Script Analysis

Richard Gaskin ambassador at fourthworld.com
Sat Nov 16 19:58:01 EST 2002


Monte Goulding wrote:

> Any chance of some instructions for Umbrellaman? Actually I wasn't thinking
> of a runtime system but perhaps it's the way to go.

The only instructions I have are accessedd from the "?" button in thr
upper-right of the Umbrellaman window:


> 
> Umbrellaman
> 
> Umbrellaman is a "message umbrella" that traps system messages, logs 'em in
> its console, then passes them so they execute normally.
> 
> Using it is a snap:
> 
> Just select the messages you want to watch from the list at the left of the
> window (double click the list to select 'em all).  All MetaCard messages are
> in there, except idle and mouseMove (they are triggered so frequently that it
> just fills the console with uninteresting information if used).
> 
> The Start button builds a front script trapping all the selected messages and
> inserts it into the fronstscripts.
> 
> The Stop button removes the "umbrella" frontscript from the message path,
> which stops the logging.
> 
> The Clear button clears the console log.



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