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Burgworkwho is this trappist?12:56
LaserJocknot sure12:58
LaserJockoh that's the "polish" guy from -devel12:58
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robotgeekBurgwork: ping04:06
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robotgeekzenrox: ping05:37
zenroxwhat robotgeek 05:37
robotgeekzenrox: you are a moderator on the forums, right?05:37
zenroxnope05:38
robotgeekzenrox: hmm, okay. i tht you were. sorry05:38
zenroxnope you ment zenwhen05:38
robotgeekzenrox: ah okay, sorry about the confusion05:38
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zenroxits ok05:39
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onkarshindeThis page has a good howto to set rfcomm. I guess we can integrate that into BluetoothSetup on wiki for auto detection of devices. 06:01
onkarshindehttp://www.geocities.com/saravkrish/progs/bluemote/bluetooth.html06:01
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robotgeekonkarshinde: under what license is it?06:10
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onkarshindeI am not sure about license. He has just put how he did the things. For now I will paste the link in wiki page06:13
MadpilotHi all06:13
robotgeekhey Madpilot 06:13
Madpilothi robotgeek 06:13
robotgeekMadpilot: i put up the Kubuntu Desktop Guide for review on the forums06:14
Madpilotgood - mdke did the same for the UDG a while ago06:14
robotgeekyeah, i retained the text :)06:14
Madpilotwhich forum is it in?06:14
robotgeekDapper - http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=14079506:15
Madpilotput something in the Kubuntu Desktop forum too, maybe06:15
Madpilotyou can also pm one of the forum admins and ask them to sticky your post06:16
robotgeeki did, i pmed KB06:16
LaserJockI wonder where I'll get to post ;-)06:16
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onkarshinderobotgeek: I have just modified BluetoothSetup page to include link to rfcomm setup. I also created BluetoothRemote page yesterday for Sony Ericsson phones that can be used as remote control over bluetooth. Any comments welcomed.06:32
robotgeekonkarshinde: link?06:32
onkarshinderobotgeek: on ubuntu wiki. wiki.ubuntu.com/BluetoothSetup and wiki.ubuntu.com/BluetoothRemote06:33
onkarshinderobotgeek: any comments?06:42
robotgeekonkarshinde: hmm, i am on the phone right now, will take a look as soon as i finish06:43
onkarshindeOk. I will sign off. I will sign in afterwards.06:44
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Madpilothi dsas 06:56
dsashi Madpilot06:57
dsashows things going?06:59
Madpilotbusy here07:00
dsasah, that could be good or bad.  I've just had a week off so now it's getting back into the swing of things.07:03
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mdke_robotgeek, re /usr/share/doc/kde/HTML/en/common, what is it? I don't think it's on doc.u.c08:31
robotgeekmdke_: basically the images for kde docs08:45
Madpilotrobotgeek, your version of the KDG looks very KDE-ish - all bloooo and shiny :P08:46
robotgeekmdke_: http://www.robotgeek.org/kubuntu/desktopguide/index.html 08:46
mdke_robotgeek, oh i see your mail now. but your website doesn't render the top bar properly...08:46
mdke_something I've been killing myself over is how the hell the kde docs in khelpcenter manage that top bar and bottom bar08:46
robotgeekmdke_: i just used the kde-web.xsl08:46
robotgeekyeah, i'm trying to figure out how the hell kde does it apps08:47
robotgeekhelp, err08:47
mdke_if we could do the same for our web docs we could then switch to xsltproc for everything08:47
mdke_i think it might be something to do with the <filename> tag it puts in the html08:47
mdke_tr08:48
mdke_oops08:48
robotgeekmdke_: do you know a nice way of viewing the docs in khelpcenter, i tried opening the index.docbook, but they refuse to open in there08:49
mdke_just type khelpcenter08:49
mdke_then browse to the relevant one08:49
robotgeekmdke_: i mean the ones i have written08:49
mdke_the web ones don't have an index.docbook, they just have an index.html08:50
mdke_you can open that easily enough in khelpcenter08:50
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mdke_robotgeek, i'll take another look at this stuff today and reply on the thread. it's a tricky issue :/08:55
