Re: Questions about contributing

Yuri Chornoivan <[email protected]> Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:07:44 +0300
Newsgroups gmane.comp.kde.doc
Organization S.P. Timoshenko Institute of Mechanics
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi,

=D0=BF=CA=BC=D1=8F=D1=82=D0=BD=D0=B8=D1=86=D1=8F, 26 =D1=87=D0=B5=D1=80=D0=
=B2=D0=BD=D1=8F 2026 =D1=80. 22:58:48 EEST Nathan Upchurch =D0=BD=D0=B0=D0=
=BF=D0=B8=D1=81=D0=B0=D0=BD=D0=BE:
> Hi There,
>=20
> I=E2=80=99m wondering whether it is necessary to run development versions=
 of
> programs in order to write documentation; is it not enough to run the
> latest version on a rolling release distro like Arch?

Actually, no.

https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved/documentation

> In addition, is there a documentation matrix channel?

It seems, no.

> I really just wanted to write a quick addition to the kmenuedit docs
> explaining how to show the =E2=80=9CHidden Entry=E2=80=9D checkbox, but I=
=E2=80=99m quickly
> realizing that the barrier to entry is quite high.

Not quite, imho. With KDE invent, you can readily edit docs online and get =
a=20
feedback at once.

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kmenuedit/-/blob/master/doc/index.docbook?
ref_type=3Dheads

Hope this helps.

Best regards,
Yuri