On Tue, Mar 28, 2006 at 06:12:30PM +0200, Jano Kula wrote:
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> > Here is the hint - needs to be wikified now ... -) 
> 
> I can't resist to do so (that's why I need an explanation), cause as a 
> newbie I see the only weakness of the ConTeXt in the lack of documentation.
> 
> Well, there is a lot of it, maybe there is too much of it spread all 
> over the different places (that's why wiki is here), maybe I'm not 
> familiar enough with ConTeXt yet, but as a long term user of LaTeX I'm 
> still quite confused after a week or so of browsing through the 
> documentation, trying to find out how the things work and how they are 
> related. Well, it took some time to understand LaTeX, too. I would buy 
> the book mentioned here immediatelly.
> 
> These are not complaints, just another hint how to smooth starting with 
> ConTeXt. As I see the possibilities I become addicted ;) and I do 
> understand the developers have a lot of work with developing.
> 
> Would anybody who suggests the wikifying mind the proper place to put it 
> in the wiki, if known? Or I shouldn't care and the administators tide it 
> up occasionally. As a newbie I might not to think of writing to wiki, 
> but better something than nothing, right?
> 
> As the new one here, I can add some small examples as I learn and test 
> the things, what would be nice for the newcomers, if somebody 
> experienced would add to wiki an explanation of the documentations in 
> terms of user experience
> 
> 1. "must read"
> 2. how the things work (texexec, etc.)
> 3. simple topics
> 4. advanced features
> 
> If I see the all-manuals page (http://www.pragma-ade.com/show-man.pdf) I 
> really don't know where to start. All the titles look so interesting! 
> Such overview could postpone the temptation to seek for advanced topic 
> and subsequently get lost, as in my case. (Might be only my fault.)


Here the very same situation. My question boils down to

  Which document should I print, book bundle and read.


(Reading the "wrong" manual is only "lost time",
printing the wrong manual is waste of time AND materiaals ... )

> 
> Sorry for the desperade bigginer's notes, hope they help. To finish it 
> why I can't get these two (advanced) pages?
> 
> http://www.pragma-ade.com/makeres.html
> http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/xcorresp.pdf_Serial_Letters

On which page were to broken links (404s) encountered?

> 
> Looking forward to use ConTeXt,
> 
> Jano


Geert