On 10/29/99 1:43 PM, Andu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Let's make things clear: MC doesn't run in a browser like say QuickTime but
>you can configure your browser to use MC engine as a helper application
>like you do with Acrobat but without opening the stack IN THE BROWSER but
>in a separate window.
Word would be a better example--Acrobat can work as a helper, but Adobe
also offers an Acrobat plugin that _does_ work in a browser window. A
link on a web page to a Word file causes the browser to download the
file, and then have Word open the file. The same is true for Excel.
MetaCard works like Word or Excel.
>You can also use a stack as a browser that is:
>download text OR images but not like Netscape or any other popular browser
>where you get a whole web page with text AND images.
You can download text AND images off the web into a MetaCard stack, but
you're right that it doesn't work the way a browser does.
>As it was suggested, the best approach is to download the demo and
>experiment, see how far MC goes in terms of features and performance, or
>just trust blindly all the advice you got so far and go for it... and
>decide latter.
With this I definitely agree. I spent several months trying to decide
whether to get MetaCard. I was coming from SuperCard. I finally took the
plunge, without having reached certainty. Now, several months later, I
know it was the right choice, but I couldn't have decided that without
making the commitment and starting the conversion process. You can start
this with the demo, but I would suggest checking the specs, and if they
meet your requirements, go for it.
gc
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