Stack formats and the O-S version.

[Richmond]

On 02/10/2013 08:44 AM, J. Landman Gay wrote:
> On 2/8/13 1:37 PM, Richmond wrote:
>> On 02/08/2013 09:26 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote:
>>> On 2/8/13 9:57 AM, Richmond wrote:
>>>> As, presumably, the O-S version of Livecode will enable everyone
>>>> to open stacks whether they are in the pre-2.7, the pre-5.5 or the 
>>>> post
>>>> 5.5 format
>>>> why doesn't RunRev (or someone authorised by them) release a small
>>>> widget to
>>>> open post 5.5 stacks and offer to save them in either
>>>> the pre-2.7 or the pre-5.5 format right now?
>>>
>>> Anyone with 5.5+ could do that with a standalone in about two minutes.
>>> If someone else doesn't do it, I'll write one pretty soon.
>>>
>>
>> Lovely, Thanks.
>
> It's here now:
> <http://www.hyperactivesw.com/resources_stackversioner.html>
>
> It's a very quick job without much testing. Be sure you convert only 
> copies of stacks, because it doesn't make a backup for you. If there 
> are any problems, let me know.
>
> I included a png file in the Linux folder so you could use it as an 
> icon if you wanted. I want to tell that Python guy over on the Reddit 
> forum that it took me about 15 minutes to lay out the stack, write the 
> script, and build executables for three operating systems. (Of course, 
> it took me 2 hours to make the app icon, which still looks pretty 
> awful. I am graphically challenged. I know my limits.)
>

That is a great tool which should be of very great help to a lot of people.

Thanks so much!

Richmond.