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Re: gEDA-dev: Geda Learning curve and documentation
Hi Steve,
Not exactly, "One of the architectural features" may be closer. There
are other
architectural features too. As a whole, it makes gEDA powerul and
flexible.
Best Regards,
Paul Tan
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Meier <smeier@alchemyresearch.com>
To: gEDA developer mailing list <geda-dev@moria.seul.org>
Sent: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 6:52 pm
Subject: Re: gEDA-dev: Geda Learning curve and documentation
Paul,
dang sorry... did I get the essence of your position streight?
Steve M.
Paul Tan wrote:
> Hi Steve,
>
> You can blatantly put words in "Paul Tran"'s mouth, but
> please don't put words in Paul Tan's mouth. Just kidding.
>
> Best Regards,
> Paul Tan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Meier <smeier@alchemyresearch.com>
> To: gEDA developer mailing list <geda-dev@moria.seul.org>
> Sent: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 4:50 pm
> Subject: gEDA-dev: Geda Learning curve and documentation
>
>
>
> The subject of the learning curve and geda comes fairly frequently.
>
> To blatently put words in Paul Tran's mouth I believe Paul would argue
> that the flexible nature of geda's attributes and scheme interface are
> what make geda flexible and thus powerfull.
>
> Well, I was trying to put some documentation together on attributes
when
> while doing a search on google with the key words (geda attrib
> graphical) when I discover a link to geda:master_attributes_list
> [gedaWiki] My reaction was wow where has this been hidding. So I try
to
> back trace to how one would find this document in the wiki pages and
it
> isn't obvious.
>
> http://geda.seul.org/wiki/ ->
> http://geda.seul.org/wiki/geda:documentation ->
> 1/3 down the page under the heading "
> Attribute/File Format Details" is Master Attributes List
>
>
> I had looked for something like this earlier and nothing had poped
out.
>
> The point of this diatribe was to suggest maybe a rethink about how
the
> wiki is organized taking into account how users learn specific
subjects
> and what documentation they need to have access to while they are
> learning. In this case I wouldn't group the "Master Attributes List"
> with file formats. The basic user doesn't really need to know about
the
> insides of schematic or symbol file but they critically need to know
> about attributes, what they are, when and how to use and what their
> effects are.
>
> Not that this would help me as I probably wouldn't take the time to go
> through the basic documentation but it might help others.
>
> Perhaps a survey of new users and what their expectations/needs for
> shortening the learning curve?
>
> Steve Meier
>
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