Re: installation packages
The stackFiles article at Cross Worlds has reminded me of something I ought to learn more about: installation packages. What software do list-members recommend for creating a self-installing standalone? I use WISE Install for Windows, and Installer Vise for Mac OS. I like 'em both well enough. The disappointing thing about the Mac installer market is that all of the good packages require a per-use fee, for each product you delvier for your clients. On Windows it is common to have a one-time fee only, and the developer can use the license to make as many installer of as many products as they like. (And on a note of public acknowledgment: thank you to the Cross World folks for their time and generosity in providing plenty of thoroughly practical advice through the various articles at their site.) They have the best MetaCard site on the planet. Good work, gang. - Richard Gaskin Fourth World Multimedia Design and Development for Mac, Windows, UNIX, and the Web _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com Tel: 323-225-3717 Fax: 323-225-0716 This is the MetaCard mailing list. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm
SV: installation packages
The stackFiles article at Cross Worlds has reminded me of something I ought to learn more about: installation packages. What software do list-members recommend for creating a self-installing standalone? -- Nicolas R Cueto For Windows I use Install Maker from http://www.clickteam.com it is very simple to use and there is a free of charge version. The registered version is low price. Regards, Eva This is the MetaCard mailing list. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm
quicktime question
Hi, Is there some way to get streaming quicktime channels to show up in metacard? Just wondering. -Charles Silverman This is the MetaCard mailing list. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm
Re: Graphic Labels
I am working with the graphics in MetaCard, and would like to attach a label to a filled oval. Unfortunately, the label is placed inside the oval. Filling the oval obscures the label. Another problem is that the label is likely to be longer (in width) than the oval, but the oval's width is determined by the size of the graphic. Any chance in a future release that we can have 1) labels underneath the graphic? 2) label sizes independent of the graphic size? Just a thought. For now, I am going to have to go with a graphic and attach a field. Raymond This is the MetaCard mailing list. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm
Re: Graphic Labels
On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, Raymond E. Griffith wrote: I am working with the graphics in MetaCard, and would like to attach a label to a filled oval. Unfortunately, the label is placed inside the oval. Filling the oval obscures the label. I can't reproduce this: the label is always drawn on top of the filled area here... Another problem is that the label is likely to be longer (in width) than the oval, but the oval's width is determined by the size of the graphic. Any chance in a future release that we can have 1) labels underneath the graphic? Why would you want this? 2) label sizes independent of the graphic size? Not likely: having size of the drawn area be the same as the object's "rect" property is a fundamental assumption in how objects work in MetaCard. Just a thought. For now, I am going to have to go with a graphic and attach a field. A reasonable workaround. If you set the textAlign to "center" and make the field as large as you'd ever want it to be, it should work just the way you want. Regards, Scott Raymond This is the MetaCard mailing list. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Scott Raney [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.metacard.com MetaCard: You know, there's an easier way to do that... This is the MetaCard mailing list. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm
Removing font attributes from HTML
Whenever I create HTML with MetaCard, the resulting HTML contains things which make it unsuitable for browsers. One if that the text size is generated as FONT size="12", which is great on points-based systems like MC but makes for really gigantic text on browsers. Correcting this is not a problem, but here's an annoyance that I could use a tip for: How can I prevent MetaCard from generating these font tags at all? Wouldn't they only be needed if individual sections have font attributes applied? Should it not be free of font tags altogether if the text does not contain them? In my output here, the font attributes seem to be applied to every line, whether there are any assigned font properties of not. Hm - Richard Gaskin Fourth World Multimedia Design and Development for Mac, Windows, UNIX, and the Web _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com Tel: 323-225-3717 Fax: 323-225-0716 This is the MetaCard mailing list. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm
Re: Removing font attributes from HTML
On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, Richard Gaskin wrote: Whenever I create HTML with MetaCard, the resulting HTML contains things which make it unsuitable for browsers. One if that the text size is generated as FONT size="12", which is great on points-based systems like MC but makes for really gigantic text on browsers. Right: MetaCard probably abusing the "FONT" tag, but then, it's implementation on browsers is a joke too and not worthy of emulating. The design goal of MetaCard's HTML implementation is to make it possible to export styled text and reimport it and get the same thing. This is not possible with the "1"/"-1" stuff that browsers supposedly support. Correcting this is not a problem, but here's an annoyance that I could use a tip for: How can I prevent MetaCard from generating these font tags at all? Wouldn't they only be needed if individual sections have font attributes applied? Should it not be free of font tags altogether if the text does not contain them? It is. In my output here, the font attributes seem to be applied to every line, whether there are any assigned font properties of not. It doesn't do that here. Try "put field 1 into field 1" to clear all of the tags. Regards, Scott Hm - Richard Gaskin Fourth World Multimedia Design and Development for Mac, Windows, UNIX, and the Web _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com Tel: 323-225-3717 Fax: 323-225-0716 This is the MetaCard mailing list. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Scott Raney [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.metacard.com MetaCard: You know, there's an easier way to do that... This is the MetaCard mailing list. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm
Re: New release of the MetaCard HTTP server
Scott Raney wrote: The beta 1 release of the MetaCard HTTP server (mchttpd) is now available as ftp://ftp.metacard.com/MetaCard/2.3/mchttpd.zip. New to this release are extended examples and documentation on how HTTP servers (and servers in general) operate. As with previous releases, this server works on all operating systems and is freeware. Suggestions about how to improve the server from here are welcome as are script contributions, more extended examples, or even just feedback on how it works (or doesn't work) for you. Regards, Scott The file "mchttpd.conf" seems to have an extra empty line at the top (at least on Windows) which puts the server preferences in the wrong fields the first time one opens the stack. Either edit the text file by hand or reset the preferences in the stack and save them. Andu This is the MetaCard mailing list. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm
