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valvino



Joined: 16/04/2008 20:15:15
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Hi there,

This is mainly a message for the staff here...

I was wondering, would it be possible to set up a place for the authors of puzzles to add tutorials on how to create puzzles so that any wannabe authors can get in on the action and design their own. Not only would it help these guys (including myself!) out but it could result in people who normally wouldn't have designed anything to come out with some pretty awesome puzzles. So as to avoid looking like a backseat driver, if this gets the go ahead I might be able to help with my (albiet limited) knowledge.

I ask this because this, frankly great, site places a lot of incentive for people to create their own puzzles, but there just isn't anywhere on the web for people to use as a resource in creating these puzzles.

Anyways, thanks for reading,

Chris (valvino)
Thierry


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Joined: 22/12/2006 20:42:47
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Hi valvino,

That sounds like an interesting idea. A couple of follow-up questions:
- What kind of place would you prefer ? A puzzle author blog? Or a tutorial articles page? Or a separate forum?
- What kind of markup would you need? Text and images? Full HTML?


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valvino



Joined: 16/04/2008 20:15:15
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Thierry,

Well I was thinking as having it as a seperate article down the left-hand side as this would firstly be easier to navigate to, second people would know that it's part of the site, and also you would be able to use the formating of the site instead of finding ways to copy bits you already have.

As for the mark up, I personally can't see a need for anything more than text and images, after all the section will be about creation and proofing as opposed to interactivity. The most complicated thing I can see is importing images whilst editing, for which would need at most, two windows, the window that's being edited, and a window to create an image to add.
 
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