X-Git-Url: http://git.lttng.org./?a=blobdiff_plain;f=contrib-guide.md;h=6ea3ed20a198bf93d39f0ab80e9b0dd3c453d955;hb=13d775997dca2c0e0937c4ee95f6f4dc0704ec00;hp=f3cd76b646926826b75b652b4c36e7eae0446f26;hpb=89415a666d7aeec1e384459a78753253dfb21912;p=lttng-docs.git diff --git a/contrib-guide.md b/contrib-guide.md index f3cd76b..6ea3ed2 100644 --- a/contrib-guide.md +++ b/contrib-guide.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Documentation's source. Make sure you read it thoroughly before contributing a change. -branches +Branches -------- The online documentation published at is always @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The `master` branch contains the current documentation of the upcoming LTTng release. -structure of sources +Structure of sources -------------------- `toc/docs.yml` is a YAML tree of all chapters, sections and subsections. @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Run it from the repository's root: and it will potentially output a list of errors and warnings. -format of sources +Format of sources ----------------- The sources are made of a fusion of Markdown and HTML processed by @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ document. If you need to contribute, please use them when needed to preserve the document's visual consistency. -#### tip/note block +#### Tip/note/warning/error blocks Tip/note block: @@ -88,10 +88,14 @@ Tip/note block: ``` -Title should be `Tip:` for a tip and `Note:` for a note. +Replace the `tip` class with `warn` for a warning block, and with `err` +for an error message block (when JavaScript is needed but is disabled, etc.). +Title should be `Tip:` for a tip, `Note:` for a note, `Warning:` for a +warning, and `Error:` for an error. -#### external links + +#### External links Internal links should always use Markdown (`[caption](#doc-section)`). External links, however, need a special @@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ In these cases, add the `int` CSS class as a hint to prevent the static analyzer from complaining (`tools/checkdocs.py`). -#### abbreviations +#### Abbreviations Use `` for describing abbreviations. This should only be used for the first use of the abbreviation: @@ -119,7 +123,7 @@ project is an open source system software package [...] ``` -#### non-breaking spaces +#### Non-breaking spaces Sometimes, a non-breaking space HTML entity (` `) needs to be explicitly written. @@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ A check is performed every 3000 ms. ``` -#### placeholders in inline code +#### Placeholders in inline code You must use `` to emphasize a placeholder within a `` tag because Markdown backticks (`) always render their @@ -147,7 +151,7 @@ Name your file something_sys.c, where ``` -#### terminal boxes +#### Terminal boxes A terminal box, where command lines are shown, is a simple `
`
 with the `term` class:
@@ -181,13 +185,13 @@ Results of commands, if needed, should be presented in a simple
 
-#### images +#### Images Use ```html
- Short description + Short description
``` @@ -200,8 +204,8 @@ basic browsers: ```html
- - Short description + + Short description ``` @@ -210,7 +214,7 @@ An interactive SVG object allows its text to be selected, amongst other features. -convention +Convention ---------- A few rules to comply with in order to keep the text as @@ -235,10 +239,11 @@ consistent as possible: (good: `include/trace/events`, bad: `include/trace/events/`). * Keep the text as impersonal as possible (minimize the use of _I_, _we_, _us_, etc.), except for user guides/tutorials where - _we_ have an ongoing example. + _we_ have an ongoing example with _you_. + * Minimize the use of the future tense (_will_). -committing +Committing ---------- If you make a change to a single contents file, prefix your Git commit