Re: editing "The compact Org-Mode Guide"

[Evan Misshula <evanmisshula@gmail.com>]

Thanks for the instructions on how to play nice in the sandbox.  We
noobs are always afraid
we are going to cause more work than we fix.

:-)

On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 2:11 PM, Thomas S. Dye <tsd@tsdye.com> wrote:
> Aloha Greg,
> Gregory Benjamin <gregb@laserlab.com> writes:
>
>> I'd like to take a stab at making some corrections and would like to
>> have access to the source for this document. With some guidance, I
>> should be able to produce a patch that can be incorporated into the
>> next realease.
>
> The source is /path/to/org-mode/doc/orgguide.texi
>
> There is a file in that directory called Documentation_Standards.org,
> which contains what the file name advertises.
>
>>
>> Please provide me with instructions on downloading the source, and
>> after I finish editing, uploading the diffs or updated version.
>
> Assuming you are using the git version of Org mode, you should create a
> new branch, check it out, and edit orgguide.texi there.
>
> When you are happy with your edits, stage and commit them in the git
> repository.  Once the edits have been committed, you can make a patch like
> this:
>
> git format-patch -o ~/temp/ HEAD~1
>
> where ~/temp/ is what I use and might not be appropriate for your setup,
> so should be changed accordingly.
>
> You should read the instructions on formatting patches here:
>
> http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contribute.html#sec-4
>
> It saves the developers a lot of time if you follow these instructions.
>
> Finally, if you're likely to go over the limits of a TINY CHANGE, then
> you will want to assign your work to FSF so that it can be included in
> Emacs.  See the instructions here:
>
> http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contribute.html#sec-2
>
> Hopefully, I've remembered all the steps. If this doesn't work for you,
> come back to the list with queries.
>
> All the best,
> Tom
>
> --
> Thomas S. Dye
> http://www.tsdye.com
>



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Evan Misshula
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