http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/ImprovingBoostDocs A community that cares and constantly improve boost documentation and tools Mon, 05 Jul 2007 09:16:00 GMT en-us http://tinyurl.com/2otqbu IBD news 2007-07-19 14:45 19 Jul 2007 14:45:00 GMT Andrew has start organizing what may be one of the most promising project of IBD. http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/SvgIconsSetProject IBD news 2007-07-18 16:15 18 Jul 2007 16:15:00 GMT Peter has been working a lot to came up with a good set of icons for our docs. Keep up the great work Peter! http://tinyurl.com/3234qk IBD news 2007-07-17 06:05 17 Jul 2007 06:05:00 GMT Kudos to Jake and Paul! http://tinyurl.com/3d6mwe IBD news 2007-07-17 05:25 17 Jul 2007 05:25:00 GMT He will be working at the "Trac Syntax Coloring Project". Thanks you so much for jumping in! http://tinyurl.com/2to8bg IBD news 2007-07-16 10:08 16 Jul 2007 10:08:00 GMT It will be great to count with his help. Lets work to make him feel comfortable in the Boost community. http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/HelpingBoostAuthors IBD news 2007-07-15 12:34 15 Jul 2007 12:34:00 GMT The translation project is now part of the new section "Helping Boost Authors". We hope this section will become the main communication channel between Boost Authors and IBD developers. http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/HelpingBoostAuthors IBD news 2007-07-14 10:00 14 Jul 2007 10:00:00 GMT We have a new resource at IBD: a section in the project Wiki called "Helping Boost Authors". This section is a bazaar of friendly hands. We are teachers, experience users, native English speakers and artists. We want to offer our help to Boost authors to improve their documentation. http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/DocumentationBestPractices IBD news 2007-07-13 15:23 13 Jul 2007 15:23:00 GMT The first guideline was added to the section "Best Documentation Practices". There are currently more documents to add here, we will try to fill this section with useful information for Boost Authors. http://tinyurl.com/3786jf IBD news 2007-07-12 11:39 12 Jul 2007 11:39:00 GMT Jake and Paul first project will be proofread the IBD Wiki pages. http://improving-boost-docs.blogspot.com IBD news 2007-07-11 13:50 11 Jul 2007 13:50:00 GMT We are eagerly waiting to read you. http://improving-boost-docs.blogspot.com/2007/07/bouncing-ideas.html IBD news 2007-07-10 17:48 10 Jul 2007 17:48:00 GMT He writes: I feel that it would be helpful if there was a little bit of standardization in the layout/content of the documentation. A lot of the documentation implements similar ideas (one minute tutorials, introductions, reference sections), but each individual libraries documentation has the earmarks of the authors. http://improving-boost-docs.blogspot.com IBD news 2007-07-07 18:12 09 Jul 2007 18:12:00 GMT "The Blog is a one-stop shop" -- Stjepan http://www.nabble.com/-boost-docs--Proofreader-needed--t4045020.html IBD news 2007-07-08 13:26 08 Jul 2007 13:26:00 GMT Thanks Paul Giaccone and Jake Voytko for jumping in. http://www.nabble.com/-IBD--Request-for-Comment%2C-Objectives-t4044685.html IBD news 2007-07-08 11:35 08 Jul 2007 11:35:00 GMT Since we want to build a long term subcommunity which main purpose is to continuously improve the quality of Boost documentation, we would like that our main directives be aligned with the Boost community as a whole. http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/ImprovingBoostDocs#Resources IBD news 2007-07-07 13:15 07 Jul 2007 13:15:00 GMT At IBD we use several open source tools to organize our efforts. In this section the purpose of each resource is explained. When possible, IBD resources will be interlinked and share a common look and feel allowing a consistent experience for both users and developers. http://www.nabble.com/-IBD--Help-request%2C-A-Woman%27s-Point-of-View-t4035148.html IBD news 2007-07-06 16:56 06 Jul 2007 16:56:00 GMT Is there any female Booster willing to help us? http://improving-boost-docs.blogspot.com/2007/07/smartptr-translation-progress.html IBD news 2007-07-06 14:39 06 Jul 2007 14:39:00 GMT He add a post about his experience transalting smart_ptr docs. http://www.nabble.com/-IBD--Help-request%2C-Python-programmers-t4035102.html IBD news 2007-07-06 11:25 06 Jul 2007 11:25:00 GMT There are two specific projects that need Python programmers: 1) http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/BoostSpecificWikiMacros 2) http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/QuickbookWikiProcessor http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/BrowserTestingChart#ActiveTesters IBD news 