Re: nicer Install? (Was: RE: GOTO - A fresh perspective?)
As far as I know too busy with his own business. He also has problems
with Topica's list so we could say he's kind of retired for awhile. You
can reach him personally.
-- Euler
On 12 Feb 2002, at 18:42, Martin Stachon wrote:
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> Where's Travis with his Installer project ?
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> Martin
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Euler German" <efgerman at myrealbox.com>
> To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 9:12 PM
> Subject: Re: nicer Install? (Was: RE: GOTO - A fresh perspective?)
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> > Hi Rod,
> >
> > Well, I did it in part. Windows installer, setting file relations,
> > icons and so on. Then I'd have to make settings at autoexec.bat so I'd
> > need a small app to do it. Than came this big translation work so I'm
> > out of time but I can work on weekends if it will help you.
> >
> > -- Euler
> >
> > On 11 Feb 2002, at 12:19, Rod Jackson wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > void wrote:
> > > > Btw. popularity is something that could be greatly improved by
> > > > making it more accessable for beginners, f.i. after install people
> > > > want to see an easy and friendly user interface.
> > >
> > > Actually, this is something that I think might need some work. I've
> > > given copies of Euphoria (along with PKUNZIP) to some of my high
> > > school students, and in most cases, they can't figure out how to
> > > begin the install.
> > >
> > > Now, some might say that they shouldn't be trying to learn
> > > programming if they can't handle that little ordeal, but I think
> > > that's not quite fair. Unfortunately (IMVHO) we live in a Windows
> > > world, and most kids don't know DOS. They've never heard of PKUNZIP,
> > > decompression is transparently done for them. That's their world,
> > > and while I believe they can learn to program right where they're
> > > at, I think having to jump through unfamiliar hoops limits them.
> > >
> > > A Windows-style installer sounds like a good idea. Not that Rob
> > > necessarily needs to do it, if someone else can. It would help alot,
> > > at least to the newbies in the programming realm (we can't expect
> > > them all to jump in on their own.) As for an interface AFTER
> > > install... you're talking about something like the QBasic screen,
> > > interactive? Hmmm, a good idea as a seperate program I
> > > think--possibly with newbies being asked if they want to jump to it
> > > after install. Perhaps something like what 'E!' tried to be, with
> > > more features, using some of the Eu-written-in-Eu code that's out
> > > there....
> > >
> > > > And clear examples ("for dummies") for
> > > > everything, from a simple "hello world" to creating and accessing
> > > > DLL's.
> > >
> > > Ah, that sounds like you're wanting a book, which is another good
> > > idea that maybe someone will write someday. If it could be included
> > > as text with Euphoria, that would be even better!
> > >
> > >
> > > Rod Jackson
> > >
> > >
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