Hi All, I started with HyperCard in a Mac Plus, then MacIIsi and later a Power Mac 7500. (I am not counting the PowerBook with a 68040 procesor) After I migrated to Windows, I found MetaCard, the antecesor of Livecode, but... What did you think it was the most fundamental difference between MetaCard and HyperCard?
The User Levels: http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.03/03.10/HyperCardProgramming/index.html " Hypercard appears superficialy as a simple program because most of its structure and functionality is hidden from the user. There are 5 user levels within Hypercard. The top most level, and easiest to use, is Browsing. This allows the user to navigate through Stacks and look at information but not to add or modify it. The next two levels Typing and Painting allow the user to add or modify written and graphic information. The last two levels are Authoring and Scripting. Authoring allows use of the Field and Button tools and Power Keys (short Cuts). The Scripting level allows full use of the Hypercard programming language called Hypertalk, and the use of instant commands called “Blind Typing” " To learn and use this platform effectively, every inventive user and professional developer must "wrap" their minds around the programming style of this platform. I believe that in HyperCard, the 5 levels made possible to advance each one in their pace, without "jumping" around and leaving deep gaps in the overall understanding of the platform. MetaCard, Revolution, RevMedia and Livecode brings the user (inmediatly) to Level 5 (Scripting) without a more detailed training in the other equally important "Levels" of programming in this platform. Browsing - Typing - Painting - Authoring - Scripting Al -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/The-future-of-LiveCode-tp4652475p4652544.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
