🚀 go-pugleaf

I wanted to bounce a few ideas off the group:

I would like to do a full re-vamp of the documentation for gb. I will only
use the old documentation as a reference and intend to re-write it to be
current with the lastest servers in use. The final documentation will be
available for both high-quality laser printing and text-only format
suitable for replacing the antiquated help system on the servers.

As I envision it now, there would be two sections. The first would be a
detailed overview of gb to help new users get a firm grasp of all the
mechanics of the game (this section would include ideas similar to the
concepts entries in the old docs). The second would be a listing of all the
server commands in gb.

I also intend to keep up with the changes in the servers so that the
documentation remains up-to-date. Initially, I will only document gb and
use the vanilla sources for reference, but changes implemented by other
servers in common use can also be easily included.

The documentation will be produced with Microsoft Word, but will also be
available in PostScript. I had though of using TeX/LaTeX, but came up with
a few obstacles.

If anyone has already begun such a project, or if you positively know of
one being done, please let me know before I expend the effort! 

Since the document is for all of you, comments are most welcome! Let me
know what should be included or emphasised, etc. Should formulas be
included from the server? Would this take too much mystery out of the game?

mh
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Matt Haffner
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern U., Evanston, IL
m-haffner@nwu.edu
SLIP-sliding away..... on my Mac :->