Blockly: restructure and grammatical improvements

Signed-off-by: Jimmy Tanagra <jcode@tanagra.id.au>

Author: jimtng

configuration/blockly/index.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ title: Rules Blockly - Ephemeris
 
 # Ephemeris
 
-[return to Blockly Reference](index.html#ephemeris)
+[Return to Blockly Reference](index.html#ephemeris)
 
 ## Introduction
 
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ Additional holidays must be configured in _ephemeris.cfg_.
 
 ## Return to Blockly Reference
 
-[return to Blockly Reference](index.html#ephemeris)
+[Return to Blockly Reference](index.html#ephemeris)

configuration/blockly/rules-blockly-date-handling.md

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ---
 layout: documentation
-title: Rules Blockly - Before Using
+title: Rules Blockly - Getting Started
 ---
 <!-- markdownlint-disable MD036 -->
 
-# Before using blockly in openHAB
+# Getting Started with Blockly in openHAB
 
-[return to Blockly Reference](index.html#before-using-blockly)
+[Return to Blockly Reference](index.html#getting-started)
 
 ## Preface
 
@@ -17,34 +17,31 @@ Please read them carefully before asking questions in the forum.
 
 [[toc]]
 
-## **openHAB Configuration Files**
+## openHAB Configuration Files
 
 Some openHAB blocks rely on particular configuration files found in the openHAB configuration folder.
-This folder is referred to as $OPENHAB\_CONF in this page, and the location of this folder for your setup can be found via the UI: _Help & About_ -> _Technical Information_ -> _Configuration folder_.
+This folder is referred to as `$OPENHAB_CONF` throughout this documentation.
+The location of this folder can be found via the UI when logged in as an admin: _Help & About_ -> _Technical Information_ -> _Configuration folder_.
 
-- via mounting the files shares from the server to your client-PC.
-In the main UI as an admin you can go to _Help & About_ and will have the different folder locations under _Technical information_.
-  - the exact configuration of the shares can be found on your server at [/etc/samba/smb.conf](https://github.com/openhab/openhabian/blob/main/includes/smb.conf).
-- Use the share _openHAB_-conf when mounting it from Windows or macOS
+When using openHABian, a [samba share](https://github.com/openhab/openhabian/blob/main/includes/smb.conf) called `openHAB-conf` is created for the configuration folder.
+This share can be mounted on your computer for easy access.
 
-**Link the openHAB share in Windows**
+### Mounting the openHAB-conf share in Windows
 
-- Find you openHAB-Server via the network share functionality
-- User the share _openHAB_-conf to assign it to a network drive
+- Find your openHAB-Server via the network share functionality
+- Find the `openHAB-conf` folder and assign it to a network drive
 
-**Link the openHAB share in macOS**
+### Mounting the openHAB share in macOS
 
 - Finder -> Go -> Connect to Server
-  - Enter the username and server name to connect to the openHAB Server
-
+- Enter the username and server name to connect to the openHAB Server
   ![macos-share-1](../images/blockly/blockly-openhab-macos-share-1.png)
-  - then choose the folder you want to mount
-
+- Then choose the folder you want to mount
   ![macos-share-2](../images/blockly/blockly-openhab-macos-share-2.png)
 
-**Finding it on Linux**
+### Finding it on Linux
 
-- Access the folder directly on the openHAB server at _/etc/openhab_
+- Access the folder directly on the openHAB server at `/etc/openhab`
 
 All methods reveal the following folders
 
@@ -61,29 +58,39 @@ All methods reveal the following folders
 - things
 - transform
 
