Re: [Bug-gnupress] Using GCC - Proofreader's Role (newbie)

[Lisa M. Opus Goldstein]

James Howison <address@hidden> wrote:
> I am concentrating on two things - readability, logical consistency and 
> saving space.
> 
> I'm fairly sure that Lisa indicated that saving space is an important 
> part of this process as the more pages the more expensive to print and 
> ship - yet there is a limit to the prices that can be charged which 
> does not relate to the page count.
> 
> So I'm providing aggressive and moderate options for saving space in my 
> sections.
> 
> Is that correct Lisa?


Yes, to a point.  This book is not one of the worst length offenders,
such as the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.  As a result, one can
consider the cost/benefit ratio of what one might need to do to
shorten it a couple of lines.  However, in general, the physically
shorter alternative is the desired version.

Also, at this stage of the game there is no point in questioning or
trying to rearrange large-scale items such as the structure of the
book.  We are now working on the paragraph/sentence level, looking for
reading smoothness, clarity of meaning, good grammar and spelling.


-Lisa



> 
> Thanks,
> James
> 
> 
> On Wednesday, April 23, 2003, at 03:08  PM, Jack Nerad wrote:
> 
> >I'm a little new at this, but I'd like to contribute in a meaningful 
> >way. What should I spend time working on? If people are generally 
> >happy with how the manual reads, I can just proof for grammar errors.  
> >Alternately, I can suggest changes that may improve the readability of 
> >some paragraphs without changing their meaning.  In short, how should 
> >I be reading this stuff?
> >
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