2007-07-06 08:10 06 Jul 2007 08:10:00 GMT Stuart help request was answered by Chun Ping Wang and Marco. Welcome to IBD! http://beta.boost.org/development/ibd_news.rss IBD news 2007-07-05 21:45 05 Jul 2007 21:45:00 GMT The IBD news feed consists of formal announces about the things going on in the project, they are very short and direct headlines. Some of the common subjects are new members, new subprojects, help requests and completed translation. http://improving-boost-docs.blogspot.com IBD news 2007-07-05 14:23 05 Jul 2007 14:23:00 GMT A record of the things that happens behind the scenes, our next objectives and the social and philosophical aspects of IBD. http://beta.boost.org/development/tools/boostbook/doc/html/index.html IBD news 2007-07-04 18:37 04 Jul 2007 18:37:00 GMT We have translated boostbook docs to quickbook and add a sections about boosbook specific HTML params. http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/ImprovingBoostDocs#team_mascot IBD news 2007-07-04 14:37 04 Jul 2007 14:37:00 GMT Give a warm welcome to Mafalda, our team mascot. She is a English Springer Spaniel from Argentina, currently living with Matias. Mafalda is helping him with the project Wiki page. She just barks once in a while, but that is a lot. http://tinyurl.com/2q6csw IBD news 2007-07-04 12:37 04 Jul 2007 12:37:00 GMT We need more testers to cover all the possible browsers and platforms combinations. http://www.linkedin.com/ IBD news 2007-07-03 19:27 03 Jul 2007 19:27:00 GMT Be part of our network of trust. We will use Linked In to track our connections in the project. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601 IBD news 2007-07-03 13:27 03 Jul 2007 13:27:00 GMT We now will use the standard compliant format: 2007-07-01 13:27 http://www.ohloh.net/projects/6385 IBD news 2007-07-03 04:27 03 Jul 2007 04:27:00 GMT Check our statistics, ohloh is an impressive tool. http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/DebuggerVisualizers IBD news 2007-07-02 04:53 02 Jul 2007 04:53:00 GMT Welcome Filip! He will be spear-heading our efforts to build a complete set of data visualizers for Boost libraries. http://www.nabble.com/-ANN--Improving-Boost-Docs-Project-presentation-t4011591.html IBD news 2007-07-02 02:05 02 Jul 2007 02:05:00 GMT 32 downloads on the first 12 hours! Thanks to everyone involved. http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/GlueDocsProject IBD news 2007-07-01 16:14 01 Jul 2007 16:14:00 GMT Glue docs sees boost as one tied entity, providing real-world examples, best practices for common tasks and tutorials about how to combine Boost libraries together to build high-quality C++ applications. http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/ImprovingBoostDocs#Downloads IBD news 2007-07-01 02:23 01 Jul 2007 02:23:00 GMT Boost Docs 2007-07-01 has been released. Release Notes: * Initial version of Boost.DocTest * Initial version of Boost Style -- Modular CSS design. -- CSS based admonitions and navigation graphics. -- Quickbook source stylesheet. * Boostbook improvements -- Almost Valid XHTML 1.1 output. -- New header and footer based on beta.boost.org. -- GroupedLinks select boxes for Boost Libraries and Section quick jumping. -- Google Search box over our docs. -- Box-wrapper based blurbs that allow us to include rounded corners, drop shadows, etc. -- Alternatives syntax highlighting including most common IDEs. -- Chapter logo support. -- Parameters clean up. -- A new PDF stylesheet based on the unified look and feel project. * Quickbook improvements -- Initial support for SVG images in HTML docs. http://www.ohloh.net/projects/3 IBD news 2007-06-30 21:15 30 Jun 2007 21:15:00 GMT ohloh provides statistics about open source projects. It is a very impressive project that is currently growing in features and reputation. http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/ImprovingBoostDocs#Objectives IBD news 2007-06-30 12:16 30 Jun 2007 12:16:00 GMT Standard C++ Library Boosted Docs and Documentation Best Practices. http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/ImprovingBoostDocs#Objectives IBD news 2007-06-29 23:26 29 Jun 2007 23:26:00 GMT Stuart Dootson will be our browser testing manager. Thanks! We will ping him when a re-test is needed and he tell other testers to update the browser chart. http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/ImprovingBoostDocs IBD news 2007-06-29 18:26 29 Jun 2007 18:26:00 GMT From the objectives: * Include nice looking logos and diagrams. Although Boost libraries are so great that they do not need any marketting at all, lets face it: people are attracted like flies to catchy names and fancy pictures. * Write docs, include