Rapid-Q Documentation Project (RQDP) Release 01              Hystory
Credits & Contributions: Issues:
William Yu Original Documentation
Stanescu Serban New documents, Project management
Others: Rapid-Q Groups, Yahoo eGroups.
Current Document/Author/Revision/Release hystory.html/Serban Stanescu/None/01

April 2001 May 2001 June 2001 July 2001 August 2001 September 2001 October 2001 November 2001 December 2001
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c) The Rapid-Q Documentation Project Hystory
by rapidQProjects, last update of the documentation: june, 11, 2001

             30th April, 2001: The work begins. The documents are very difficult to use. You just can't go up/down, get to a specific section and so on. The only way you can navigate is using "contents.html". Not very convenient though.

             10th May, 2001: Three new docs added: "indexalfa.html" - the framed main document; "indexa.html" - alphabetical index of terms; "indextitlu.html" - the title page. The hard working starts: lots of references needed to link the terms to documents, or to specific sections of documents. Test release: RQD01.zip, at
w.w.w.groups.yahoo.com/group/RapidQProjects/files
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             6th June, 2001: The Hell begins: Trying to view the new docs with I.E. 4.0 I receive a dissappointing result: more than a half of the new links are rendered different than under I.E. 5.5. (that is on my current machine). A pale hope: Netscape 6.0! But... My hope was broken down by the brand new Netscape! Same rendering as I.E. 4.0!! I don't know what to do?!! All the work in vain???!!!

             8th June, 2001: After 2 days of break, I'm getting back to work: ALL documents need to be reformatted! The project goes too slow, eating my time at light speed. Something crosses through my mind: what about the "Opera 5.0" ? I haven't tested the docs with this browser though I use it. Test results = OK. Cheer up boy, time to go to the next task!
     First conclusions:
  1. The test release works fine on Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher, and on Opera 5.0 or higher (download it, it's free!)
  2. Fails rendering correctly in I.E. 4.0 and Netscape Navigator 6.0 (!!!)
  3. ALL documents need reformatting: (:-(( ... "The show must go on!"
  4. New documents needed (existing apps, controls, sorcecode titles...)
  5. Too many dead links in the original test-release. Can't download it to "rapidq" group yet.
  6. A list of contributions needed: there's already a lot of stuff and many of the group members don't know exactly what and where... (what about the others?)
             9th June, 2001, 15:00': Planning to release this document, as a preview. Probably later (maybe tonight?)
     Solved most of the dead links. Some others still left. Can't find references. I'll dig some more.
     9th June, 2001, 16:00': Two new assignments. That means a delay of at least 3 days but means also money. I have to earn my living, don't I? 'Think I'll download this now and later (??) the rest. It's obvious I can't go further for the next 4-5 days.
     9th June, 2001, 19:00': (...) The file has been uploaded.
     Others:
  1. Changed the Main Page, "indexalfa.html";
  2. Changed the title page, "indextitlu.html";
  3. Created "sitemap.html" and "siteindex.html";
  4. Updated links to fit new layout;
  5. Updated "index.html" layout;
  6. Updated "pref01.html"; (hystory and links)
  7. It seems that this file has to be splitted into two :"pref02.html" and "rqdphistory.html". Hystory section grows too fast and makes navigation difficult, especially in code, when changes are made;
  8. Added "faq.html" (empty though...)
             11th June, 2001:      9:00':
  1. Added 2 pages: Programmer's Guide Main Page= "pgmainpg.html", and PG Title page "pgtitle.html";
  2. Splitted "pref01.html" into "hystory.html" and "pref01.html";
  3. Updated "pref01.html"; (hystory and links)
12th June, 2001:
     21:30':
  1. Added pages: Programmer's Guide Index = "indexpg.html", FAQ Index, "indexfaq.html", FAQ Title page, "faqtitle.html", FAQs: "faq001.html", "faq002.html",
  2. I've been working all the day. I've done my best to include Andrea's Fink FAQ ASCII file (first release) into Release 01, but I'm not sure I can do it, without delaying many days the first release.FAQ Section needs a lot of workaround. File is 3,958,110 bytes... It's simply unuseable! It loads like a turtle (Wrong! Turtles move lot faster...) I have to spilt it into small pieces, and then turn those into HTML. How long will it take? I'm running out of time... I haven't done anything for my assignments : -( , and I got the payment in advance... : -- (( OK! Time out for today! (14 hours of work?!? Where am I supposed to get?...) I need heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllllpppppppppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
         Moving to another task (That's what's Window$ for, multitasking, ay?!) See ya... (tomorrow?) ...when I'm done with those graphics. 'One has to earn money... (@#!*~!##@_ :--@/!~`#$$$!!!) That is:
    May's phone bills:
    32.68$ : - (
    May's income : )
    34.60$
    May's profit:
    1.92$ (??!??) Ain't that great?
                                                     
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  3. Updates: hystory and links
15th June, 2001:
     24:00':
  1. Added pages: AS Keyword= "askeyword.html" - not finished though...; P. Guide: Introduction "pgintro.html"; page template "pgtemplate.html"; P. Guide Contents "pgcontents.html"; FAQs: no FAQs today...
  2. I've been very tired -haven't sleeped for more than 20 hours. I couldn't do very much, I had some other assignments. Maybe today I'll be able to add some progress to the project. I need reference on QD3DANIMATION, QD3DANIMATIONSET, XREPLACE$ at "Documentation" section (the old one). That will be all for the first Release. I will use a search engine I found on the NET: Agent Ransack 1.2. ,. I'd like to add some more FAQs though. We'll see.
  3. ToDo: Ckeck links; delete unused files; pack distribution; create missing files/links; continue splitting FAQ source file; create page templates (for Documentation section, FAQ section, Programmer's Guide section, and Do It By Example subsection), create sample code list, descriptions of codepieces, update index file at P. Guide, build it at FAQ section, rebuild site index, add links to files, rebuild site map... probably there are some others, I don't have them in my mind now... I need to rest, and review all project. Write message for the group. Ask for new code samples (if any), other ideas, suggestions. Figure out to build a RQ distribution, with SETUP and complete files kit. Test all pieces of code I have; screenshots for them
  4. Updates: hystory and links
18th June, 2001:
     11:00':
  1. New docs: in Programmer's Guide, page Events "pgevents.html" ; Methods, "pgmethods.html"; How To..., "pghowto.html"; Objects List, "pgobjectslist.html"; Properties, "pgproperties.html"; Sample Code List, "pgsamples.html"; To Do... List, "pgtodo.html".
  2. Reformatted some old docs.
  3. Tested with: Internet Explorer v. 4.0 & 5.5; Opera 5.02; Netscape 6.0. THIS TIME IS OK!
  4. Wiped garbage from distribution;
  5. Tested some methods to pack: Unpacked size = 1,209,299 bytes; Zipped with ZipCentral 3.0 = 413.647 bytes; Exed with ZipCentral 3.0 = 453,695 bytes for "rqdp-rel01.exe" (lost 40,048 bytes, not very much though... :) );
  6. Finallizing release files, writing mail, packing, testing installation... Done!
  7. Releasing: 12:30 (GMT+2, summertime hour).
  8. Next targets: Gather bug reports; bugfixes; start next stage: Programmer's Guide; build update tool. Bye for now...
  9. Updates: hystory and links
??th ??, 2001:
     ??:00':
  1. Updates: hystory and links


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