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[Jim Connett <jimandmarcy@xxxxxxxxx>]

I, too, agree the manual is written for the "newer" user. We target the
"new" users as a majority while recognizing we attract users who may have
played around with the previous version(s) and really want to dig into the
current version.

Where applicable, I completely support omitting the rev number from the
body of the manual, but if some peripheral distinction is deemed necessary
by the author of a given section, then I would advocate a very limited use
of the \marginnote tag for this information--and ONLY when an explanation
of the progress/advancement from a previous rev to the current rev enhances
the users' understanding of the content and/or concept.


On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 1:10 AM, Kevin Godby <godbyk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 1:47 AM, Hannie Dumoleyn
> <lafeber-dumoleyn2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > To all authors and editors,
> > I would suggest NOT to add the version number if it is not absolutely
> > necessary. An example:
> > The Ubuntu 13.10 Launcher on the left with a sample of applications on
> it.
> > I would prefer this:
> > The Ubuntu Launcher on the left with a sample of applications on it.
> > It is quite obvious that we are talking about the 13.10 Launcher in
> Saucy.
> > The advantage is that we do not need to make changes in this sentence in
> > the future.
> > What do you think?
>
> I agree.  Unless you need to distinguish something that's specific to
> 13.10, you shouldn't need to mention the version number.  Also, the
> manual is aimed at newer users and not those who have been using
> Ubuntu for years. So even if a feature is relatively new, you don't
> need to introduce it as being new. As far as readers of the 13.10
> manual are concerned (as they're using Ubuntu 13.10) the feature
> exists; it doesn't matter when it was introduced.
>
> —Kevin
>
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