rationales, use our own tools. If we want to improve boost docs, we should start by showcasing best practices in this project. http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/ImprovingBoostDocs#Objectives IBD news 2007-06-28 17:26 28 Jun 2007 17:26:00 GMT The formal objectives of the project have been outlined. http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/ImprovingBoostDocs#People IBD news 2007-06-28 12:44 28 Jun 2007 12:44:00 GMT We are trying to build a long term community of people that cares and constantly improve Boost docs. With that in mind new sections have been created: Subprojects, People, and Acknowledgments; including pictures of us to make us feel as a group. http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/SvgIconsSetProject IBD news 2007-06-28 12:44 28 Jun 2007 12:44:00 GMT The community is growing: Peter Foley starts the SVG icons set project. Welcome Peter! http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/WikiMacros IBD news 2007-06-27 15:26 27 Jun 2007 15:26:00 GMT Help needed for a new project: Boost specific WikiMacros. http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/QuickbookWikiProcessor IBD news 2007-06-27 07:54 27 Jun 2007 07:54:00 GMT It will be excellent if I could write the Wiki pages directly in Quickbook syntax. This would allow us to have an uniform syntax in our Wiki and docs sources, allowing to copy and paste, share stylesheets, etc. Let us know we can count on you! http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/BoostTracSyntaxColoring IBD news 2007-06-26 09:21 26 Jun 2007 09:21:00 GMT New project waiting for a developer: "Trac Syntax Coloring for Boostbook, Quickbook and Jamfiles" http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/DocsOrganization IBD news 2007-06-26 05:34 26 Jun 2007 05:34:00 GMT It formalize the way we will arrange translated docs. http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/BoostDocsRepository IBD news 2007-06-25 14:22 25 Jun 2007 14:22:00 GMT We have now a repository to organize our work. More information in the boost docs repository section at the project Wiki. http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/ImprovingBoostDocs IBD news 2007-06-25 11:12 25 Jun 2007 11:12:00 GMT The Wiki is now easy to navigate! http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/LibrariesLogos IBD news 2007-06-22 23:24 22 Jun 2007 23:24:00 GMT New Wiki page! Go and see the logo playground page. http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/BrowserTestingChart IBD news 2007-06-22 18:24 22 Jun 2007 18:24:00 GMT The new docs are being tested by volunteers in different platforms and browsers. Go to the browser testing chart. http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/ImprovingBoostDocsSubprojects IBD news 2007-06-22 13:05 22 Jun 2007 13:05:00 GMT Some subprojects have been outlined so people willing to collaborate can jump in and became a part of the project. http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/QuickbookSourceStylesheetProject IBD news 2007-06-22 07:18 22 Jun 2007 07:18:00 GMT Using modern CSS capabilities we can change in a great degree the way HTML pages will be rendered. A stylesheet can be developed that takes the HTML generated by Boostbook and shows it as Quickbook source. http://tinyurl.com/2an9yt IBD news 2007-06-21 08:23 21 Jun 2007 08:23:00 GMT The new HTML style allows you to choose from different coloring schemes. http://tinyurl.com/38gvd3 IBD news 2007-06-19 20:01 19 Jun 2007 20:01:00 GMT Four really cool guys volunteers to translate docs to quickbook http://tinyurl.com/2mpocl IBD news 2007-06-18 13:01 18 Jun 2007 13:01:00 GMT We are working hard to make Boostbook produce validated XHTML. http://tinyurl.com/2mpocl IBD news 2007-06-15 12:45 15 Jun 2007 12:45:00 GMT A box wrapper allows you to place small images to the borders of blocks in order to achieve things like rounded blurbs and drop shadows. http://tinyurl.com/27lw57 IBD news 2007-06-12 12:45 12 Jun 2007 12:45:00 GMT New Grouped Links select boxes in header for jumping between Boost C++ libraries and internal sections. http://tinyurl.com/yqkpek IBD news 2007-06-11 04:22 11 Jun 2007 04:22:00 GMT Linked CSE Google search box in header. http://tinyurl.com/25e3sm IBD news 2007-06-09 10:25 09 Jun 2007 10:25:00 GMT A document that exercise all the constructs from Quickbook and Boostbook that will be used for testing purpose. http://tinyurl.com/25e3sm IBD news 2007-06-06 20:30 06 Jun 2007 20:30:00 GMT A new project is starting with the objective of improve boost documentation and tools. We have already translated Boost.NumericConversion, Boost.Optional and Boost.Config from HTML to Quickbook.