Maiden speech from an old man

[larry at significantplanet.org]

I've said it before and I'll say it again:
I wish RunRev would allow me to add MY OWN notes to the Dictionary.
That way, when I read something useful here or discover some workaround on 
my own, I can add it how I want to the IDE dictionary and not have to try 
and remember where I last read it or how I last did it.
It infuriates me that RunRev as a company (as far as I know) has never 
addressed this issue, never commented on it.  Good documentation is the bane 
of most software and all I'm asking is that RunRev allow me to upgrade the 
documentation on my own.
I know there are some out there who have created some sort of workaround. 
That is not what I want.
I want the simple common-sense feature of being able to add MY OWN notes to 
the Dictionary.
I do not think such a request is unreasonable.  Even as an amateur 
programmer, I know it is not that difficult for someone to do. Since I AM an 
amateur programmer, I cannot do it.
I wish RunRev would "shore up" their existing project before moving on to 
other stuff.
Just my opinion, so please don't flame me.
Larry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex Tweedly" <alex at tweedly.net>
To: <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: Maiden speech from an old man


> On 25/07/2014 16:24, Richmond wrote (my emphasis added):
>>
>> From my point of view the *only thing that is an advantage* of the 
>> Use-List is that messages come sequentially: one doesn't have to keep 
>> hunting through the sections of the Forums to find out
>> whether new posting are there.
> What more advantage does anyone need ?
>
> It's beyond me how anyone can be bothered with the forums (which makes me 
> wonder if what I need for the forums is a "Forums for Dummies" guide).
>
> How do you tell which forums and/or which topics have posts you haven't 
> read yet ?
> How do you tell which forums and/or which topics have posts you have newly 
> arrived ?
>     (Yes, those are two different questions).
>
> How do you set it up so that each morning (while you drink your coffee), 
> you laptop will download all the new posts and have them (already 
> identified as above) ready for you to read (i.e. while offline) ?
>
> How do you compose a reply while offline ? (No, writing a reply in an 
> editor or email and then copying/pasting won't count).
>
> If I could solve those questions then I might have a chance of sticking to 
> using the forums for more than a couple of days. The topic comes up ever 
> so often, I go look at the forums, see ow much good stuff there is in 
> there, swear to myself I will use them and try to keep up - and within a 
> week I've lapsed because it is just too time consuming and frustrating.
>
> So - is there a "beginner's guide" ?
>
> -- Alex.
>
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