Re: [WebDNA] Databases not staying open
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2010
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 104364
interpreted = N
texte = Exact. The older SmithMicro ref has not one but 5 distinct listings =(Searching, File Formats, Global Tags, Contexts, Commands), mixing =outdated information or providing redundant stuff. To get a global view =of the [search] context you must check three different places etc... =some are fine with this because it has been like this for more than 10 =years: you get used to it, but it does not mean it is righ. With the new =presentation, based on the "At a glance" page, you get everything in one =single page. We will still improve it, but it looks much better to us. =More important, it is very fast and easy to update. (an alphabetical =list will not be difficult to add but with little use, since you need to =already know the context name to find what you are looking for)About the manuals, Donovan will be happy to know we will keep them as =they are, linked as "old manuals": a large part refers to commands =(which will be deprecated), Shopping (which will become an external =application) and the remaining is pretty confusing or just describe the =contexts with less details than our Reference page.- chrisOn Jan 11, 2010, at 21:07, Govinda wrote:> Ken, I just do a quick browser search for the tag/context I am looking =for..> (They are alphabetical within their group.. and tags/contexts are both =there all in one page).> -G> On Jan 11, 2010, at 3:57 PM, Kenneth Grome wrote:>=20>>> click on "developer resources" to get access to a full list of all =WebDNA contexts.>>=20>> It's not alphabetical. Why not?>>=20>> I want a simple alphabetical index of tags and contexts like the old =docs used to have. I almost never need or use anything else, so it =would be nice if it were there ... but it seems you decided to abandon =it in favor of grouping everything.>>=20>> Usually I know the name of the tag or context but need to confirm =usage, and trying to find it in a "group" just wastes my time. I think =you should replace that whole section called "WebDNA reference" with the =alphabetical index that used to be available in the old docs -- or at =the very least put both options on the same page -- so we can have the =choices we used to have.>>=20>> Sincerely,>> Kenneth Grome>> www.KenGrome.com>> --------------------------------------------------------->> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>> the mailing list
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Exact. The older SmithMicro ref has not one but 5 distinct listings =(Searching, File Formats, Global Tags, Contexts, Commands), mixing =outdated information or providing redundant stuff. To get a global view =of the [search] context you must check three different places etc... =some are fine with this because it has been like this for more than 10 =years: you get used to it, but it does not mean it is righ. With the new =presentation, based on the "At a glance" page, you get everything in one =single page. We will still improve it, but it looks much better to us. =More important, it is very fast and easy to update. (an alphabetical =list will not be difficult to add but with little use, since you need to =already know the context name to find what you are looking for)About the manuals, Donovan will be happy to know we will keep them as =they are, linked as "old manuals": a large part refers to commands =(which will be deprecated), Shopping (which will become an external =application) and the remaining is pretty confusing or just describe the =contexts with less details than our Reference page.- chrisOn Jan 11, 2010, at 21:07, Govinda wrote:> Ken, I just do a quick browser search for the tag/context I am looking =for..> (They are alphabetical within their group.. and tags/contexts are both =there all in one page).> -G> On Jan 11, 2010, at 3:57 PM, Kenneth Grome wrote:>=20>>> click on "developer resources" to get access to a full list of all =WebDNA contexts.>>=20>> It's not alphabetical. Why not?>>=20>> I want a simple alphabetical index of tags and contexts like the old =docs used to have. I almost never need or use anything else, so it =would be nice if it were there ... but it seems you decided to abandon =it in favor of grouping everything.>>=20>> Usually I know the name of the tag or context but need to confirm =usage, and trying to find it in a "group" just wastes my time. I think =you should replace that whole section called "WebDNA reference" with the =alphabetical index that used to be available in the old docs -- or at =the very least put both options on the same page -- so we can have the =choices we used to have.>>=20>> Sincerely,>> Kenneth Grome>> www.KenGrome.com>> --------------------------------------------------------->> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>> the mailing list .>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us>> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/>> Bug Reporting: =http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=3Dtopics&category=3D288>=20> ------------> Govinda> govinda.webdnatalk@gmail.com>=20>=20>=20>=20> ---------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/> Bug Reporting: =http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=3Dtopics&category=3D288
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