REBOL

REBOL/View Viewtop (Distributed Desktop)

What is the Viewtop?

REBOL is a system-independent, lightweight distributed computing platform. It's like a virtual operating system that spans computers on the Internet. The REBOL/View Desktop is a kind of specialized Internet browser that lets you easily see content published by other REBOL users on the World Wide Reb.

Using the Viewtop

The REBOL/View desktop (viewtop) has three main areas.

  • The menu bar across the top.
  • The bookmark panel on the left: the icons here are shortcuts, just like bookmarks in a browser. You can edit the bookmarks.r file to add your own shortcuts.
  • The main folder panel shows the icons for the current folder (each folder is a Rebsite on the World Wide Reb). To navigate to a new folder or website, launch an application, or view content, just single click the icon for that item. Right-clicking lets you view details about an item.

More details on using the desktop are available here.

Creating your own Rebsite

It's easy -- even easier than creating a website. Rebsites are different than websites, though, so it's worth taking some time to read the document about Publishing on the Reb to get ideas on how to structure them, what to include, and other helpful information.

Special Hints and Tips

We have more hints and tips for you, when you're ready to take the next step with REBOL.

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