One thing that I think would be helpful in the docs is a search function, or at least one that works. If you go to the docs main page, and enter in any function that is listed ON THAT PAGE (or any other) into the search box, it always comes up empty?
On Jan 9, 2:03 am, keif <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd be all about jumping in on editing the docs and the like, and I > currently have a demo dump for most of my stuff (it's a combination of > my scripts, scripts I've found/liked). > > I'll do my best (errrr) to try and convert all the old demos and come > up with a decent presentation page for consideration to be moved to > the official demos - I'd especially *love* to have the show/hide of > the 1.11 demos put back in. > > -kb > > On Jan 9, 1:27 am, rpflo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > While the docs could use some help (I guess), I love them. > > > I'm a graphic designer who got involved with a software company > > designing their user interfaces. I don't consider myself a developer, > > and I don't know a lick of "real" javascript. I got sick of our > > developers saying things were "too hard" or "impossible" and set out > > to learn to program a bit to throw it back at them (if the graphic > > designer can do it ... why can't the devs?!). > > > When mootools 1.2 and the new website came out things finally started > > to click. I quit being a copy/paste moron, and have started to build > > some really impressive applications interfaces (so much so that when I > > showed one of my company's real developers an interface piece I > > designed and asked if we could add that to our company's web app he > > said "Desktop stuff is hard to move onto the web" and I replied "this > > is javascript: it is the web"). > > > So anyway, just saying, the new docs page helped me go from idiot to a > > decent code monkey. So thank you! > > > (from a usability stand point it's top-notch, very well thought out) > > > On Jan 8, 4:14 pm, nutron <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Doc changes should go through github. Fork the core, make your change, and > > > send a pull request. > > > The Event.target thing is not something that needs to be documented as > > > it's > > > part of JavaScript, and our documentation should not seek to cover that > > > ground. > > > > On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 3:11 PM, jiggliemon (via Nabble) < > > > [email protected]<ml-user%[email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > As I learn more about the library I'd like to update the docs. Nutron > > > > recently helped clear up some Event.target questions I had that would > > > > be well suited in the docs (as they're unclear about where the target > > > > is referent to) and other minor issues like this. > > > > > Is there someone we could email the doc submissions to currently? > > > > > On Jan 8, 9:04 am, nutron > > > > <anut...@...<http://n2.nabble.com/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=2130784&i=0>> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > I think version control for the docs is just fine - I don't think we > > > > should > > > > > move the docs off github. > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 12:14 AM, Jan Kassens (via Nabble) < > > > > > ml-user+57495-467023...@...<http://n2.nabble.com/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=2130784&i=1> > > > > <ml-user%2b57495-467023...@...<http://n2.nabble.com/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=2130784&i=2>> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > I just wanted to chime in here and say that I'm pretty excited about > > > > > > all your enthusiasm and every contribution from the community is > > > > > > highly welcome. (after all it is an open source project!). > > > > > > But I also figured the infrastructure isn't perfect, especially > > > > > > because git is a bit different from what most people know, but those > > > > > > who are want to learn it are free to fork mootools on github and > > > > > > send > > > > > > me a pull request. > > > > > > I'll try to think of an easier way to contribute to the docs as well > > > > > > as the demos. Perfectly something not involving a version control > > > > > > system at least for the docs. > > > > > > > On Jan 8, 2009, at 0:42, nutron wrote: > > > > > > > > Before all this good will evaporates, let me reiterate that all > > > > > > > you > > > > > > > guys / gals who are saying you want to help is both much > > > > > > > appreciated > > > > > > > and quite welcome. > > > > > > > > At issue now is mostly that of infrastructure. Specifically, > > > > > > > making > > > > > > > it so that you CAN contribute to things like the demos, which are > > > > > > > no > > > > > > > longer part of the code repository (and thus harder for you to get > > > > > > > your hands on). I'm still looking for Tom and Valerio to pop > > > > > > > online. > > > > > > > Tom just moved out here (to California) for his new job like, 4 > > > > > > > days > > > > > > > ago, and Valerio had some huge deadline as of a few days ago. So > > > > > > > I'll keep this as a to-do item on my list to get them engaged on > > > > > > > this topic as soon as possible. Don't get discouraged if it takes > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > few more days. It's the beginning of the year and a lot of people > > > > > > > are still kinda getting their wheels rolling after taking a long > > > > > > > vacation. > > > > > > > > Stay tuned. > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Jan - MooTools comitter > > > > > > twitter/blog:http://kassens.net > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > View message @ > > > > > >http://n2.nabble.com/General-thoughts-on-Mootools.net-tp2118117p21268... > > > > > > > To start a new topic under MooTools Users, email > > > > > > ml-node+660466-1583815...@...<http://n2.nabble.com/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=2130784&i=3> > > > > <ml-node%2b660466-1583815...@...<http://n2.nabble.com/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=2130784&i=4>> > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from MooTools Users, click here< (link removed) >. > > > > > > ----- > > > > > The MooTools Tutorial: http://www.mootorial.comwww.mootorial.com > > > > > Clientcide: http://www.clientcide.comwww.clientcide.com > > > > > -- > > > > > View this message in context: > > > >http://n2.nabble.com/General-thoughts-on-Mootools.net-tp2118117p21288... > > > > > Sent from the MooTools Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > View message @ > > > >http://n2.nabble.com/General-thoughts-on-Mootools.net-tp2118117p21307... > > > > To start a new topic under MooTools Users, email > > > > [email protected]<ml-node%[email protected]> > > > > To unsubscribe from MooTools Users, click here< (link removed) >. > > > > ----- > > > The MooTools Tutorial: http://www.mootorial.comwww.mootorial.com > > > Clientcide: http://www.clientcide.comwww.clientcide.com > > > -- > > > View this message in > > > context:http://n2.nabble.com/General-thoughts-on-Mootools.net-tp2118117p21307... > > > Sent from the MooTools Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
