Sorry for the repeat, just didn't want to dirty up the other thread
which turned into a SOAP discussion :-S
I put up a "proof-of-concept" Revolution Online Open Dictionary here:
http://revcoders.org/
Functionally it is like the MySQL & PHP open dictionaries - a simple
page per term with user comments. Users can also edit the term
definition itself.
I spent very little time, so a lot is not working yet, just thought
I'd see what everyone thought so far...
Try these things:
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1. typing a word in the search box in the upper right (then click on
the term in the list you want to see) - nifty, eh? :-)
2. add a test comment to a term (quick and easy!)
3. in a project you're working on, insert a script into the front
that takes the mouseChunk and adds "http://revcoders.org/"; in front,
then goes to that URL, such as:
http://revcoders.org/revCopyFile
so you can jump instantly to a term from scripting - cool, eh?
4. go to:
http://revcoders.org/wp-admin/
log in with:
username = revcoder
password = revcoder
Click "Write" or "Manage" and see how easy it is to add new posts,
etc. (try it with Firefox)
Now that you are logged in, go back to the site, there is an Edit
button at the bottom of every post.
Try it out.
(Firefox gives you the Javascript editor, Safari does not)
Comments:
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1. For those people wanting a solution built in Revolution, the
database is open to all, so you could easily import comments posted
on the site into the Rev doc browser (like the BVG/Andre one) with a
simple SELECT statement, and add Revolution originated comments with
INSERT - it's just a simple MySQL database.
2. Heather gave me a provisional OK just for you folks to peruse the
site, if you like the site I will have to ask for permission from the
Revolution folks.
3. Check out the PHP online docs
(example: http://docs.php.net/manual/en/function.urlencode.php)
Notice all those handy comments and code snippets under the definition!
4. Comments could also be used to point people towards resources,
like articles and stacks the many gurus here have toiled mightily on
under a "further resources" section for each term
5. The site doesn't need to be limited to just terms and definitions-
there can be articles, tutorial movies, many other possibilities
6. Of course all this is moot unless the Rev luminaries give it their
blessing and plan to participate. I pledge to do my best to implement
any functionality many people request, you will be amazed at how easy
it is to implement many features
7. the server is 99.9% uptime, it is a dedicated server at The
Planet, connection to all major net backbones, yada yada, you can
depend on it, we run our main website (and many others) from it for
years
8. For Revolution, I think (along with the list) it would be one more
thing to show potential users that there is a large, supportive
community
Anyway, there you have it.
Looking forward to your comments.
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