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-SDL Perl Documentation: Reviewers need
+Grant Progess Reports 1-3: Sept - Nov
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-<div style="text-align: right;"><i><br />The written word, <br />survives; <br />the tests of Time,<br />the fires of Hades,<br />and wrath of Pluto.<br /></i><br /></div><br /><h1>Documentation </h1><p>In an effort to learn from past versions of SDL Perl and improve. We have been writing lots of documentation for our users. Of course since this is the first time we have been providing documentation we need your help. Please review our docs, at <a href="http://sdl.perl.org/documentation.html">sdl.perl.org</a> and give us some feed back. Send us the feeback at sdl-devel@mail.org or join us at #sdl irc.perl.org</p><br /><i>--yapgh</i><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3102167581424744259-1574568821593098925?l=yapgh.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div></div></div>
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+As you know I have received a TPF grant to write a SDL Perl Manual.<br />
+<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_716654272"><br />
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+<a href="http://news.perlfoundation.org/2010/08/2010q3-grant-proposal-manual-f.html">http://news.perlfoundation.org/2010/08/2010q3-grant-proposal-manual-f.html</a><br />
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+<a href="http://news.perlfoundation.org/2010/08/accepted-grants-for-2010q3.html">http://news.perlfoundation.org/2010/08/accepted-grants-for-2010q3.html</a><br />
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+I have been a bit busy with that and not been able to update my blog. Anyway here are some of the back dated Grant Updates. These updates where also posted on <a href="http://news.perlfoundation.org/">http://news.perlfoundation.org/</a><br />
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+<div style="text-align: center;">REPORT 1: Sept 2010</div><br />
+<ul><li>1st drafts <ul><li>Preface </li>
+<li>Chapter 2: First SDL Application</li>
+</ul></li>
+<li>Started work on Chapter 3: Drawing</li>
+<li>Outlines for the first 7 chapters have been completed</li>
+<li>Book build framework has been setup</li>
+<li>Released SDL 2.514 (2.515 will be released on 16th of September) <ul><li>This code is the one that will be used in the book for chapter 02</li>
+</ul></li>
+<li>Got more of the Drawing chapter done (It will be done by the end of the week) </li>
+<li>Added several more code examples for other chapters</li>
+</ul>Progress: 2.75 chapters / 11 chapters = approx 25%<br />
+Kartik's work can be followed at:<br />
+<ul><li><a href="http://github.com/PerlGameDev/SDL_Manual">http://github.com/PerlGameDev/SDL_Manual</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://sdlperl.ath.cx/releases/SDL_Manual.pdf">http://sdlperl.ath.cx/releases/SDL_Manual.pdf</a></li>
+</ul><br />
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+<div style="text-align: center;">REPORT 2: October 2010</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
+</div><div style="text-align: left;">Since last time:<br />
+<ul><li>We have released SDL 2.518 <ul><li>Game Loop support completed</li>
+</ul></li>
+</ul>Chapters:<br />
+<ul><li>2nd Drafts for: <ul><li>Preface to Game Loop ( Chapter 0 - Chapter 04)</li>
+</ul></li>
+<li>Chapters completed: 5/11 => 45%</li>
+</ul>Extra:<br />
+<ul><li>cfedde has made a script to extract code listings for readers to try examples with out having to retype them.</li>
+</ul>Coments:<br />
+<ul><li>I am receiving a lot more help from the community, most notable from cfedde for proofreading.</li>
+<li>I will be fleshing out the next 6 chapters shortly and work will begin on them soon</li>
+<li>I am pleased with the progress so far, and I feel the quality is improving due to the pacing.</li>
+</ul>Our work can be seen at:<br />
+<ul><li><a href="http://sdlperl.ath.cx/releases/SDL_Manual.pdf">http://sdlperl.ath.cx/releases/SDL_Manual.pdf</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://sdlperl.ath.cx/releases/SDL_Manual.html">http://sdlperl.ath.cx/releases/SDL_Manual.html</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://github.com/PerlGameDev/SDL_Manual">http://github.com/PerlGameDev/SDL_Manual</a></li>
+</ul></div><br />
+<div style="text-align: center;">REPORT 3: November 2010</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
+This is the progress so far:<br />
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+- SDL 2.523 Releases:<br />
+ - Adds stability and better memory management for the game loop<br />
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+- 2 chapters have been completed <br />
+ - Pong Chapter (Contributed by garu)<br />
+ - Additional Modules<br />
+- 1 extra chapter has been added<br />
+ - Puzz(le) Chapter (Contributed by Blaizer)<br />
+<br />
+- 2 Chapters are in the Works<br />
+ - Tetris Code has been mostly done (contributed by FROGGS)<br />
+ - Needs to be fixed <br />
+ - Needs write up<br />
+ - Sound and Music Effects code is done<br />
+ - Needs to be fixed<br />
+ - Needs write up<br />
+<br />
+Our work can be seen at:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://sdlperl.ath.cx/releases/SDL_Manual.pdf">http://sdlperl.ath.cx/releases/SDL_Manual.pdf</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://sdlperl.ath.cx/releases/SDL_Manual.html">http://sdlperl.ath.cx/releases/SDL_Manual.html</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://github.com/PerlGameDev/SDL_Manual">http://github.com/PerlGameDev/SDL_Manual</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
+Regards,<br />
+YAPGH</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3102167581424744259-4413645254021668635?l=yapgh.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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