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

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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 :-)
>> 
>> 
>> 
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