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| 1 | + | You want to help the pas2js project and don't know how? | |
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| 3 | + | Here are some ideas. If you want to help give us a note on the mailing list, so we can help you. | |
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| 5 | + | # Spread the word | |
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| 7 | + | Post on social media, organize meetings | |
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| 9 | + | # Answer newbie question on forums and mailing lists | |
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| 11 | + | - Official mailing list (English): <http://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pas2js> | |
| 12 | + | - Pas2js board on Lazarus forum: <http://forum.lazarus-ide.org/index.php/board,76.0.html> | |
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| 14 | + | # Write an overview, what units/packages already exist and what they provide | |
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| 16 | + | For example a wiki page with a list of all units and their classes with one or two sentences for each unit/class. | |
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| 18 | + | # Easier quick start | |
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| 20 | + | - Write a better installer | |
| 21 | + | - or a better wiki page how to quick start from nil to the first webapp. | |
| 22 | + | - or extend pas2jsdsgn with a button to download and setup pas2js | |
| 23 | + | - or a script to create rpm/deb/dmg packages | |
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| 25 | + | # Lazarus help | |
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| 27 | + | Help for pas2js units on F1: | |
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| 29 | + | - fpdoc files | |
| 30 | + | - or external help entries | |
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| 32 | + | # Simple HOWTOs | |
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| 34 | + | - Wiki: Register a user in the wiki and write a page how to use pas2js with library X, or how to port Delphi code, or how to use pas2js in editor Y, etc | |
| 35 | + | - or create a Youtube tutorial | |
| 36 | + | - Donate examples. Every example that demonstrates what can be done is welcome ! | |
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| 38 | + | # Write external classes for importing JS libraries | |
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| 40 | + | - If a JS library has an IDL, use the webidl tool to auto create a basic Pascal unit for it, and if needed improve it manually | |
| 41 | + | - Use class2pas unit to create a rough Pascal representation, then use the documentation to fill the gaps (create some types). | |
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| 43 | + | # Help in compiler | |
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| 45 | + | The whole compiler is open source, so everyone can improve it and send patches. | |
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| 47 | + | - Here are the needed [[Pas2js optimizations|optimizations]]. | |
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| 49 | + | # WidgetSet | |
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| 51 | + | As pas2js is maturing, the next step is to write a widgetset. Some efforts are underway: [[pas2js widgetsets]] | |
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| 53 | + | The end goal is a a widgetset that can be used to underpin the LCL. But a widgetset should be usable without having to use the LCL: When developing for web, the mechanisms of a desktop development environment are not always suitable. | |
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| 55 | + | # Navigation | |
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| 57 | + | - [[pas2js]] | |
| 58 | + | - [[lazarus pas2js integration|Lazarus integration]] | |
| 59 | + | - [[pas2js widgetsets|WidgetSets]] | |
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| 61 | + | --- | |
| 62 | + | *From the Free Pascal wiki, page "Pas2js How to contribute", as it stood on 2019-07-01 after a change by Skalogryz, out of the wiki's dump of 2024-05-26. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).* | |
| 63 | + | Category: Pas2js |