Re: [Freesurfer] downloadable manual

2008-08-14 Thread Bruce Fischl
I agree. We have out hands full writing unit/system tests, developing new algorithms and tracking down bugs. We try to keep the docs up to date, but it's pretty hard to do. If people were willing to contribute short pieces of documentation for different tools that they are familiar with, we can

Re: [Freesurfer] downloadable manual

2008-08-14 Thread Eliezer Kanal
That's a great idea. I know that would have been helpful for me when doing my first run-through. Eliezer On Aug 14, 2008, at 7:00 AM, Pádraig Kitterick wrote: I think at least part (1) of Eliezer's list is possible with the existing content on the FS wiki. Specifically, now that the wiki is

Re: [Freesurfer] downloadable manual

2008-08-14 Thread Pádraig Kitterick
I think at least part (1) of Eliezer's list is possible with the existing content on the FS wiki. Specifically, now that the wiki is using MoinMoin v1.6 it is possible to export pages as latex (see http://moinmo.in/FormatterMarket for the formatter plugin) which would be a very fast way to put

Re: [Freesurfer] downloadable manual

2008-08-13 Thread Nick Schmansky
Eliezer, Thank you for the input. We'd like to automate the generation of documentation when we can get some work-cycles to do so. I agree the wiki can be a bit of a hunting expedition to get information (but isn't that half the fun :). About a year ago, we started using Doxygen-style commentin

Re: [Freesurfer] downloadable manual

2008-08-13 Thread Eliezer Kanal
Well, I'm no editor, but in my mind a comprehensive manual would contain the following: 1) installation instructions 2) a walkthrough for the test dataset 3) descriptions for each program: a) a summary of each program b) acceptable program input c) a description of the o

Re: [Freesurfer] downloadable manual

2008-08-13 Thread Bruce Fischl
Hi Eliezer, we had a manual some years ago, but found the wiki was much easier to keep current. What form would the manual take? A list of commands and usages? cheers, Bruce On Wed, 13 Aug 2008, Eliezer Kanal wrote: Hello folks - I recently downloaded freesurfer and am slowly becoming more

Re: [Freesurfer] downloadable manual

2008-08-13 Thread Anthony Dick
If you are just getting started, this is the best place. http://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/RecommendedReconstruction Once you have the basics the wiki is much more manageable. I think manual is at the bottom of the list because functionality is at the top. Anthony Eliezer Kanal wrote:

Re: [Freesurfer] downloadable manual

2008-08-13 Thread Krish Subramaniam
Hi Eliezer We changed the search system couple of months back but sometimes the search takes a bit of time, yes. Could you give me an example query you gave, the page you expected and what the search results turned out to be? Also, use the "Text" search function rather than Title search bec

Re: [Freesurfer] downloadable manual

2008-08-13 Thread Eliezer Kanal
Just to emphasize the point, while the wiki (and the tutorials within it) are good for getting started, its proving (for me, at least) to be very poor as a reference. The wiki search functionality is not so hot. If such a manual doesn't exist, are there plans for one? Thanks - Eliezer Kanal

Re: [Freesurfer] downloadable manual

2008-08-13 Thread Pedro Paulo de Magalhães Oliveira Junior
I think the manual is spread among the wiki pages. However I think to start up the best way is using the tutorials: http://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/Tutorials Pedro Paulo Jr 2008/8/13 Eliezer Kanal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hello folks - > > I recently downloaded freesurfer and am slowly be

Re: [Freesurfer] downloadable manual

2008-08-13 Thread John Kuster
Hello, I would definitely be interested as well if such a thing exists, thanks!!! Jake On 8/13/08 12:13 PM, "Eliezer Kanal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello folks - > > I recently downloaded freesurfer and am slowly becoming more familiar > with it. However, having to search through the my

[Freesurfer] downloadable manual

2008-08-13 Thread Eliezer Kanal
Hello folks - I recently downloaded freesurfer and am slowly becoming more familiar with it. However, having to search through the myriad of pages on the wiki every time I have a question is very cumbersome, and more often than not, fruitless. Is there a downloadable manual available anyw