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Editors Depot - Mission Editing and Scripting => OFP - Editing/Scripting General => Topic started by: tabuk on 16 Jan 2005, 05:09:15

Title: Learning The lingo - help!
Post by: tabuk on 16 Jan 2005, 05:09:15

where can I learn the rules of typing in the init field? I already have the command reference but that just tells you what certain words mean, like "addmagazine" and whatnot. I want to learn stuff like where to put the commas, semicolons and quoteations and why. Ive been googleing this for weeks and havent found anything, people have to learn this stuff somewhere. Thanks.

Title: Re:Learning The lingo - help!
Post by: Dane on 16 Jan 2005, 09:11:29

Here you go.
http://www.ofpec.com/editors/browse.php?browsewhat=1
Start with some of the basic mission editing guides and tut's.

Title: Re:Learning The lingo - help!
Post by: Platoon Patton on 16 Jan 2005, 11:15:18

This TUTORIAL (http://members.lycos.co.uk/bloodmixer/tutorial_editing_faq_114.html)
is very interesting.

Title: Re:Learning The lingo - help!
Post by: macguba on 16 Jan 2005, 13:52:45

It's in the command reference under "Scripting topics".

The time-honoured way to learn scripting is to read (in addition to the comref, obviously) snYpir's A Friendly Intro to Code Snippets and Johan Gustafsson's Scripting Guide.    The Tutorial Mission offers some very simple real, live scripts "in the field" so to speak.

I strongly recommend that you become familiar with all of the tutorials in the Getting Started section of the Editors Depot.   Everything you need to know is there.

For the init field in particular, Abuu's Basic Editing Tutorial is very good.

Title: Re:Learning The lingo - help!
Post by: tabuk on 16 Jan 2005, 23:04:03

Right on! Thanks guys.