Re: WebDNA for Dummies
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = I have a copy of Brian Burtons guide and wanted to put it back up somewhere. I tried to contact him to get his permission, but have not received any response. If someone knows how to reach him, let me know. Maybe his guide could be combined with Frank's lessons. Sal D'Anna -----Original Message----- From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com] On Behalf Of Gary Krockover Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 7:34 AM To: WebDNA Talk Subject: Re: WebDNA for Dummies I agree completely with Bill. A search feature *really* needs to be added to the online docs. Some contexts/commands/syntax's just aren't where you'd think they should be or you forget where they are and you have to dig around at times. A simple search would fix this problem. Each page of the online docs could be stored in a database instead of just plain html, making the search feature complete. The added notes feature could be searchable as well, and since that is databased already it would be even easier to set up. Yes, SMSI, please remove the frames! The online PHP manual is chock full of user contributed notes, from everything from installation tips to tips on each function. I like the pulldown menu/search feature that they offer there. Their mailing list archives are also searchable right there. Excellent idea Bill on combing the archives for snippets. It's been a while since I added a snippet to the the interactive doc's, but I'm going to make it a point that if I have to search the archives for an answer, once I do find that answer the snippet will go into the online doc's for others use. GK At 09:00 AM 3/4/2004, you wrote: >I understand why people would like this to happen, but I'd rather see >something else. I think it would be far more helpful if people >contributed more snippets to the online docs at SM. This type of effort >should be minimal, presumably because the code has been drafted by >contributor. This effort will also be useful when the next step occurs >about writing a book. > >Frankly, I'd love to see someone mine the archives, and summarize to the >online docs with contributed examples. For example, the tip yesterday >about the rewrite rule in apache is not purely a WebDNA tip, but it needs >to be organized into a tips file for others to easily find. It shows how >flexible this language can be. > >I also know that I've only made minimal contributions so far to those >online docs because I've not found that they're easy to navigate being >frame based. If properly rewritten using a helpful format that is >searchable (providing results alongside talklist results) would be a >valuable tool. > >After this has been set up and used for a while, I'd imagine there'd be >plenty to cull from to write a book or even render a book unnecessary. > >Bill ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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I have a copy of Brian Burtons guide and wanted to put it back up somewhere. I tried to contact him to get his permission, but have not received any response. If someone knows how to reach him, let me know. Maybe his guide could be combined with Frank's lessons. Sal D'Anna -----Original Message----- From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com] On Behalf Of Gary Krockover Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 7:34 AM To: WebDNA Talk Subject: Re: WebDNA for Dummies I agree completely with Bill. A search feature *really* needs to be added to the online docs. Some contexts/commands/syntax's just aren't where you'd think they should be or you forget where they are and you have to dig around at times. A simple search would fix this problem. Each page of the online docs could be stored in a database instead of just plain html, making the search feature complete. The added notes feature could be searchable as well, and since that is databased already it would be even easier to set up. Yes, SMSI, please remove the frames! The online PHP manual is chock full of user contributed notes, from everything from installation tips to tips on each function. I like the pulldown menu/search feature that they offer there. Their mailing list archives are also searchable right there. Excellent idea Bill on combing the archives for snippets. It's been a while since I added a snippet to the the interactive doc's, but I'm going to make it a point that if I have to search the archives for an answer, once I do find that answer the snippet will go into the online doc's for others use. GK At 09:00 AM 3/4/2004, you wrote: >I understand why people would like this to happen, but I'd rather see >something else. I think it would be far more helpful if people >contributed more snippets to the online docs at SM. This type of effort >should be minimal, presumably because the code has been drafted by >contributor. This effort will also be useful when the next step occurs >about writing a book. > >Frankly, I'd love to see someone mine the archives, and summarize to the >online docs with contributed examples. For example, the tip yesterday >about the rewrite rule in apache is not purely a WebDNA tip, but it needs >to be organized into a tips file for others to easily find. It shows how >flexible this language can be. > >I also know that I've only made minimal contributions so far to those >online docs because I've not found that they're easy to navigate being >frame based. If properly rewritten using a helpful format that is >searchable (providing results alongside talklist results) would be a >valuable tool. > >After this has been set up and used for a while, I'd imagine there'd be >plenty to cull from to write a book or even render a book unnecessary. > >Bill ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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