[Sc-devel] Main Help File Redux

[Click Nilson]

Hi Ryan,

Since we seem to have another week ;  )

I enclose a txt file which gives a possible solution; hope it's  
clear. It evens out 6 per category for the top row then moves on...

best
Nick

PS bye bye yahoo


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First Row


R1 C1 
Getting Help

More On Getting Help
How To Use The Interpreter
Understanding Errors
Debugging Tips
Internal Snooping
Auto Completion

R1 C2
Tutorials

Getting Started With SCÊ
Introductory TutorialÊ
Tutorial
Tour of UGens
Streams
Glossary


R1 C3
Overviews

Operators
Collections
FFT Overview
GUI
Non-Realtime Synthesis
Randomness


New Line
Second Row

R2 C1
Language Reference

Intro To Objects
Method Calls
Assignment
Comments
Expression Sequence
Functions
Scope
Control Structures
Classes
Polymorphism
Syntax Shortcuts
Symbolic Notations
Adverbs
Partial Application
J Concepts In SC
List Comprehensions
Literals

R2 C2
Architecture

Server Architecture
Server Command Reference
UGens and Synths
Client versus Server
Node Messaging
Multichannel Expansion
Order Of Execution
Server Timing
Default Group
Bundled Server Messages


R2 C3
Extending SC

Writing Classes
Writing Unit Generators
Writing Primitives
Creating Standalone Applications
Using The Startup File
Using Extensions
Quarks
Documentation Style Guide
HTML Help System
Publishing Code

New Line
Third Row

R3 C1
Third Party Libraries

Just In Time Programming
Crucial Library

R3 C2
Legacy SuperCollider
SC3 vs SC2
Backwards Compatibility


Note how I've moved some of the files between sections







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On 1 Nov 2007, at 18:16, Ryan Brown wrote:

>> You changed the order of the sections; there is no way I would have
>> had (for instance) links to SC3vsSC2 or third party libraries
>> prioritised at the top of the page. Instead, I would have used the
>> first five Overviews on the right, and then put other 'overviews'
>> into a separate  and longer Further Topics section below left. SC2
>> stuff and third party libraries could go on the bottom of that
>> column. I would prefer this was changed before it propagates too far.
>
> I moved the "Further Topics" section to the top so that the three  
> shortest
> sections would be at the top. It seemed like a reasonable trade off
> because "Extending SC" (which was swapped with "Further Topics" and  
> moved
> to the very bottom) is one of the lowest priority items for new users.
>
> I agree though, I could have moved the links in each section  
> around. Could
> you send a list of what you think should go in each section?  
> Modifying the
> main help file itself may be difficult (I ended up working on the html
> directly)...so plain text would be fine.
>
> Ryan
>
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