Sean Meighan

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Title: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: sean on July 06, 2016, 09:08:27 PM
New manual posted on releases page
http://nutcracker123.com/nutcracker/releases/xLights_User_Manual_2016_38.pdf (http://nutcracker123.com/nutcracker/releases/xLights_User_Manual_2016_38.pdf)

Kevin Pankratz wrote: "Here is the link for the latest manual that Gerry has added and expanded content.  With this release, the manual covers up to xLights 38.  I’ve gone through and added links from the TOC as before.  There are now return links included in the headers so people can return to the chapter TOC that they are currently reading.  The xLights graphic on each TOC will return the users to the main TOC at the beginning of the document.

We are now up to 205 pages!"

Great job gentleman!
Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: ocanada1 on July 06, 2016, 09:12:39 PM
Thank you,


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Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: mararunr on July 07, 2016, 02:07:56 PM
I love the "xLights" in binary on Page 2.  Awesome!
Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: flyinverted on July 07, 2016, 03:09:24 PM
Kevin... someone finally found the Easter Egg in the manual!!

I'm surprised nobody has found the Easter Egg in the app... just all the goose eggs so far.
Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: algerdes on July 07, 2016, 04:30:07 PM
Sorry guys.  Didn't know we were supposed to report it.  :o
Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: Gilrock on July 07, 2016, 05:05:51 PM
I don't know about one in the code either.  I looked at Steve checkins to see if he snuck something in there.  There only thing close was when he created a key binding that made me laugh:  "F" for "Off"
Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: flyinverted on July 07, 2016, 06:11:38 PM
Now that is funny when you present it that way.

"f" was already taken for FIRE
 and "o" was taken for On
"F" made sense to me at the time.

Your comment made me look at my keybindings file and wow.. I have some good ones in there!
I used 1-9 for all kinds of stuff I had long forgot about.
Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: kevinp on July 08, 2016, 09:32:35 AM
Kevin... someone finally found the Easter Egg in the manual!!

I'm surprised nobody has found the Easter Egg in the app... just all the goose eggs so far.

Well, at least this is the first time someone has actually mentioned it.  Time to think of new ones to hide.  We may need to make a game of it.  First person to comment wins free updates for a year!   ;D
Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: mararunr on July 08, 2016, 09:56:40 AM
...First person to comment wins free updates for a year!   ;D


Come one, you all can at least match LightShow Pro (LSP) - they offered free updates for two years when I bought in the July 2014 Fire Sale.  I have gotten all zero updates for free since then and I'm only out $300.  :-[
Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: gerry on July 08, 2016, 02:14:42 PM
There were a few is us in that boat.

But actually that was such a blessing in disguise. Would not have had to look elsewhere and turn to xlights if there had been updates I guess. May have still been struggling along..

Money well lost .. :)
Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: mararunr on July 08, 2016, 02:33:54 PM
There were a few is us in that boat.

But actually that was such a blessing in disguise. Would not have had to look elsewhere and turn to xlights if there had been updates I guess. May have still been struggling along..

Money well lost .. :)


Completely agree.  I switched to Nutcracker/xL in Nov of 2014 (ver 3.12 or 3.16 if I remember correct).
Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: beatlerat on July 23, 2016, 08:29:19 PM
404 Error : File not found
Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: Gilrock on July 23, 2016, 09:03:06 PM
Always goto the Wiki link to find the latest links to releases and documents.
Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: kevinp on July 23, 2016, 09:04:50 PM
404 Error : File not found

If you need the latest manual release (38) before the link is fixed, send me a message, and I can provide you with a link to the dropbox file that I send to Sean for publication release.
Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: sean on July 24, 2016, 12:59:41 AM
link to ver 38 document fixed.
Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: beatlerat on July 24, 2016, 08:38:55 AM
I'm still getting a 404  error.  I would like a link, if possible.
Thanks
Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: sean on July 24, 2016, 10:51:17 AM
It works for me but here is direct link
http://xlights.org/xLights_User_Manual_2016_38.pdf
Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: kevinp on July 24, 2016, 02:20:30 PM
The link on the release page is the same that Sean posted, and they both work for me too.  The Wiki link points to the 31 version still.
Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: beatlerat on July 24, 2016, 04:30:28 PM
Thanks,
That one worked.
Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: SaZo on July 26, 2016, 08:43:52 PM
Thanks

for the very good work
Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: stanward on July 30, 2016, 12:57:21 AM
Thank you so much!


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Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: pixelpuppy on August 10, 2016, 10:02:00 AM
I would like to make a simple request to the writers of the User Manual:

It would be really nice to have the revision number listed inside the file so its identifiable on hard copy.  Maybe just a line on the title page or ideally a footer on each page with revision and page number.   

And also a big Thank You just for making the User Manual in the first place!  :D
Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: kevinp on August 10, 2016, 10:57:09 AM
I would like to make a simple request to the writers of the User Manual:

It would be really nice to have the revision number listed inside the file so its identifiable on hard copy.  Maybe just a line on the title page or ideally a footer on each page with revision and page number.   

And also a big Thank You just for making the User Manual in the first place!  :D

We can definitely add that back in, and probably should.  The PDF you download is named according to the version of xLights that it covers.  Not sure if anyone knows or has even noticed, but in the installation section for the Macintosh, I always replace the image showing the version number we are covering in the manual too.

Gerry is working hard currently adding/correcting content for the next release.  After that, we're porting the manual back over to Office from Google.  We'll gain a true TOC and start adding code for a index (little by little).  I want to get page numbers back into the manual again too.
Title: Re: 2016.38 New update to User Manual
Post by: Gilrock on August 10, 2016, 11:20:55 AM
We should buy a RoboHelp license then we could link people directly to online help sections.