How do we update the engine for the MC IDE, or are we going to use the RunRev engine...meaning that current registered MC users must upgrade to get upgrades? ...
I will answer my own question I guess: (This issue was already discussed on the MetaCard list) [JohnR - Thu, 10 Jul 2003 19:34:38 Vol 1 #701] (Quoting the...
"Johnr91468" wrote: [snip] ... I understand that you just have to rename the engine to mc.exe and put it in place of the actual metacard engine application. al...
Recently, Richard Gaskin wrote that the Metacard IDE was released by Scott Raney with the X11 license. Could someone explain in very lay terms or with the...
... X11 has been chosen, but your project poohbah (yours truly) has not yet revised the MC IDE to include that license for Scott's approval and posting. I...
The Rev engines are not compatible with the MC_IDE in two respects (so far): - Custom icons (Standalone Builder) generates an error stating that 'the engine...
... With Jacque's excellent assistance, the cause has been identified: the icon data in MC's Buld button is used to find offsets for app icons in the Win ...
I finished the changes needed in mctools.mc for compatibility with the v2.5.1 engine, and have updated the license info to reflect the X11 license governing...
Hi Richard, Thanks a lot Richard!! :-) I've written to Everaldo, the icon designer of the Crystal series for KDE, about using his designs in web and...
...I would like to propose the addition of objects' dimensional/positional properties being added to the IDE (width, height, position, more?). I'm not sure...
... dimensional/positional ... more?). Do you refer adding these properties to one of the palettes? Or create another different floating palette (like some...
Hi all, ... 100 % agreed :-) I would also offer my "heim2" palette, but i am sure Scott already has something nifty up his sleeve ;-) ... I personally would...
... I'll like an option to choose between small and medium size icons like some web browsers and eudora mail reader... ... If everaldo approves the use of his...
... My initial thought was of adding fields to the existing object editing cards. This would have the least amount of impact on the current IDE. I suppose...
... I'd agree. How about just enlarging the existing card a bit and adding the missing properties? It would be a start for now. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay...
This messages is being copied to both the MetaCard list and the MC_IDE group at Yahoo to update folks about the IDE and to ask the question: do we need two...
Has anyone successfully used the new RunRev engine that has the larger icon compatibility? I imagine that all we need to do change the size limitation now in...
... Yep ;-) I wrote the code that replaces them in the engine. Actually it's rather complex because it seems there's no standard in what order the image...
... Thank you, Monte. Your contribution will be noted in the About box. -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Media Corporation Developer of WebMerge: Publish any...
... Anytime... if you want me to actually do this then I can but I have no idea of the process for checking ot an IDE component here... There's probably one...
... If you would like to make the change it would be very generous of you and much appreciated. You can work with the latest release build in the Yahoo Group...
... What are you doing about maintaining IDE support for older engines? I'd suggest making the Standalone Builder a separate stackFile so you can offer the...
... Historically, each IDE version was tied to a specific engine release. Swapping IDEs is not difficult; most folks don't even bother, just keeping a separate...
... Oh... actually I think I could handle it as long as we can assume the engine you are pointing the standalone builder at is the same version as the running...
Yes, I for one am interested in that. It has been very embarassing to have customers ask me "Why is the version number different in the properties?"...from my...
... I think Monte's talking about engine v2.6, which hasn't been released yet. In all earlier versions you just enter the info you want into the Standalone...
... Nope... talking about older engines too with this point. Windows executables apparently have two product and file version numbers. One text and one binary....