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[Ryan Macnish <nisshh@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree while 5 extra chapters is too much for now, keeping it at 10 chapters but re-ordering it is an excellent idea. Although if this is to be done it must be done before alpha release.
+1
Ryan Macnish

> Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 06:00:07 +0000
> From: christopher.swift@xxxxxxxxx
> To: ubuntu-manual@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Ubuntu-manual] [Bug 504668] Re: Ordering of content might need	some tweaking
> 
> What Ilya has described despite being perhaps a little hard work is
> definitely worth it.  It makes the project appear to be much more of a
> professional layout and definitely helps break down the learning stages
> for an Ubuntu Novice.  Ilya's reform gets a +1 from me.
> 
> -- 
> Ordering of content might need some tweaking
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/504668
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> 
> Status in Ubuntu Manual: Confirmed
> 
> Bug description:
> I have been taking a look at our current TOC and am wondering whether it needs to be tweaked slightly. My concern is that we will be asking users to open a terminal and type commands within the first six chapters, however it is not until chapter 7 that we have an 'introduction to the terminal' that explains what it is and what sudo means etc. This doesn't make sense to me and could be confusing/offputting to a beginner.
> 
> My suggestion is this:
> 
> 1. Rename chapter 6 to simply "Updates and Upgrades", and remove the section on "system maintenance".
> 2. Rename chapter 7 to "System Maintenance", and make the content on system maintenance (that was in chapter 6) a new subsection of chapter 7, following the 'introduction to the terminal' subsection.
> 
> That way, I think we could almost get away with not using the command line at all for the entire first part of the manual, as it's mostly gui-based stuff. Then when the reader gets to part II - advanced, the first thing they read is an introduction to the terminal.
> 
> Hope that all made sense. Anyone have any other suggestions?
> 
> 
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