Beta Documentation Feedback

#261 So... what's up?

#262 @Novack - Thanks for that. It will go well with the other SFX docs coming in to me this week. Good suggestions about requirements too.

I do not have ETAs, nor will I be able to give any out anymore. Things are just too hectic for me to stay on one specific section or task.

@Jason - Not really. The work flow has changed too much.

@Black Tengu - What Steve said.

#263 Update:

The TorqueScript documentation is the next section to go up. I am then moving on to the Artist Section, then Engine, then going back to the Beginner Guide to update those docs to use the latest changes/screenshots.

The RTS/Hack & Slash prototype tutorial ended up being about 25 printed pages.

After 1.0, I will most likely lock this thread and start generating more content based on the feedback provided so far. Additionally, after 1.0 I will be working on Torque 2D documentation concurrently. Among other reasons, my involvement in the community and forums will be reduced to the two threads discussing documentation for both engines.

#264 Is there a reason why this only says "full"? The documentation says that there should be a "blank" selection as well.

Just wondering....




Thanks,

-Pete

#265 Michael, thanks for the update. Any chances of getting a preview of the current work before you vanish into the night?

We'll miss you! (...btw)

#266 @Pete - Mentioned this in an earlier post. The betas are not shipping with the Blank template. The final 1.0 should.

@Novack - I'll continue posting doc updates in the Torque 2D and 3D threads.

#267 Sorry about that Michael... I'll be sure to look around more next time =)

#268 9/31/09 Update: Posted full TOC for docs, using WIP template to hold spot for final docs to be written. CLIC HERE for SVN Change Log.

Documentation is going so well it actually is updating in the future!

#269 Michael Perry's Time Machine for the win!
;)

#270 Thank you for getting some documentation on the Shape editor.

#271 It would be great if you can provide a sample Player class implementation, something slim and simple, something which I can expand if needed. The current Player class is fine but it is bloated(too many features)

Gamebase class tutorial. Step-by-step style tutorial, please. I know it is heavily commented in source however a complete Gamebase tutorial which explain its features and "How" to use it is greatly appreciated.

#272 Michael - I sent an email through the "Contact Us" Link just before I remembered this thread, but the Shape Editors page in the Documentation has broken links to images.

#273 @Michael - Thanks for the update.

Some recent changes to the editors and the doc structure have caused me to change the layout of some of the guides. Not all of the content has been uploaded. From here on, the online documentation will be changing daily. Bare with me.

#274 thank you Michael, for all your hard work, and for the latest Doc push. T3D can only be as good as its documentation.

#275 @Steve - Thanks. I needed that. As I mentioned before, my involvement in the community is being reduced to this thread and the Torque 2D doc thread...and IRC since I love the devs in there. If you see another documentation thread pop up, feel free to forward them to this thread. It's the only way I'm going see feedback.

To add to my last post, every day at 3:00pm (PST) there will be new docs available online.

#276 @Michael
will you let us know what you have updated in the doc's ?

Also there is a prob with ya web site and the dates are all wrong 10/26/2004 (12:01 am)

#277 @Hans - Sure

#278 Hi,

Can "Adding A COLLADA Model" get updated in the 1.0 docs? I need to learn how to use the LOD features of the new collada importer GUI to use dae LOD files.

Cheers,

Andy

#279 @Andy - Working on it.

@All - Ok. The first 1.0 push should be live in about 20 min. Only one new doc was added, but quite a bit has gone on behind the scenes.

1. I'm now only generating one set of docs, instead of two (one offline, one online).

2. I am able to push the online docs live on my own (instead of getting a web dev to help me).

3. Added Basic Math section to TorqueScript

4. Fixed some broken images

5. Set up code and images for "Previous" "Next" at the bottom of articles.

6. Excluding specific folders from the TOC, such as "Component Tutorial"

7. Set up generation of individual doc subjects, such as an Artist Only version.

From here I can focus on content creation.

#280 Excellent Mich, is a good idea to manage the documentation as a live document, there will be always something to add, or something to improve.