> A carbonized stub was released with XDK for Director 8.5.1. However, 
> it has no Xtras with it, so if you try to run anything that requires 
> an Xtra it won't work. The Xtras packaged with Dir851 now don't cut 
> it -- they don't even register as Xtras to the new stub.
> 
Yeah, we need the Xtras. I know Gary has said he'd update Buddy to OSX
at the appropriate time, but I don't know about the rest. Xtras
developers aren't exactly drowning in cash.

Actually, I don't think the carbonized stub qualifies as OSX native,
does it? I'll check Apple's requirements--they have a nifty co-marketing
program we'd like to get in on, but we have to make our stuff truly OS X
native.

Hey, here's a radical idea. How about Macromedia incorporating some
essential Xtras functionality into Director itself? Director is about
the only major development environment that doesn't have built-in file
and print functions--doesn't even own/control the development. 

Now, if Macromedia were to license, say, Kent's fileXtra3 code (or buy
it outright), that would do us all a favor. Developers would get
essential functionality, and Xtras developers could look forward to some
day selling to Macromedia. If I was an Xtra developer, that would be a
nice incentive ^_^

Cordially,

Kerry Thompson

> >Does Macromedia intend to do a dot-upgrade while we're waiting for
> >D9/MX/whatever?
> 
> I sure as hell hope so. It's irritating as crap to have a carbonized 
> projector and be totally unable to do a single dadblang useful thing 
> with it.
> 
> Maybe it will be put out at the same time as the Flash6 plug?
> 
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