mouseMove Bug

[Gregory Lypny]

Thanks Scott and Richard,

Crystal clear, and a useful insight into Rev's IDE and engine.

	Gregory

Scott replied to me:

> If you think abut it, this makes sense: Rev allows you to build your  
> own
> authoring tools, which may need to utilize mouseMove messages in  
> pointer
> tool mode, the same as when in browse mode.  So in reality, the  
> runtime
> environment is not bleeding into the development environment; you  
> ran across
> a message that's available when using different tools.


And Richard elaborated with:

> Scott touched on this, but it's worth at least a little more  
> explanation.
>
> What the Rev IDE may call the "edit tool", the engine knows as the
> "pointer tool".
>
> The engine provides a variety of tool modes to enable an astounding
> variety of applications, including paint tools, drawing tools, and the
> pointer tool for manipulating objects.
>
> The pointer tool makes it easy to create custom drawing and layout
> environments for your users.  For example, you'd want to include  
> drawing
> tools and field tools along with a pointer tool in a program that  
> allows
> the end-user to design database layouts.
>
> Rev is almost unique in its ability to build a complete IDE using only
> itself; I've seen few other tools even attempt it.
>
> But this means that the IDE is using the same engine that you're  
> using,
> and it can be helpful to keep that in mind when you're working to  
> better
> understand what's going on.
>
> A handful of us still use an older IDE that once shipped with the
> product before RunRev Ltd. acquired it, MetaCard.  The MC IDE has  
> fewer
> features, but those of us who use it enjoy that it keeps us close to  
> the
> engine, minimizing differences between development and runtime.
>
> In recent years I've made my own fork of that IDE, and there's also
> Galaxy and others as well.  That's one of the beautiful things about
> Rev:  it's not just another authoring tool, but a toolkit you can  
> use to
> build the exact sort of authoring environment you most prefer.
>
> You might enjoy taking a moment to review the Rev Dictionary entry for
> "tool", to appreciate the breadth of interaction modes available.  It
> might even inspire ideas for new apps you can build. :)