[vtkusers] New Web Pages

[Simon J. Rees]

I see now that there is some useful information in the FAQ about updates
from version 3.1.2 to 3.2. However, I must admit that I had really given up
on the FAQ. When I have looked in the past I have always found it to be well
out of date. For example I just looked at question 2.2.It says:
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2.2. What version of Tcl/Tk should I use with VTK?
Currently we recommend that you use Tcl/Tk8.0.5 with VTK2.3. This is the
best-supported version combination at this time. Tcl/Tk8.1.1 does not yet
work correctly.
Tcl and Tk can both be downloaded from the SunScript web site.
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I hope you can see my frustration. As you say, more effort needs to be made
to keep the FAQ up-to-date. If this is Kitware's preferred solution, can I
suggest that it is mailed out to the list occasionally - as in many
newsgroups - so that we can be more aware of it, and more likely to offer
contributions ?

What does anybody else think?

Simon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lisa S. Avila" <lisa.avila at kitware.com>
To: "Simon J. Rees" <sjrees at okstate.edu>; "Lisa S. Avila"
<lisa.avila at kitware.com>
Cc: <vtkusers at public.kitware.com>; <vtk-developers at public.kitware.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: [vtkusers] New Web Pages


>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Ken has pointed out that we already have a location for this sort of
> information - the VTK FAQ. Creating another location doesn't make sense -
> instead we should all make sure we keep the FAQ up-to-date.
>
> Lisa
>
>
> At 12:26 PM 6/14/2001, Simon J. Rees wrote:
> >I think the new web pages are very good. However, this has brought to
mind
> >something I have thought of in the past that might be a good addition to
the
> >web pages - could we have an 'Announcements' page.
> >
> >The sought of things that might be reported on such a page could be:
> >1.) New official releases
> >2.) New classes added
> >3.) New methods or significant changes to methods
> >4.) New vtk related resources
> >5.) ?
> >
> >I know many vtk users rely heavily on this list but it is easy for
important
> >things (e.g. new official releases) to slip by unnoticed. Also, although
> >having the change logs on the web is very useful it is also easy for
> >significant changes to slip by unnoticed along with all the minor stuff.
> >
> >I think having the Doxygen generated documents on-line is great. However,
I
> >am not using vtk every day. I occasionally find myself browsing through
the
> >list of classes and am pleasantly surprised to find a new class that
could
> >be really helpful to what I am doing. It would have been more helpful
> >however to have the new classes 'announced' in some way. I know this
would
> >be more work for Kitware folk - but I think it would be very helpful.
> >
> >My 2p - Simon
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Lisa S. Avila" <lisa.avila at kitware.com>
> >To: "VTK-List" <vtkusers at public.kitware.com>
> >Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 5:01 PM
> >Subject: [vtkusers] New Web Pages
> >
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > The VTK web pages have been updated. You can still access them from
> > > www.kitware.com/vtk.html, but that will redirect you to
> > > http://public.kitware.com. Although we will probably keep the redirect
> > > there for quite some time, you should update all your links to the new
> > > location.
> > >
> > > Please look over the web pages and let me know if you see any problems
/
> > > missing information / broken links / etc.
> > >
> > > Lisa
> > >
> > >
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