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documentation of dialects

 [1/3] from: hallvard:ystad:helpinhand at: 14-Sep-2001 11:26


When I do help to, here's what I get:
>> help to
USAGE: TO type spec DESCRIPTION: Constructs and returns a new value after conversion. TO is an action value. ARGUMENTS: type -- The datatype or example value. (Type: any-type) spec -- The attributes of the new value. (Type: any-type) But as part of the parse dialect, 'to has a different meaning. How can I get help / documentation on words and their usage inside a specific dialect? ~H

 [2/3] from: joel:neely:fedex at: 14-Sep-2001 1:19


Hi, Hallvard, AFAIK there is no built-in help for words which are redefined or given special meanings in various dialects. The REBOL users' guide is the authoritative source of documentation for such, along with samples or tutorials posted to www.rebolforces.com, this mailing list, etc. -jn- Hallvard Ystad wrote:
> When I do help to, here's what I get: >
...
> But as part of the parse dialect, 'to has a different meaning. > How can I get help / documentation on words and their usage > inside a specific dialect? >
-jn- -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Programming languages: compact, powerful, simple ... Pick any two! joel'dot'neely'at'fedex'dot'com

 [3/3] from: greggirwin::starband::net at: 14-Sep-2001 9:24


Hi Hallvard, << How can I get help / documentation on words and their usage inside a specific dialect? >> Each dialect, AFAIK, needs to be documented separately from the code (as it stands today). Maybe what we need is a dialect documentation dialect.<g> Does anyone here, or anyone from RT, have any advice on how best to document dialects, maybe within the code itself so it could be extracted, if not dynamically via reflection somehow? --Gregg