This is an interesting idea, though, and something I think would be helpful. As was mentioned, however, it is unfortunately a non-trivial request for some people to have to install any 3rd party helper (it is only non-trivial when the 3rd party engines are installed without them knowing about it) because then they might have some thoughts about whether it is ""secure."" in this case, then, following the threads about product placement, it might be a good thing that there is a Mac-centric flavor to the perception. Not many people make too many jokes about Apple or Apple products as being "laughably insecure," unlike some competitors.
Automating a single install of the runtime (and keeping it current) would be really interesting, and if implemented as described, could be used for other purposes. If there was one unified runtime download/install/setup-as-helper, then standalone apps could be generated in a mode more reminiscent of a stack - just a pointer executable that verifies the engine is already there, and if not downloads and/or updates it. Why have a separate engine in each standalone app if it could be had and used in one location, instantiated for each instance of Revolution app that is run at any given time.
just thinking outloud.
Yours, Chris On Feb 11, 2004, at 6:57 PM, Ken Ray wrote:
The village people would sign songs about us
Oh, good... then I wouldn't have to hear them...
;-)
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