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Title: GLBasic Wiki
Post by: PCFreak on 2012-Feb-20
I made a wiki for GLBasic. You can place all info and download links about you're games!

http://glbasic.thegamewiki.com (http://glbasic.thegamewiki.com)

PCFreak
Title: Re: GLBasic Wiki
Post by: MrTAToad on 2012-Feb-20
Great!
Title: Re: GLBasic Wiki
Post by: PCFreak on 2012-Feb-20
Quote from: MrTAToad on 2012-Feb-20
Great!
You can make a user account and place you're stuff on the site! =D
Title: Re: GLBasic Wiki
Post by: MrTAToad on 2012-Feb-20
Yes, must start some time...
Title: Re: GLBasic Wiki
Post by: matchy on 2012-Feb-20
PCFreak,  that's cool although I think a wiki has been started before. Anyhow, I look forward to seeing some of your code...right?!?  :zzz:
Title: Re: GLBasic Wiki
Post by: PCFreak on 2012-Feb-21
Quote from: matchy on 2012-Feb-20
PCFreak,  that's cool although I think a wiki has been started before. Anyhow, I look forward to seeing some of your code...right?!?  :zzz:
I downloaded it yesterday, and i need to learn it first.
I'll gonna look the tutorial vid soon.  :P

The wiki started already is gone...
It needs to be this: http://wiki.just-do-i-t.com/index.php?title=GLBasic_Wiki (http://wiki.just-do-i-t.com/index.php?title=GLBasic_Wiki)
Its standing on the Wikipedia page, but I'll gonna change it soon.
Title: Re: GLBasic Wiki
Post by: matchy on 2012-Feb-21
Quote from: PCFreak on 2012-Feb-21
I downloaded it yesterday, and i need to learn it first.

Then I suggest starting a wiki is not a good idea because no-one will update it.
Title: Re: GLBasic Wiki
Post by: spicypixel on 2012-Feb-21
Quote from: matchy on 2012-Feb-21
Quote from: PCFreak on 2012-Feb-21
I downloaded it yesterday, and i need to learn it first.

Then I suggest starting a wiki is not a good idea because no-one will update it.

The harbinger of doom :) But reality :D
Title: Re: GLBasic Wiki
Post by: PCFreak on 2012-Feb-21
Quote from: Ocean on 2012-Feb-21
Quote from: matchy on 2012-Feb-21
Quote from: PCFreak on 2012-Feb-21
I downloaded it yesterday, and i need to learn it first.

Then I suggest starting a wiki is not a good idea because no-one will update it.

Indeed, a Wiki run by one of the old timers around here would stand a much higher chance of at least some success.

cheers
Ocean
If SOMEONE of you're will register, and tell to others, it will be easyer to get more people on it! :rtfm:
Title: Re: GLBasic Wiki
Post by: MrTAToad on 2012-Feb-21
I've signed up - when I have time, I'll start adding stuff...
Title: Re: GLBasic Wiki
Post by: PCFreak on 2012-Feb-22
Quote from: MrTAToad on 2012-Feb-21
I've signed up - when I have time, I'll start adding stuff...
Thanks, should i make you oversight or something?
(Helper of the administrator)
Title: Re: GLBasic Wiki
Post by: matchy on 2012-Feb-22
My apologies about the negativity as I was just going by history.

MrTAToad has formally documented GLB, so naturally he can submit some useful stuff but I don't understand why PCFreak feels he needs to.

Title: Re: GLBasic Wiki
Post by: PCFreak on 2012-Feb-22
Quote from: matchy on 2012-Feb-22
My apologies about the negativity as I was just going by history.

MrTAToad has formally documented GLB, so naturally he can submit some useful stuff but I don't understand why PCFreak feels he needs to.
I am good with wikis, so i made one for GLBasic.
Title: Re: GLBasic Wiki
Post by: matchy on 2012-Feb-23
Quote from: PCFreak on 2012-Feb-22
I am good with wikis, so i made one for GLBasic.

Still doesn't explain why GLBasic in particular.
Title: Re: GLBasic Wiki
Post by: PCFreak on 2012-Feb-28
Quote from: matchy on 2012-Feb-23
Quote from: PCFreak on 2012-Feb-22
I am good with wikis, so i made one for GLBasic.

Still doesn't explain why GLBasic in particular.
I have downloaded GLBasic, (I wanted to learn OpenGL) so I made the wiki for other users. :giveup:
Title: Re: GLBasic Wiki
Post by: Moru on 2012-Feb-28
Never mind them, they are just sad that the previous attempts all were forgotten :-)
Title: Re: GLBasic Wiki
Post by: MrTAToad on 2012-Feb-28
And disappeared without warning too :(
Title: Re: GLBasic Wiki
Post by: Falstaff on 2012-Feb-29
I like the idea of a wiki but I think I'd like it better if it were a part of the official glbasic.com site.
Title: Re: GLBasic Wiki
Post by: matchy on 2012-Feb-29
Quote from: PCFreak on 2012-Feb-28
Quote from: matchy on 2012-Feb-23
Quote from: PCFreak on 2012-Feb-22
I am good with wikis, so i made one for GLBasic.

Still doesn't explain why GLBasic in particular.
I have downloaded GLBasic, (I wanted to learn OpenGL) so I made the wiki for other users. :giveup:

In that case, you won't learn more with a wiki as the forum is the first source. If you were serious, you'd be posting code/examples of what you have done with OpenGL.

And now, just like the others, this new wiki page is gone!
Title: Re: GLBasic Wiki
Post by: erico on 2012-Feb-29
I see no value on a wiki too.

Forum is the best choice, but you have others...I run a multi monitor thing, to while my main glbasic things go on in one, I have helpfile open on the other, I also have Tatoad´s book too all around.

Should things get messy, I get back to the forum, it is where I get the most mix of multiple helps anyways, lots to learn from people around here. :good:
Title: Re: GLBasic Wiki
Post by: Crivens on 2012-Feb-29
Personally I would say improve the forum search so it isn't a massive waste of space, plus use a wiki for commands (that then can link to whole projects to download if you want) that can be launched directly (and updated) from within the IDE when on a command (eg. shift+F1 instead of the usual F1 for existing help which is also next to useless for searching). That way you can expand on existing help plus add help to expanded commands (ie. functions from well known plugins). Put some method of control into it (only registered users who have X posts perhaps) and you are laughing.

A wiki that doesn't link to the IDE or really to any fixed forum post will just die. Sad but, we all know, true.

Cheers
Title: Re: GLBasic Wiki
Post by: okee on 2012-Feb-29
Something like the PHP online manual would be good, where the main description of a command
is there for all to see but can't be edited, but members can add their own comments and examples.

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.dir.php