<p>Alright. What I'd like is a group to babble at as i author an inkscape tutorial, with one person who knows basic html who can take dictation as i capture screenshots. That way i can work on talking to people and getting their needs while working the software.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sep 8, 2011 3:51 PM, "Erik JM Schneider" <<a href="mailto:eriktrips@gmail.com">eriktrips@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> Tuesday night works for me. Anytime pretty much works for me, so<br>
> whatever suits others.<br>> <br>> Erik<br>> <br>> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 15:36, Corey McGuire <<a href="mailto:coreyfro@coreyfro.com">coreyfro@coreyfro.com</a>> wrote:<br>>> Who can meet tuesday night to discuss authoring and teaching content? I have<br>
>> an inkscape tutorial that i need to recreate (lost it to a hard drive<br>>> failure) that i could bang out in a couple hours with some help.<br>>><br>>> On Sep 8, 2011 1:52 PM, "Erik JM Schneider" <<a href="mailto:eriktrips@gmail.com">eriktrips@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>>>> I would also be interested in a GIMP/inkscape tutorial, and I am happy<br>>>> to lend out my teaching skills, such as they are. I have taught<br>>>> university classes before and could team up with someone who knew<br>
>>> about GIMP (Kelly? Corey?) and/or facilitate a self-study group if we<br>>>> wanted to go that way. I've taught at length on texts I've only read<br>>>> that morning. :)<br>>>><br>
>>> I've also been using Photoshop for over a decade, although primarily<br>>>> for digital production, so I do not know much about print production<br>>>> beyond making a photo look decent on a bubble jet printer, but I have<br>
>>> some color theory in me and a fair amount of trial and error learnings<br>>>> that I could try to convert into GIMP terms with others' help.<br>>>><br>>>> I have managed to remain Wiki-ignorant for the most part but can take<br>
>>> a shot at putting up a NB page if others are reluctant to do so. Fools<br>>>> rush in and all that. If nobody else has done it by tomorrow morning I<br>>>> will try my hand at it. So, um, if anyone would like to prevent that,<br>
>>> now is your chance.<br>>>><br>>>> Erik<br>>>><br>>>> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 11:09, Elizabeth Sarah Quirk Goodman<br>>>> <<a href="mailto:elizabethsqg@gmail.com">elizabethsqg@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> > I'd be interested in a GIMP tutorial. I'd got frustrated trying to do<br>>>> > one simple drawing-on-a-picture with GIMP some time ago and switched<br>>>> > to Inkscape instead. I have been thinking of taking another charge at<br>
>>> > the learning curve, and can probably think of things to request.<br>>>> > Best,<br>>>> > Quirk<br>>>> > P.S. Many things that are easy in one n00b's perspective are<br>
>>> > frustrating in another's, you know (take it from a mathematician in a<br>>>> > communicative department :)).<br>>>> ><br>>>> > 2011/9/7 Corey McGuire <<a href="mailto:coreyfro@coreyfro.com">coreyfro@coreyfro.com</a>>:<br>
>>> >> I'd be willing to help. I use GIMP exclusively, but I'm not a graphics<br>>>> >> geek<br>>>> >> by any stretch. I use inkscape as much or less for graphic work than I<br>
>>> >> do<br>>>> >> for laser/plasma cutting.<br>>>> >><br>>>> >> GIMP is easy. I think people who don't like it fall in to two<br>>>> >> categories,<br>
>>> >> people who don't want to learn something new or people who don't want<br>>>> >> to<br>>>> >> learn the concepts behind photo editing. OSS tools are built for people<br>
>>> >> who<br>>>> >> are unencumbered by limits to their desire to learn.<br>>>> >><br>>>> >> On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 9:13 PM, Kelly <<a href="mailto:hurtstotouchfire@gmail.com">hurtstotouchfire@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>> >> wrote:<br>>>> >>><br>>>> >>> I use gimp exclusively. I'd be up for doing some tutorial. Can we make<br>>>> >>> a wiki page where people can request things? I know Gimp but I don't<br>
>>> >>> know know how to teach a software class...<br>>>> >>><br>>>> >>> We could just have a mutual worktime workshop.<br>>>> >>><br>>>> >>> -Kelly<br>
>>> >>><br>>>> >>> PS. I know some inkscape as well.<br>>>> >>><br>>>> >>> On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 00:26, Michael C. Toren <<a href="mailto:mct@toren.net">mct@toren.net</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> >>> > On Thu, Sep 01, 2011 at 12:53:28AM +0200, Felipe Sanches wrote:<br>>>> >>> >> Oh! And I forgot to mention but... I have been twice to Noisebridge<br>>>> >>> >> in<br>
>>> >>> >> the past and I may go to San Francisco again in the end of October<br>>>> >>> >> for<br>>>> >>> >> the Google Summer of Code mentors summit. Then I may host a class<br>
>>> >>> >> on<br>>>> >>> >> Inkscape for you guys, if you are still interested.<br>>>> >>> ><br>>>> >>> > Hi Felipe, nice to meet you. Yes!, I'd love for you to give a talk<br>
>>> >>> > about Inkscape the next time you're in town. If you need any help<br>>>> >>> > organizing this, or making it happen, please let me know.<br>>>> >>> ><br>
>>> >>> >> I can also talk about my pinball machine project if there's anybody<br>>>> >>> >> interested in hearing about it.<br>>>> >>> ><br>>>> >>> > That could be fun, too. :-)<br>
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>>> >><br>>>> >> --<br>>>> >> Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler -<br>>>> >> Albert<br>>>> >> Einstein<br>>>> >> Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo Da Vinci<br>
>>> >> Perfection is reached not when there is nothing left to add, but when<br>>>> >> there<br>>>> >> is nothing left to take away - Antoine de Saint Exupéry<br>>>> >> Keep It Simple Stupid - Kelly Johnson<br>
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