Article Writing

Sean Ewington3-Oct-14 7:56

3-Oct-14 7:56

Should be good now

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Edgar Maass7-Nov-14 4:28

7-Nov-14 4:28

Hi the same problem occurs with the article of today. Is it a more general problem?

Thanks,
Edgar

Point Cloud utility with C# and OpenGL[^]

Chris Maunder7-Nov-14 12:37

Chris Maunder

7-Nov-14 12:37

I've fixed it, but I'm puzzled as to why it happened.

Did you edit the article after Sean fixed it? If you did edit it, did you edit using the HTML that was there, or did you paste HTML from a local version of the article into the article editor?

cheers
Chris Maunder

Edgar Maass7-Nov-14 13:34

7-Nov-14 13:34

Hi
thanks.
I do not know, when Sean fixed it. I made some correction using the HTML of the article and pasted it in some other part (I placed some images to another part).
The current article is not the last saved version.
Cheers,
Edgar

Edgar Maass7-Nov-14 22:17

7-Nov-14 22:17

Hi now the image links are OK, but the download links are broken.
Could you please help?
Cheers,
Edgar

Sean Ewington10-Nov-14 4:41

10-Nov-14 4:41

The downloads seem to be working for me. Are they for you?

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Edgar Maass10-Nov-14 5:03

How can I add the List of Content

10-Nov-14 5:03

Thanks for the effort. But the links are not OK, just tried them Frown | :(

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan30-Sep-14 9:13

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

30-Sep-14 9:13

How can I add the list of contents in my articles?

I have read many articles about it, but I can't figure out adding that feature. Any example of that would be much appreciated. Smile | :)

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Re: How can I add the List of Content

Sean Ewington30-Sep-14 9:19

30-Sep-14 9:19

Can I tell you a way to do it in HTML? It could be done using the article editor options, but it ain't pretty.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Article vs tips/Tricks

Jörgen Andersson28-Sep-14 10:58

Jörgen Andersson

28-Sep-14 10:58

What's the general consensus nowadays on when it is an Article or a Tip/Trick?

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello[^]

Chris Maunder28-Sep-14 14:06

Chris Maunder

28-Sep-14 14:06

How about I give you the official working definition?

What is an Article?

An article is typically either a tutorial that allows someone to learn about a technique or technology, or an explanation and documentation for code that you are uploading. Articles outline the problem you're trying to solve, the techniques you're using, and a simple explanation of how to use your code or techniques.

What is a Tip/Trick?

A tip has the same layout as a regular article but is meant primarily to provide a quick coding solution or tip. Tips and Tricks are not as exhaustive or extensive, nor do they require as much detail as an article to explain a problem and its solution. Articles may be several pages long, but a tip might be only a couple of paragraphs. Tips simply state a problem and a solution.

In practice:

A tip should aim to solve a problem, and should concisely state a problem and a solution. It may even include a download.

An article should aim to teach the reader about something, be it a technology, a technique, or how to use a piece of code that accompanies the article.

cheers
Chris Maunder

SoMad28-Sep-14 15:13

SoMad

28-Sep-14 15:13

Thanks Chris.

One thing that I always find difficult is moderating Alternative Articles. This[^] seems to be a particular tricky one since the submission is an answer to his claim in this[^] thread being challenged.

Could you please provide a bit of guidance on that particular submission and the Alternative Article type in general?

Soren Madsen

"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty

Jörgen Andersson28-Sep-14 20:53

Jörgen Andersson

28-Sep-14 20:53

I thought it was an alternative to an article, as opposed to an alternative article. D'Oh! | :doh:

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello[^]

SoMad28-Sep-14 21:11

SoMad

28-Sep-14 21:11

I deserved that.

Soren Madsen

"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty

Chris Maunder13-Oct-14 11:17

Chris Maunder

13-Oct-14 11:17

That's an article: it's teaching you fundamental knowledge instead of providing a single specific tip.

cheers
Chris Maunder

SoMad13-Oct-14 14:49

SoMad

13-Oct-14 14:49

My original question is a moot point by now. He has added a lot more to this than what was in the initial submission - I think that was only the Introduction and the first two code blocks.
When I asked, I was actually wondering if it was even worth posting as an Alternative since it could just as well have been contained within a message in the Article's forum.

Anyway, thanks for replying.

Soren Madsen

"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty

Jörgen Andersson28-Sep-14 20:41

Jörgen Andersson

28-Sep-14 20:41

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello[^]

Add Article

Pradip4525-Sep-14 3:09

Pradip45

25-Sep-14 3:09

Hello Sir/Madam,

I want to add my article, how?
I can't understand your policy.

Sorry, If you don't like this.

Thanks,
Pradip Sharma

Re: Add Article

Sean Ewington25-Sep-14 4:48

Trouble editing an article - tables seem to corrupt the article

25-Sep-14 4:48

Thanks very much for your inquiry. The process you are looking for is this:
Code Project Article FAQ[^]

However, these also may be of use to you. For tips on writing articles, please see this article:
A Guide To Writing Articles For Code Project[^]

You can also see our submission guidelines here:
http://www.codeproject.com/info/submit.aspx[^]

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Steffen Ploetz24-Sep-14 0:29

Steffen Ploetz

24-Sep-14 0:29

I have serious trouble editing my article <a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/746051/Programming-the-Roma-Widget-Set-Csharp-X-a-zero">Programming the Roma Widget Set (C# X11) - a zero dependency GUI application framework - Part 3: Composite widgets</a>[<a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/746051/Programming-the-Roma-Widget-Set-Csharp-X-a-zero" target="_blank" title="New Window">^</a>].

If i select 'view' on 'You have a new version in the works. Would you like to view or edit it?', the article overflows the page width - not in general but after the chapter 'XrwBox'.

If i select 'edit' on 'You have a new version in the works. Would you like to view or edit it?', the editor shows the table (New properties) of chapter 'XrwConstraint' but doesn't show any of the tables in subsequent chapters. Moreover the formatting gets completely corrupted (chapter 'XrwPropertyGrid' and subsequent chapters).

I'm not sure, if my tables create the problem or if my tables just make a problem visible. I use this kind of tables for a long time in codeproject articles.

You can 'Revert to last Published Version' of the article without any loss of data, if you need to retrace.

Need some help or hint. Thanks in advance.

Re: Trouble editing an article - tables seem to corrupt the article

Sean Ewington24-Sep-14 5:58

Re: Trouble editing an article - tables seem to corrupt the article

24-Sep-14 5:58

Wow that's a big article. Is there a particular version that is perfect you wish it reverted to? Or barring that can you email me the ideal version of the HTML and I will get it sorted?

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Steffen Ploetz24-Sep-14 6:49

Steffen Ploetz

24-Sep-14 6:49

you can go back to the last versioned revision (73).

Re: Trouble editing an article - tables seem to corrupt the article

Sean Ewington24-Sep-14 7:46