templates request

[Ivers, Doug E]

I second the request!  I've been wishing for easier stack examples too.  I
think a key feature of such examples is that each one demonstrates excellent
code/design regarding one topic.  Example topics are menus, i/o, web stuff,
lists, linking to a database, graphics & images, etc.  These stacks should
be more "sanctioned" than just open user submissions.  They should be
written by the pros.



On 4/2/02 12:03 PM, "SB" <sbeadle at umich.edu> wrote:

> Hi,
> To help introduce people to the power and ease and usefulness of Rev, it
> would be great if the wizard folks out there could construct and post
> some really basic stack templates that will work cross-platform.
> 
> 
> And I mean REALLY basic-- even the employee database is quite
> sophisticated and can be hard to modify for a beginner with little
> coding experience, despite  Richard's great commenting.  It would be
> wonderful to be able to start out, customize a stack, and have it WORK
> (and even SAVE!) on your first venture in from Hypercard, or from no
> programming experience at all.
> 
> to start, how about templates for:
> * A stack that saves notes or other data to a text file.
> * A stack that saves notes or other data to a stack. (one using a spash
> screen, one not)
> * A stack that has a basic set of buttons in a cross-platform menu such
> as: save, new, deletecard, previous, and next.
> 
> (I suspect the Rev staff gets a lot of questions about these topics,
> judging from the number of help and tips items written about them--maybe
> the templates could help.)
> 
> Could the stacks then be posted on the Rev site?  Perhaps eventually
> have sets of templates included with REV, like those included in
> Appleworks or FileMaker.  Maybe even some targeted to specific
> audiences-- education, medical, business, home tasks, etc.
> 
> Sandy
>