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[Joe Lewis Wilkins]

Hi Jacque,

I'm sure all of this is located somewhere in the documentation, but  
I'm sure the newbies are profiting from these Gems as much as I am. I  
just wish I had more time to spend. Another problem is my eyes. The  
really small font sizes on some of Rev's stuff that appears as if it  
can't be upsized really causes me headaches (literally). I'm having  
to take a hiatus from my column for a couple of weeks, but hope to  
get back with a collection of "newbie" gems when I next appear.  
Thanks, for all of your guidance. This means EVERYONE!

Joe Wilkins

On Mar 11, 2007, at 11:20 AM, J. Landman Gay wrote:

> Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote:
>> Thanks for the added info, Klaus, but I don't see how checking  
>> that item in the View Menu does anything. It was already checked.
>
> It allows Rev's IDE stacks to appear in the Application Browser.  
> You'll need to open the app browser to see the stacks. However:
>
>> I tried go home at that point from the msg and it just closed the  
>> current stack. Except for the scripting that was possible in the  
>> HC home stack, I can see that the Rev Preferences are, for the  
>> most part, a substitution for the various things we would do with  
>> the HC home stack; and, I suppose we could actually create our own  
>> home stack as a start using stack with all of the HC features to  
>> which we were accustomed. Perhaps one of you has already done this?
>
> There is little need for a customized Home stack in Revolution, and  
> "go home" won't do anything in the IDE. (In a standalone, it does   
> go to the standalone's main stack.) The purpose of the Home stack  
> in HC was generally twofold: to 1) store custom handlers in the  
> message hierarchy, and 2) provide a hub for a navigation system.
>
> Inserting handlers into the message path is done in several ways in  
> Revolution. One common way is via the use of plugins. Plugins are  
> just standard stacks written to support particular capabilities,  
> one of which can be to insert a script into the hierarchy when the  
> stack opens. Once you've written a stack that does what you want,  
> just drop it into the Plugins folder in the Documents/My Revolution/ 
> Plugins folder (you may have to create this folder) and the plugin  
> will load automatically every time you launch Rev. You can adjust  
> the plugin behavior using the Plugin Settings menu item in the  
> Development/Plugins menu. Revolution ships with several of its own  
> plugins.
>
> For navigation, you'll need to write your own stack. I have one  
> that just presents a card containing a number of buttons scripted  
> to open my most commonly-accessed stacks. I keep it in the Plugins  
> folder, and set it to open automatically when Rev launches (using  
> the Plugin Settings item as per above.)
>
> Note that Rev tracks the most recently opened stacks, so in many  
> cases you won't need a navigation hub at all. Everywhere you've  
> been recently is listed in the File menu.
>
> -- 
> Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
> HyperActive Software           |     http://www.hyperactivesw.com
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