New Externals...

[Frank D. Engel, Jr.]

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"Going to be" cross-platform?  Check here:

http://www.mono-project.com/


Hmm... what about a Rev runtime for .net?  I think .net will be 
available for Windows Mobile soon (is it already?), so a .net runtime 
version would automatically provide support for software on Windows 
Mobile, Windows itself (2000+, correct?), and apparently Mono-supported 
platforms as well (various flavors of Linux, plus OS X more or less -- 
more soon, I hope) -- and possibly even future platforms which don't 
even exist yet!


On Feb 3, 2005, at 2:01 PM, Gordon Webster wrote:

> Dear Chipp
>
> An "externals external" would be great. Something that
> could expose the functions and type requirements in
> standard windows dlls or *nix .so shared library (and
> their OSX equivalents).
>
> As is already the case in C#, Java or some of the
> flavors of Basic, you could then import these
> functions directly into transcript something like ...
>
>     externalHandle = altuitUseExternal("mylib.dll")
>
> IMHO runrev really needs a more accessible interface
> to the vast wealth of shared libraries that exist out
> there, without having to write wrappers for every new
> library you want to use. I would love to be able to
> use OpenGL from within rev for example and create
> interactive 3D viewports on my rev stacks.
>
> OT: Wouldn't it be great to have .NET bindings for
> rev, especially since it seems that .NET is going to
> be a genuinely cross-platform runtime (please no Java
> Vs. .NET flames or any other anti-MS invective - I'm
> no great fan of MS, but it seems that they've finally
> done something right with .NET)
>
> Best
>
> Gordon
>
>
>
>
> --- Chipp Walters <chipp at chipp.com> wrote:
>
>> The recent altBrowser bundle offering was a success
>> thanks to RR users
>> all over the world. A personal thank-you from Chris
>> and I for all of
>> your support. And thanks to RunRev for an excellent
>> job of helping to
>> get the word out.
>>
>> We're currently working on a free upgrade for
>> altBrowser (both Mac and
>> PC) which we hope will be out next week.
>>
>> So, this got Chris and I thinking about other
>> externals. Before we
>> started, we wanted to get some feedback from RR
>> users as which externals
>> you would like to see. Keep in mind, they need to be
>> cross-platform, and
>> they need to have some sort of mass market appeal.
>>
>> Here are a couple of ideas we have:
>>
>> 1) USB external support. That about says it all
>> right there!
>>
>> 2) Image Effects library. The ability to
>> import/export many different
>> formats, apply special effects like dropped shadows,
>> borders, sharpen
>> and blur and more.
>>
>> If you have any other ideas, please let us know,
>> either on this list or off.
>>
>> Thanks again!
>>
>> -Chipp Walters
>> Altuit, Inc.
>>
>>
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Frank D. Engel, Jr.  <fde101 at fjrhome.net>

$ ln -s /usr/share/kjvbible /usr/manual
$ true | cat /usr/manual | grep "John 3:16"
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten 
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have 
everlasting life.
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