REBOL 2 Documentation

For New Users

• What is REBOL?
  The top level concept of REBOL.
• Tutorials and Examples
  A list of REBOL tutorials.
• How to Install REBOL
  It's optional, but really easy.
• Network Proxy Setup
  A few details you may need.
• docs/reference.html
  (New, under development)
• Code Editors for REBOL
  A survey of editors that developers have found useful.
• Version Numbering
  How versions and platforms are identified.
• REBOL One-Liners
  What REBOL can do in just 1 line of code.
• REBOL Logos
  You can use in your code or website.

General Programming

• REBOL/Core User Manual
  Describes the main concepts and functions of the REBOL language.
• Guide Utilisateur de REBOL/Core
  French language translation of above.
• REBOL Function Dictionary
  Describes each function of the REBOL "API" in detail.
• REBOL Language FAQ
  Frequently asked questions and their answers.

Server Programming

• REBOL for Easy CGI
  Reading forms, making web pages.
• Creating and Processing Web Forms with CGI
  How to build web forms and process them.
• How to Setup REBOL CGI for Apache Servers
  The exact details on how to get it working.
• REBOL CGI BBS Tutorial
  How to build a web BBS in REBOL.
• REBOL/Services Home Page
  An SOA (service oriented architecture) in REBOL

Other How-To Articles

• Cookbook of REBOL Code Examples
  Dozens of examples for new programmers.
• How to Encrypt Strings and Files
  Includes a few examples go get you started
• Check for an Internet Connection (Async DNS)
  Without hanging your script

Professional and Commercial Programming

• REBOL/SDK, Software Developer's Kit
  Index to all SDK and command documentation.

Graphical Programming

• Beginner's Guide to REBOL Visual Interfaces
  A short, easy-to-read guide for new users (older).
• REBOL/View VID Developer's Guide
  GUI concepts and features.
• REBOL/View Graphics System
  Lower-level display engine and event system.
• REBGUI, REBOL/View Graphical User Interface
  An alternative GUI system (Dobeash.com).
• REBOL/View 1.3 Change Summary
  Lists of features, fixes, and more.
• REBOL/View Draw Dialect 1.3
  2D DRAW commands.
• REBOL/View Draw Dialect (older doc)
  How to draw lower-level graphics such as lines, polygons, circles, etc.
• REBOL GUI How-To Articles
  How to make various features do what you need
• REBOL Image Datatype
  Many changes and new features.
• REBOL/View Distributed Desktop
  Describes the built-in REBOL/View desktop.

Special Pages

• REBOL Change Log
  Master index to change documents.
• Books About REBOL
  Several books have been published.
• Measuring Script Sizes
  Using the load mold (LMF LMFC) method.
• The WIP Wiki
  How we create our websites and documentation.
• Summary of REBOL Security Features
  Encryption, authentication, and much more.
• Experimental Builds
  Alpha and beta releases of newer versions. Many fixes/changes.
• Rebcode Virtual Machine
  An experimental high performance dialect
• BSD and MIT Licenses
  To use for your REBOL scripts and examples