Hi all,
As we speak, David Mihm is doing his usual diligent job updating the web
and FTP sites with the new FAQ.
I uploaded the newest version to
http://www.davidv.net/~ajsulliv/
a little while ago.
Here's the changes.txt file:
Changes to the AfterStep FAQ since version 1998-11-23:
All sections:
-as usual, checked references, updated version numbers where appropriate and
the like
-noted some future changes
Section 1:
-moved "how to find FAQ" section to make it the first question
-added GNOME-compliance question
-added remarks about Sasha Vasko's Pager FAQ contributions
-added reference to the new, experimental searchable archive.
Section 2:
-redirected developers to the FTP /devel directory
-added reference to as-apps pages
-added reference to AS resources page
-explained new numbering convention
-added very brief discussion of upgrade problems
-noted problem with "make install" (and that it's fixed)
-added reference to future change to DocBook DTD (upgrade your SGMLtools!)
Section 3:
-noted problem of "lost" AfterStep after upgrade (no /usr/local/bin in PATH)
Section 4:
-added yet another pointer to the standard config files
-split "startmenu config" and "Red Hat startmenu config" questions
-added a generic, "how to config looks and feels" question
-added one more "how do I change a button or key?" answer
Section 5:
-noted future disappearance of some questions
Section 6:
-attempted improvement of multiple-Wharf/Pager description
-noted some changes to Wharf capabilities
-added remark about Swallow functions
-included all content from the Pager mini-FAQ
Section 8:
-added remark about look&feel update crashes in previous versions.
-noted some questions which are soon to disappear
Thanks to all those who host a mirror. As always, errors and omissions
are entirely my fault. Please contact me to complain. If you have any
suggestions, I'm also happy to hear them.
Yours,
A.
Andrew Sullivan | asullivan@sprint.ca (better)| ajsulliv@mcmaster.ca (worse)
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Go to http://www.afterstep.org/help/, or issue
'finger -l ajsulliv@mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca' to find the AfterStep FAQ file.
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