robotgeekmdke_: i know, we don't want to break kde's documentation procedure for mere eye candy08:56
mdke_well, their docs are pretty candy filled, it's our that suck08:56
robotgeeki'll try to look and dig deeper too. 08:58
robotgeeklater then, night09:00
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onkarshindecan anybody take a look at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/BluetoothRemote and suggest any improvements. It is my first wiki page that is why I am asking this.09:43
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onkarshindeanybody talks here?09:49
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onkarshindehello09:52
bhuvanonkarshinde, in general the presentation is good. but, i couldnot locate the conf file to edit or steps to get it done in ubuntu, etc.09:53
onkarshindebhuvan: The .hid file mentioned in table is a tar archive. You can extract it somewhere. And I have mentioned two links (Sony Developer website) where you can get format of the xml.09:54
onkarshindeAlso BluetoothSetup page has everything else related to bluetooth in Ubuntu.09:55
bhuvanonkarshinde, BluetoothSetup is ok.09:57
bhuvanonkarshinde, i'm unable to relate your wiki with BluetoothSetup except a link to the former09:57
bhuvanonkarshinde, or i dont know or you have not specified where we should use your conf file09:58
onkarshindebhuvan: BluetoothSetup specifies how to setup HID which is actually used by this 'Remote Control' functionality.09:58
bhuvanok09:58
onkarshindeYour last point is right. I will have to mention that users will need to send this .hid file to their handset someway.10:00
bhuvanok10:01
bhuvannext, you might also specify the parameters specific to sony .. thus other mobile users may look for their counterpart10:02
bhuvanimo, once you prepare the document just follow the steps you mentioned and ensure you setup your bluetooth successfully. if yes, sure it will be very useful for others10:03
onkarshindeI have checked setup. I did exactly as was mentioned on wiki (BluetoothSetup). The last section for autoconnecting devices when in range since is added by me.10:06
onkarshindeRegarding other phones, I have no idea if any of them provide this functionality. And my file is only for SE phones.10:06
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onkarshindejsgotangco: Hi10:31
onkarshindejsgotangco: I managed to auto connect bluetooth phone when in range (i.e. initiate connection form device).10:31
jsgotangcoahhh10:32
jsgotangcoi haven't tested mine yet (will try later)10:32
onkarshindejsgotangco: No problem. Just FYI..10:32
jsgotangcohow did it auto connect?10:34
onkarshindejsgotangco: I had to setup rfcomm and then add 'rfcomm bind all' and 'rfcomm release all' in start and stop section of bluez-script10:35
onkarshindejsgotangco: Please see last section of BluetoothSetup page on wiki. 10:39
mkdejsgotangco, yo10:40
jsgotangcomdke, hi!10:41
mkdejsgotangco, i was wondering what to do about all the people who apply to join the docs group, but who haven't yet contributed so as to get svn access. Shall we clean up the list a bit by rejecting a few people with kind messages encouraging them to join the mailing list and contribute first, or shall we just leave them on the "to be approved" list?10:41
mkdeI prefer the former solution, I think10:42
onkarshindejsgotangco: I am just hoping that the file I made is useful to Linux and SE users.10:42
jsgotangcomdke, i prefer the former too at least they don't get ignored10:42
mkdeok, i'll do some of that10:42
mkdeI'm going to leave the people who have started contributing already, like jpatrick10:43
mkdeand manicka10:43
jsgotangcothanks, i've been a busy at work lately and currently have pretty bad net access10:44
jsgotangcobut it'll normalise in a week10:44
robdid my email make it to -devel? 10:44
mkderob, yes10:44
robI hate how it doesn't send it back10:44
mkdeit doesn't?10:44
mkdeit does to me10:44
jsgotangcogmail doesnt send you back what you sent already10:45
robah, thats it10:45
jsgotangcoit makes it part of the thread10:45
robthat sucks if using pop though10:46
jsgotangcoi think it downloads as pop10:46
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mkderobotgeek is deactivated in the group. /me activates him10:47
rob?10:47