-## Creating a blockly rule via the UI
-
-Also view ![youtube](../images/blockly/youtube-logo-small.png) [Creating a Blockly Rule](https://youtu.be/EdllUlJ7p6k?t=429)
-
-- go to Settings -> Rules
-- press ![plus](../images/blockly/blockly-plus-small.png) on bottom right
-- enter a unique id and rule name for your new blockly rule
-- Under "When" click on "Add Trigger" to define a trigger for the rule (you may add multiple triggers which are perceived as any of those triggers may occurs which stands for an OR combination of the triggers)
-  - choose a title for the rule
-  - choose "item" (or something else) that should trigger the rule
-  - select the item from your model and the click PICK on the upper right corner
-  - choose "received a command", "was updated" or "changed"
-- Under "Then" click on "Add Action"
-- choose ![run-script-1](../images/blockly/blockly-run-script.png)
-- click on ![run-script-2](../images/blockly/blockly-run-script-2.png) und you should now see this screen
-  ![blockly-edit-screen](../images/blockly/blockly-edit-screen.png)
-- you can now click the ![toolbox-submenu](../images/blockly/blockly-arrow.png) to access all openHAB Blocks.
+## Creating a Blockly
+
+Video tutorial ![youtube](../images/blockly/youtube-logo-small.png) [Creating a Blockly Rule](https://youtu.be/EdllUlJ7p6k?t=429)
+
+Steps:
+
+- Go to `Settings` -> `Rules`
+- Press ![plus](../images/blockly/blockly-plus-small.png) on bottom right
+- Enter a unique id and rule name for your new Blockly rule
+- Under `When`, click `Add Trigger` to define a trigger for the rule.
+  - Choose `Item Event` (or something else) that should trigger the rule.
+  - Select the item from your model and the click `Pick` on the upper right corner.
+  - (Optional) Enter a title for the trigger. A suitable default title will used when none was provided.
+  - Choose "received a command", "was updated" or "changed" accordingly.
+- Under `Then`, click `Add Action`
+  - Click ![Inline Script](../images/blockly/blockly-run-script.png)
+  - Click ![Design with Blockly](../images/blockly/blockly-design-with-blockly.png)
+  - You should now see this screen:
+    ![blockly-edit-screen](../images/blockly/blockly-edit-screen.png)
 - Drag and Drop the blocks to the white area
-- Press `Ctrl-s` (Windows) or `Command-s` (macOS) to save your rule
-- Press `Ctrl-r` (Windows) or `Command-r` (macOS) to directly run your rule with the trigger
-- Press `Ctrl-d` (Windows) or `Command-d` (macOS) to disable / enable your rule.
-See the following video on ![youtube](../images/blockly/youtube-logo-small.png) [How to disable Rules](https://youtu.be/hSRfooBKn9A?t=1668)
-- **Click on** ![showblock](../images/blockly/blockly-workspace-showblocks.png) **on the lower right of the bottom toolbar to see the generated code** and will transition to ![showcode](../images/blockly/blockly-workspace-showcode.png)(click again to come back to the blocks).
+- Press <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>S</kbd> (Windows) or <kbd>Command</kbd>+<kbd>S</kbd> (macOS) to save your rule
+- Press <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>R</kbd> (Windows) or <kbd>Command</kbd>+<kbd>R</kbd> (macOS) to directly run your rule with the trigger
+- Press <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>D</kbd> (Windows) or <kbd>Command</kbd>+<kbd>D</kbd> (macOS) to disable / enable your rule.
+  See the following video on ![youtube](../images/blockly/youtube-logo-small.png) [How to disable Rules](https://youtu.be/hSRfooBKn9A?t=1668)
+- **Click on** ![showblock](../images/blockly/blockly-workspace-showblocks.png) **on the lower right of the bottom toolbar to see the generated code** and it will transition to ![showcode](../images/blockly/blockly-workspace-showcode.png)(click again to come back to the blocks).
+
+::: Note
+
+Multiple triggers may be added to the rule.
+The rule will be executed once for each trigger that occurred.
+This means that if multiple trigger occurred, the rule will be executed multiple times.
+
+:::
 
 More about the topic of code generation can be viewed at ![youtube](../images/blockly/youtube-logo-small.png) [Blockly as an ECMA-Script code generator](https://youtu.be/EdllUlJ7p6k?t=1739)
 
@@ -108,6 +115,21 @@ A context menu is available when right-clicking on a block.
 Right-clicking on an empty area in the workspace will pop up a slightly different context menu.
 In particular, `Clean up Blocks` will automatically move and arrange your blocks neatly.
 
+### Getting Help
+
+Each block offers a **Help** link in its [context menu](#context-menu).
+It will open a page that provides further information about the function of that particular block.
+
+![context-help](../images/blockly/blockly-context-help.png)
+
+There is also a help button available in each section of the toolbox that links to the documentation of the whole section.
+
+![main-help-button](../images/blockly/blockly-main-help.png)
+
+_When asking for help in the community forums, please include the respective code that is being generated._
+
+See also: ![youtube](../images/blockly/youtube-logo-small.png) [Various Help Documentation available in openHAB Blocky](https://youtu.be/EdllUlJ7p6k?t=1589)
+
 ### Selecting Blocks
 
 Click on a block to select it.
@@ -150,28 +172,28 @@ You can also copy a set of blocks into your clipboard, and paste them into anoth
 
 ### Searching the workspace
 
-Sometimes blockly rules become pretty big, and it is hard to find particular blocks in the rule.
+Sometimes Blockly rules become pretty big, and it is hard to find particular blocks in the rule.
 Therefore, a search functionality has been provided by pressing Cmd/Ctrl-F which opens a small search window in the top right (just below the "save"-label).
 After pressing _Enter_ all found blocks that contain the search term are marked in black.
 
 ![blockly-search](../images/blockly/blockly-search.png)
 
 ## Use Frontail for viewing log files
 
-During development the log-block is lot very often which writes information into the log files.
+The log block can be used to write information into the log file during development.
 
-- To be able to conveniently view your log files it is recommended to setup _frontail_ which can be achieved easily via [openhabian-config](https://www.openhab.org/docs/installation/openhabian.html#optional-components)
+- To view the log file, it is recommended to setup _frontail_ which can be installed easily with [openhabian-config](https://www.openhab.org/docs/installation/openhabian.html#optional-components)
 - Start `openhabian-config` on your server and choose option 20 and then option 21
 - After installation you can view your logs under [openhabian-config](http://myopenhab-server:9001) (adapt the server name)
-- **see [how to log](https://www.openhab.org/docs/administration/logging.html)**
+- See [Logging in openHAB](https://www.openhab.org/docs/administration/logging.html) for more details.
 
