On 11/16/2010 12:23 PM, Francis Nugent Dixon wrote:
Hi from Beautiful Brittany,
Terry Judd wrote :
What about creating a personal 'player' application that starts up
automatically and is just left running in the background.
That's what I do. I have my favourite stack names in a tiny list,
displayed by a "Call.app" loaded in my Mac Startup, sitting in
a corner of my screen (OK - so I have a "20 iMac and a second
"24 screen, so I have plenty of space !).
My Favourite stacks load in 1 second. So much for my own personal use.
As for the 10 second banner on standalones, I imagine that RunRev needs
the publicity, to try and increase its User Base. I always learned that
it is not publicity that sells a product, but the satisfied users.
I spend quite some time with my friends giving glowing reports about how
I use RunRev, and what I do with it. They are always impressed,
especially
when they see it all on screen. Whether they buy the product is a
different
problem. I don't know many people who do, want to, or will ever, program,
however enticing the product is. RunRev is a niche product, the User Base
will always be limited. Hypercard was enticing, but LiveCode is SO
powerful,
and SO extensive, that it can switch off amateurs in 30 seconds flat !
That is something I must flatly disagree with.
If one tells a would-be "hobby" user ALL the capabilities of RR/LC it will
make them switch off.
If one shows a would-be "hobby" user how simple a matter it is to get
a relatively straight-forward program up-and-running they will be dead
keen on RR/LC very quickly indeed.
I have shown 7-10 year old kids how to make calculator programs (i.e. +,
-, * and /)
and had them quickly tackling slightly more complicated things: if I had
started
wobbling-on about database connectivity they would have been running for the
door faster than you can say "Livecode".
FMPOV, the people who stand to gain the most from the LiveCode Banner,
are
professional programmers (quite a lot floating on this forum) who will
get
requests from people who would like to see their "problem" turned into
an "app",
and are prepared to put some money up for it.
If you are an amateur LiveCode user, skate around the problem. If you are
a professional LiveCode user, thank RunRev for opening your potential to
make some more money. How many of you already have your own "Site"
banner ?
Instead of moaning, why don't you persuade RunRev to set up a list of
program
developers on the RunRev site (with their speciality and site address) !
Charge them $10 a year - they'll jump at it ! Then, everybody will be
happy .. :>)
-Francis
"Nothing should ever be done for the first time !"
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