On May 8, 2009, at 2:08 PM, Stephen Cox wrote:
The biggest problem I am having is figuring out what to search for.
The
language is so unique. So take my question about emptying a field.
Be easy
in an OOP language: empty(Text_field.text) - or something to that
effect.
So I would search on "empty" and get tons of info on the function and
various examples.. AND user comments.
Now in Revolution it's also easy but completely different then any of
language. So I search the Dictionary on "empty", got nothing; then
"Text
Entry Field", got nothing; then asked here.
I'm not harping on Revolution. I like it. It's just different from
anything
else on the market. So a FAQ that shows JAVA or C syntax alongside
Revolution would be a god-send. Just some common functions and
procedures.
The manual is good, but has no reference to other languages. It
would help
get my head out of OOP into Revolution.
Welcome, Stephen.
<shameless plug>
I teach Revolution classes for complete novices, and I have my
tutorials online at
http://revolution.byu.edu
Even though you're an experienced programmer, you might find some of
the tutorials useful, especially the ones on the Revolution scripting
language, because I describe how basic concepts in the language work--
things like variables, literals, if-then, and loops. There's another
link for Scripting Language Examples, that just shows examples of
various statements.
</shameless plug>
And please don't stop asking newbie questions. As Jacque said, we love
them, and they're a lot more fun that some of the esoterica we engage
in here.
Regards,
Devin
Devin Asay
Humanities Technology and Research Support Center
Brigham Young University
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