MC vs Rev docs

[Richard Gaskin]

Shari wrote:
> In other words, the MC Index docs are complete.  They are not missing 
> anything as I had originally thought (excepting some of the 
> documentation to explain how the menu items work in Rev, such as the 
> detailed info re the standalone builder... I already know how to do this 
> in MC so I don't need the Rev docs unless I'm working in Rev...)

That's partially true.

The MC Language Reference contains all tokens supported by the engine as 
of engine v2.5.  Since then another hundred or so tokens have been added.

For the Rev v2.6 series a few of us got together and made an importer 
for the Rev Dictionary for use in MC -- you can get it in the Files 
section of MC's Home -- see mcTranscriptDict.mc.zip at:

<http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MC_IDE/files/Extras/>

We can't distribute RunRev's dictionary files for copyright reasons, but 
since every licensed MC user is also a licensed Rev user everyone 
already has a copy of the dictionary data on their hard drive anyway. 
So that utility is a shell for displaying the data, and includes its own 
importer (see the Help button) to import the thousands of tiny XML files 
that Rev uses.  The import takes only a few seconds, and when it's done 
you have one tidy window to view all of the latest tokens.

It's been working great for the last couple years, but with Rev v2.7 the 
format of the XML files has changed so we need to update the importer 
for the latest version.

I've been so busy with client stuff and my own IDE that I haven't had 
time to update that importer.  It would be ideal if someone in this 
community would be willing to act as "owner" of that stack, willing to 
update the importer and clean up the UI.

Any takers?

If not I'll get to it sooner or later, but I can't guarantee it'll be 
sooner. :)

Also on my plate is DarksIDE, a one-click solution for downloading, 
installing, and setting up the MC IDE.  This would obviate the need for 
FlipsIDE (also in the Files section at MC's home), which lets you 
conveniently flip between IDEs.  The problem with FlipsIDE is that while 
it's convenient, it seems silly to wait for Rev to load just to run 
FlipsIDE to purge Rev to load MC.  DarksIDE addresses this by making a 
completely separate installation for MC, in a way that is even more 
convenient.

DarksIDE could also use an owner.  It's not difficult to make, just 
tedious and time-consuming, and I have a lot of products on my plate 
right now cutting into my volunteer work.

If someone wants to bring DarksIDE to completion I can forward notes and 
the beginnings of the UI I've concocted for it.  Just drop me a note.


> So.... this reasoning for working with the Rev IDE just went blooey. I 
> think I'll work in MC today :-)

I'd say "Have a great day", but it sounds like you're all set for that. :)

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  Richard Gaskin
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