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=== ompaul wonders what karma is on launchpad
jsgotangcoits your lp activity11:26
mdkeompaul, when you report/comment on/close bugs or do translations, you get karma11:26
ompaulahh11:26
mdkeor upload stuff, etc etc11:26
ompaulcos I could not figure how I got any11:27
ompaulthanks11:27
mdkealso, if you're just a good person, you get some11:27
roboh, kinky11:27
ompaulokay11:27
jsgotangcolol how come i dont get any karma for being good11:29
jsgotangcoompaul, file bugs, you get karma points11:29
jsgotangcodo translations, karam11:29
jsgotangcoanswer a support question, karma11:30
ompauljsgotangco, well bugs I do and support I do a bit but is it in a *karma* location - irc :) or sounder - I tend to avoid the malone and friends, I am not expert enough to say issues exist in most cases11:31
ompaulfew wiki pages that might be useful11:31
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robI wouldn't get to worked up in the lp karma thing, at least I'm not :)11:32
ompaulrob, I'm not, I was curious11:32
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robmake yourself a "home" wiki page and link all of your contributions on it11:32
robwiki and otherwise11:32
ompaullots of that is done11:32
robthats the best thing to have I think, you can showcase everything you do on it11:33
roblp karma is limited somewhat to bugs, translations etc11:33
ompaulwell if I was to put everything on it I would have to mirror the irc logs for #ubuntu11:33
ompauland get a few lines from there11:33
robput a couple of tricky examples where you went out of your way to help out11:34
ompaulthats not a bad idea11:34
ompaulthanks11:34
roba couple of references from other members who use the channel will also help11:35
ompaulwell if any of them that I know were in #ubuntu now I would talking to them, today came up far too quickly11:36
robare you up for membership tonight?11:38
ompaulwell I was going to subscribe for 12 is it tonight or in 1.5 hours?11:39
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robin about an hour and a half yes11:40
highvoltagerob: good luck11:40
ompaulwell I might as well link in - the worst case is they say do more11:40
robhighvoltage, thanks, I think?11:41
highvoltagerob: yes, sorry, didn't mean it in a bad way :11:41
highvoltage:)11:41
robnah I realise that, just wondering what for11:41
highvoltageubuntu membership.11:42
ompaulehh he has it 11:42
robheh11:42
ompauls/ehh/heh/ehh?11:42
highvoltageheh. sorry, been a long day (again!) :)11:43
robI know how that feels :)11:43
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mdkedamn, where is robotgeek when you need him11:53
=== mdke is getting close to producing nice kde docs with xsltproc
robheh11:54
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mdkeargh12:07
mdkeahhhh12:13
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mdkeok, i rock12:24
roboh?12:24
robhey mdke, can I get my password reset for the svn repo?12:24
robmumble.. I'm gonna have to generate a new key too..12:26
mdkehere's the proof: http://doc.ubuntu.com/test/mdke_rocks.png 12:28
mdkerob, i can't do that. Send patches for the moment, and we'll ask elmo to send you your password12:29
robmdke, that is pretty nice, good stuff12:29
robmdke, yeah I forgot12:29
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jsgotangcomdke_, that's pretty01:20
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mdkempt, i changed the team description, feel free to eyeball it and give feedback03:43
mdketrappist, welcome03:43
mdkejjesse, did you see my kde bling banner?03:44
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jjessemdke: yes i did, how does it differ from the stylesheet that is shipped in kubuntu?03:48
mdkejjesse, not much, that's the point03:49
mdkethe only difference is that it is made with xsltproc, not meinproc03:50
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trappistmdke: thanks04:31
mdkejsgotangco: check this out. http://doc.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/serverguide/C/index.html04:34
mdkesexy huh04:34
mdketaking a closer look at the kde stylesheets showed me how to add banners to pages04:35
jsgotangcooh wow04:35
jsgotangcowhat did you use?04:35
mdkei've uploaded it04:36
mdkehave a look at trunk/ubuntu/libs/ubuntu-banner.xsl04:36
