--- Geoff Caplan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jan, > > JS> Just a quick pointer : > > Thanks - very helpful. > > But I think that this rather sums up the > documentation. It was hard to > find in the first place, and when you do find it, it > doesn't actually > give the syntax: you have to look up over a dozen > entries in the > dict... > > And if you go to the list archives to check you are > not about to post > a FAQ you find they are not searchable... this is > just plain daft - it > puts more strain on their support resources and to > the kind souls who > help out newbies on the list. > > It all makes it that much harder than it should be > to evaluate the > product: I bet it loses them a lot of sales. > > ------------------ > Geoff Caplan >
Hi Geoff, You're not going to hear any objections to a good FAQ from me -- and I'm willing to bet the only reason there isn't one at this point is a lack of resources at RunRev HQ. At this point in time, most of the information is provided by volunteers, in various forms. - there is <www.sonsothunder.com> where the Developer section hosts very interesting information - the mailing list archives can be searched at <http://mindlube.com/cgi-bin/search-use-rev.cgi> - and there's RevNet, a plug-in that provides a handy interface to examples, tips, etc. And then I'm happily skipping over revJournal.com and so many others. Anyone looking for more information on xTalk programming languages, can find plenty of information about HyperCard ; and nearly all of this knowledge will be applicable to Revolution scripting. For people who are just starting out, Dan Shafer has written an excellent book (volume 1 available, more on the way, published through Revolution Press) <http://www.runrev.com/resources/shaferbook.shtml> The best news for the documentation is that you can expect some serious changes for the best very soon, as Runtime Revolution has made a commitment to improving the documentation dramatically for the next version -- so stay tuned ! Best regards, Jan Schenkel. ===== "As we grow older, we grow both wiser and more foolish at the same time." (La Rochefoucauld) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
