[ANN] Patch Stack for App Browser 2.5.1 and 2.6

[Devin Asay]

Eric,

Have you posted this problem as a bug fix or feature request on  
Bugzilla?

Devin

On Jul 15, 2005, at 4:06 AM, Eric Chatonet wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I you have followed the thread "App Browser Woes....." on this  
> list, you know the facts:
>
>
>> How come when I change something in my stack, like the layer  
>> number or the object name etc. It doesn't change in the App  
>> Browser Window?
>>
>
> And my answer:
>
> To be precise, the problem came in with Rev 2.5.1. (no problem with  
> prior versions)
> In order to save time, runRev guys imagined to keep the current  
> controls list into a cache (good idea) and refresh this list only  
> when a control is deleted or added (very bad idea).
>
> Here is a patch stack to correct the devastating side effects ;-)
> Just run the line below in the message box:
>
> go url "http://www.sosmartsoftware.com/downloads/App%20Browser% 
> 20Patch.rev"
>
> "In topic" and as a reminder, you will find below a short  
> specification of my Objects Picker plugin you can download from my  
> website:
>
> Objects Picker makes it possible to edit properties and scripts in  
> one click.
> It also offers dozens of powerful functions like the graphical  
> reorganization of layers or the moving of objects, copying and  
> pasting of properties or styles, the incremental denomination of  
> objects, the management of profiles, and improved script edition,  
> the bookmarking of objects as well as other functions...
> Objects Picker fits in well with Revolution IDE: it uses objects  
> lists as in Rev Application Browser and uses the same shortcuts you  
> specified for it as well it takes care of Revolution UI Elements In  
> Lists preference.
> In a word, Objects Picker uses contextual menus to perform varied  
> (and what are sometimes boring :-) actions, all at once, with just  
> one mouse-click, on multiple objects: features are derived directly  
> from programming experience and will help you save a lot of time  
> when you are developing.
> Note that this heavy plugin (850 KB zip archive, 1.9 MB on disk) is  
> the only one which is not free but you will get yours money's worth  
> (€ 12 :-)

Devin Asay
Humanities Technology and Research Support Center
Brigham Young University