[Cin] two more english tips?

[Andrew Randrianasulu]

В сообщении от Friday 22 January 2021 12:41:18 Rafa Mar Multimedia en Gnu\Linux via Cin написал(а):
> > I think problem may be  exactly in this - we see selection, but no
> specific
> > signal (generated when we *change* selection) sent yet, so whole function
> send
> > down empty string, and ffmpeg class not prepared for this ....
> 
> I am useless for the code, I am sorry I cannot help, I can only think of
> the option that the first time FFMPEG is chosen the extension box is empty,
> that the user sees it empty, without content, this will force him to choose
> the extension, or at least the error will not reference the .mp4 file.
> 
> Another solution I can think of is to change mp4 to an extension that is
> not usual today, simply to force the user to change it.

I think this may affect normal rendering too (because they use same code!)
But something to test more ....

> 
> Anyway, in the guide that I have written to facilitate the understanding of
> the tool, I recommend clicking on mp4 the first time the wizard is used to
> avoid this error. I sent it to you in case you want to translate in
> Russian. I would love to know Russian, it is a language that has always
> been pleasant to the ear.

Sorry, I'm very bad at translating even few pages of documentation :{

I think you did excellent work on making this document,
THANK YOU A TON!

There might be typo at very last line ("manual inline.")
Do you mean "online manual" ?

> 
> El vie, 22 ene 2021 a las 8:51, Andrew Randrianasulu via Cin (<
> cin at lists.cinelerra-gg.org>) escribió:
> 
> > В сообщении от Friday 22 January 2021 05:42:55 Rafa Mar Multimedia en
> > Gnu\Linux via Cin написал(а):
> > > > I saw this error, and tried to combat it ... no results so far :/
> > >
> > > the extension box empty, to force the user to put the desired extension
> > > there?
> >
> > I think problem may be  exactly in this - we see selection, but no specific
> > signal (generated when we *change* selection) sent yet, so whole function
> > send
> > down empty string, and ffmpeg class not prepared for this ....
> >
> > Again, a lot of functions (re)used in different places, so fixing this a
> > bit harder than
> > just sticking one value in one file.
> > Or at least this file might be not that one ...
> >
> > > ----
> > > Quik start batch render (en).
> > >
> > > El jue, 21 ene 2021 a las 23:44, Andrew Randrianasulu via Cin (<
> > > cin at lists.cinelerra-gg.org>) escribió:
> > >
> > > > В сообщении от Thursday 21 January 2021 23:48:55 Rafa Mar Multimedia en
> > > > Gnu\Linux via Cin написал(а):
> > > > > I was referring to a "first steps" guide in English, you call it
> > "Quick
> > > > > Start". Today the time that I allot every day to write Cinelerra
> > > > tutorials
> > > > > I am going to dedicate to making an example of what I mean. The
> > manual is
> > > > > very good, but there are people who when they see so much text get
> > > > scared.
> > > > > :-D
> > > > >
> > > > > I do not know if you saw the error that I reported about the first
> > time
> > > > it
> > > > > is used and it is intended to export in mp4. Perhaps the solution
> > would
> > > > be
> > > > > as simple as choosing FFMPEG that the extension box is empty, to
> > force
> > > > the
> > > > > user to put the desired extension there.
> > > >
> > > > I saw this error, and tried to combat it ... no results so far :/
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I am going to make this example pdf and send it to you in an email,
> > along
> > > > > with the .odt file.
> > > > >
> > > > > Also the es.po file in which I had to make an exception in using
> > > > lowercase
> > > > > of a term, because people are used to seeing the shortcuts in
> > uppercase
> > > > and
> > > > > a user has notified me that accessing the tags was not working and
> > that
> > > > it
> > > > > was opening a clips window... and this is because he confused the (
> > l )
> > > > > (lowercase letter L) with the ( I ) (uppercase i).
> > > > >
> > > > > El jue, 21 ene 2021 a las 21:10, Phyllis Smith via Cin (<
> > > > > cin at lists.cinelerra-gg.org>) escribió:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I have reworded these tips and hope to check them in today (+ the
> > > > > > transition fixes of Andrew).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I keep thinking, is it possible to add a button (Help) that opens a
> > > > short
> > > > > >> pdf about the use of this tool?
> > > > > >> I could make this pdf, with very little text and explicit images
> > on
> > > > how
> > > > > >> to use it. It really is very unintuitive, but I think that any
> > user
> > > > with a
> > > > > >> few lines is going to take advantage of this tool.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> A future goal was to hook up the HTML form of the manual for help
> > via
> > > > > > the "h" key.  That would take you right to:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/CinelerraGG_Manual/Batch_Rendering.html
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