first steps for newbies

6B64 · Post by **6B64** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:17 pm

What's the best way to start learning scripting? What tools do I need to get in the very beginning?
Thanks for all your help.

GCharb · Post by **GCharb** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:34 pm

As far as tools goes, you only need a basic text editor, like Notepad for Windows.

I would say the best way to start learning scripting is to look at existing scripts, look at the logic behind those.

There is also a free online book on Lua scripting.

http://www.lua.org/pil

I started to learn scripting in Moho/Anime Studio and should have a basic scripting tutorial on my blog in a day or two.

6B64 · Post by **6B64** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:38 pm

The book looks great, it is exactly the kind of thing I was looking for!
Where's your blog GCharb?

GCharb · Post by **GCharb** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:41 pm

In my signature

GCharb · Post by **GCharb** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:21 pm

If you are on Windows, you may want to have a look at this free editor though, that is what I use!

http://www.pnotepad.org

And you are quite welcome btw!

uddhava · Post by **uddhava** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:38 pm

6B64,

Do you really think you can learn scripting? Maybe you are just a spy on this forum!

Hope you are successful.

udd

Lex · Post by **Lex** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 6:21 pm

I'm glad I checked here today. I seem pretty dense sometimes, so the scripting may be a challenge, but I am pretty interested. Thanks Giles for the link to the online book and editor.

Let's see if I can't learn something.

funksmaname · Post by **funksmaname** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:37 pm

Hey Gilles, does that notepad support auto tag closing?
I use notepad++ which has highlighted tags but I like the way dreamweaver closes tags if I type </ (it fills in the rest for the open tag)

I also like when working on CSS that you start typing and it autocompletes the attribute... does it support this?

If so, i'll grab it post haste.

GCharb · Post by **GCharb** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:53 pm

It has auto-complete, and a good one at that.

funksmaname · Post by **funksmaname** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:54 pm

Thanks dude!
tags auto complete, but css doesnt - but highlights if incorrect so that saves some time i guess (in DW it comes up with a few options you use arrow and enter to put it in... )

ponysmasher · Post by **ponysmasher** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:58 pm

Here's a good thread explaining how a script works: viewtopic.php?t=3065

GCharb · Post by **GCharb** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 4:52 pm

Just posted a tutorial on scripting, might help as well!

http://gcharb2d.blogspot.com/2011/08/sc ... asics.html

ponysmasher · Post by **ponysmasher** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 7:25 pm

GCharb wrote:Just posted a tutorial on scripting, might help as well!

http://gcharb2d.blogspot.com/2011/08/sc ... asics.html

Thanks for this! Hope you don't mind me linking to it from here: http://animestudioscripts.com/tutorials.php

neeters_guy · Post by **neeters_guy** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:06 pm

A much needed introduction. Thanks.

GCharb · Post by **GCharb** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 10:27 pm

Hopefully this will give a few a taste of scripting and we will see more useful scripts soon.

When I started on this last Wednesday, I knew nothing of scripting with Lua and Anime Studio and 2 days later I was posting this, so it shows it is not that hard.

I will not post it officially on the forum yet, in the hopes that I might get a few posts on the blog, hey, all is possible!

Darn, as I was writing this post I saw that this is my 300Th posts in the month of august alone, damn!

Hopefully my wife wont find out that I talk more here then I do with her, otherwise I might end-up spending the month of September posting from the hospital!