- From: David Poehlman <poehlman1@home.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 11:01:28 -0400
- To: "wai-ig list" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
forwarded message: Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 21:17:59 -0500 From: David Merchant < merchant@LATECH.EDU> Subject: INFO: Announcing the Annotated JavaScript Project The Annotated JavaScript Project list has been formed. It's via Yahoo! Groups. The purpose of the Project is to fully annotate javascripts, most scripts are lightly or vaguely annotated, if at all. Some of us feel that fully annotated (line by line, except for repetitive items like arrays, don't need to repeat "this is for the second image to preload" for example) would be useful and helpful to some folk. That it would learning aid for some, speed customization of the script for others, and so forth. For those that don't care, well there's plenty of non-annotated scripts already existing on the Net and they can ignore the AJSP :-)! Those who have intermediate to expert skills in JavaScripting, please strongly consider joining and becoming charter members! We believe this is a very worthwhile and needed project, and you don't need to participate on every line of every script, most of us have day jobs after all! At first we will fully annotate only scripts that are the most practical, useful, or most requested by folk. Maybe in the dim future, if anyone wants to annotated something more exotic, I say go for it, but for now I would like us to concentrate on the everyday practical kinds of scripts. Members will either announce to the list what script they'll be annotating, to prevent duplication, or will send me, the list owner / moderator, scripts they'd like to see annotated and I'll put them up on a section of the AJSP for members to pick and choose. For the latter, please let me know which one you choose so I can mark it as "choosen" so no one else will pick it (first come, first served). Once you've annotated the script, send it to me, and I'll put it up on a section of the AJSP website for scripts that are annotated but are on hold for discussion before placing on the public section. It is then announced to the list that "a new script has been annotated and would you please check it out and make any comments on the list about it". If there's no discussion after several days, it's moved to the public section. Otherwise, after some discussion and maybe some tweaking by the original annotater, the script is then moved to the public section. Also, while annotating your script please feel free to ask any questions or for help on the list in annotating a line or section of your script. Some AJSP members don't have time to work on whole scripts but are very willing to help out with a line or section. Annotation: give the entire script, then take the script apart line by line. Keep the theory discussions/explanations light (not eliminated! just light! Use your best judgement.) If you want to join, send an email to annotated-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Here are the list settings: ·Listed in directory ·Restricted membership (list owner/moderator will approve membership requests) ·Unmoderated ·All members may post · Archives for members only · Moderator only can create polls, but all members can vote It's not fully up yet, but the results of the AJSP will be placed at the Annotated JavaScript Page website ( http://www.mountaindragon.com/AJSP/) A special url for members, mainly for them to see and vote on any proposed final annotated JavaScript, will be posted on the AJSP list. TTFN, David Merchant Head, Systems Dept, Louisiana Tech University merchant@latech.edu JavaScript List Administrator ( www.mountaindragon.com/javascript/) Webmaster, HTML Encyclopedia ( www.mountaindragon.com/html/) Webmaster, Memorial Day Page: ( www.usmemorialday.org/)
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