https://writing.codidact.com/categories/1/tags/4731.rssNew Posts Tagged 'source-control' - WritingWriting - Codidact2021-02-11T00:21:58Zhttps://writing.codidact.com/posts/280651How do we get Flare to stop modifying .gitignore?Monica Celliohttps://writing.codidact.com/users/80462021-02-02T20:03:31Z2021-02-11T00:21:58Z<p>We use Madcap Flare for our documentation, and the project is checked into git. (In case this matters, this is a locally-hosted git server, <em>not</em> GitHub.) The project uses a .gitignore ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/26346Linking documentation to Git commit commentsGypsy Spellweaverhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/59822018-02-06T18:26:43Z2021-02-02T20:08:35Z<p>Using git to track modifications to the project allows contributors to include comments with each commit. If the project's guidelines, and managers' control, keeps those comments limited to a fo...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/31488Git plugins for MS Word?Kurt Weberhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/68302018-11-03T21:46:14Z2021-02-02T20:07:38Z<p>Is anyone aware of a plugin for MS Word that allows me to keep my documents in a git repository (gitlab compatibility would be even better)? I'm aware that git diffs won't be very meaningful, me...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/10484Best Tool to Create User Guidesxifenghttps://writing.codidact.com/users/26382014-06-04T21:07:33Z2019-12-08T18:46:41Z<p>We are planning to create a user guide for internal use only. It's 150-page document in Word for a self-developed SW tool. The user guide will require constant update. No translation is needed. ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/9940What is the purpose of version control?Systemhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/-12014-03-03T20:24:40Z2019-12-08T18:46:40Z<p>Just that: What do you need version control for?</p>
<p>I've never had the feeling I needed to undo any changes in my (fiction or academic) writing. So what is version control good for? How do ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/25170How to create a useful diff of a markdown writing project iterationDamonhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/57602017-12-29T04:34:40Z2019-12-08T07:36:40Z<p>I wrote a play that I performed this summer, and have done significant re-writes for an upcoming second performance run. In order to help me relearn my lines, I think it would be useful to see <...