Documentation - Wiki

2007-06-24 Thread Richmond Mathewson
Judy Perry wrote: Wasn't that Marielle's project? And maybe it was; however, Marielle has gone a bit AWOL; whether for her own reasons or she was a bit cheesed-off by some comments made on this list I am not sure. I wish her well (despite having had some fairly groovy tiffs with her in the

Documentation - Wiki

2007-06-24 Thread Richmond Mathewson
Here it is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runtime_Revolution_Alt-Dox So; let's get down-n-dirty and try to put together something which consists of more than our collective moans :) sincerely, Richmond Mathewson A Thorn in the flesh

Re: Documentation - Wiki

2007-06-24 Thread Shari
Here it is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runtime_Revolution_Alt-Dox So; let's get down-n-dirty and try to put together something which consists of more than our collective moans :) sincerely, Richmond Mathewson Dang! I went to the page, it existed, Richmond had created a partial outline

Re: Documentation - Wiki

2007-06-24 Thread Shari
I am adding a bit to the Card category this morning. -- Windows and Macintosh shareware games BIackjack Gold http://www.gypsyware.com ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and

Documentation - Wiki

2007-06-24 Thread Richmond Mathewson
Wow! Thanks Shari! Went all colourful; not sure how good this is? sincerely, Richmond Mathewson A Thorn in the flesh is better than a failed Systems Development Life Cycle.

Re: Documentation - Wiki

2007-06-24 Thread Shari
Wow! Thanks Shari! Went all colourful; not sure how good this is? sincerely, Richmond Mathewson I didn't color anything, Richmond. Maybe it's a built in Wiki thing? Nor did I create links as we don't have the sections to link to yet :-) But it's a beginning, and I support the effort.

Re: Documentation - Wiki

2007-06-24 Thread David Bovill
OK - I have not been following this thread too closely - but WikiPedia is not the place for this - I am pretty sure they won't allow it (its not free wiki space). Also MediaWiki does not yet have a good enough API to allow for the wiki to be properly embedded into the RevIde. If you want to do

Re: Documentation - Wiki

2007-06-24 Thread Shari
OK - I have not been following this thread too closely - but WikiPedia is not the place for this - I am pretty sure they won't allow it (its not free wiki space). Also MediaWiki does not yet have a good enough API to allow for the wiki to be properly embedded into the RevIde. If you want to do

Documentation - Wiki

2007-06-24 Thread Richmond Mathewson
Shari wrote: I wonder if the Wiki allows it to be separated into different pages? Up the top there are a series of blueish buttons: HOME , EDIT PAGE , NEW PAGE , COMMENTS , FILES I suppose the NEW PAGE button is the one you are wanting :) sincerely, Richmond Mathewson

Documentation - Wiki

2007-06-24 Thread Richmond Mathewson
Hi, Ken! The disclaimer at the top of the Wiki states: The contents of this Wiki are offered as supplementary footnotes to the information contained with the Runtime Revolution RAD. and, on a second look, Shari's write-up for CARD is almost the same as the RR documentation; and extremely

Re: Documentation - Wiki

2007-06-24 Thread Shari
and, on a second look, Shari's write-up for CARD is almost the same as the RR documentation; and extremely obscure. sorry, Shari; but it is a bit soupy particularly as the thing that finally got me going with this was my son Andro's great difficulty to understand the inbuilt docs. Okay then,

Re: Documentation - Wiki

2007-06-24 Thread Ken Ray
On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:50:14 -0400, Shari wrote: Richmond moved the Wiki and I've already made a contribution :-) Any and all suggestions and additions are welcome :-) I wonder if the Wiki allows it to be separated into different pages? I certainly hope so (most wikis allow you to create

Re: Documentation - Wiki

2007-06-24 Thread Judy Perry
Shari wrote: Okay then, perhaps others need to flesh out their idea of a Wiki before I contribute, so that I can follow the desired path. snip I will be happy to contribute again when it is fleshed out a bit more so that I can follow along. --If everyone does this, I suspect nothing much

