tutorial format?

[freddyhard]

just wondering about uploading a tutorial. what is the preferred file format and how many files can be uploaded? there are 3 startup files and then 1 resultant file. what are those about?

[PaNtHeR]

Hi Freddy,

because there is wide variety of subjects to tutorials this form is designed to fit them all.

For example if you are doing Flash tutorial it's common to provide startup file, and resulting file for those lazy ones . Those fields are not mandatory because you can write a PHP or Ruby tutorial where you don't want to add startup or resulting file.

Preffered file format is just any type except .exe or something like that (executable), so if you have 3 or less startup files upload each of them individualy, or if you have more than 3 you can zip them and place just one startup file.

Resulting file is only one so if you have more than one you can also zip all that in.

Hope this helps,
cheers!

[freddyhard]

sorry for being a bit slow. i'm building/modelling a pc/tomcat in my spare time. (it should be obvious which i'm modelling and which i'm building )

well that has answered some of my queries. i have looked at the few clown uploaded and there are several steps explaining how to complete each task. uploading the unfinished through to finished files are in the options for uploading the media, but how do you create the several steps to explain creating it? i was going to explain how to animate the shower curtain on the model i last uploaded, so it would be simple, but would take a few steps and probably more explaining that i realise.

[PaNtHeR]

he he no problem for being slow, we are all that way sometimes .

After you submit the first form with all tutorial attributes and such you go to "pages form" where you can add text and images to each step/page, you can create new steps/pages or delete existing ones etc. Bassicaly each step/page consists of title, description, image (optional), and image caption (also optional). There could be as many steps/pages as needed.

First time it can get a little confusing, but after you get the hang of it - it's like riding a bike


Cheers!

[freddyhard]

i didn't go beyond the first page, so now that i know what to expect, i might give it a go over the weekend. i tend to put a lot of things on the long finger which this model of the F14 has been a long time in the making. this tutorial will take longer than i expect i'm sure, but i don't want it to drag on.

[Nadirigo]

It was not easy to find how to upload tutorials, but i'm glad that i found it here

[freddyhard]

i tried to upload them, but failed. however, i did some videos of them instead which will be in use when the website is updated. it might be of interest if you are going to upload many tutorials.

[Nadirigo]

I don't know how to upload a text, a picture, text again and a second picture in a single page

[freddyhard]

don't ask me - i failed miserably.