* Front page: The title isn't sufficiently obvious.
  It needs to be in a larger font, and the top margin needs to be
  larger (it's too close).  On my HP LaserJet 5 the text of the
  title is "cut off" at the bottom by the GNOME image.

Can't Do!

* Front page: You're missing the date and/or version number.
  You really want both, but at least get a date here.
  I'd put the date/version after the "Author" entry.

By default this is all on the next page along with all other
<bookinfo> items - I don't see a problem with this for the ps
version. Its kind of nice to have all the meta-information together
like that. Do you not agree?


* Front page: the vertical layout needs work.  Look at other
  book covers.  The MOST important thing is the title, so
  the title needs to be much bigger & more prominent than anything else.

Cant Do!

* TOC: Personally, I would switch to the "1.1" and "1.1.1" numbering system;
  it makes parts of the document MUCH easier to refer to, and it's
  easier for users to figure out if they're in a subsection or not.
  You may disagree for a user's guide.

I Disagree - I think enumeration presents a very formal document to
people who do not want to read a government-like document. I like to
keep things informal and on the same level as the "Stupid User" - and
I use that term not in a derogatory way.



* Global (stylesheet): there's way too much vertical whitespace before the
  first item in a list (e.g., see chapter 2's "If the item...").
  You want the list to be closer to the preceeding text that describes it.

I'll look into this and see if I can tweak it.


* Global (stylesheet): there's _WAY_ too much vertical space between a
  figure (e.g., figure 2-1) and its caption ("Figure 2.1 Sample...").
  The caption needs to be much closer to the figure so that it's
  visually clear they're related.

I agree - I'll try to tweak that as well



* Chapter 2: Figure 2-1 is fuzzy, which is completely unnecessary in
  Postscript: paper has MUCH better resolution than the best monitor.
  Since this is the first picture of GNOME, it's ESPECIALLY important
  that the first shot be easy to read.  Re-capture this figure so it's clear.

  While you're at it, move the Main Menu (foot) to the left, it's where
  former Windows & KDE users will expect it (Apple MacOS has it on the
  left, too).  Yes, GNOME is very configurable, but there's no point
  in inserting unnecessary confusion at the onset.  In fact, you probably
  ought to consider using a panel very similar to the one in chapter 4;
  no reason to be extremely different for no good reason.





* Chapter 4: Somewhere in chapter 4 there should be a mention of the
  GNOME Control Center, saying how to start it & that more information
  on using it is in chapter 8 (cross-referencing it).
  At least show its symbol.  I'd place it in the "Launchers" section.

  Also, I didn't see any info or cross-reference to how to use the Help
  browser.  There's a mention of the Help browser in the
  "Components of the Main Menu" section, but nothing showing the
  Help Browser icon or pointing to documentation on how to use it.
  Maybe the Help Browser also deserves its own section under "Launchers".

* Chapter 5 (Stylesheet): Ugh! Chapters should ALWAYS start on
  odd-numbered pages.  Fix that style sheet!  Note that this causes
  other pages to go off, too!

This one's for Norm - not enough time... he used to have a flag in
there... now it is gone <sigh>


* Chapter 8: Change "two ways" to "three ways".  Then add to the end
  of the introduction:

  You can also start the control center from the panel without the
  menu button if your panel has the control center launcher placed on it;
  the launcher has a toolbox and looks like this:

  <screenshot of the toolbox button here>


Done - but no time for screenshot as the image makefile takes more
time that I like to give :(

* GNOME Weather: I don't know what "Imperial" is.
  The only name I've heard of is "English" units.  Is this a real term?

I have no idea! - I'll check on it.


* Appendix A: Like chapters, appendices need to start on odd pages.

See above


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