Client: Sun Microsystems, East
Point Business Park, Dublin, Ireland
Wrote the Style Guide
The Golitho team wrote most of the
GNOME Documentation Style Guide (GDSG) to provide
essential recommendations on how to create high-quality
user documentation. The use of the GDSG reduced
translation costs for the GNOME Desktop and JDS
releases.
Developed Terminology
The Golitho team developed an extensive terminology
section in the GDSG that is used by authors, usability
engineers, and developers. Standard terminology
has reduced costs for the translation of the product,
Help, and documentation.
Created Help Templates
The Golitho team created new templates for Help
in the GNOME Desktop. These templates minimized
word counts and eliminated redundant information.
As well as reducing localization costs, the new
Help templates resulted in a more professional free-software
product.
Improved the Product
The Golitho team participated in product reviews
for applications in the GNOME Desktop and JDS. These
reviews resulted in improved user interface labeling.
Also, as the team worked on Help or documentation,
we logged bugs or raised suggestions for functionality
enhancements.
