• Which the release of FS2020 we see an explosition of activity on the forun and of course we are very happy to see this. But having all questions about FS2020 in one forum becomes a bit messy. So therefore we would like to ask you all to use the following guidelines when posting your questions:

    • Tag FS2020 specific questions with the MSFS2020 tag.
    • Questions about making 3D assets can be posted in the 3D asset design forum. Either post them in the subforum of the modelling tool you use or in the general forum if they are general.
    • Questions about aircraft design can be posted in the Aircraft design forum
    • Questions about airport design can be posted in the FS2020 airport design forum. Once airport development tools have been updated for FS2020 you can post tool speciifc questions in the subforums of those tools as well of course.
    • Questions about terrain design can be posted in the FS2020 terrain design forum.
    • Questions about SimConnect can be posted in the SimConnect forum.

    Any other question that is not specific to an aspect of development or tool can be posted in the General chat forum.

    By following these guidelines we make sure that the forums remain easy to read for everybody and also that the right people can find your post to answer it.

Tutorials: Wiki, forum or downloads?

Where should the tutorials be stored?

  • Put them on a Wiki system

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  • Put them in special subforums

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  • Put them in a download library (in PDF format for example)

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I don't need tutorials or I don't care

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Hi Bill,

Good point, I'll try to do something about it when we perform the site maintenance and Wiki integration this weekend. An introduction page with some info sounds like a good idea.
 
Hi Alex,

Would the Wiki be suitable for the type of code you want to share?

Also we are looking into creating some sort of download section where developers can share development related stuff with each other (no final products).
 
Hi Arno,

I was visualising something similar to how codeproject.com shows its code.

Is it possible for wiki's to display the code without losing the formating? I would assume so and that's fine.

What I was trying to get at is will it be possible to upload DLLs and other compiled code.

For example, I have some classes which I think might be useful for other developers. However I wouldn't be happy sharing the source for this at the moment, but are more than happy for others to use it in their projects as a .dll.

Then again I have others which I'm more than happy to share everything, I'm sure others are the same.

Its just something I'd feel useful, everyone might not agree and that's fine by me!

Alex
 
There are extensions for MediaWiki allowing syntax highlighting of source. Besides a bit odd color choice now and then, the one we use at work is quite OK and supports any language I have needed.
 
Thanks Lars, I'll take a look into that after the site upgrade of this weekend. Sounds interesting.
 
BASys said:
Hi Folks
Bill -
Did you try the HELP link ? :)

ATB
Paul
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Wow! Of course I did. It too was rather confusing and unhelpful, although in the end I did find the information I needed. It just took far too long to ferret out the precise actions needed.

It would have been far simpler to simply state:

Create New Entry - To create a new Wiki entry, type a title into the Search box. If no match is found, you will be asked if you would like to create a new entry.
 
I don't know why this old thread got bumped again (the last reply by Paul is about 2 months old already). But since then the Wiki has improved a lot, for example a new article has been added about how to add new content. All available at the help section of the Wiki.
 
Hi Folks

Bill -
My apologies, it was intended as a leg-pull.

With time, my post has lost it's significance. :D

You were back then having to respond similarly
to a lot of very basic questions on various forums.

ATB
Paul
 
BASys said:
Hi Folks

Bill -
My apologies, it was intended as a leg-pull.

With time, my post has lost it's significance. :D

You were back then having to respond similarly
to a lot of very basic questions on various forums.

ATB
Paul
Click to expand...

Ah! Gottcha! Still doing that as it happens...

I honestly can NOT understand why there's so much "confusion" over DX10... :rolleyes:
 
Any plans to offer multimedia tutorials?

Wiki is great for text tutorials, but what I'd like to see is more tutorials on video.
 
In general video tutorials are a bit harder to make, but if people are making them we would certainly like to host them in some way.
 
Maybe this is not realistic but there it goes:
http://www.esnips.com provides 5GIG of space to upload anything. I placed all my FS9 flights there in Zip format and works perfectly......if tutorials have demo files or whatever they can be place there and anyone can download it. All that is necessary would be a place here with a link to the tutorial file...I find that the Zip format is the best for anything.
If you want to check it out live go to my site and download a flight..http://www.freewebs.com/adventuresky
 
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The hosting of files is not such a big problem, we can also host them here for tutorials. That way you are sure you have no ads and the files are on the same site as the Wiki you can place your tutorial on. If anybody has files for tutorials that need hosting, just contact me or Nick.
 
Wiki & PDF

Well, since I mentioned WikiHow ideas a considerable while ago, I'm still favoring that idea. The problem with forum threads is that they end up generating a discussion that tends to end up spreading the important information across a swathe of individual postings. There's sometimes a goldmine of information in such threads but like other goldmines, you end up having to work along a seam, and running the risk of missing some important point. A Wiki condenses such information (and can still be discussed by having at the top of the Wiki a link to the discussion that pertains to that Wiki entry - people can chew things over at length and then put the nuggets into the Wiki (or WikiHow).

I also kinda like the PDF notion, provided a downloader of a PDF is well aware that the PDF is a snapshot of an evolving document. That's the snag with PDFs if the subject doesn't have some definitive method or set of facts - the truth can evolve away from the document over time.

Downloads is just another PDF issue - the download can look like the last word on the user's computer whereas the Wiki might have moved on. Downloads would be good for tutorial materials - small dummy projects that illustrate the method in the Wiki.

So, I think the Wiki sits atop all the other options and is a tutorial as well as being a set of links to all the relevant materials. Newcomers might go for the PDF and download options, experienced people might just go to the Wiki for a refresher (and get the latest wisdom on the topic).

They all have their roles, but I think Wiki is the linchpin.
 
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