It looks like Director is Finally Dead

[Skip Kimpel]

Sad to see it officially going away but the writing on the wall has been
there for YEARS.  I think most of us switched to other tools to do what we
once did in Director.  That is why we are now all friends of LiveCode :)

SKIP

On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 1:25 PM, Colin Holgate via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the link. I’m going to post it on Marc Canter’s Facebook wall!
>
>
> > On Jan 27, 2017, at 10:03 AM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Colin,
> >
> >> Am 27.01.2017 um 17:56 schrieb Colin Holgate via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> >>
> >> I can’t find any announcements from Adobe, and the article doesn’t
> provide links.
> >
> > there is in fact a link to an ADOBE blog:
> > <https://blogs.adobe.com/creativecloud/the-future-of-
> adobe-contribute-director-and-shockwave/>
> >
> > I have been using Director for years, its animation possibilities were
> AWESOME, wish we had (a fraction of) this in LC,
> > but scripting was a real pain in the arse!
> >
> > I never regretted my switch to MetaCard in 1999! ;-)
> >
> >> The logic in the article is a bit dumb. They say that Mac shockwave
> support is going to end, and so naturally they would get rid of the tool
> that makes shockwave content. But shockwave is only one part of what
> Director is good for.
> >> Anyway, I’ll keep trying to find an Adobe post about it.
> >>
> >>> On Jan 27, 2017, at 9:45 AM, Lynn Fredricks via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >>> <http://venturebeat.com/2017/01/27/adobe-will-stop-selling-
> contribute-and-director-on-february-1-drop-shockwave-for-
> mac-support-on-march-14/>
> >
> > Best
> >
> > Klaus
> >
> > --
> > Klaus Major
> > http://www.major-k.de
> > klaus at major-k.de
> >
> >
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