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Category talk:Settings

2005-01-15T08:54:11Z

Chambahs: /* Idea on how to do pages */

(D1s: Just a thought, but wouldn't it be better to be 1 page with a table of contents?... I'd do it but I don't know how)
(ed: To be an online template.sss)

[[User:Smong|Smong]]: I think the page names should be prefixed with the [section], although I don't think you can use : as the bit on the left becomes a namespace or something.

Whatever makes it easier to just type into the search somesection:somesetting to get help on it. Maybe experiment with some page names and content to see what comes up in the search.

== Some things I dont like ==

When viewing a page its hard to tell where it belongs. I clicked Mode on the recent edit page and all I saw was what it does. Wheres this at? I dont know. You guys can subcat the Settings more to get the actual settings section involved, be alot easier.

[[User:Pests|Pests]]

== Way too many pages ==

It would be ''much'' nicer to just have all the bomb settings on the page for the [Bomb] section. I mean, right now it's just silly. We're trying to make up for the simplistic search. I mean someone can still type JitterTime and get to the Bomb page, right?
--[[User:Cyan~Fire|Cyan~Fire]]

[[User:Smong|Smong]]: Categories don't get used in the search though. Although I agree with Pests you can't tell where a setting is from, so if you end up at a setting page from a search you don't get the full picture. You need to at least say which section the setting comes from, fx: Misc. Maybe even which file, server.cfg, server.ini, etc/

So wouldn't the obvious fix be having each setting on its section's page? --[[User:Cyan~Fire|Cyan~Fire]]

I always thought it would be nice to have it threaded as well as separate pages. So that a newb would click on server.ini/server.cfg/arena.cfg/whatever and it would take them to Settings which would let them explore through the various settings for the one they're looking up. Then, when working with modules that require certain settings, the individual settings can be linked from that page as well.

But right now they're pretty much floating with only a single tie back to the Settings page. --[[User:i88gerbils|i88gerbils]]

If they're all on their sections' pages, then anybody browsing can very quickly find a description of what they're looking for and a general user can reasonably quickly find a setting's section with the search. (Example: Try typing "JitterTime", it comes right up.) --[[User:Cyan~Fire|Cyan~Fire]]

== Should this be categories instead of pages? ==

[[User:Pests|Pests]]: This seems to be partly what we tried to ignore, pages with links to other pages that could be done with a new category. For example, the PrizeWeight page Cyan just edited could be made into a category and all settings beloing to it could be pages added to that category. That solves the problem with not knowing where it came form and lets you do things as you wish any not worry about lists which have to be manually updated.

I also think Settings should be made into a parent category, doesnt seem right as a tutorial. Perhaps only put subgame-specific commands and put it into the subgame category.

I agree, it doesn't fit under tutorial. I also (still) think that having one page for every stupid settings is stupid, catagory or not. --[[User:Cyan~Fire|Cyan~Fire]]

Its an easy fix, make a root category or place it under subgame or whatnot? [[User:Pests|Pests]]

Make it a root. ASSS stuff can go there, too. --[[User:Cyan~Fire|Cyan~Fire]]

Agreed. Going to change it now. [[User:Pests|Pests]] 23:38, Jan 14, 2005 (EST)

In response to your history comment, this doesn't seem like a document to me. It really does fit in its own catagory. --[[User:Cyan~Fire|Cyan~Fire]]

[[User:Smong|Smong]]: I will always look at template.sss.txt or clientset.def.txt before I come here to search for settings. Unless of course it is an 'undocumented' setting or something from a custom module.

== Idea on how to do pages ==

I was thinking, wouldnt it look nice if you did something to make catagories collapsable?

Collapsed

+Bombs 
+Guns 
+Repels 

Non Collapsed:

+Bombs 
++Shrap 
++JitterTime 
++L1 Bombs 
+Guns 
++FireDelay 
++FireCost 
++L1 Bullets 
+Repels 
++Repel Speed 
ect....btw, its just a suggestion, it will look nice and neat
--[[User:Chambahs|Chambahs]]

Category talk:Settings

2005-01-15T08:45:41Z

Chambahs: /* Should this be categories instead of pages? */

Talk:Main Page

2005-01-11T18:47:22Z

Chambahs:

Why lock it? People may want to add internal links for things like Subgame or Continuum.

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I notice the module faq has several editable sections, can't you put the important bit in a non-editable section and then have an editable section open to all? --Smong

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I agree, I wanted to put a "Getting Started" type link on the page since right now the site might seem a bit confusing to others to navigate.

[[User:Pests|Pests]]

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Was wondering if someone would like to help me start learning ASSS from scratch? :-P please tell me if someone is that friendly lol. --Chambahs

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Locking the main page is usually a good idea to prevent certain people from doing stupid things.
Chambahs, requests like that should go to http://forums.minegoboom.com/ or something, and not here. This is for talk about the page only.
Note: You can sign/link your name with three tildes.
--[[User:Cyan~Fire|Cyan~Fire]]

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First off, I'm sorry, it was late and I didn't type out what I meant, but you dont have to be so rude. What I meant was, would anyone like to type out a tutoral on how to use ASSS, because that WOULD be a thing to put in this site. I was thinking something very in depth, for someone who just downloaded Continuum. Some of the things we have on the site, are from basic knowledge of the people who have been working with Continuum alot. Just a suggestion...
--[[User:Chambahs|Chambahs]]

Talk:Main Page

2005-01-11T04:33:32Z

Chambahs:

Talk:Main Page

2005-01-11T04:32:47Z

Chambahs:

Was wondering if someone would like to help me start learning ASSS from scratch? :-P please tell me if someone is that friendly lol. --Chambahs

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Why lock it? People may want to add internal links for things like Subgame or Continuum.

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I notice the module faq has several editable sections, can't you put the important bit in a non-editable section and then have an editable section open to all? --Smong

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I agree, I wanted to put a "Getting Started" type link on the page since right now the site might seem a bit confusing to others to navigate.

[[User:Pests|Pests]]

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Was wondering if someone would like to help me start learning ASSS from scratch? :-P please tell me if someone is that friendly lol. --Chambahs

Talk:Main Page

2005-01-11T04:30:54Z

Chambahs:

Was wondering if someone would like to help me start learning ASSS from scratch? :-P please tell me if someone is that friendly lol. --Chambahs

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Why lock it? People may want to add internal links for things like Subgame or Continuum.

I notice the module faq has several editable sections, can't you put the important bit in a non-editable section and then have an editable section open to all? --Smong

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I agree, I wanted to put a "Getting Started" type link on the page since right now the site might seem a bit confusing to others to navigate.

[[User:Pests|Pests]]