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? ...
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johnr91468
Dec 6, 2003 1:43 pm
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...
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Alejandro Tejada
capellan2000
Dec 7, 2003 1:36 pm
"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...
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Alejandro Tejada
capellan2000
Dec 8, 2003 2:51 pm
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...
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Richard Gaskin
fourth_world
Dec 8, 2003 5:46 pm
... 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...
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johnr91468
Dec 8, 2003 11:13 pm
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...
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Richard Gaskin
fourth_world
Dec 8, 2003 11:46 pm
... 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 ...
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Richard Gaskin
fourth_world
Dec 10, 2003 12:17 am
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...
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Alejandro Tejada
capellan2000
Dec 10, 2003 2:02 am
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...
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johnrule@...
johnr91468
Dec 22, 2003 3:47 pm
Will the 'open driver' function ever be explained (or does it NOT work)? Does anyone have a working example with USB? Thanks, JR...
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dzynr
netdzynr
Dec 23, 2003 5:22 pm
...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...
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Alejandro Tejada
capellan2000
Dec 25, 2003 2:58 am
... dimensional/positional ... more?). Do you refer adding these properties to one of the palettes? Or create another different floating palette (like some...
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Klaus Major
klaus_major
Dec 26, 2003 12:19 pm
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...
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Alejandro Tejada
capellan2000
Dec 26, 2003 11:27 pm
... 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...
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dzynr
netdzynr
Dec 28, 2003 6:32 am
... 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...
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dzynr
netdzynr
Dec 28, 2003 6:32 am
... I joined the group late so will try to go back through the messages... Regards, - Scott Rossi Tactile Media...
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J. Landman Gay
jacque_hyper...
Dec 28, 2003 7:09 am
... 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...
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Richard Gaskin
fourth_world
Dec 28, 2003 9:25 am
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...
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David Bovill
fortyfoxes
Mar 2, 2004 10:32 am
Can someone point me to where they could be archived? Seem to remember someone was kind enough to do this?...
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johnrule@...
johnr91468
Mar 29, 2004 8:18 pm
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...
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Monte Goulding
montagueg
Mar 29, 2004 10:28 pm
... 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...
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Richard Gaskin
fourth_world
Mar 30, 2004 12:18 am
... Thank you, Monte. Your contribution will be noted in the About box. -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Media Corporation Developer of WebMerge: Publish any...
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Monte Goulding
montagueg
Mar 30, 2004 12:36 am
... 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...
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Richard Gaskin
fourth_world
Mar 30, 2004 12:42 am
... 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...
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Monte Goulding
montagueg
Mar 30, 2004 1:02 am
... 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...
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Richard Gaskin
fourth_world
Mar 30, 2004 1:36 am
... 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...
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Monte Goulding
montagueg
Mar 30, 2004 1:56 am
... 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...
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johnrule@...
johnr91468
Mar 30, 2004 2:10 am
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...
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Richard Gaskin
fourth_world
Mar 30, 2004 2:37 am
... 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...
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Monte Goulding
montagueg
Mar 30, 2004 2:47 am
... Nope... talking about older engines too with this point. Windows executables apparently have two product and file version numbers. One text and one binary....
