MC IDE launch using Revolution.exe

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Ken wrote...
> Richard and I discovered a few nights ago that if you  move the
> 'mchome.mc' and 'mctools.mc' stacks into the directory   where 
> the Revolution 2.8.1 application exists. The next time you  launch  
> "Rev", it will open the MetaCard IDE.

Hugh wrote...  
> Maybe on OSX, but unworkable under Windows XP. Yes, the Home.mc  
> stack launches but there is no mouse cursor and the font is  shot.

Jacque wrote...
> The Home stack needs to have this handler  added to the script of the card:
>
> on  startup
>    if the version >= "2.7"  then
>      open stack "mctools.mc" -- Mac users  can comment this out
>      start using stack  "mctools.mc"
>      set the defaultStack to  "home"
>      reset  cursors
>    end if
>    pass  startup
> end startup
> 
> Does that fix it?


Aha.  Found the problem (in the 2.8.1 Home stack). The first two lines of the 
Home  startup script need to be debugged...

on startup
if char  1 to 3 of the version >= "2.7" then
open stack  "mctools.mc" as palette  -- Mac users can comment this  out
start using stack  "mctools.mc"
set the defaultStack to  "home"
reset cursors
end  if
pass startup
end startup

These corrections also mean that the tools palette gets displayed, which it  
never did.

/H