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Re: Beta Manual feedback

#11 Post by Utopia »

There are many more DVD's in the text:
In 2.2.3 they appear 5 times. The whole sentence "Use a good quality writable DVD-R with a 4.7 GB capacity" ought to be rewritten to get rid of the DVD's.
2.4.1 liveDVD
2.5.2 or a bad DVD. If you have determined that the DVD
7.7 MX Linux LiveDVD
9 LiveUSB... See LiveDVD, but the entry is LiveCD/DVD
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Re: Beta Manual feedback

#12 Post by Utopia »

Another Linux typo:
2.6
Installing MX LInux
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#13 Post by Jerry3904 »

Also, not sure if it's worth taking another screenshot, but the Installer Screen 2 now has two checkboxes for setting disk labels (if people don't want to go with the default).
Definitely worth it--damn moving targets.
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#14 Post by Jerry3904 »

custom configuration may not work in a LiveDVD session...should be Live CD
This Manual is pointed forward to MX-15, where it looks like we might well be needing a DVD. But it should read LiveMedium, the term I thought I had used consistently to cover DVD and thumb drive.
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#15 Post by Paul.. »

2 Installation
2.1 Introduction
A MX LiveMedium...should be An MX

2.5.2 Troubleshooting
Locking up see 2nd bullet
create a MX Linux...should be create an MX Linux

2.4.4 Exiting
Temporary Format bullet lead-in as bold to match other sections. Delete long dash at end of last bullet.

3.1.2 Printer <-- should be Printers
Network If bolding all actions (e.g.,right-click Properties ≻ Print Test Page), need to go through section to make consistent

5.3.2 Upgrading and downgrading
Upgraging See 1st bullet
This the faster method...should be This is the faster method

5.4 Troubleshooting
Next to last bullet...from a MX repository...should be from an MX repository

6.4 Command Line
2nd paragraph
in a MX desktop...should be in an MX desktop

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#16 Post by Utopia »

2.3.1 running VirutalBox (at the end)
2.5.1 the boatloader (fig. 14)
for a Bluetooth (fig. 17), what's "a" doing there?
2.6 the CUPS adminstration (Figure 20)
3.6.2 LIkewise
3.8.8 particuar instance
4.2.1 library organiser
6.3 destop environment
6.4.2 ouput of a command
8.2.4 peristence device (at the end)
8.3.2 snapshot-exlude.list (isn't it exclude?)
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#17 Post by peregrine »

I was looking over the PDF version. This may be specific to my setup. The videos play when I access them from the html version. From the PDF version I get this popup
Screenshot - manual-pdf.jpg
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#18 Post by Paul.. »

peregrine wrote:I was looking over the PDF version. This may be specific to my setup. The videos play when I access them from the html version. From the PDF version I get this popup
Screenshot - manual-pdf.jpg
Working OK here.

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#19 Post by Gordon Cooper »

peregrine wrote:I was looking over the PDF version. This may be specific to my setup.
I checked them with qpdfview and Okular, are you using Adobe?
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#20 Post by peregrine »

yes using adobe. They do open for me with gpdf.
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