Re: [colorforth] DOES> How is colorForth different from other Forths?

[Luis <forth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hiya,

I for one am very interested in having CF as a user system. I suppose 
it would be simple enough to strip off the docs once they became 
unnecessary or depending upon space constraints.
What is FML? Shouldn't we at least have a widely used format to enable 
easy translation to other current documentation formats? Does FML 
fulfill criteria that makes it more appropriate to CF? Is FML being 
created with translation in mind?

Luis.


On 27 Jan 2004, at 03:36, Mark Slicker wrote:

> On Mon, 26 Jan 2004, Nick Maroudas wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 25 Jan 2004, Arthur W. Green wrote:
> >
> > > > > Where is the third of the manual you speak of? Did I miss an 
> > > > > announcement
> > > > > from sometime ago?
> > > > > ......
> > > Oh! You meant his site. You're absolutely right. This is definitely 
> > > the
> > > beginnings of a great manual.
> > > ......
> > >
> > > -- Art
> >   Hi, Art
> >
> >   Yes, plus the white comments in some of Chuck's code.  Multum in 
> > parvo.
> > But a set of simple HOW TO pages, Linux style, would be a nice place 
> > for
> > users to pool their hardwon practical tips.
> >
> >   For instance, a CF ikon HOWTO ?  Supposing I were to kick off with 
> > the
> > kiddy stuff about HOWTO use the xor arrows to draw a cute little 
> > white star,
> > might that not induce somebody to add the more advanced bit about how 
> > he
> > manages to call up that star from the keyboard?  Which might induce
> > someone else to show HOWTO write (and even read?) music notation in 
> > CF.
> > Linux is strong on disciplined HOWTOs - less than a manual but more 
> > than
> > scattered tips.
>
> One thought about this. Should this documentation be integrated with
> colorForth? Should colorForth have the ability to edit and view marked 
> up
> documentation? Maybe this would be part of the FML that Chuck mentioned
> breifly.
>
> I understand colorForth is nice envrironment for running experiments
> unencumbered by the many layers in present in current systems. Does any
> one else have an interest in colorForth as a user system? If so it 
> might a
> good idea to think of how documentation might be integrated.
>
> Mark
>
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