Re: Documentation - Wiki

2007-06-24 Thread Richmond Mathewson
or Jira (I opted for Trac). I've already got up and running a documentation wiki integrated with a code repository - so you can make links between the code and the docs. You are more than wellcome to use, it, combine forces, or I can set up a new one for the project. Some arguments I

Documentation - Wiki - Format

2007-06-24 Thread Richmond Mathewson
Dear Shari et al, I believe to provide a Wiki that does not do what the Runtime Revolution Documentation does, but does what it does not, well: We need to become like little children, or at least like people who don't know what OBJECTS, COMMANDS and FUNCTIONS are; and think that a computer

Re: Documentation - Wiki - Format

2007-06-24 Thread Shari
Actually I have some thoughts about a basic outline. Rather than Cards, Buttons, etc what about something like: Code Examples Tutorials Beginner Topics and so forth? Code Examples would be a list of messages and commands, where we could post code examples. Tutorials might encompass

Re: Documentation - Wiki - Format

2007-06-24 Thread Joe Lewis Wilkins
Shari, Richmond, et al, In my opinion the most useful thing we can provide are some truly well conceived and implemented templates so that our newest users have something that works right out of the box and can be modified to suit their specific needs. I suspect that five or six different

Re: Documentation - Wiki - Format

2007-06-24 Thread Shari
In my opinion the most useful thing we can provide are some truly well conceived and implemented templates so that our newest users have something that works right out of the box and can be modified to suit their specific needs. I suspect that five or six different templates would cover pretty

Re: Documentation - Wiki

2007-06-24 Thread Sarah Reichelt
On 6/25/07, David Bovill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK - I have not been following this thread too closely - but WikiPedia is not the place for this - I am pretty sure they won't allow it (its not free wiki space). Also MediaWiki does not yet have a good enough API to allow for the wiki to be

Re: Documentation - Wiki

2007-06-24 Thread Mark Smith
Is it editable? ie. can we contribute? Mark On 24 Jun 2007, at 23:08, Sarah Reichelt wrote: On 6/25/07, David Bovill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK - I have not been following this thread too closely - but WikiPedia is not the place for this - I am pretty sure they won't allow it (its not

Re: Documentation - Wiki

2007-06-24 Thread Sarah Reichelt
I think you need to get a login to be allowed to edit. Heather or someone from RunRev might be able to leap in here. Sarah On 6/25/07, Mark Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it editable? ie. can we contribute? Mark On 24 Jun 2007, at 23:08, Sarah Reichelt wrote: On 6/25/07, David Bovill

Re: Documentation - Wiki - Format

2007-06-24 Thread Stephen Barncard
I've mentioned it many times, but the format of the MySQL.org documentation is stellar. Good definitions and examples followed by user submitted tips and tricks RELATING TO THE KEYWORD. Great CMS, the best i've seen. Code formatting is nice, too. THIS is what we need. Obviously the comments

Re: Documentation - Wiki - Format

2007-06-24 Thread Sarah Reichelt
On 6/25/07, Stephen Barncard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've mentioned it many times, but the format of the MySQL.org documentation is stellar. Good definitions and examples followed by user submitted tips and tricks RELATING TO THE KEYWORD. Great CMS, the best i've seen. Code formatting is nice,

Re: Documentation - Wiki - Format

2007-06-24 Thread Judy Perry
This also sounds like a good idea. Instead of trying to formulate the exact rose we want to breed, why not take the approach of appreciating all of the flowers that may bloom? Judy On Sun, 24 Jun 2007, Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote: Shari, Richmond, et al, In my opinion the most useful thing we

Re: Documentation - Wiki - Format

2007-06-24 Thread Judy Perry
Thanks for the link! Judy On Sun, 24 Jun 2007, Stephen Barncard wrote: I've mentioned it many times, but the format of the MySQL.org documentation is stellar. Good definitions and examples followed by user submitted tips and tricks RELATING TO THE KEYWORD. Great CMS, the best i've seen.