h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hi there! I noticed that you were new here, and thought I'd stop by and say hello. It's always great to meet new people on the guide, so I'd love to chat. If you have any questions, concerns, or are just feeling lonely, hit the "Reply" button.

In case you are having some trouble getting settled in, here are some links you should visit:

ACEs Homepage
http://www.h2g2.com/A214796

Quick Reference Guide
http://www.h2g2.com/A344756

Guardian Angel New Users Page
http://www.h2g2.com/A352667

Thanks for your message. Yes its a bit daunting sitting here and looking at all this.

I do have one question though. Is there any offline GuideML writers that are a bit more friendly than just constant pushing the shift key and typing tags?

As far as I know, you can only write GuideML using the interface h2g2 provides, unless you want to use a text editor and copy/paste the code. A GuideML editor would be nice though. Somebody should really make one...

I speell( I mean spell) really badly, so for me it would be good to be able to create my entries offline, spell check and grammr check them and then post them. The sort of thing I was thinking was a WYSIWIG word processor that actually produced GUIDEML in the background.
Well if there isn't one how would we go about getting someone to write one. Any suggestions?
I was thinking about the kind of open source development exchange type ideas that are used to get Linux drivers and the like created. What happens there is that everyone who would like the thing group together to get it developed. Its like an auction, first developer back with a soultuion gets the cash. In our case we don't have any cash so the insentive would need to be a little less tangiable.
Just some thoughts.

You could always use a WYSIWYG HTML editor, and post your entries in HTML. Or write out the text in a word processor, spell check, and then fill it with GuideML tags.

Don't worry, a lot of us can't spel.

Thanks.

And of course, there is always the preview button, which allows you to see what you created, and which also tells you where (if any) your errors are. It's quite useful .

Oops, sorry, I forgot to introduce myself again . Actually I was here to officially welcome you to h2g2. You see, I am one of the Aces, the meet & greet comittee of h2g2. We are here to make sure that you feel comfy in here and to help you out with any questions you might have. You can visit our homepage at http://www.h2g2.com/Aces . There you will find all sorts of useful stuff. Links to interesting pages, coding to enhance your page, and lots of friendly people to talk to.
An extended page on how to create your page and how to add a few extras to it can be found here: http://www.h2g2.com/GuideML-Clinic .
You can find out all about the h2g2-news, gossip and interesting events in the h2g2-Post. The Post can be found here: http://www.h2g2.com/U54963 .
And of course, there is the New Users Page, a perfect place to meet new people, and to get the hang of h2g2: http://www.h2g2.com/A5752 .
This and much more can also be seen in the h2g2 Quick Reference Guide: http://www.h2g2.com/A344756 .
Also, you can just visit my page, by clicking on my name above, and drop me a line if there's anything you need to know.

Hope you'll enjoy yourself in here as much as we will
Have fun, and talk to you later
Kheldar