Richard Owlett <rowl...@access.net> wrote: > On 1/11/25 8:06 AM, debian-u...@howorth.org.uk wrote: > > Richard Owlett <rowl...@access.net> wrote: > > *SNIP* > >> > >> Due to vision and perception issues, I avoid sites over using > >> graphics or requiring JavaScript. For support I look for USENET > >> groups &/or mailing lists (not having found _any_ usable WEB based > >> fora). > >> > >> I didn't find anything at www.videolan.org (and linked pages). > *SNIP* > > > I'm surprised you didn't find anything at the videolan site, since > > The use of the word "anything" was a poor choice. > I was frustrated by how the documentation was "organized"(sic).
I'm not quite sure why the word organized is in quotes, so I have no idea why you were frustrated. > > that seems to work tolerably well without javascript. > > It does. I was indicating that a I surf with JavaScript disabled. > When enabled on a case-by-case basis it can be useful. > > > And the > > application itself has a Help menu that can bring up various useful > > documents. > > Those links are aimed at casual/first-time user. > A more content oriented link is > https://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:Documentation/ > > >There is a mailing list as listed at > > https://www.videolan.org/support/lists.html Have you tried all those > > sources? > > Go to the history page and note that the general list was last used > in 2015. Current support is via WEB fora at > https://forum.videolan.org/ . Ah I didn't go any further than wondering why you had complained about its absence. I'm not as motivated as you. > > You don't say what particular problems you are encountering so it's > > difficult to be of more help. > > > > TRUE ;} > As I said in my original post, that though I've been a computer user > for more than a half-century, I've had no contact with media players. > > I, and likely Mr. Cater for the Debian Community Team, would consider > newbie oriented _application_ questions to be OT on a *OS* support > list. I think as long as you're using a debian-packaged application on a debian system you're unlikely to get into too much trouble. Why not try asking about whatever your specific problem of the moment is? > I asked for referral to a suitable USENET group or mailing list > because they usually have searchable history files. Useful for a > newbie's education. If you consider yourself a newbie, then I'm puzzled as to why you find the links in the help to be unhelpful, if they are as you say aimed at a first-time user? But in any case the forum seems to have a complete archive, which functions in much the same way as an email archive and can be used in a similar way. So seems to satisfy your requirement.
