Re: [Pythoncard-users] put on your marketing caps

I rather like the introduction blurb that Dan posted last week, so 
rather than attempt to refine that, I'll have a pop at the bits at the 
end. The text I think we should use is enclosed in triple quotes.

Kevin Altis wrote:

> I would like to update the release announcement for PythonCard. The old text
> I have been using is at the end of this message.
> 
> This is a good time for the lurkers to come out of hiding and provide some
> input. :)
> 
> A better release announcement might attract more users and developers and
> help speed the development of PythonCard. If you've been using PythonCard
> and think other people should too, then tell us why. All suggestions are
> welcome.
> 
> ka
> ---
> 
> PythonCard is a software construction kit (in the spirit of Apple's
> HyperCard) written in Python.
> 


"""
All the information you need about PythonCard can be found on the 
project web page at http://pythoncard.sourceforge.net/
"""

> You can download the latest release at:
> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=19015
> 


I'd get rid of this bit;

> Samples included in the latest release: addresses, conversions, dbBrowser,
> dialogs, doodle, findfiles, hopalong, minimal, proof, resourceEditor,
> samples, searchexplorer, sounds, SourceForgeTracker, textIndexer, tictactoe,
> turtle, widgets, worldclock
> 
> To see screenshots of some of the samples, visit:


and start again with;

"""
For a list of the samples that have been built with PythonCard and some 
screenshots of them in action go to;
"""

> http://pythoncard.sourceforge.net/samples.html
> A description of each sample is included in the docs directory and the
> readme.txt file in each sample directory.
> 


Lose this too;

> PythonCard home page
> http://pythoncard.sourceforge.net/


And finally;


"""
The project is administered thanks to the kind people at sourceforge, if 
you want to get involved the main contact points are the

 
> SourceForge summary page
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/pythoncard/


and the

> 
> Mailing list
> http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pythoncard-users
> 


The technical blurb.

> 
> PythonCard requires Python 2.1.x or later and wxPython 2.3.x. wxPython is
> available at http://www.wxpython.org/
> 

"""

Replace this

> PythonCard relies on wxPython, it will support the Macintosh once wxPython
> has been ported to the Mac.
> 


with;

"""
PythonCard relies on wxPython and is available on all of the platforms 
it runs on.

"""


Just my thoughts.

Regards,
Andy
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