On Tuesday 19 December 2006 06:27, sheila miguez wrote: > On 12/19/06, Ed Leafe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 18, 2006, at 9:42 PM, Paul McNett wrote: > > > + That the AppWizard is misrepresented as a do-it-all, or that the > > > AppWizard *is* Dabo. If it is misrepresented as that, please provide > > > citations. > > > > You're misunderstanding the concern. It isn't that it's being > > mis- represented; it's that people make assumptions about Dabo based on > > what they first see, and for most people, it's a datanav app. They then > > assume that this is how Dabo apps are supposed to look and work. > > After reading this thread I agree that some of the proposed wiki pages > should be created. with respect to misrepresentation and attitudes -- > it is a a bit important to make sure people see what is possible with > dabo and why it is easier with dabo than with vanilla python and > wxPython. so, a wiki page is called for with a few well-selected screen > captures from start to finish of an app in development. > > Make some advocacy pages. I know from my experience with tcl/tk that > the perception that is hard to dispel that using tk will result in a > Motiff look and feel. > > So, instead of a continuing lalalala philosophical discussion, I'd like > a concrete result: the wiki pages people proposed in this > thread. I don't know enough to create all the content, but if I don't see > some wiki pages go up in a few days, maybe I will create some outlines > of what I'd like to see and people can populate with content as a work in > progress. > > heck, maybe all that content already exists mostly and just needs to > be better presented on the first page with some good links to glue it > all together.
How about adding to what is on the wiki and web site. How about adding a little more to the Dabo Book? John Fabiani _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-dev
