MC IDE v2.6b6 posted

[Robert Brenstein]

>Robert Brenstein wrote:
>
>>>>I am having trouble using an alias in the plugins folder. I've 
>>>>tried both OS X native aliases and unix-style symlinks. Symlinks 
>>>>used to work in MC (though I could never get them to work in Rev) 
>>>>but now they don't work in MC either. Anyone else?
>>>
>>>
>>>This has not changed from b5, which has been out for nearly 6 
>>>months. The routine needed for checking the initialization 
>>>properties must open the stack file to get at those properties, 
>>>and I believe that while "open stack" honors aliases "get the 
>>><whateverProperty> of stack" does not.
>>>
>>>There may be a way to use aliasReference for that.  Care to add 
>>>support for that?
>>
>>
>>This has been quite a while but I am pretty sure I tested at least 
>>Finder aliases and they worked. May be you are using a newer engine 
>>and there was some change there.
>
>I wonder why they also break in Rev?:
><http://www.runrev.com/revolution/developers/bugdatabase/show_bug.cgi?id=484>

This should be tested further to see whether it is an engine or IDE 
issue. I just retested in OS9 and no problems here.

>>>>Also, in the "programming plugins" text file, there is a 
>>>>reference to a Revolution property:
>>>>
>>>>"In Revolution, the opening mode is defined for each plugin 
>>>>through "Plugin Settings". To make MetaCard's plugins compatible 
>>>>with Revolution, you need to set the custom property:"
>>>>
>>>>And no property is named. Don't keep us guessing. ;)
>>>
>>>Robert, got time to finish that?
>>>
>>Here is the complete text:
>>
>>In Revolution, the opening mode (open-as mode) is defined for each 
>>plugin through "Plugin Settings". To make MetaCard's plugins 
>>compatible with Revolution, you need to set the custom property:
>>
>>set the cRevLoadInfo["mode"] to empty -- palette
>>set the cRevLoadInfo["mode"] to "modeless" -- modeless
>>set the cRevLoadInfo["mode"] to "modal" -- modal
>>set the cRevLoadInfo["mode"] to "invisible" -- invisible
>
>In cases where desired functionality is also available in Rev I 
>would indeed honor the Rev method.
>
>But in this case the desired functionality is already in the engine, 
>in the built-in style property of stack.

I don't follow the reason behind your comment. The above was just 
documenting what Rev does for those who want to have MC plugins 
compatible with both environments.

>Given that, instead I would recommend that Rev follow the engine 
>method, which is what the MC IDE relies on.  This recommendation has 
>been submitted:
>
><http://www.runrev.com/revolution/developers/bugdatabase/show_bug.cgi?id=1077>
>

But your suggestion, Richard, while useful in itself does not address 
the main point: one should be able to place an alias in the plugins 
folder.

Robert