Metacard Examples???

[Geoff Canyon]

At 2:36 PM -0500 12/15/01, Bruce Humphrey wrote:
>As a newcomer to Metacard, could someone point me to the FAQ and any
>Metacard sites with examples?  I am an old Hypercard programmer and could
>get it to do most everything, but got tired of its color limitations, etc.
>and wandered off to Authorware, VB...  Now I'm trying Metacard, but find
>that I learned Hypercard best from examples, sample code, etc.

First off, you're definitely in the right place. If you remember HyperCard fondly, you are likely to fall in love with MetaCard.

>Also, has anyone thought about putting together a Metacard book similar to
>Danny Goodman's Hypercard?  I don't find the Metacard interface quite as
>intuitive, so I know *I* would benefit from something written specifically
>about it.  And quite frankly the online and printed manuals leave a
>*little* to be desired.
>
>Any leads to flatten this learning curve of mine would be greatly appreciated.

Many just start bashing away at code, and ask questions on this list. There's generally someone with an answer to almost any question you can ask :-)

regards,

Geoff