jsgotangcooh boy dapper documentation just went the next level04:37
jsgotangcothose guys are writing freaks04:37
mdkewhich guys?04:37
jsgotangcobhuvan and robotgeek04:39
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jsgotangcoand the best barrister that i know04:39
mdkethat's more like it :)04:40
jsgotangcoseriously, you're more of a technical writer now than a lawyer from what i see04:40
jsgotangcoor hear04:40
mdkehardly04:40
jsgotangcoi guess its just time management04:41
jsgotangcoall of us have 24 hours anyway04:41
mdkeyep04:41
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jsgotangcogotta sleep04:53
jsgotangcogood night04:53
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robotgeekmdke_: great job the kde web thing, bling cha ching!05:04
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mdkerobotgeek: ping?05:13
robotgeekmdke: pong05:15
mdkerobotgeek: great. what do you use to build the kubuntu desktop guide? the Makefile or the mk script?05:16
robotgeekmdke: i used the makefile05:16
mdkerobotgeek: thanks05:17
robotgeekmdke: for what :)05:18
mdkefor telling me05:18
mdkerobotgeek: can we eliminate the mk script for now?05:18
robotgeekmdke: sure, i don't use it at all. i started using the Makefile quite a while back05:19
mdkerobotgeek: great again05:20
robotgeekmdke: thanks for dealing with stuffi don't understand :)05:21
mdkeyou started it :)05:22
mdkejjesse: robotgeek: can we get rid of the entries in the Makefile for the userguide and adminguide (defunct docs, iirc?)05:26
jjesseyes05:27
jjessedefaunt docs, the userguide has been replaced by the desktop guide and the admin guide was never maintained as far as i know05:27
mdkecool05:27
mdkejjesse: and the install guide too?05:27
mdkewhat about "kynaptic user manual"? did that move upstream?05:27
jjesseinstall guide should be and i don't know what happened with the kynaptic user manual05:29
mdkeok, nuking from the Makefile for now then. Thanks05:29
jjessei do have a question on the install docs that are included on the cd, are they maintained  by us?  cause I think there should be some differences for kubuntu05:29
mdkejjesse: Colin Watson maintains them, I don't know if he does kubuntu things too. nick is "Kamion" on irc05:31
jjessehe on #ubuntu usually?05:32
mdke-devel05:32
mdkeok, I've just done some fairly heavy changes to the kubuntu build stuff for the website. Please tell me if I've broken anything05:32
jjesseok i'll track him down05:32
mdkeI'm going to test now05:32
jjessegood luck05:32
mdkewe should have some nice blingy kubuntu docs on the site in a moment05:33
jjessei love it when someone hits a power pole nearby :)  1400 people are out of power including my office05:33
mdkeargh05:33
jjessethank goodness for a good full generator 05:33
mdkerock05:34
mdkehttp://doc.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/about-kubuntu-web/C/index.html05:34
mdkehttp://doc.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/desktopguide-web/C/index.html05:34
mdkeetc 05:34
robotgeekmdke: awesome05:34
mdkerobotgeek: thanks for showing me how :D05:34
robotgeekmdke: heh, i got that from doc.kde.org05:35
mdkeyeah05:35
mdkenow, all that remains is to convince riddell to let us ship the html like that in the distribution05:35
mdkethen we can use xincludes again05:35
robotgeekhmm, let me see if i can find him05:37
mdkeI've pinged him05:37
robotgeekhmm, okay then05:37
mdkehmm05:40
mdkerobotgeek: you got a kubuntu dapper handy?05:40
robotgeekmdke: yup05:40
mdkecan you open khelpcenter, and then the desktopguide and then see if the title in the blue banner changes on every page of the guide you visit05:40
mdkeor does it stay "Kubuntu Desktop Guide"05:41
robotgeekit changes, i guess title05:42
mdkeso it has the title of each subsection in it?05:43
robotgeekit has the chapter heading05:44
mdkegood news05:44
mdkethanks05:44
jjessei forwarded your email riddell as well05:44
jjessemdke: 05:44
mdkejjesse: thanks, although i cc:ed him :)05:45
mdkeor maybe I forgot to05:45
jjessegrin i didn't see that or which jonathan you were talking to05:45
mdkeoh good point05:45
robotgeekheh 05:45
robotgeekmdke: can you browse over to http://doc.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/desktopguide-web/C/index.html and try clicking on say the APT section?05:48
