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Geek Culture / how helpful would this be ?

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gamerboots
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Posted: 25th Feb 2010 21:10 Edited at: 27th Feb 2010 02:48
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I have a general question. I personally dont like using html for help files on dbc and was curious how many others would prefer or be interested in using a tool that simply displays the help files in a windows form (with sizeable text) rather than opening up internet explorer. To get a better idea of what I am talking about please see the attatched screenshot.

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budokaiman
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Posted: 25th Feb 2010 22:37
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I prefer the help documents that exist, I think that having all of the commands in a drop down window would not be a good idea.

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ShaunRW
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Posted: 26th Feb 2010 07:45
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Using html makes it easy for 3rd party plugins to add on to the help files.


ShaunRWs Timer Plugin.
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BearCDP
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Posted: 26th Feb 2010 08:21
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Like the DBPro and DBC ide already do???

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gamerboots
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Posted: 26th Feb 2010 15:04
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@bear
no, the current ide currently opens up the help using internet explorer. so the question is whitch would you prefer. One that was html bassed that opens up html , or one that is like a toolbar that opens it up in a neat windows form with sizable text ? I just wanted to know how many others would consider something like thhis useful, if enough do then I will commit to doing it as it wouldn't take much effort to do something like this.

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Indicium
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Quote: "no, the current ide currently opens up the help using internet explore"


erm... have you used darkbasic recently?

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The Wilderbeast
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Posted: 26th Feb 2010 20:45
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Quote: "erm... have you used darkbasic recently?"


The new IDE still opens it up in IE, just it's embedded into the IDE.


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Quote: "The new IDE still opens it up in IE, just it's embedded into the IDE."


Ah well, it's pretty seamless, so to be perfectly honest, I don't care about it. Not to come across harsh, sure if you want to make it, go ahead. But it wouldn't be of any use to me, I didn't even know it was internet explorer.

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gamerboots
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Posted: 26th Feb 2010 21:33
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the reason I ask was to get responses so I dont look at it as being harsh. Your honest opinions are valuable because I dont want to spend hours on a something that no one would ever use
so I thank you all for your unbiassed opinions

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TheComet
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I hate the embedded IDE... It's so hard to code and look up things at the same time, so I always open it with opera.

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gamerboots
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Posted: 27th Feb 2010 02:42 Edited at: 27th Feb 2010 02:48
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this was one of the reasons I was considering the project.
I personally think that it would be a magnificent tool for users, but as you see from previous posts not all aggree with that idea and are quite happy with the current version.
also , I made a typo and was refering to dbc(sorry) but it could be used for dbp as well (corrected now, sorry for the inconvienance)

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budokaiman
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Posted: 27th Feb 2010 03:03
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Quote: "this was one of the reasons I was considering the project."

That is something that is incredibly inconvenient, however if you do decide to continue with the project, definitely work on the IDE that you have, because a drop down of all commands is too inconvenient.

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gamerboots
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Posted: 27th Feb 2010 04:01
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it is true that the list in the drop down would be quite long.
perhaps dividing it up into sections (the html help files are divided into several different sections - 2d ,3d ,ect) and adding an additional drop down like this would suffice ?

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