IDE v2.6.12

[Klaus Major]

Hi Jaqueline,

> Signe Marie Sanne wrote:
>> On Windows I have just downloaded and installed Revolution 2.7  
>> (made a copy and renamed it to mc.exe) and the latest test version  
>> of the IDE. The engine is placed in the same folder as the rest.  
>> The home stack does open, but does not work, no icons and cursor  
>> disappearing under the top. Do I have to download the old engine  
>> (2.6)?
> Here is something I wrote up about it:
> Installing Revolution 2.7 into the MC IDE
> Make these changes to an existing copy of the MC home stack (do  
> this in an earlier version, before trying to open 2.7):
>
> on startup
>   if the version >= "2.7" then
>     start using stack "mctools.mc"
>     set the defaultStack to "home"
>     reset cursors
>   end if
> end startup
>
> on preOpenStack
>     -- open stack "mctools.mc" -- don't need this for OS X; enable  
> for Windows
>     <remainder of existing MC script here>
> end preOpenStack

thanks a lot, works like a charm now :-)

> Here's the biggie now: Rename the mchome.mc stack to "home.rev".

Not necessary as Mark noted.

> You can replace the engine inside the MC app bundle as before, or  
> you can just drag a copy of the entire Rev app to the MC IDE  
> folder. However, one reason to replace the engine inside the bundle  
> is if you want to keep the MC icon in the dock so you can tell your  
> copies apart.
> For OS X users who have replaced the app inside the MC bundle: Open  
> the native Revolution bundle, open the Contents folder, and make a  
> copy of the Plugins folder. Open the MC bundle -> Contents folder,  
> and drag in the Plugins folder. This allows theme support; without  
> it you will not be able to set native "appearance manager" theme in  
> stacks.
> Double-click the app to launch. If you have previously registered  
> 2.7 inside the Rev IDE then it works.
> -- 
> Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
> HyperActive Software           |     http://www.hyperactivesw.com

Regards

Klaus Major
klaus at major-k.de
http://www.major-k.de