mdkeyes05:48
robotgeekit's incredibly difficult, and i don't know who is at fault here :)05:48
mdkethe link is very small05:49
robotgeekno, what i meant was that the subsections in a chapter are incredibly difficult to click, not only the apt link05:50
mdkei noticed that on the kde online documents too05:50
mdkeyes05:50
robotgeeki don't know what that happens. we should file a bug somewhere, and not to the -doc team :)05:50
mdkeit's a bug in the stylesheets, I have no idea how to find it though05:50
robotgeekhmm, lemme grok too05:51
robotgeekeven the docs.kde.org things have that problem05:51
mdkehttp://docs.kde.org/stable/en/kdebase/kate/index.html05:51
mdkesee under 3: The Document List05:52
robotgeekyeah, totally not clickable05:52
mdkei'll bbl05:52
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robotgeekhey apokryphos 06:05
apokryphosaloha06:05
robotgeekapokryphos: you use kubuntu, right?06:06
apokryphosrobotgeek: sometimes, yeah; SuSE lately though.06:06
Burgworksomebody pinged me?06:06
robotgeekapokryphos: hmm, okay06:08
apokryphosrobotgeek: why?06:08
robotgeekapokryphos: http://doc.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/desktopguide-web/C/index.html review this?06:09
apokryphosrobotgeek: sure. I'll try to look through all by today. What's the svn info so I could create a patch if need be?06:10
apokryphosthe different docbook rules for kubu takes a little getting used to ;-)06:11
robotgeekhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/Contribute https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/GettingStarted06:11
apokryphosthanks06:12
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trappistin the kde docs if you change the .sect1, .chapter, .synopsis, .appendix, .preface, .article, .refsect1, .index, .glossary, .section in css to padding: 0em; it's all clickable06:24
robotgeektrappist: would it be too much to ask for a patch :)06:25
robotgeekthat's a very annoying bug, we may also need to put it in main. 06:25
trappistcan do06:26
robotgeekthanks06:26
trappistsent to the list06:27
trappistshould have asked first, but should patches like that be inline or attachments?06:28
LaserJocktrappist: attachments are nice06:29
trappistgotcha.06:29
LaserJockI usually download the diff and look at it and then apply it with patch so attachments are much better06:30
trappistit's a one-line change so my kneejerk reaction was to paste the diff into the email, but I'll resist the urge in the future.06:31
robotgeektrappist: it does work on my test page, thanks06:35
trappistmy pleasure06:37
robotgeektrappist: take a look at the list again, mdke said something about the css :)06:44
trappistreplied06:49
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robotgeekcool. i'll leave it to mdke to commit it, i am not very handy with css06:51
onkarshindejust FYI ... https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BluetoothRemote is now mentioned in Sony Ericsson developer forums http://developer.sonyericsson.com/ann.jspa?annID=506:52
robotgeekonkarshinde: good job :)06:52
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mdketrappist: thanks for that latest patch, it works nicely :)06:52
trappistcool06:53
robotgeekmdke: we should send it to upstream kde also :)06:53
mdkerobotgeek: sure, I think it should work there too06:54
robotgeekmdke: we need to patch kdelibs-data also. 06:54
mdkedo we?06:55
mdkenot in Ubuntu, i don't think06:55
robotgeeklet me look at khelpcenter06:56
robotgeekwell, maybe not06:56
mdkewell if I convince Riddell, we'll use the same css file for khelpcenter as for the website anyhow06:57
robotgeekhe's awake right now, maybe we should bother him right away06:57
mdkenot for me, I'm off home06:58
mdkehe has the email anyway, I don't want to stress him06:58
robotgeekmdke: he was wondering why you want to use xsltproc06:58
robotgeekanyways, he will get to the email soon i guess06:59
mdkethe answer is because it supports xincludes, and the ubuntu docs, server guide and packaging guide all use those06:59
mdkexincludes make it easier to arrange translation of the files06:59
robotgeekcool, i'll keep that in mind07:00
jjessebut i thought the goal was to keep kubuntu docs inline with kde docs style and tool wise?07:00
