From 6cce1fa0e2f8534c72fb6d32cc82530187896eed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kuba Sunderland-Ober Date: Sat, 16 May 2026 17:26:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Clean up the landing page. --- docs/index.md | 16 ++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md index 0ddc269..765e65e 100644 --- a/docs/index.md +++ b/docs/index.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ permalink: / # Welcome to twinBASIC -twinBASIC is a new BASIC language and development environment aiming for 100% backward compatibility with VB6 and VBA, while adding modern language features --- generics, native **Interface** and **CoClass** declarations, attributes, and a package system. The compiler and IDE are under active development and currently in beta; the [FAQ](FAQ) covers the project's status, authorship, and what is and isn't implemented today, and downloads live on the [Releases](https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases) page of the main GitHub repository. +twinBASIC is a new BASIC language and development environment aiming for 100% backward compatibility with VB6 and VBA, while adding modern language features --- generics, native [**Interface**](tB/Core/Interface) and [**CoClass**](tB/Core/CoClass) declarations, attributes, and a package system. The compiler and IDE are under active development and currently in beta; the [FAQ](FAQ) covers the project's status, authorship, and what is and isn't implemented today, and downloads live on the [Releases](https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases) page of the main GitHub repository. ## New to twinBASIC? @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Start with the [FAQ](FAQ) for orientation --- what twinBASIC is, where it stands ## Coming from VBA or VB6? -Most existing VB6 / VBA code compiles unchanged. The [Features overview](Features/) catalogues every addition --- new data types (**LongLong**, **LongPtr**, **Decimal**), native **Interface** and **CoClass** definitions, **Implements Via** and **Inherits**, generics, method overloading, type inference, attribute syntax, and more. The reference pages flag each twinBASIC-specific deviation from VBx inline with a `> [!NOTE]` callout; most VBA-derived pages are adapted from the Microsoft VBA-Docs sources and remain compatible word-for-word where the semantics did not change. +Most existing VB6 / VBA code compiles unchanged. The [Features overview](Features/) catalogues every addition --- new data types ([**LongLong**](Features/Language/Data-Types#longlong), [**LongPtr**](Features/Language/Data-Types#longptr), [**Decimal**](Features/Language/Data-Types#decimal)), native [**Interface**](tB/Core/Interface) and [**CoClass**](tB/Core/CoClass) definitions, [**Implements Via**](Features/Language/Inheritance#implements-via-for-basic-inheritance) and [**Inherits**](Features/Language/Inheritance#inherits-for-complete-oop), generics, method overloading, type inference, attribute syntax, and more. ## Looking up a keyword, function, or operator? @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ The reference section is split into language constructs (the things the compiler - [**Operators**](Reference/Operators) --- arithmetic, comparison, logical, bitwise, and twinBASIC's added operators - [**Compiler Constants**](Reference/Compiler-Constants) --- the `#If` symbols recognised by the compiler - [**Attributes**](tB/Core/Attributes) --- `[Documentation(...)]`, `[COMCreatable(...)]`, and the rest of the attribute syntax -- [**Controls**](tB/Controls) --- the standard UI controls (**CheckBox**, **TextBox**, **CommandButton**, ...) grouped by purpose +- [**Controls**](tB/Controls) --- the standard UI controls ([**CheckBox**](tB/Packages/VB/CheckBox/), [**TextBox**](tB/Packages/VB/TextBox/), [**CommandButton**](tB/Packages/VB/CommandButton/), ...) grouped by purpose - [**Glossary**](tB/Gloss) --- technical terms used across the docs ## Built-in packages @@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ A *package* groups related code under one namespace and is referenced from a pro **Default packages** --- referenced in every project automatically: -- [**VBA**](tB/Packages/VBA) --- the standard runtime library (`MsgBox`, `CStr`, `Format`, `Mid`, ...) plus the **Collection** and **Err** intrinsics -- [**VBRUN**](tB/Packages/VBRUN/) --- runtime types (**PropertyBag**, ambient properties, structured error context, drag-and-drop) and the enumerations used by classic VB6 forms and controls -- [**VB**](tB/Packages/VB/) --- the standard controls (**CheckBox**, **TextBox**, **CommandButton**, ...) and the application-level singletons (**App**, **Screen**, **Clipboard**, **Printer**, ...) +- [**VBA**](tB/Packages/VBA) --- the standard runtime library (`MsgBox`, `CStr`, `Format`, `Mid`, ...) plus the [**Collection**](tB/Modules/Collection/) and [**Err**](tB/Modules/Information/Err) intrinsics +- [**VBRUN**](tB/Packages/VBRUN/) --- runtime types ([**PropertyBag**](tB/Packages/VBRUN/PropertyBag/), ambient properties, structured error context, drag-and-drop) and the enumerations used by classic VB6 forms and controls +- [**VB**](tB/Packages/VB/) --- the standard controls ([**CheckBox**](tB/Packages/VB/CheckBox/), [**TextBox**](tB/Packages/VB/TextBox/), [**CommandButton**](tB/Packages/VB/CommandButton/), ...) and the application-level singletons ([**App**](tB/Packages/VB/App/), [**Screen**](tB/Packages/VB/Screen/), [**Clipboard**](tB/Packages/VB/Clipboard/), [**Printer**](tB/Packages/VB/Printer/), ...) -**Additional GUI** --- controls beyond the **VB** defaults: +**Additional GUI** --- controls beyond the [**VB**](tB/Packages/VB/) package: - [**CustomControls**](tB/Packages/CustomControls/) --- owner-drawn `Waynes…` controls with a DESIGNER framework for authoring new ones -- [**WinNativeCommonCtls**](tB/Packages/WinNativeCommonCtls/) --- VB6-compatible replacement for `MSCOMCTL.OCX` (**DTPicker**, **ImageList**, **ListView**, **MonthView**, **ProgressBar**, **Slider**, **TreeView**, **UpDown**) +- [**WinNativeCommonCtls**](tB/Packages/WinNativeCommonCtls/) --- VB6-compatible replacement for `MSCOMCTL.OCX` ([**DTPicker**](tB/Packages/WinNativeCommonCtls/DTPicker), [**ImageList**](tB/Packages/WinNativeCommonCtls/ImageList/), [**ListView**](tB/Packages/WinNativeCommonCtls/ListView/), [**MonthView**](tB/Packages/WinNativeCommonCtls/MonthView), [**ProgressBar**](tB/Packages/WinNativeCommonCtls/ProgressBar), [**Slider**](tB/Packages/WinNativeCommonCtls/Slider), [**TreeView**](tB/Packages/WinNativeCommonCtls/TreeView/), [**UpDown**](tB/Packages/WinNativeCommonCtls/UpDown)) **Web embedding** --- host a browser engine inside a form: