the URL)
- Discuss new Private Browsing features (may integrate with above)
- Discuss new features (tab tearing) in the Tabbed browsing page
- Read through full manual to correct minor changes
Just 20 minutes of your time will help keep our documentation relevant, current and useful for all Firefox users, and by making edits, your name will forever in the Credits section of both the online and paperback version.
See you Thursday!
Scott
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