[Encore] New Ewebbed-enCore testing environment available at the Barn

[Lennie Irvin]

Hey Kevin,

Wow. This looks amazing. Would you call this another version of enCore V4?
Would people be able to run it on a server rather than just on their
desktop?

Lennie

On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 2:09 PM, <kevijeps at telusplanet.net> wrote:

> Good Afternoon
>
> I hope your Spring ( Fall for our friends down under) is going well so far.
>
> I have uploaded a new version of my Ewebbed enCore v4 system to the Barn.
>
> You can get the latest zip file here:
>
> http://www.encore-consortium.org/Barn/files/docs/Ewebbed-enCore-V4-a.zip
>
> I will shortly be updating the links at the Barn and I will also include
> some screenshots so you can get a feel for how this system works.
>
> New features include:
>
>    1. Integration of the Java based Object Tree applet created by Neil
>    Fraser at MOOCanada.
>    2. Link to the local copies of all three LambdaMOO manuals, which means
>    this great documentation is available from the Object Browser web page, even
>    if you do not have a live Internet connection.
>    3. A preconfigured Programmer player which is now the default login
>    using TKMOO. This is useful for teaching environments where you would not
>    normally have users be wizards. The Object Browser still works as before
>    showing all verbs and properties.
>    4. Verbs on the Wizard that allow you to update the Object Tree data
>    for the applet for new objects added later.
>
> Installation instructions and more info is in the README-INSTALL-V4.txt
>  file in the archive.
>
>
>
> So what is the purpose of this system?
>
>
>
> Basically it is a really quick way to set up an EnCore V4 MOO for
> experimenting and programming. It runs locally in Windows using WinMOO so it
> can be used pretty much anywhere.  By simply extracting the zip file into a
> directory and doubleclicking Startmoo.bat the moo starts and is accessible
> via TKMOO, Xpress client or the EWEB Object Browser.  Watch for the screen
> shots to get an idea of how that works.
>
>
>
> If you want to learn to write MOO code for objects, are interested in how
> the enCore system functions or are just curious about how the
> Object hierarchy system works, this is the tool for you. Since enCore is
> based on the LambdaMOO Core, it is a great tool for learning general
> LambdaMOO coding as well.  In an educational environment where you want your
> students to build and code in a MOO this system will let them experiment in
> their own little sandbox. Once they are happy with an object they can @dump
> it for porting over to the main MOO. Since the default user is now a
> programmer there should be no issues with Wiz permed verbs or properties in
> the object being ported.
>
>
>
> Remember to  shutdown the MOO with @shutdown when logged in as the Wizard
> in TKMOO if you want to keep the changes the students, or you, make.
>
>
>
> Let me know if you have any trouble using the system.  I am really
> interested to hear how people make use of it so comments, critiques and
> questions are all welcome as always.
>
> Ciao
>
> KJ
>
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-- 
Lennie Irvin
Assistant Professor, Dept. of English
San Antonio College
Co-Director, San Antonio Writing Project
PhD Candidate in Tech Comm and Rhetoric, Texas Tech Univ.
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