"proof-of-concept" Revolution Online Open Dictionary at revcoders.org

[Josh Mellicker]

Just FYI: changed the theme, search box now works with things like  
"$", "@", etc.

http://revcoders.org


Also, I put a stack here:

http://revcoders.org/resources/revcoders_db_api.rev.zip

that just begins to show how to integrate a local stack with the  
remote database. (it will improve over the next week)

Could a few folks tell me how the speed of searches, and page loads  
seem, and your approximate location? I want to see if it is fast  
everywhere.

Thanks and cheers


On Oct 29, 2007, at 1:46 PM, Josh Mellicker wrote:

> Sorry for the repeat, just didn't want to dirty up the other thread  
> which turned into a SOAP discussion :-S
>
>
> I put up a "proof-of-concept" Revolution Online Open Dictionary  
> here: http://revcoders.org/
>
> Functionally it is like the MySQL & PHP open dictionaries - a  
> simple page per term with user comments. Users can also edit the  
> term definition itself.
>
> I spent very little time, so a lot is not working yet, just thought  
> I'd see what everyone thought so far...
>
> Try these things:
> -----------------
> 1. typing a word in the search box in the upper right (then click  
> on the term in the list you want to see) - nifty, eh? :-)
>
> 2. add a test comment to a term (quick and easy!)
>
> 3. in a project you're working on, insert a script into the front  
> that takes the mouseChunk and adds "http://revcoders.org/" in  
> front, then goes to that URL, such as:
>
> http://revcoders.org/revCopyFile
>
> so you can jump instantly to a term from scripting - cool, eh?
>
> 4. go to:
>
> http://revcoders.org/wp-admin/
>
> log in with:
> username = revcoder
> password = revcoder
>
> Click "Write" or "Manage" and see how easy it is to add new posts,  
> etc. (try it with Firefox)
>
> Now that you are logged in, go back to the site, there is an Edit  
> button at the bottom of every post.
>
> Try it out.
>
> (Firefox gives you the Javascript editor, Safari does not)
>
>
> Comments:
> ---------
> 1. For those people wanting a solution built in Revolution, the  
> database is open to all, so you could easily import comments posted  
> on the site into the Rev doc browser (like the BVG/Andre one) with  
> a simple SELECT statement, and add Revolution originated comments  
> with INSERT - it's just a simple MySQL database.
>
> 2. Heather gave me a provisional OK just for you folks to peruse  
> the site, if you like the site I will have to ask for permission  
> from the Revolution folks.
>
> 3. Check out the PHP online docs
> (example: http://docs.php.net/manual/en/function.urlencode.php)
>
> Notice all those handy comments and code snippets under the  
> definition!
>
> 4. Comments could also be used to point people towards resources,  
> like articles and stacks the many gurus here have toiled mightily  
> on under a "further resources" section for each term
>
> 5. The site doesn't need to be limited to just terms and  
> definitions- there can be articles, tutorial movies, many other  
> possibilities
>
> 6. Of course all this is moot unless the Rev luminaries give it  
> their blessing and plan to participate. I pledge to do my best to  
> implement any functionality many people request, you will be amazed  
> at how easy it is to implement many features
>
> 7. the server is 99.9% uptime, it is a dedicated server at The  
> Planet, connection to all major net backbones, yada yada, you can  
> depend on it, we run our main website (and many others) from it for  
> years
>
> 8. For Revolution, I think (along with the list) it would be one  
> more thing to show potential users that there is a large,  
> supportive community
>
> Anyway, there you have it.
>
> Looking forward to your comments.
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