I am in the process of learning MetaCard. Unfortunately, even before
I have a solid grasp on the ways of MetaCard, I have to create a Style Guide
that describes the structure of the files and directories we will be
delivering. I'm not sure how MetaCard needs things to be structured, or even
what kind of files MetaCard needs as peripherals. The following is an
excerpt from a previous Style Guide (of which our project is a
continuation), when the developers were using IconAuthor. Any help in
rewriting it to fit the MetaCard metaphor? For example, I'm not sure if
saying "MetaCard Runtime files" would make real sense.
The ICW files consist of the MetaCard runtime programs and the ICW
developed applications. The runtime programs consist of the MetaCard
MPRESENT (Version 7.00.27) files and any other files required at runtime.
The files for the ICW developed applications consist of database, lesson,
and ICW system files (non-lesson, such as logon, module menu, and Help
subapplications). The MetaCard runtime program files and the database files
will be stored on the hard disk. All other files will be accessible from
CD-ROM.
A related question is what command would a different program need to
make in order to launch our MetaCard main menu. In other words, our training
program will be launched from the application for which we are developing
the training. The folks developing that software need to know what
command(s) to embed. Thanks!
Lori C. Fraind
Delex Systems, Inc.
(703) 734-8300 x310
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