Categorized snippets archive

[serengeor]

I went to snippets forum and I've got an idea.
I think someone should collect all the snippets from snippet forum (Oh yes I know that theres more than 10 snippets there), paste them into files and files in the folders for each snippet (because some snippets have more than 1 file), make some general categories like shaders,3d maths ect. and maybe some sub categories. And of course compress into one archive and maybe put it into main website near sdk?

This would be really great because lots of great snippets get lost because of new ones, moreover it would be easier to find what you need when you have categories.

This would require a lot of effort, but I think that it would be worth in the end.

P.S. Sorry if I wrote something unclear.

[wahagn]

....I think someone should .....

^^ Yeah right someone...
Why don't you do it yourself ( because you don't want to waste your time, is that it? )

BTW: Sorry if you didn't mean it that way

[serengeor]

....I think someone should .....

^^ Yeah right someone...
Why don't you do it yourself ( because you don't want to waste your time, is that it? )

BTW: Sorry if you didn't mean it that way

By someone, I meant anyone.
I could try to start this going tough I don't really have much free time, as I'm busy with my own project, and school stuff.

I'll give it a try, tough I don't promise that I will be able to do it.

[pippy3]

I'm more than willing to set something up.

Though why not make a wiki page and just add some things on to it?

[serengeor]

I'm more than willing to set something up.

Though why not make a wiki page and just add some things on to it?

A wiki page would be nice too, but I think that something downloadable would be better.
Maybe it could be made as html site for offline viewing.

[REDDemon]

there also lots of snippets in the wiki like the grassSceneNonde.

[serengeor]

there also lots of snippets in the wiki like the grassSceneNonde.

Oh yea LOTS, like 20 out of ~500

[REDDemon]

lol
still 20 from the last time i checked the wiki?

wiki still need more users apport so I think that would be great if every time some one make a snippet also add a link to it from the wiki.

[hybrid]

Please use irrExt for this purpose. It's far easier to host the files in a repository, which also allows for project files, media files, documentation, etc. Just ask for joining the project and add your files there.

[serengeor]

Please use irrExt for this purpose. It's far easier to host the files in a repository, which also allows for project files, media files, documentation, etc. Just ask for joining the project and add your files there.

I don't really need hosting space for my project, what I meant is that all snippets from snippet forum should be collected into one place so it would be easier to find which ones you need, and it would be nicer to have them in categories, rather than what we have now, bunch of pages of random snippets.

[MarcoTMP]

I think this belong to irrExt project, but not as it is right now.

There should be a list with the links to irrExt folders in a simple table or something and placed in the wiki or in the irrlicht homepage.

Like this:

Code: Select all

Snippet      |Autor     |Description        |Link
Blood Effect |lordbate  |Blood Effect is... |SVN | Tarball

SVN is a link to the svn folder: SVN
Tarball is a link to the tarball file Tarball

[REDDemon]

of course and that's must be categorized. Non only a neverending list

[serengeor]

of course and that's must be categorized. Non only a neverending list

Yeah, the main idea is to have them in categories, so if someones looking for something specific he can just go into category that snippet should belong and find it if its there. It would save some time, make snippets more used than now, and also remove the mess we have in snippets forum.
And by categories I meant something specific like: Scene nodes, Shaders, Physics, Scripting.
Also they could have subcategories, but It may not be needed for now.

[hybrid]

The irrExt project can have its own website with wordpress etc. We can easily link to those pages form the Irrlicht main page then. But someone has to establish this first.