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| <p>Articles appearing on Eclipse Corner have been written by members of |
| the development team and other members of the eclipse community. You too |
| can contribute! Eclipse Corner depends on contributions from people like |
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| <p>So you have an idea for an article. Excellent! To make your article writing |
| experience a smooth one here is a little advice:</p> |
| <p><b>Before writing the article</b> </p> |
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| <li>Before you start churning out the content, take a few minutes to |
| search Bugzilla to make sure the subject is not already being covered. |
| All requested, proposed, and in-progress articles are listed in the |
| Community project, Articles component. |
| This is also a good way to find out what articles people want if you're |
| trying to decide what to write. |
| If someone else is working on a similar article, consider joining them |
| as a co-author, or adjusting the focus of your article so they don't overlap.</li> |
| <li>Next, write down a short outline of your article and the main topics |
| you intend to cover. |
| Open a new bugzilla entry for the article if there's not one already and |
| put your outline in the comments there. |
| Indicate a rough idea of when you expect the article to be completed.</li> |
| <li>Once your outline is entered in the system, interested parties will |
| provide you with additional ideas and feedback.</li> |
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| <b>Writing the article</b> |
| <p>Assuming the feedback on your outline is positive, then it's time to write the |
| content.</p> |
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| <li>To get you started you can extract the following <a href="article-template.zip"><b>document |
| template</b></a> . Be sure to read the <b>readme.txt</b> in its root |
| directory.</li> |
| <li>Try and keep it fun and lively, after all, you probably wouldn't want |
| to read a boring article. </li> |
| <li>Keep your article practical and if you have code snippets <b>always</b> |
| have your article link to a zip file containing a plug-in with the code.</li> |
| <li>The last tip is to aim for maximal content with minimum words. Forty |
| page articles could better be published as paper back novels.</li> |
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| <p><b>After finishing the article</b></p> |
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| <li>When you have finished your draft article, zip it up and |
| attach the zip to the bugzilla entry. |
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| <li>The Articles Editor and one or more reviewers |
| will work with you (via bugzilla comments and/or email) to finalize the article. |
| As you come up with new revisions, attach them to the bugzilla entry.</li> |
| <li>Don't be discouraged if you get lots of feedback. |
| Most articles require at least two drafts before they are finalized. |
| Remember, the reviewers are trying to help you make the article the best |
| thing since the invention of those tiny umbrellas they put in drinks.</li> |
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| <p><b>Posting the article</b></p> |
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| <li>After all the kinks are worked out and the final draft is in bugzilla, |
| the article will be posted on the site and the bugzilla entry marked as closed. |
| Stand back and watch as the masses come running to read it.<br> |
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| <p>Please direct any question on submitting an article to <a href="mailto:articles_editor@eclipse.org">(Editor)</a>.</p> |
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