It just can only get better!

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alejandro Tejada [mailto:capellan2000 at yahoo.com]
> Sent: 29 January 2003 08:02
> To: metacard at lists.runrev.com
> Subject: Re: It just can only get better!
> 
> 
> Xavier Bury wrote:  
> 
> >Thanks for the info but...
> >You should read the information on the web page and
> in
> >the info of the editor's installer... 
> 
> Mea culpa! ;)

I do this too, dont worry!

> >This upgrade is meant for MC 2.5 not 2.4. An old 
> >version of the editor is installed for MC 2.4.*. By
> >the time I finish 1.3, MC 2.5 should be out which 
> >means there's no use in updating outdated software...
> 
> No software is outdated, while it could fullfill the
> purposes to which it was created.
> As you could guess, I'm not making my development
> with the latest beta. In fact, what I do with latest
> version is to open all the files that I already have
> to test if they work fine. 
> To remember us that old software don't die check all
> Software emulators. They are more popular than ever!

Hey, I love MAME!!! I even have plans to write some video game
in MC but... I know what you mean. The effort to write
the 2.5 editor is rather large and requires testing and debugging
which I was hoping I'd get from user feedback. This lack of
feedback is what steals my time to port it back to the old 2.4 version 
which is a bit different in it's main script. 

> >Since this is just a hobby to develop this, I have 
> >very little incentives to do more... But any
> donations 
> >will be rightfully considered though! If you tell me 
> >that a shareware + registration is something you
> want, 
> >then I'll upgrade it on the spot after I get 500$ 
> >which I doubt will ever happen. ;((
> 
> Exactly like you, I strongly suspect that you will not
> get $500 :))
> I remember that some authors release their work as
> postcardware. There are others more creatives schemes
> for payment: Lobsters, Stamps, Mugs, etc. This is a 
> good point that we must keep talking about.

Been there, done that! I used to ask for beer! But never met
that kind soul that could refresh my palate!

>[snip]. If someone code a dll or xcmd to make this
> possible and charge $500 for unlimited use, Do you 
> think that users must keep asking Scott to include
> direct support for Flash in MetaCard?

Im sure they would. There's always needs for more...

> >The Editor 1.3 is the only one Im supporting for the
> >moment. You are free to integrate 1.3 features into 
> >1.1.5 if you want to help - it's all opensource... 
> 
> Ah! well, Thanks.
> In the future, maybe we can make a tutorial about
> customizing this editor, klaus tool and the
> development enviroment in general!
> With scripts explained in excess and images of the
> dialogs and windows.... 

I dont see the point in that... Why not just edit it? ;))

> >You are also welcome to furnish any DLL's/XCMDs to
> >speed up things of course!
> 
> These two (DLL's/XCMDs) are beyond me. For now ;))

It's never too late to learn!

> By the way, Xavier, I still think that your editor is
> key to implement the use other languages different
> than english (like french, german or spanish) to code
> the
> development engine.
> The preferences for the language of use could be set
> with a pop-up button in the home stack or a menu...

This is a great idea but there is one little problem: 
the MetaTalk parser I cannot change - it's built in MC... 
Also, I've seen HyperTalk in French (or was it applescripts) 
and it really sucked and made everything much more confusing 
and hard to maintain. Latin languages are not as nice for 
programming I guess. There will be an abbreviator function 
I'll bring in from XOS to reduce script's length. I could make it
also translate you code into what you want 
but the script will never compile! So I fail to see the point...

Although I could work out the editor to handle other languages and 
support HTML/XML/ETC... tagging in the editor, this would be best as a
separate application.

> Keep Up the good work

Thanks Alejandro! 
I will!

> Cheers
> Alejandro
> 
 


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