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pdf manual?

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Hello, is there an external manual? I haven't had much time at my PC and id like to go over the basics without having to sit in front of the computer.
 
If you click HELP -> MANUAL in the program's main interface, there is a list of manuals you can view.

When you click the title, it opens up a PDF. You could print that and have your own set of offline docs.
 
There are PDF files for all the manuals under C:\program files\ realm works.
I forget the name of the folder that they are in but they're easy to find.
 
Awesome last time I was in RW the manual opened within RW. This will be a lot easier. Thank you.
 
ssveter said:
When was the last time the manual was updated?
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October 2014, according to the metadata in the PDFs.

ssveter said:
Where is the latest manual?
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If you've installed RW, the Guides are in the docs folder under the RW install folder. (Likely "C:\Program Files (x86)\Realm Works\docs".)

You can open them from inside the program by opening a Realm and going to Help/Manual.
 
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Watching some of the videos posted by others like daplunk and ks666 will probably give you a much better feel for things than the manuals. Depends on your learning style of course.
 
Gord said:
Watching some of the videos posted by others like daplunk and ks666 will probably give you a much better feel for things than the manuals. Depends on your learning style of course.
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Agreed. IMNSHO the manuals do very little to help you out. I have tried to find answers in them in the past and just get frustated at how unhelpful they are. I end up asking my questions here.

And if you need to do a search of the forum DO NOT use the search feature here. It's worse than the manuals. Go to Google and type:

"search phrase in quotes" "Realm Works Forums" site:forums.wolflair.com
 
I found the manuals quite useful at the time. I think putting it on in a wiki would have been a good alternative, but I think LWD was reluctant to do so, because nobody volunteer directly on the train to "keep it updated".

For general looks and ideas they are still very good. If you look to resolve a particular problem I would do what ruhar suggested :D
 
I think Josh and I have covered every existing feature of RW pretty thoroughly in our videos. If watching videos isn't someone's thing then asking here is always a good way to find out how something works. People who know RW intimately always strive to answer every question.
 
Hm... how about German language videos? For those of us who are not native speakers it's sometimes hard to follow the videos especially if they have an australian touch... :D

Fact is, what I'm missing sometimes is an alphabetical reference document. I hate to have to brachiate through long videos only to find out that the topic I'm looking for isn't covered. I know documentation is often considered the worst part of software development, but nevertheless it usually contributes a lot to the commercial success of a software.
 
German might be a problem haha

We did talk about making a community pack with how-to information that could be imported straight into Realm Works.
 
I can read/write German a little but my accent is atrocious. You do not want me trying to make videos in German.

I have done i18n and l10n on software projects and could co-ordinate and explain the process if LWD made the appropriate files available.
 
I am kind of fluent in both German and English, but currently lack the time for such a large project.

Still, I would be willing to help with it.
 
The great thing about translation of software is it can be done a single asset a time.

You get a file that contains a long list of the various text pieces used in the game. Generally there are 3 entries. The programs internal name for the thing, the base language version, what needs to be translated, and a blank space. So all the translator has to do is translate that term or phrase from one language to another and fill in the blank. The internal reference allows lookup of the term and a fuller explanation in case of confusion.

One German, Spanish Italian etc. speaker or a dozen could conceivably contribute to such a project as long as we had one person willing to look over the final product and make sure there were no glaring errors, swear words etc.

This of course assumes that LWD has even set RW up for i18n which IIRC from an earlier discussion of this subject they may not have.
 
I'm a German-American native-speaker, so I'ld be glad to help. I just don't have much time on my hands, because of my day-job. :(
 
I'm english-german bilingual as well.

We could split up the translation into segments and each do a bit at a time.
 
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