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A request: idiot's guides (or something similar)

Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 2:37 pm
by katreeny
Because this idiot has managed to lose the Blender PyPRP menus... (posted a begging message down in those forums).

It would be really nice to have some "complete idiot" guides - especially for the Guild-created tools. I'm working it out mostly by doing it wrong and having to come here and beg for help :?

Stuff like how to install something, what tools don't play nice together (like my current mess, installing libHSPlasma and Plasmashop - plasma shop thorugh wine since I couldn't figure out how to get a native Linux install - and then the Blender plugin broke - I know it's temporary until the release of Blender 2.5, but still, the tools that don't play nice is something that's going to keep happening)

Just a thought from someone who hasn't spent as much time up to their eyeballs in code as our more senior Writers,

Katreeny

Re: A request: idiot's guides (or something similar)

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 9:50 am
by diafero
Well, we do have the installation guide at http://www.guildofwriters.com/wiki/Installing_PyPRP . However for those that do the plugin development, it's hard to judge what pitfalls the installation brings (I'm talking from my experience with other projects like Alcugs here, I don't use PyPRP - Blender didn't yet get into my head :lol: ). So, maybe if you have some concrete suggestions where the installation guide is too short, mentions uninteresting details or whatever, it's easier to improve it.

Re: A request: idiot's guides (or something similar)

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:47 am
by andylegate
Heh, after my HD did a nose dive, and I had to install Windows 7, I downloaded everything and was trying to get Blender and PyPRP to work.......

I got Blender 2.49 and PyPRP to work just fine.....

But then I needed 2.45 to work also (for importing) and I had to go back and redownload all the older versions of everything......then I had to set all the compatabilities for everything with Windows 7. By the time I got all that done, I was tuckered out. :lol: