[ANN] StackRunner 1.0.2

Ken Ray kray at sonsothunder.com
Fri Sep 9 11:13:12 EDT 2005


On 9/9/05 9:40 AM, "Marielle Lange" <rp011s7075 at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> (1) The downloads size are in reality 4.9 for the dreamcard player
> and 1.3 for the stackrunner. The dreamcard player application is
> accompanied by a components directory which is 5.7 MB big.

Yes; in StackRunner, the supported common libraries, icons, cursors, etc.
are all built into the standalone, and since it doesn't have support for
RevOnline, etc., so it is smaller than DCP (3.6 MB for SR vs. 9.5 MB for DCP
- both under OS X).

> (2) The stack runner will automatically start any application called
> main.rev in the same directory. This means that you can very easily
> distribute your stack to others, without having to explain anything.
> Just rename the stackrunner app to your program name. For instance,
> run_this.app. Then instruct any user to click twice on this file and
> the job is done. That's a lot lot easier to demo anything, distribute
> to students, or attract new users.

That's true! One thing to keep in mind, though, and that is on OS X if you
rename the app, it doesn't rename that application menu title when the
program launches, so if you called it "Click Me.app", when they run it, the
application menu will still read "StackRunner" (although a minor adjustment
to the .plist file inside the bundle will fix this as well).
 
> Many thanks for this, Ken! A great addition for the education commmunity

Glad I could do it!


Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
Web site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/
Email: kray at sonsothunder.com




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