Shari wrote:
In other words, the MC Index docs are complete. They are not missing
anything as I had originally thought (excepting some of the
documentation to explain how the menu items work in Rev, such as the
detailed info re the standalone builder... I already know how to do this
in MC so I don't need the Rev docs unless I'm working in Rev...)
That's partially true.
The MC Language Reference contains all tokens supported by the engine as
of engine v2.5. Since then another hundred or so tokens have been added.
For the Rev v2.6 series a few of us got together and made an importer
for the Rev Dictionary for use in MC -- you can get it in the Files
section of MC's Home -- see mcTranscriptDict.mc.zip at:
<http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MC_IDE/files/Extras/>
We can't distribute RunRev's dictionary files for copyright reasons, but
since every licensed MC user is also a licensed Rev user everyone
already has a copy of the dictionary data on their hard drive anyway.
So that utility is a shell for displaying the data, and includes its own
importer (see the Help button) to import the thousands of tiny XML files
that Rev uses. The import takes only a few seconds, and when it's done
you have one tidy window to view all of the latest tokens.
It's been working great for the last couple years, but with Rev v2.7 the
format of the XML files has changed so we need to update the importer
for the latest version.
I've been so busy with client stuff and my own IDE that I haven't had
time to update that importer. It would be ideal if someone in this
community would be willing to act as "owner" of that stack, willing to
update the importer and clean up the UI.
Any takers?
If not I'll get to it sooner or later, but I can't guarantee it'll be
sooner. :)
Also on my plate is DarksIDE, a one-click solution for downloading,
installing, and setting up the MC IDE. This would obviate the need for
FlipsIDE (also in the Files section at MC's home), which lets you
conveniently flip between IDEs. The problem with FlipsIDE is that while
it's convenient, it seems silly to wait for Rev to load just to run
FlipsIDE to purge Rev to load MC. DarksIDE addresses this by making a
completely separate installation for MC, in a way that is even more
convenient.
DarksIDE could also use an owner. It's not difficult to make, just
tedious and time-consuming, and I have a lot of products on my plate
right now cutting into my volunteer work.
If someone wants to bring DarksIDE to completion I can forward notes and
the beginnings of the UI I've concocted for it. Just drop me a note.
So.... this reasoning for working with the Rev IDE just went blooey. I
think I'll work in MC today :-)
I'd say "Have a great day", but it sounds like you're all set for that. :)
--
Richard Gaskin
Managing Editor, revJournal
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