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Nod5:
Both FARR and the Fscript javascript plugin system has come a long way. Many new commands and options have been added. It may be hard to get an overview of it all.

Wouldn't it be a good idea to run some sort of "FARR plugin school" or a tutorial that catches up and gives a systematic overview of the new features? Or maybe a wiki where such a tutorial can grow? I'm myself not very good at plugin making but I get the feeling that I could probably do some more and better stuff if I just had a better grasp of all the new cool features and how the various parts fit together so to speak.

Nod5:
Lanux128 pointed out that FSubScript is an improved version of the Fscript javascript plugin system for FARR. So it makes sense to focus on that.  :Thmbsup: But FSubScript adds another layer of complexity which makes the idea in this thread even more relevant.

I suggest these steps:

1. overview the forum sticky-ing concerning these program
- make some new sticky threads
- add/update some info to a few first posts in some sticky threads
2. start thinking of a some simple plugin that could be made into a good example to learn from.
3. make a thread/wiki/something that describe the construction of that simple plugin in a very detailed and very beginner friendly ways.

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regarding 1:

- make these two sticky, update the first post of each with links to the latest official FSubScript:

New FARR plugin : FSubScript enable loading of multiple javascript plugins
https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=15686.0

FSubScript Feature Requests
https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=16015.0

- update the first post of these already sticky threads with links the latest official FSubScript

FARR v2 PLUGIN CREATOR (SDK/API) INFO THREAD
https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=10105.0

FScript Javascript SDK - Write FARR plugins in javascript and more.
https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=12232.0

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regarding 2:
I've some time thought about rewriting the experimental AlbumDisplayer plugin . With the new appcap command in FARR and the command-line support in Everything I think things are looking better than ever for that. But I also think that might not be a very good starting script since it would also involve and require Everything and a lot of HTML outputting. Can someone else give some other suggestions instead?  :tellme: One alternative would be to take some already existing plugin and rewrite/update it and make a tutorial for it.

czb:
Hi,
a few months ago I began writing some docs but I have not time to continue in that as I am quite busy at school right now. So for a function list and description of some of them can be found here:
http://czb.dcmembers.com/help/FARR
If anybody is interested in writing the docs I can provide login.

Nod5:
Great - that is something to build on then! I don't have the FScript know-how to continue that writing work. But if someone else continues it then I will try to help out with questions, suggestions and discussion along the way. A link to your doc file would also be useful to add to the first post in the FSubScript thread.

Maybe I should for clarity also add that many of these issues (the idea of a plugin school, and so on) are of course very much up to Mouser to make the call on. I had this idea and threw it out there as a brainstorming thing, with all the best FARR-friendly intentions but I'm just a FARR user not a FARR decider ;D (that was of course no news to most reading this :D )

ecaradec:
I would be great to have a school that would really help to create more plugins IHMO. May be it does not have to be limited to FScript and FSubScript and it could support the developpement of C plugins too.
I'll second the idea of a wiki. This would make it easier to update a collaborative documentation.

There is also a FScript documentation available at : http://e.craft.free.fr/farr/FScript/help.html
Is also updated the FScript thread to explain clearly what FScript is and to point users to CZB fsubscript version if they want to build javascript plugins.

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