> Um, there might be something in the works. :)
That's great to hear!
A whole new generation of would-be-and-current Lingo programmers is in for a
treat :)
>Any topics in particular
> that you think might need a good looking at?
Well, of course the leap from D-5 to D-8.5 is quite extensive, not just the
dot syntax but a bunch of new features that have cropped up in the meantime.
Quite a few of them are hard to learn all by yourself, and we all know what
the docs are like :/ Imaging Lingo in D8 got an especially appalling
treatment in the docs, although the new 8.5 3d features are better covered
(they'd need to be, too...). But I doubt I'm telling you anything you don't
already know...
One of the things I think authors sometimes overlook is that the latest
features need better coverage, not _worse_ (For example., I bought
Rosenweig's Director 8 Special Edition to learn about things like imaging
lingo and timeOut objects, and only got a few paragraphs about these
subjects. It was disappointing to say the least, although in other respects,
it is a very good Director book).
But it's not just the features that matter, but also methodology. I think
one of the strengths in the old book was the step by step approach and
encouragement for the rank beginners, like I was at the time - whatever you
do, please don't loose that approach.
My Two Cents,
Karina
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