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Sapphire Bombay

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Join date: 8 Oct 2003

Posts: 341

11-20-2003 07:15

How about a script tutorial station? You walk up to it and type the script function you want to see an example of. The station rezzes a set of example prims demonstrating the function. A picture (or virtual 3D animated prim set) is worth a 1000 words. The station could hand you the example scripts for reference. It could have a forward/back set of buttons to step through the tutorials. And/or an alpha set of buttons to press to go to the functions starting with those letters.

* Keeps the content in-world v.s. the Script Help... menu selection that pops a browser.

* Would be about 100 times more clear than just reading text.

* Seems like a perfect Linden funded project.
Maybe you could even talk them into giving you function min/max values....

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Kris Ritter

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Join date: 31 Oct 2003

Posts: 6,627

11-20-2003 08:44

seconded, thirded and fourthded!

Or to put it another way, great idea!

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Cubey Terra

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Join date: 6 Sep 2003

Posts: 1,725

11-20-2003 08:48

... or Linden Lab could hire another tech writer to add examples to the help.

Camille Serpentine

Eater of the Dead

Join date: 6 Oct 2003

Posts: 1,236

11-20-2003 09:20

yes yes!
this would be great!

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Sapphire Bombay Avatar Join date: 8 Oct 2003 Posts: 341	11-20-2003 07:15 How about a script tutorial station? You walk up to it and type the script function you want to see an example of. The station rezzes a set of example prims demonstrating the function. A picture (or virtual 3D animated prim set) is worth a 1000 words. The station could hand you the example scripts for reference. It could have a forward/back set of buttons to step through the tutorials. And/or an alpha set of buttons to press to go to the functions starting with those letters. * Keeps the content in-world v.s. the Script Help... menu selection that pops a browser. * Would be about 100 times more clear than just reading text. * Seems like a perfect Linden funded project. Maybe you could even talk them into giving you function min/max values.... _____________________ Avatar: A temporary manifestation or aspect of a continuing entity.
Kris Ritter paradoxical embolism Join date: 31 Oct 2003 Posts: 6,627	11-20-2003 08:44 seconded, thirded and fourthded! Or to put it another way, great idea! _____________________
Cubey Terra Aircraft Builder Join date: 6 Sep 2003 Posts: 1,725	11-20-2003 08:48 ... or Linden Lab could hire another tech writer to add examples to the help.
Camille Serpentine Eater of the Dead Join date: 6 Oct 2003 Posts: 1,236	11-20-2003 09:20 yes yes! this would be great! _____________________

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