It's funny, because once I wrote that explanation for the original Random Sounds thread, I had the same idea: "Wow, this would be great to write a book about."
I'd be interested in writing one sometime, if there was enough demand and I could contribute something. Most of the topics listed are ones I have yet to explore, though. If I may ask one question, to Richard Herz: what sort of real-time simulation would you be interested in learning how to create? I remember the original documentation that came with HyperCard, I read through that thing quite a bit and learned a lot. A big thick manual for MetaCard would be nice, too... or even a slim one, heh. Slim would be easier to digest! Karl On Thursday, October 3, 2002, at 12:36 PM, Richard K. Herz wrote: > Richard Gaskin wrote: > >>> Now all I need is a Metacard equivalent of Danny Goodman's bible "The >>> Complete Hypercard Handbook"! >>> >>> Is there any such tome in existence? >> >> What would you like to see in such a book? > > Richard, are you volunteering? As far as I'm concerned, the MC help > covers > commands pretty well. A big contribution would be a book that shows > how > complex things are put together (well, and a couple how to get started > chapters too). > > Here are a few chapters from my wish list: > > How to communicate over the Internet (FTP, email, etc.) > How to build an "Internet App" > How to write externals > (including documentation of the MC-external interface, and an example > in > Fortran as well as C) > How to control and communicate with other applications and the OS from > MC > (using shell() to start other programs, getting directory lists, etc.) > How to work with menus cross-platform > How to print > How to work with groups > How to build real-time simulations > ... and the list goes on > > Rich Herz > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > metacard mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard > > -- Go Bison! http://www.karlbecker.com _______________________________________________ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard