Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreLogo tutorial

Thank you for using your time on this.
And thanks to Dave.

Kolbjørn

Den 04.12.2015 01:58, anne-ology skreiv:
>         looks interesting; I'd be glad to help -
>            below I've copied your front page - in [ ] you'll find my
> suggested changes.
>
>         I have found some wordings which I don't understand, so have placed
> ?s by them ...
>            as in this e-message "the perfect is the goods worst enemy I am
> told";
>           haven't a clue as to what you might be referring  ;-)
>
> Programming with LibreLogo
>
> *Libre Logo is a dialect of the programming language Logo, which was
> developed both acting as a tool for introduction to programming and for
> better understanding of mathematics.  Basically a mechanical 'turtle' was
> programmed from a computer.  In later editions the mechanical **'turtle'
> was replaced by a turtle like symbol and the language became expanded.
> Also LibreLogo can do more than moving the turtle, but since it probably is
> the turtle graphics that will be used by most people, I have placed the
> most emphasis on that part.*
>
>     [assumption: this is a program to write various computer program - if
> so, then stated well]
>
>     [point of grammar: double quotes are for quoting, single quotes are for
> emphasis thus the change above]
>
> This introduction was based on the version of LibreLogo as used in
> LibreOffice from version 4.2 on but slightly modified for version 5.0 if
> necessary.
>
>     [are you saying you used LO to write this program?; are you saying you
> changed to a newer LO version to continue writing this program? - if so,
> then you can give credit to LO in the bibliography - if you're attempting
> to say something else, then ?what??]
>
> What differs Logo from other programming languages is the turtle.  Getting
> the turtle to draw more or less complex shapes on the screen set the usual
> requirements for the programmer to be precise both in writing, logic and
> mathematics.  Since the results of the programming becomes visible in an
> understandable manner as soon as the program is executed, this also
> motivates in the art of programming. If the wanted triangle becomes
> anything else than a triangle, it is up to the programmer to figure out
> what is wrong in the program. Did you wonder why Logo sometimes is called
> 'Turtle graphics'?
>
>     [use - What makes Logo different ...
>
>        possibly use - this motivates the user to further program or this
> motivates the user to program or ?whatever you might mean??]
>
> Logo is also used with good results in teaching mathematics.  The big
> problem is that teachers in the discipline has too little knowledge of
> Logo.  As far as I know, there is not any systematic research on the use of
> Logo in the classroom.  When I tried it, around 1980, the result was very
> good.  The only problem was that the computers was placed in a separate
> computer lab, not in the classroom.
>
>     [Logo is also usable, and with good results, in teaching mathematics.
> But teachers have little knowledge of Logo.  There doesn't seem to be any
> research on the use of Logo within the classroom.  Around 1980, I attempted
> to use it with good results although the computers were not in the actual
> classrooms.]
> Using this site
>
> The menu on the left side contains headings for the various pages.  If you
> start at top and work your way down, you get in the first pages a step by
> step introduction to programming with LibreLogo from the command line.
>
>     [Starting at the top, reading down, is a step-by-step introduction to
> programming with LibreLogo.]
> Notation and command names
>
> Like all other programming languages, LibreLogo has rules for writing
> commands.  This is explained together with the explanation of each
> command.  LibreLogo has in some cases more than one name for the same
> command.  On these pages I mostly uses just one name for not to confuse the
> reader.  You will find a complete list of all names in "Commands" in the
> menu.  You will also find a command overview in the Help section for
> LibreLogo.
>
>     [As with all programming ...
>
>        possibly delete 2nd sentence - ?what are you attempting to say?? ...
>
>           LibreLogo has, in some cases, ...
>
>              ; on these pages, I use only one name so not to confuse the
> reader. ...
>
>                 (a complete list of all names is in 'Commands' in the menu)
> ...
>
>                    There is a Command overview in the Help section for
> LibreLogo.]
>
> Some commands are defined or explained in many locations.  This to avoid
> the user jumping back and forth between pages.  In the list of commands,
> you can click on most command names to jump to a page where the command is
> described in detail.
>
>     [?what's reason for 1st & 2nd sentence?? ...
>
>        In the lists of commands, each command is clickable, opening to where
> that command is explained.]
> Why this site?
>
> When I discovered LibreLogo, I maybe get a little nostalgic.  I had not
> used Logo since about 1980, and discovered I had to brush up my mind a
> bit.  There was little to find about programming in LibreLogo, so I started
> writing this simple introduction.  Logo is in fact fun.
>
>     [maybe I become a bit nostalgic. ...
>
>        around 1980, and realized I needed to brush up.]
>
>
>
>
> From: Kolbjørn Stuestøl <kolbjoern@stuestoel.no>
> Date: Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 2:57 PM
> Subject: [libreoffice-users] LibreLogo tutorial
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
>
>
> A few years ago I wrote a kind of tutorial or small manual for LibreLogo.
> (Did you know it exists in LibreOffice?)
> At last I got some time to translate it to English. My problem is that
> English is my second or third language, so I am not comfortable writing it.
> Therefore I would be very happy if someone would give me some corrections
> about the language in this tutorial. And of course other errors that will
> be found.
>
> (Yes, I know I should have polished the site a bit more, but the perfect is
> the goods worst enemy I am told).
>
> The link is: http://www.stuestoel.no/office/logo/en/logo-startside.php
>
> Of course this is free stuff open to all users of LibreOffice.
>
> I know that only a few people use Logo as a programming language, but it is
> funny. So perhaps give it a try.
>
> Kolbjørn

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