> > (for example when you launch Lazarus [if you don't tell it to open > > something], is there option to autostart with the File/New dialog? > > [that should be the default option and have checkbox to not > show that > > at start again]). > > I don´t particularly consider this an advantage. Do you > really start a new project everytime you open the IDE? The > most common thing to do when opening the IDE is to keep > writing your previous project or open another project.
Have you seen the new Turbo Delphi or VS.net for example? It has a start page with common actions, info for the newcomer etc. With VS.net I usually just skip that page (it also shows feed news, which is nice) and with other s/w I check the option to now show startup hints or such dialogs at start, but I do it after I get comfortable with the s/w. In my opinion it's very good for newcomers and a small nuissance for the rest (just the first time they run the IDE, they'll have to check some option to never show that page or dialog again) Btw, for starters could show the New dialog, but later on should do a more task-oriented approach and show a page with common tasks, news feeds (including mailing list posting headers maybe) etc. (and of course still have option to not show that page at startup). Such page should be in a tab instead of a modal dialog which is more intrusive. The page would contain a "New..." option to show the File/New dialog among other common actions that one might do when they start the IDE (could also show there the most recent actions done first by the user after IDE startup) > > What I mean is that Pascal is almost as easy as Basic to use > > Now that´s language difference, not IDE difference. > > > so it's either that Lazarus is missing some IDE touches to make it > > more appealing to newcomers, or that it needs more/better > PR (e.g. try > > to post nice screenshots of it to such net discussions that > newbies [esp. > > interested in university students] may come across while > searching for > > what IDE to use) > > We have screenshots here: > http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Screenshots > > Please fell free to post a screenshot of Lazarus there, or > improve this screenshots wiki page, or do anything else you > consider that will improve Lazarus PR. > > -- > Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho > _____ avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com> : Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0651-0, 27/11/2006 Tested on: 1/12/2006 9:13:12 ìì avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2006 ALWIL Software. _________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject archives at http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailarchives
