Can't open downloaded stack on OS X

[Dar Scott]

On Thursday, April 4, 2002, at 12:25 PM, Dar Scott wrote:

> I downloaded a stack from the Internet (Altuit's cool 
> XMLtree.rev), but I can't open it with Revolution.  It is dimmed 
> in the open window.

I've been able to open this, but it does seem strange.

OS X knows the stack is a Revolution Document.  It shows up with a 
Revolution Icon, anyway.  My _Mac OS X: The Complete Reference_ 
says the system will know the type by a creator code, a hint in the 
first 1K of the file, or by the suffix.  I'm not sure what a 
creator code means in the OS X context.

I think I was erroneously hesitant to open a stack other than by 
the dialog box after Jeanne's explaining that double-clicking a 
stack will open it in "run-time mode."  I have yet to explore what 
that means.

What worked was dragging the stack onto dock icon of a running 
Revolution.  I didn't try double clicking or dragging it to the 
dock icon of a Revolution not running.

The answer file description does not address OS X.

Perhaps the stack is one derived from an older version.

Dar Scott