IDE v2.6.12

[Signe Marie Sanne]

Hi Klaus and Jaqueline
Thanks for your replies, after much fiddling around I'm on the road again 
(only tested on Windows).

Signe Marie

Klaus Major skrev:
> 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