A Seaside beginner stumbling along

> Hi
>
> I've been trying to follow the tutorials I have found (David Shaffer,
> Ramon Leon, Lukas Renggli, etc) on the net about how to use Seaside. The
> problem is I kind of stumble along and then just give up since the
> version of Seaside I have (the most recent one downloaded through
> SqueakMap) doesn't seem to match the ones used in any of the tutorials.
> Is there a current tutorial available or more up-to-date documentation
> or do I have to dig into the source and try to figure out how things
> work from there?
>
> Thanks,
> JP
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> On 1/11/07 2:22 PM, "Jens Pall" <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>  
>> Hi
>>
>> I've been trying to follow the tutorials I have found (David Shaffer,
>> Ramon Leon, Lukas Renggli, etc) on the net about how to use Seaside. The
>> problem is I kind of stumble along and then just give up since the
>> version of Seaside I have (the most recent one downloaded through
>> SqueakMap) doesn't seem to match the ones used in any of the tutorials.
>> Is there a current tutorial available or more up-to-date documentation
>> or do I have to dig into the source and try to figure out how things
>> work from there?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> JP
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>> Seaside mailing list
>> [hidden email]
>> http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/seaside
>>
>>    
>
> Try two things. Go to YouTube or Google Video and try a movie called "Web
> Pages With Smalltalk Language 1". It's only the very beginning, but hey,
> it's a start. Then try the blog in the documentation section of Seaside
> Parasol. http://www.seasideparasol.com It has screen shots and can take you
> through Hello World.
>
> Chris Cunnington
> Toronto
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>> > I've been trying to follow the tutorials I have found (David Shaffer,
>> > Ramon Leon, Lukas Renggli, etc) on the net about how to use
>> Seaside. The
>> > problem is I kind of stumble along and then just give up since the
>> > version of Seaside I have (the most recent one downloaded through
>> > SqueakMap) doesn't seem to match the ones used in any of the
>> tutorials.
>
> My tutorial works nicely with the latest version of Seaside-2.7a from
> SqueakSource. You can also get this version of Seaside by loading
> 'Seaside Installer' on SqueakMap (I don't know if you did this or if
> you did it manually).
>
> Of course my tutorial is sub-optimal, as it is designed as a 2 days
> workshop with lectures and exercises. However I do know of a couple of
> people that managed to manage it all alone. Of course the mailing-list
> is open to answer questions ... ;-)
>
> Cheers,
> Lukas
>

>> I took another look at your tutorial and please accept my sincere
>> apologies for stating that it did not work. It's working fine (mostly)
>> and it makes much more sense to me now than when I first read it. I am
>> unable, though, to get the isolate: message to work in the guessing
>> game. Using Firefox on windows I can happily use the back button when I
>> have guessed the number correctly. Shouldn't isolate: prevent this?
>
> Yes, sure this is coming from the cache, Seaside cannot do anything
> about this. But can you go back in time (with the back button) and
> guess the number right from the first place? Seaside can only
> intervent if you send a new request ...
>
> Cheers,
> Lukas
>