jjessei thought that was what we agreeded upon the last time we talked abou this?07:00
mdkeyes, because the kde tools were easier to achieve the style with07:01
mdkehowever now that we can achieve the style with the standard tool, I don't see why we should use 2 toolchains07:01
Burgworkrobotgeek, pong07:02
robotgeekping Burgwork 07:02
Burgworkwhat did you need?07:02
robotgeekBurgwork: when, what?07:02
robotgeekdid i ping you sometime? 07:03
Burgworkthe log says you pinged me07:03
robotgeekBurgwork: hmm, i was about to ping you yesterday, but i think i went offline. i don't quite remember for what now  07:03
robotgeeki thought i did not ping you07:04
LaserJockghost ping, eh?07:04
robotgeekhey LaserJock 07:05
LaserJockhow's it going robotgeek? Seems like your pretty busy with the Kubuntu docs07:09
robotgeekLaserJock: yeah, just want to finish it off soon so that i can do other stuff.07:10
LaserJockI need to get the Packaging Guide finished :(07:11
robotgeekyup..23'rd is 2 weeks away07:13
LaserJockyikes07:14
robotgeekyeah, hence the frenetic activity.07:14
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trappistubuntu/quicktour/quicktour.html is full of funky unicode representations of apostrophes.  should these be replaced with &apos; ?08:15
trappistif I look at it in a browser and copy and paste "you'll" I get "you\u2019ll"08:17
trappistwhich always drives me nuts, especially on irc08:17
Burgworkhttp://www.usa4id.com/ciwc/SawedOff.htm <-- mark firing a gun08:20
trappistor even better, &rsquo;08:21
LaserJockBurgwork: sweet08:23
trappisthrm.  looks like I accidentally double-posted to the list.08:36
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Burgworktrappist, good to have your aboard08:56
trappistthanks08:57
trappistgood to have something to do :)08:57
Burgworkyou can have some of things I have to do ;)09:08
trappistwhatcha got?09:17
Burgworktrappist, my room is a mess. Kitchen floor needs to be cleaned09:22
trappistoh that.  I have enough of that at the house, but thanks anyway.09:23
Burgworkok. lol09:23
trappistmy dog apparently can't stand a clean house and corrects the problem at his earliest convenience09:24
Burgworkah, I see09:27
mdke_trappist, I've committed both of your other patches, thanks for those. I haven't emailed the list yet because my email isn't working right now :/09:31
trappistossum09:31
trappisthate it when email breaks09:31
mdke_my dynamic ip hasn't updated yet09:32
trappisthate it when my ip is dynamic :)09:33
trappist<3 speakeasy09:33
mdke_i need better email09:34
trappistyou run a mail server on a dynamic ip?09:35
mdke_smtp only09:35
mdke_mainly because I wanted to know how to do it09:36
mdke_but it's convenient to avoid changing smtp in my mail client all the time09:36
trappista lot of ISPs will block your mail if it's from a dynamic ip.  I had that problem for a while.09:37
mdke_yeah, i just reroute it through my isp's smtp server.09:38
trappistthat's a solution09:38
mdke_gah09:39
mdke_my dns services are up to date with the right ip. but the internet doesn't know about it /me kicks internet09:39
trappisttakes a while to propagate09:40
trappistback in my dynamic ip days I had verizon and luckily they let me keep the same IP for years at a time09:40
trappistbut they suck and I fired them and like I said, <3 speakeasy09:41
mdke_mmm09:41
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LaserJockargghh, trappist you found an it's in the Packaging Guide :(10:05
trappistoh, is that yours? ;)10:05
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LaserJocktrappist: yeah, and I'm terrible with spelling and grammar at times :-)10:07
trappistI got yer back :)10:07
mdkeonly one, in the whole guide *pats LaserJock*10:08
LaserJockI try, but I'm not much of a writer10:09
LaserJockI just got a departmental presentation out of the way today and I made MOTU so hopefully I can get the Packaging Guide finished ASAP10:12
mdkecool10:14
LaserJockI've also got a couple of MOTUs that are hopefully going to send some patches10:15
LaserJockmdke: oh, and the original author of that IntroDeveloperDoc (the first packaging guide I sendt you) pdf contacted me10:16
mdkecool10:16
LaserJockmdke: and he said he is eager to help with the Packaging Guide10:17
mdkedo you guys know what is meant by "gatekeeper"?10:17
jjesseroot acccount10:17
