Opening or keeping open the copy is actually normal behavior for most applications. What you want is a 'make backup' but 'keep original open'. An easy way to accomplish this is to accept the 'copy' as the original with a higher number or something.
Like: mystack01.rev and today's save will be mystack02.rev (making mystack01 the backup) and a major change in the stack will be mystack03.rev.(making mystack01 and mystack02 the backups)
This way the newest number is always the one you are working on.
Or better yet you can use altTools and use the archive button to achieve a blind/hidden backup so that today's stack is still mystack01.rev and so is tomorrows etc. then in an archive folder at the root of the original you will have mystack0100001.rev.
altTools just recently saved my proverbial 'stack' when something I did caused my entire stack to get corrupted. I opened the archive and only lost an hours work. instead of months of work.
FWIW
Tom
On Dec 27, 2003, at 3:11 AM, Ken Norris wrote:
Hi Mark,
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 02:13:53 +0000 From: Mark Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Save a copy...
Anyone got a handy way of 'Saving a copy as...'? I simply want to save
a copy of the whole stack file including all substacks and everything
each time I open the stack during development. The docs seem to suggest
that 'clone' is the only way to go, but I'm far too stupid to figure
out how to clone the thing without the clone opening. 'Save as' has the
same problem. I'm baffled.------------ The usual Mac way is all I know:
1) Hide Rev in the Finder
2) Open the folder your stack is in and choose the file (don't open)
3) Pull down the file menu and click on Duplicate or just hit cmd/D. You'll
see a new file come up in the list, something like "MyStack.rev copy"
4) Show Rev
HTH, Ken N.
_______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Macintosh PowerBook G-4 OSX 10.3.1, OS 9.2.2, 1.25 GHz, 512MB RAM, Rev 2.1.2
Advanced Media Group Thomas J McGrath III • 2003 • [EMAIL PROTECTED] 220 Drake Road, Bethel Park, PA 15102
_______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
