Ed Leafe wrote:
6. Written version of the screencasts.
Or similar tutorial text - needn't be a transcription of the
screencasts (in fact, perhaps better if it isn't). Needn't be a highly
detailed "press this button, move the mouse here, ...." tutorial -
screencasts are a better way to get past the first beginning steps -
but should guide a user through the process of creating and/or
extending a small app.
That was done with HowTo for populating a grid. The Wiki page was
created, since I felt that it would be something that others could learn
from. Then I made the screencast to go along with the written page.
(If screencasts were - indexed, searchable and could be speeded up for
"scanning", we wouldn't need this - but for now it's frustrating to
"know" you saw something about how to do this - and have to watch 50%
of a screencast, in real time, to find it again)
Depending on your browser, you should be able to jump to any part of
the screencast by dragging the thumb control. I know that some browsers
and/or older versions of Flash plugins don't show the controls properly,
though.
Something like this sounds like an excellent way for a non-Dabo
expert to contribute to the project, since it just involves recording
various times things happen in the screencast, and creating a Wiki page.
Or transcribing them with Transana:
http://www.transana.org
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Paul McNett
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