What I want to know is: Am I wasting my time learning Transcript? Should I be looking elsewhere for a cross platform scripting app?
My big problem is I am reading other people's scripts (OPS) and trying to learn Hands On. But now it seems everyone is trying to make big changes in the way REV scripting is done. I can see being left out if I don't learn these other ways. And not being able to understand the shared scripts of others because they are using these.
I think it will divide us. Keep the message simple. If it's not broke, then don't 'fix' it.
This is the main reason I am uncomfortable with Director. Yes I own the Mac version of Director but don't use it that much. (it does have some benefits but for most all things I would rather use REV)
I prefer a window/stack & card & object approach rather than a play movie and then loop at frame 21 and build an entire app in that frame.
I learn through dissection of OPS.
If I wanted to learn Java or something else I would not have bought REV.
Please don't go down this road. I don't think I will follow.........
Tom
On Feb 18, 2004, at 1:38 PM, jbv wrote:
Charles Silverman a *crit :
I think Rev's power is in letting people who aren't necessarily engineering types do things that are labor-instensive or difficult to do in other environments for anybody. Focusing on building support for other language approaches might weaken the revolution (sorry, couldn't resist) right now.
I must admit that I agree with the above. IMHO, if one decides to modify Transcript to accomodate the dot syntax because many coders are used to it, the next decision might be to drop cross-platform compatibility because 85 to 90% of ppl on this planet work in a Windows environment...
Yes, I'm a bit overreacting, but you see my point.
Jb
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