Category talk:Settings
(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)
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.
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? --Cyan~Fire
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? --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. --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.) --Cyan~Fire
Should this be categories instead of pages?
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. --Cyan~Fire
Its an easy fix, make a root category or place it under subgame or whatnot? Pests
Make it a root. ASSS stuff can go there, too. --Cyan~Fire
Agreed. Going to change it now. Pests 23:38, Jan 14, 2005 (EST)