mdkenot you jjesse 10:17
jjessegrin :)10:17
mdkeanyone except jjesse 10:17
LaserJocksomebody who keeps the gate ;-)10:17
jjesseare you reading my section of the book?  i think i use it a lot in there, don't remember where i picked it up10:17
mdkeyeah10:18
mdkei saw it in chapter 3 too10:18
jjessei think it was in another section of the book that i read10:18
jjesseyeah that's right10:18
mdkei recommend you take it out :) I think it is a reference to the Ghostbusters film10:18
trappistabout the style guide.  why do we say yes, use the series comma?10:18
jjessemdke: what would you use instead to refere to that password?  the root password?10:18
jjesselooking forward to your suggestions :)10:19
LaserJockmdke well, I probably wouldn't have a problem with it in context but it isn't necessarily intuitive10:19
trappistghostbusters is the first thing that comes to mind when I hear gatekeeper.  the 2nd is princess bride.10:19
mdkejjesse, administrator account. the password is the user's password.10:19
LaserJockjjesse: what about "superuser password"10:19
mdkebut not everyone has seen ghostbusters10:19
mdkeby the way jjesse, your chapter is awesom10:19
jjessemdke: i'm glad you like it i still have some tweaking10:19
jjessemdke: do you think more inforamtion is needed?10:19
LaserJockjeeze, I saw ghostbusters long ago, I didn't even remember that word from it10:19
mdkei haven't finished it yet10:19
mdkebut i can already tell that it rocks10:20
jjessethanks10:20
LaserJockjjesse: what chapter(s) are you writing?10:20
jjesseLaserJock: kubuntu chapter10:20
jjesseits chapter 9 in the book10:21
LaserJockjjesse: that is what I thought, is it available yet? or do only the privileged few (mdke) get to check it out ;-)10:22
jjesseits in the technical review stage10:23
LaserJockcool, I look forward to it10:23
LaserJockIt seems like we are building some really good documentation infrastructure10:25
mdkeI'm totally pleased with docs right now. lots of contributors \o/10:25
jjesseits really nice to see more people working on kubuntu, no longer the lone wolf10:26
mdke:)10:26
LaserJockI'm still wonder how many people actually read the docs, but I think more and more will if the docs are good quality10:27
mdkeyep10:27
LaserJockI'm particularly interested, from my own experiences, in advanced users and devs10:28
LaserJockI think most of them don't realize the wealth of documentation that is on their computer10:29
mdketrue10:30
mdkethat's not their fault, but ours10:30
trappistok more general question about the styleguide.  are we looking for proofreading work or contributions to the guidelines themselves?  because I have some questions about some of the guidelines.10:30
trappistfor example, "Avoid using the apostrophe to indicate possession" <-- why?10:31
mdketrappist, the guidelines themselves. Feel free to discuss on the mailing list. jeff replied about the series comma thing10:32
trappistcool.10:33
LaserJockhmm, what the heck is a series comma?10:34
mdkeit's a common which comes before the "and" in a list of stuff10:35
mdkelike: I have an apple, a banana, and a pear10:35
mdkecommon/comma10:35
trappistaka the oxford comma10:35
mdkealthough, tbh, I only learnt what it was today, from trappist 10:35
LaserJockoh, so you don't necessarily have to have the last comma, right? I think I read that somewhere10:36
trappistright.  the style guide says use it.  I hate it.10:37
mdkeyes that's right. our styleguide recommends the comma10:37
trappistI hate it because it's not necessary, and only the morally weak use unnecessary commas.  but the styleguide hath spoken.10:37
LaserJocktrappist: well, I was always taught that you had to have that comma. It seems like a minor issue to me but it is interesting10:39
LaserJockis it a geographical thing?10:39
LaserJocklike some countries do but others don't10:40
mdkewe tend not to use it here in the UK, I think. Not sure10:40
trappistLaserJock: the brits tend not to use it.  americans mostly do.  as an american anglophile I'm a little torn on some of these issues, but I side with the british on this one.10:41
LaserJockinteresting, I just think it is odd how small things like a comma can be a big deal10:44
mdkegood question about the parenthesis10:49
mdkees*10:49
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