 More on that topic can be viewed at ![youtube](../images/blockly/youtube-logo-small.png) [Logging](https://youtu.be/EdllUlJ7p6k?t=670)
 
-## Show an item status watch list besides the blockly rules
+## Show an item status watch list besides the Blockly rules
 
-In the developer section there is the possibility to add a sidebar to the blockly rules development workspace that allows to watch live status of an item.
-View the chapter ![youtube](../images/blockly/youtube-logo-small.png) [Debugging Rules with openHAB Developer Tools to watch Item-Status](https://youtu.be/EdllUlJ7p6k?t=325) for more information
+In the developer section there is the possibility to add a sidebar to the Blockly rules development workspace that allows to watch live status of an item.
+View the chapter ![youtube](../images/blockly/youtube-logo-small.png) [Debugging Rules with openHAB Developer Tools to watch Item-Status](https://youtu.be/EdllUlJ7p6k?t=325) for more information.
 
 ## Return to Blockly Reference
 
-[return to Blockly Reference](index.html#before-using-blockly)
+[Return to Blockly Reference](index.html#before-using-blockly)

configuration/blockly/rules-blockly-ephemeris.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ title: Rules Blockly - Items & Things
 
 # Item & Things
 
-[return to Blockly Reference](index.html#items-and-things)
+[Return to Blockly Reference](index.html#items-and-things)
 
 ## Introduction
 
@@ -305,4 +305,4 @@ Function: Gets a **Thing Status** for use in other Thing related functions
 
 ## Return to Blockly Reference
 
-[return to Blockly Reference](index.html#items-and-things)
+[Return to Blockly Reference](index.html#items-and-things)

…on/blockly/rules-blockly-before-using.md …blockly/rules-blockly-getting-started.mdconfiguration/blockly/rules-blockly-before-using.md renamed to configuration/blockly/rules-blockly-getting-started.md configuration/blockly/rules-blockly-before-using.md renamed to configuration/blockly/rules-blockly-getting-started.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ title: Rules Blockly - Logging
 
 # Logging
 
-[return to Blockly Reference](index.html#logging)
+[Return to Blockly Reference](index.html#logging)
 
 ## Introduction
 
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ _Function:_ creates a print statement with the given text in the rule that logs
 
 ## Return to Blockly Reference
 
-[return to Blockly Reference](index.html#logging)
+[Return to Blockly Reference](index.html#logging)

configuration/blockly/rules-blockly-items-things.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ title: Rules Blockly - Notifications
 
 # Notifications
 
-[return to Blockly Reference](index.html#notifications)
+[Return to Blockly Reference](index.html#notifications)
 
 ## Introduction
 
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ _Function:_ Sends a notification to myopenhab.org only
 
 ## Return to Blockly Reference
 
-[return to Blockly Reference](index.html#notifications)
+[Return to Blockly Reference](index.html#notifications)

configuration/blockly/rules-blockly-logging.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ title: Rules Blockly - Persistence
 
 # Persistence
 
-[return to Blockly Reference](index.html#persistence)
+[Return to Blockly Reference](index.html#persistence)
 
 ## Introduction
 
@@ -86,4 +86,4 @@ Type: ZonedDateTime
 
 ## Return to Blockly Reference
 
-[return to Blockly Reference](index.html#persistence)
+[Return to Blockly Reference](index.html#persistence)

configuration/blockly/rules-blockly-notifications.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ title: Rules Blockly - Run & Process and Transformations
 
 # Run & Process (Rules and Scripts)
 
-[return to Blockly Reference](index.html#run-process-rules-and-scripts)
+[Return to Blockly Reference](index.html#run-process-rules-and-scripts)
 
 ## Introduction
 
@@ -189,4 +189,4 @@ See also the short video part about ![youtube](../images/blockly/youtube-logo-sm
 
 ## Return to Blockly Reference
 
-[return to Blockly Reference](index.html#run-process-rules-and-scripts)
+[Return to Blockly Reference](index.html#run-process-rules-and-scripts)

configuration/blockly/rules-blockly-persistence.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ title: Rules Blockly - openHAB Extensions to the Standard
 
 # openHAB Extensions to the Standard
 
-[return to Blockly Reference](index.html#openhab-extensions-to-the-standard)
+[Return to Blockly Reference](index.html#openhab-extensions-to-the-standard)
 
 ## Introduction
 
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ Therefore there is a good introduction to loops available which can be viewed at
 
 ## Functions
 
-A more advanced feature for reusable blockly code is _functions_.
+A more advanced feature for reusable Blockly code is _functions_.
 More about that topic can be viewed at ![youtube](../images/blockly/youtube-logo-small.png) [Functions](https://youtu.be/hSRfooBKn9A?t=60) and [Parameters](https://youtu.be/hSRfooBKn9A?t=170).
 
 ## Return to Blockly Reference
 
-[return to Blockly Reference](index.html#openhab-extensions-to-the-standard)
+[Return to Blockly Reference](index.html#openhab-extensions-to-the-standard)