The notes can't be entered by users in earlier versions. The comments are tied into the NEW revonline.
------------------------- Stephen Barncard San Francisco http://barncard.com 2009/5/9 Stephen Cox <step...@networkxfla.com> > Why not just comment - leave notes - in the online Dictionary? That be easy > for all to di and help a lot. > > > On 5/9/09 2:59 AM, "Peter Alcibiades" <palcibiades-fi...@yahoo.co.uk> > wrote: > > > I said this before, but its why Rev needs a cookbook on the lines of > Carla > > Schroder's great "Linux Cookbook" > > > > Steven Cox's queries illustrate the problem very clearly. Imagine a > kitchen > > with lots of pots and pans and ingredients in it. It comes with a 400 > > page guide detailing the function of every one. > > > > We now have an intelligent Martian who has just been employed as a cook. > > His first assignment is spaghetti carbonara, or cassoulet. Where does he > > start? > > > > What he has is a superb kitchen manual. What he wants is a cookbook, > with > > a systematic set of entries like this (from the Rev for C programmers > > page): > > > > "To filter a handler so that it only responds to certain objects, rather > > than every object below it in the hierarchy, use the target function to > > determine which object originally received the message being handled. > > > > "To create a code library, place the handlers you want to re-use in any > > object that¹s available in your a stack, then use the insert script > > command to add that object to the hierarchy." > > > > So what Steven is looking for is a cookbook with entries like "to empty a > > field......" "to check for a variable.....". "to make elements in a > > list field clickable...." "to change the mouse to a hand while > > hovering..." > > > > Without this, learning becomes a Zen like experience. You know the story > > of the young man wanting to learn swordsmanship? He enrols with a > master, > > and the first day when expecting to meet for a lesson, is astonished to > be > > hit violently over the head with a stick. His master has sneaked up on > > him. As time goes by the attacks continue and become more and more > > devious. One day he is about to enter a room and something makes him > > pause. His master emerges from behind the door and bows deeply. > > > > Its OK.... but a recipe book is easier. > > > > Peter > > _______________________________________________ > > use-revolution mailing list > > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription > > preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution