Hi Skip, tried it here with success on my virtual machine especially for you. ;)
Tried LC 5.51 and 5.5.3 under Windows 7 Pro 32bit. After LC restart i could see the additional controls. Regards, Matthias -- Matthias Rebbe matthias (at) rebbe.tk Tel +49.5741.310000 Tel +49.160.5504462 -- "Life is too short for boring code" Am 03.11.2012 um 16:29 schrieb Magicgate Software - Skip Kimpel <[email protected]>: > This is not working for me... I copy Kochi-Mini-SVN-Installer to my > plugins directory and run it as a plugin. It then goes through the > procedures and asks me to quit LC. I do so, restart LC and when I open > a script window, no changes have been made and the Kochi-Mini-SVN > controls are no where to be found. > > Running on Windows7 and LC 5.5.3. Any suggestions? > > SKIP > > On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 10:49 AM, Rolf Kocherhans > <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm happy to announce the availability of "Kochi Mini SVN", it is totally >> free ! >> >> "Kochi Mini SVN" is a very, very, simple "Script-Level Version Control >> System" for LiveCode, built directly into the LiveCode Script Editor. >> >> As a LiveCode enthusiast I have always wanted to have a simple to use >> "Script-Level Version Control System" for LiveCode. I saw a very impressive >> tool at RUNREV LIVE 2011 created by David Bovill. He suggested on his talk >> to not to be afraid to dive into the LiveCode IDE to find out more about the >> inner workings of LiveCode. His talk really inspired me to dig into the IDE >> and build, what I call the "Kochi Mini SVN" plugin, while we wait for his >> tool to be published. >> >> The god thing, when you create such a beast on your own, you can decide >> exactly how its going to work :-). My goal was simplicity, that’s the reason >> why I designed the installer as a plugin. I am on the LC development channel >> and therefore get new versions frequently, with the plugin I can install >> "Kochi Mini SVN" very quickly and easyly. >> >> Best Practice -> Install / Deinstall when you have no other stacks open >> since you have to restart LiveCode ! >> >> Important: When you try to Uninstall "Kochi Mini SVN", the IDE throws an >> warning message at you, saying that a stacks (revSE__Script__SVN) is already >> in memory. This is because the plugin and the IDE carry the same substack. >> You can just ignore this message and click "OK" and uninstall safely, no >> data loss will occur. >> This problem could easily be overcome when the substack would be stored in a >> custom property of the main stack. I did not do this on purpose, to have >> easier access to the substack, to fix things or add features ! >> >> >> How does it work: >> The Stack "Kochi Mini SVN" has to be used as a plugin, so please move it >> into your plugin folder before you try to install/uninstall "Kochi Mini SVN". >> >> When you install "Kochi Mini SVN", it places 4 buttons, 2 images and one >> support substack (revSE__Script__SVN) into the LiveCode Script Editor. >> "Kochi mini SVN Installer" does NOT alter any scripts from the LiveCode IDE. >> After a restart to clean up memory, you're ready to use "Kochi Mini SVN" >> inside the Script Editor Window. >> >> Whenever you like to check-in a script from any object, stack or substack >> you can now do so directly from within the Script Editor. Just hit the >> button "Check In" this will then save the script in a TEXT file (UTF8 >> Encoded) into a folder (which gets created on demand) just next to your >> stack. All saved script files contain the check-in date as well as the >> script itself in an XML like fashion ! >> >> If you at a later time would like to go back to a previous saved script or >> just compare what you have done, then just click the "SVN Revisions" button >> and choose a different file from the past (listed by date). This action will >> then open the support substack and show you your actual script alongside the >> saved script. Script differences are hilited. >> >> >> What "Kochi mini SVN" can do for you: >> - it can store scripts of any control/stack/substack in a text file on a >> local or remote folder (DropBox) >> - it can diff "compare" between check-in in code and your actual code >> - it can replace your actual code with checked-in code right from the Script >> Editor >> - format all your scripts handlers by pressing the button "Format", the tab >> key sometimes updates only one handler >> - it can remove comments and empty lines in your scripts with the "Compact" >> button >> - since text files are stored in a folder next to the stack, multiple people >> can have access to the changed text files if the stack is stored on a server >> - text files get indext by Spotlight (on OSX) and are therefore searchable >> from the finder (this is my favorite feature, to find handlers wich I have >> programmed in the past !) >> - the Stack file format is 2.7 so that it works with LiveCode version 4.6.4 >> as well >> >> What it can not do: >> - it does not store information about any object properties >> - scripts are not saved automatically, you have to "Check In" and "Check >> Out" your code >> - it does not do SVN branching or merging >> - it can not recreate a stack from the saved text files >> - it can not store custom comments or custom version numbers with the script >> files >> - "Kochi Mini SVN" is certainly not bug free :-) >> >> >> I like to share "Kochi Mini SVN" for free, give something back to the >> community, some of what it has given to me. So just enjoy it, I hope "Kochi >> Mini SVN" is useful to lots of people ! >> >> If you like "Kochi Mini SVN" please consider to donate something to my >> PayPal account ! >> >> I release "Kochi Mini SVN" under the MIT License with the exception that >> whatever you do with my code, the resulting software has to remain FREE OF >> CHARGE ! >> >> You can download “Kochi Mini SVN” conveniently from RevOnline. >> >> I hope that some of the pros (or the RunRev prople) on this list take up my >> idea and develop my plugin further or create something much better :-). >> There is plenty of room for improvement, for example the diff handler could >> be improved to work more reliable and have different colos etc. >> >> Have fun as always >> Cheers >> Rolf >> >> PS: "Kochi mini SVN" was designed to run under OSX, I did minimal testing on >> Windows (works) but I have no idea how it behaves on Linux ! >> >> PS2: Please don’t shoot at me with bug reports and enhancement requests for >> the plugin. For me it does everything I need ! If you have great ideas, make >> a stack with the feature and send it to me. If I find your idea useful, I >> will incorporate the feature and release an updated plugin ! Remember "Kochi >> mini SVN" is free and all scripts are open :-) >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> [email protected] >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
