Where the Heck is the Manual for this thingymawhatsit?

[Alan Cramer]

A manual is being written as we speak.  We shall include one with YaBB SE, and include an online one which will be most up-to-date, and covers almost anything.

[alexrolko]

Yup  

[irbrian]

Good plan, guys... love your work, love your committment.. love everything about YaBB SE and the team that created it! Maybe you guys have heard this enough lately, but..

You guys rock!

[Greg Robson]

I have a good typing speed and I don't mind doing screen dumps, so if you need some help with specific topics I'll gladly help out.  

[Jeff Lewis]

Thanks Gandalf, I'm sure it could be a big help!  When Alan is on next, he will know better than I what is needed for this

[Alan Cramer]

TODO List for Manual:

• Getting Started
  
• First Time Installation Walkthough
  
• Upgrading Installation Walkthough, both previous YaBB SE and YaBB 1 Gold
• Advanced Settings List (what they do and how to set them)
• How to use Package Manager
• How to use Admin Section
• YaBB SE License (GPL)
  
• A compiled list of FAQs from this board with Q & A format

That is all that is needed so far.  If anyone with lots of time, can send me a text file with any one of these things, and if they want can include screenshots, I would be most greatful.  A lot of my time is spent looking a code in YaBB SE, so I don't have the time to type it out. (plus anyone who has downloaded welcomeinc.php and has seen the readme will know that I am not good with wording things properly.)  

[alexrolko]

TODO List for Manual:

• First Time Installation Walkthough
• Upgrading Installation Walkthough, both previous YaBB SE and YaBB 1 Gold
• Advanced Settings List (what they do and how to set them)
• How to use Package Manager

That is all that is needed so far.  If anyone with lots of time, can send me a text file with any one of these things, and if they want can include screenshots, I would be most greatful.  A lot of my time is spent looking a code in YaBB SE, so I don't have the time to type it out. (plus anyone who has downloaded welcomeinc.php and has seen the readme will know that I am not good with wording things properly.)  

Sent ya an IM.

[Alan Cramer]

Okay I left out the part about sending it to my e-mail address  

[VZey]

I was looking for it too, lol.

[JS]

Hi, I'm totally new to all this... is the manual finished already? can i at least see the first-time installation tutorial? seriously, coz I do everything the readme says but still I can't install it

Btw, I LOVE yabbse... and I'd love to be able to install it in my web site (I'l promote it everywhere I swear ) but please help me install it first!

Also, Geocities dosen't let me upload *.php files... do I have to actually have my own server to install this?

I know! I'm such a newbie!

[Greg Robson]

There is an installation tutorial contained in the ZIP files (if I remember correctly),

You don't need your own server - just one that supports PHP and MySQL - tripod do, as well as some others.

If you want more help - post in the Installer Help forum - you're more likely to get a reply.

We're working on the manual - but the coders also write the manual - we're quite busy!

[Greg Robson]

Please direct all documentation posts towards the:

YaBB SE Documentation project

Thanks

[cloudplaya]

Cannot use database yabbse, connection to server succeeded by the way. ???what does that mean?

[Jeff Lewis]

Means you have the wrong username for the database, please post this in the proper board (Install or other Help)

[bribeth]

Where is the Install Board?