How could i use differents IDE with MetaCard in the same machine?

[Richard Gaskin]

Alejandro Tejada wrote:
> How many enhancements or complete IDE replacements
> could i run at the same time in one machine, without
> creating unexpected conflicts?
> 
> I know that Scott Rossi was working in a palette, but i'm not
> sure if had released it. I'm aware of Alain's FreeCard, Klaus palette
> y Richard's Devolution.
> 
> Did i forget some IDE or enhancements?
>
> Would be safe to install and use FreeCard, Klaus Palette and Devolution 
> on top of different versions of MetaCard in the same machine?

No.  Simply running the the system in the normal manner you've been 
instructed to will cause it to become infested with viruses within mere 
minutes of ordinary use, possibly resulting in lost data and certainly 
resulting in dozens of hours of lost time as you try to fix it and 
eventually give up, reformatting your drive to start from scratch.

Ooops -- sorry, I was thinking of Windows XP.

;)

To date no conflicts have been reported between devolution components 
and others, either in MC or in Rev.  I use a bunch of other stuff from 
time to time too and have found no issues myself (other than the 
occassional bug in my own stuff, but not anything that directly conficts 
with anything else).

Most plugins are simply stacks that are pretty well self-contained. 
When I need to trap system messages I do it in a frontscript, which is 
inserted when the stack is opened and removed when the stack is closed, 
so each plugin clean up after itself.

I try to be fairly obsessive about always passing system messages, and 
as long as everyone does the same there should be no conflict.

Unfortunately the MC IDE itself does not always pass messages (mouseUp 
when the pointer tool is active, for example), but there are reasons for 
that and I'm not sure I'd like to have it pass them all.

If you find any conflict or bug with devolution please let me know and 
I'll roll out an update ASAP.

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