| Re: Webmaker for IDL available [message #19204] |
Fri, 03 March 2000 00:00 |
davidf
Messages: 2866
Registered: September 1996
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I wrote just a couple of minutes ago:
>> But again: if I gain 1000+ customers, I may hire someone who will
>> do it much nicer in perl...
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> Uh, just so you know, it's going to take 1000++ if
> you want somebody competent. Take my word for it. :-)
You know, Martin, I was thinking...
My son just found out yesterday he won a scholarship
which will allow him to spend the next year studying
in Germany, and I've been learning German in preparation
for our upcoming German trip this summer. I'll bet you
*could* find a competent programmer for 1000+. I know
my German IDL courses just got a *whole* lot more
reasonable than they were, say, the day before
yesterday. :-)
Auf Wiedersehen,
David
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| Re: Webmaker for IDL available [message #19208 is a reply to message #19204] |
Fri, 03 March 2000 00:00  |
Martin Schultz
Messages: 515
Registered: August 1997
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Mirko Vukovic wrote:
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> Impressive.
thanks !
>
> I am not placing an order, but have a suggestion. And I hate making
> what may sound as a negative comment to the author after all the hard
> work, because I am not trying to be negative.
>
> So here is the comment.
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> Webmaker may be too generic a name. How about LibraryDocHTMLBuilder
> or something like it?
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> Webmaker name should be reserved for a more general purpose routine that
> accepts higher level constructs (title, index, sectiontitle, etc), and
> converts them to HTML.
Well, you never know how these programs evolve... If I receive 1000+
orders, this might well be the future of webmaker. And in this case
I already reserved the name ;-)
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> Finally, did you consider actually using Perl for this kind of a job
> (I've never done anything in Perl). I can see one reason why not
> to do it in Perl, and that is if you know IDL and don't know Perl (Valid
> in my opinion).
I did consider this, but very briefly. You state the most important
argument (I just don't know enough perl for this), but I had other
reasons, too (they might be fake as perlians could point
out): although this is not in the current version, there are
provisions to check module dependencies which requires some knowledge
of internal IDL procedures and functions, and I thought the best
way to get hold of these is to use IDL itself.
But again: if I gain 1000+ customers, I may hire someone who will
do it much nicer in perl...
Cheers,
Martin
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| Re: Webmaker for IDL available [message #19211 is a reply to message #19204] |
Fri, 03 March 2000 00:00 |
Mirko Vukovic
Messages: 124
Registered: January 1996
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In article <38BFBECD.E08B3822@dkrz.de>,
Martin Schultz <martin.schultz@dkrz.de> wrote:
> Dear IDLers,
>
> I am happy to announce a new tool for automatic generation of
> web pages with IDL programs, i.e. IDL library browser pages.
> Check out
>
> http://www.mpimet.mpg.de/~schultz.martin/idl/webmaker/index. html
>
> if you want to see sample pages generated by webmaker 1.0, read the
> documentation, or purchase a license. Since this is a highly
> specialized (yet very flexible) tool, I am not going to give it
> away for free. On the other hand, the shareware concept doesn't
> seem to gripe in this community, so I decided for a different
approach:
> I let you see the result (the sample pages) and the
> documentation, but if you want to use the program, you must contact me
> and purchase a copy (for only US$20 or Euro 20). You will then
> get full access to all source code, and I offer relatively generous
> support. This includes free upgrades (at least until a new major
release
> is produced), help in getting it to run or changing the appearance of
> the web pages you generate with webmaker.
>
> As always with commercial software, here a few highlights that
shall
> wake your appetite:
>
> Webmaker
> * provides a setup tool and allows easy configuration via one
> include file
> * scans one or several program libraries (directories) with IDL
> routines
> * finds duplicate routine names
> * automatically extracts the program category and description from
> the program header
> * uses an alias mechanism to organize categories
> * generates all web pages through HTML template files, i.e. no
> change in the webmaker IDL code is required if you want to change
> the appearance of your web pages.
> * produces an extensive log file which will help you in case of
> errors
> * runs on Windows and Unix (Linux) machines
>
> See the sample pages at:
> http://www.mpimet.mpg.de/~schultz.martin/idl/webmaker/index. html
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
>
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Impressive.
I am not placing an order, but have a suggestion. And I hate making
what may sound as a negative comment to the author after all the hard
work, because I am not trying to be negative.
So here is the comment.
Webmaker may be too generic a name. How about LibraryDocHTMLBuilder
or something like it?
Webmaker name should be reserved for a more general purpose routine that
accepts higher level constructs (title, index, sectiontitle, etc), and
converts them to HTML.
Finally, did you consider actually using Perl for this kind of a job
(I've never done anything in Perl). I can see one reason why not
to do it in Perl, and that is if you know IDL and don't know Perl (Valid
in my opinion).
Mirko
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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| Re: Webmaker for IDL available [message #19212 is a reply to message #19204] |
Fri, 03 March 2000 00:00 |
davidf
Messages: 2866
Registered: September 1996
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Martin Schultz (martin.schultz@dkrz.de) writes:
> I am happy to announce a new tool for automatic generation of
> web pages with IDL programs, i.e. IDL library browser pages.
Yiippee! Yeah, way to go, Martin!
> Since this is a highly
> specialized (yet very flexible) tool, I am not going to give it
> away for free.
Booooooo, hissss. :-(
> On the other hand, the shareware concept doesn't
> seem to gripe in this community, so I decided for a different approach:
Uh, huh. Good luck with this. Let me know. :-)
> I offer relatively generous support.
Did you check with your wife about this? This may be
a big mistake.
> See the sample pages at:
> http://www.mpimet.mpg.de/~schultz.martin/idl/webmaker/index. html
My check's in the mail! :-)
Cheers,
David
P.S. Nice job. I can't wait to see the source code. No
common blocks I hope for that price. :-)
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting
Phone: 970-221-0438 E-Mail: davidf@dfanning.com
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Toll-Free IDL Book Orders: 1-888-461-0155
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