> What books did you try as beginners-guide? The first book I read was "Building Websites with TYPO3" by Michael Peacock. It was a very basic introduction. Then I read through the guides on the main documentation page (inside Typo3, modern template building, etc). Those confused the heck out of me, and I had to reread them several times!
> Would it help you if we had a matrix in TER what shows the grade you > need for each manual? > > I see these steps of learners: > * beginner/newcommer/newbee/rookie > * intermediate learner > * advanced learner > * advanced/sophisticated > * professional Yes it would help, very much! Thanks! Dan Daniel Bruessler wrote: > Hello Dan, > >> I am going through the same thing you have Dmitry, and am extremely >> frustrated, like many others. I think there should be a guide, that >> explains things in order, and gets more complex as it goes, building >> up in previous material. This will eliminate the problem of doing >> tutorials without really understanding the logic behind them. > > thank you for sharing your thoughts. The problem of beginners is that > the tutorials are mainly for advanced learners or professionals. > > > > Cheers! > Daniel > >> Dan >> Dmitry Dulepov [typo3] wrote: >>> Hi! >>> >>> Peter Kindström wrote: >>>> Look what other CMS:es has got, for example I found this 10 seconds >>>> after visiting http://help.joomla.org/ >>>> >>>> ----------- >>>> Official Documentation >>>> * The Official Joomla! 1.5 Help Screens >>>> * The Official Installation Manual for Joomla! 1.5 >>>> * The Official User Manual for Joomla! 1.5 >>>> * The Official Administrator Manual for Joomla! 1.5 >>>> * Other related guides and reference material ... >>>> ----------- >>>> >>>> This is what I believe Typo3 is missing and should be putting effort >>>> on! And that is what I think the docTeam should concentrate on. Even >>>> if I think your work also are needed. >>> >>> Good point! >>> >>> When I started with TYPO3 I tried to follow tutorials, which I did >>> mechanically without real understanding what I do. Next I tried TS by >>> example, which I could not understand either. Next I tried MTB and >>> found that it looks logical but still too complex. FTB was much >>> better (may be because TV is much easier). But I still it would be >>> perfect to have small simple tutorials. May be even "How to" or >>> "TYPO3 for dummies". >>> _______________________________________________ TYPO3-english mailing list TYPO3-english@lists.netfielders.de http://lists.netfielders.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/typo3-english