Tutorial
========

The original Nodebox tutorial pages are an excellent introduction to the concepts that you'll also find in Shoebot.

* `Introduction <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Introduction>`_ -- generative art, computational design, and getting started

* Basics

  - `Environment <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Environment>`_ -- the basics about the Nodebox working environment
  - `Primitives <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Primitives>`_ -- command parameters and drawing shapes
  - `Graphics state <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Graphics_State>`_ -- how shapes can be rotated and transformed

* Data

  - `Variables <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Variables>`_ -- saving values and reusing them
  - `Lists <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Lists>`_ -- sequences of variables
  - `Strings <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Strings>`_ -- manipulating and working with text

* Strategy

  - `Repetition <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Repetition>`_ -- doing things over and over
  - `Commands <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Commands>`_ -- creating custom behaviors
  - `Classes <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Classes>`_ -- more advanced coding concepts
  - `Libraries <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Libraries>`_ -- going beyond the core

* Specifics

  - `Animation <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Animation>`_
  - `Interaction <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Interaction>`_ -- working with the keyboard and mouse
  - `Color <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Color>`_ -- grasping color objects
  - `Math <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Math>`_ -- geometry and other applied math concepts
    
* Bézier Paths

  - `Paths <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Paths>`_ -- the basics of Béziers
  - `Manipulating paths <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Manipulating_Paths>`_ -- tweaking points on a path
  - `Path Mathematics <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Path_Mathematics>`_ finding points in a path, inserting new ones
  - `Path Filters <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Path_Filters>`_ applying effects on a path
  - `Compound paths <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Compound_paths>`_ -- path operations (unsupported?)
  - `Clamping paths <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Clamping_paths>`_ -- limiting paths to a box (unsupported?)

* Advanced

  - `Console <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Console>`_

We've omitted the tutorials that relate to Mac-specific details or non-implemented features (like Psyco support). See the `Nodebox tutorial page <https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Tutorial>`_ for all of them.