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A New Manual In AsciiDoc

Part 6

I don't even like to say it or even write it; reality has caught up with me in this project. I looked at the date of the last blog entry and was very shocked: January 14th, 2022.

I'll be honest, since that date I haven't written quite a bit on the new manual either. Of course, I recognized the problem a few months ago and even tried to find solutions. But unfortunately everything didn't really work out and I realized that I need support.

So I sat down with Antoni - with whom I had already written the Merlin 2 book in German language for the publishing house Hanser Verlag - and we relaunched the project. I know it's embarrassing. But sometimes you have to recognize and solve a problem, even if the problem is you.

A New Manual In AsciiDoc

Part 5

Meanwhile, the new year is already a few days old and the last holidaymakers are now also busy working again.

Of course, I took it down a notch over the holidays and worked mainly on administrative things for the new year. I also did some work on the website for the upcoming Merlin Project 8.1 release.

From this, the attentive reader can immediately see that I haven't written quite a lot on the new manual ... actually nothing at all 🤷‍♂️.

Reactions to previous posts

Nevertheless, I would like to respond to some mails that reached me after the fourth part. Many people are very interested in the variables and text substitutions. So this time I would like to give an important tip.

A New Manual In AsciiDoc

Part 4

This week it finally worked again. My plan with the blocked time phases in the calendar went off. I was able to write almost continuously on Wednesday.

In the process, I noticed a few little things in AsciiDoc that I want to share with you.

A New Manual In AsciiDoc

Part 3

I had already feared it at the beginning; with all the motivation to write the book quickly - the day-to-day business somehow always gets in the way.

In the last week I was on the road a lot. On behalf of Merlin Project, of course. And this week one surprise followed the next.

The result is unsatisfying, but clear: I couldn't write 20 sentences.

So I can save the current Kanban board here too; because it still looks exactly the same.

Next week it will go on... hopefully.

Continuation - A new manual in AsciiDoc, part 4

A New Manual In AsciiDoc

Part 2

This is the second part of my project report for the new Merlin Project manual. I will try to give a more or less brief update on the project every Friday.

The Project

Before we jump into AsciiDoc, here's a quick look at my project.

• The Git repository has been set up
• The lines are defined and some of them are listed here as well.
• The prerequisites are known as far as they go.
• A first outline has been created and will now be refined gradually.
• As pictures I will first use only quick screenshots, and then recreate them as needed.
• A weekday for writing is set.

The last point in particular was a real challenge for me, because somehow I have to find the time to write. If I just take every available minute, I'll probably never finish. I need a set block of time, and that's exactly what I've created. As of now, Wednesday is my manual writing day. Let's see how long that works ...