Admin and me conflict
ok i was wondering what do you define as scripting?
i define it as going into the wepons and editing them
but elec says that isnt scripting....
write what you think is scripting and vote who you think is right Purple Duck Or ill just say elc cause i cant spell his name
P.S. dont just say elec is right cause hes elec plz....
i define it as going into the wepons and editing them
but elec says that isnt scripting....
write what you think is scripting and vote who you think is right Purple Duck Or ill just say elc cause i cant spell his name
P.S. dont just say elec is right cause hes elec plz....
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i just went on dictionary.com and none of the definitons of scripting meananything like this but editing is wrong to so is there a word for this stuff we do?
yes "chainging" and it means To cause to be diffrent
so it dosent this say this is not chaing or that is not chainging it dosent say one thing is not chainging so who is right now?
If you want to be really pedantic though, which by your poll, you clearly want to be: scripting is the act of writing a script. A script is a set of instructions for a script interpreter that are ultimately translated into instructions for the computer on which the interpreter is running. Changing a few values around is just that -- it is not coming up with a new set of instructions for the system.
By the way, I think you should learn how to create blank text documents before you try to learn how to program.
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more and isnt are to very diffrent things
I never said that changing numbers in a file "is not scripting".
The likely reason most people wouldn't tell you how to create a blank text document is because they'd assume you're joking - working with basic windows functions is second nature for most people these days, and the process is really so simple you'll wonder why you didn't try it out yourself.
Method 1:
Navigate to the folder you want to create a document.
Right-click on a blank space and look in the context menu for the word "New" (there will be an arrow to the right of it).
Hover over this and a menu will pop up the side. Look for "Text Document" and click on it.
You will then be able to name the document, when you're finished press enter.
Method 2:
Open up your favourite text editor (such as Notepad, wordpad - you can open up notepad from Start > All Programs > Accessories > Notepad)
You should have an entirely blank page. If you don't, and need one, click File > New. This is your new text file.
To save it to a location on your harddrive, click File > Save.
Purple why you think elec would be wrong? He has been scripting over 5 years. :simma:
It's that whole give-a-man-a-fish versus teach-a-man-to-fish thing. If you give a person the answer to their problem they come back the next day with a new problem to solve. They never appreciate the complexity of solving their problems if they are given the answer, so they depreciate the person that helps them. If I told him exactly how to create a file, what's to stop him from asking me some other equally inane question related to the script he wants to write (like, what to name the file, or where to put it)?
Programming is hard, and if you aren't intelligent enough to search for answers on your own, the hand holding crutch to reach a certain level doesn't amount to anything. In this case, I recognize that Purple Duck needs to learn a lot more about using a computer before he should be thinking about the really hard stuff.
I told him so in that conversation, as is visible in the chat log.
Something as simple as creating a new file can be a difficult task for him if he doesn't know where to look, or even that he should be exploring and experimenting. He feels safest in familiar actions and nobody told him that the computer isn't limited to what he has been shown.
Some people do need a bit of guidance to get on the right track to getting started - such as from tutorials - and have to teach themselves to be adventurous. Without a point of reference and a bit of direction in plain, simple language, they just find themselves lost in an ocean of concepts without the means to catch their proverbial fish.
I'm sure you might've noticed at some point, but a lot of the young kids that you talk to on here feel intimidated or entirely misunderstand you when you give them technical advice.
Elec is right, you're a newb.
No offense.
(Still love you, my noobish, pubertish friend)
Its so simple, I could probably teach my dog to do it...
Oh btw, elec is definitely right.
Thanks for making that crystal clear.
I tried to contradict him in some of the things he says... I failed hard and learned my lesson on that.
If you want to script, you'd best get crackin' because it's only gonna get harder as you move from changing existing values to creating new commands in "computer language".
I've had a taste of the stuff making maps in Warcraft III. I would start working on what's called "Triggers", which is basically scripting in my opinion. You have what's called GUI triggering, (Simple user-friendly scripting), and then you can convert a trigger into what's normally referred to as JASS. I tried to make commands in JASS, but I just didn't have the patience to continue on because it's quite a bit of work trying to figure out some of the commands and make them work the way you want 'em to.
What I'm trying to say is that scripting isn't nearly as simple as you would think, not even the basics. It takes time and practice to learn how to script properly and efficiently.