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SuperCard
4.6 for Intel Macs now available
Solutions
Etcetera has released SuperCard 4.6. SuperCard and programs created
in SuperCard 4.6 will now run natively on both Intel and PowerPC
machines. Other new features include:
- New
Xcode Based External Development for creating Universal Binary
externals.
- Support
for Brushed Metal windows.
- New
"for-each" option in SuperTalk repeat loop structures.
- Conversion
functions for HFS and POSIX format file paths.
SuperCard
4.6 requires a G3, G4, G5, or Intel processor, 256MB of RAM (256MB
preferred), Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later (Mac OS X1 0.4.3 or later
recommended.) [8/26]
Modulo
PI update to version 2.6.5
Stéphane Leys has updated Modulo PI to version 2.6.5. You can now print the Overview module. In
addition, the lists in the frontback module have been rearranged to
reflect the relative front to back position of the front and back
scripts. [form] [5/9]
Modulo
PI 2.6 and 2.6.1
Stéphane Leys has updated Modulo PI to version 2.6 (and later to 2.6.1). The alternative
SuperCard runtime editor now features a polygon smoother. Also, the
customPointer module allows setting a grid which makes positioning of
objects easier. Version 2.6.1 fixes a few bugs. [form] [4/18]
Glass
Writer Pro now at version 2.5
Glass Writer Pro has been updated to version 2.5.
The novel writing software includes a number of new features:
- Uncluttered,
attractive interface with 18 different themes
- Side-by-side
simultaneous chapter editing.
- Log
window shows how many words per day and average word count
- Progress
bar
- Multiple
drafts
- Reads
back text to help find errors.
- 10
bookmarks
- Chapter
word count, book word count
- User-editable
tabbed notes
- Swap
copy and paste
Note:
Glass Writer Pro 2.5.2 has been released to fix some bugs. (Source: SuperCard List) [form] [4/18]
Major
update to GLoMesh 3D Modeller
GLoMesh is a 3D Modeling project using OpenGL.
New in this version, according to the developer:
- Uses
OpenGL display lists for fast object rendering
- Independently
Translate, Rotate, Scale & Color objects
- Better
mouse control for manipulating view
- Mouse
control for object translation, rotation & scale.
- Objects
can display in solid, wireframe, points, or mixed mode (solid +
wireframe)
- Add,
remove, or duplicate objects
- Switch
between orthographic & perspective modes
- Zoom,
Pan and Rotate scene
- Faster
and improved 3DMF importer now imports normals for flat shaded models
- Simple
flat shaded lighting model
- Completed
scenes can be saved as editable scenes, or non-editable model files
- Axis
& grids
- Multiple
object selection and transform
Note
that this file is hosted by the SuperCard List at Yahoo Groups. Membership, which is free, is
required to download the file. (Source: SuperCard List) [download] [4/18]
Magic
Dice updated to version 1.0.2
YENCO.COM has released version 1.0.2 of Magic Dice, a popular dice game which consists of 13 rounds. The new version improves usage
log reporting for application-specific functions. In addition, the
update activates benchmark reporting on score display. (Source: SuperCard List) [download] [4/18]
PreMinder
receives an update
HairyHighlandCow has updated their Calendar
program, PreMinder, to version 0.3.5. According to the developer:
This version fixes a few
bugs and automatically scales an image dropped onto the Reminder window
from the Finder down (...to a size which you can specify in the
Preferences window). This is powered by Chilton [Webb]'s batchThumbnailer.
(Source:
SuperCard List) [download] [4/18]
Address
Book Items 2.0 released
HairyHighlandCow has updated Address Book Items
to version 2.0. Address Book Items is a bundle external that can search
the Mac OS X Address Book. According to the developer:
Version
2 can fetch instant messaging, urls, organization and unique id data as
well as name, birthday, email, phone and fax and address data. You can
also set how much data you want returned, e.g. just name, number and
email, or all data.
(Source:
SuperCard List) [download] [1/26]
Solutions
Etcetera announces Universal version of SuperCard
Due in the second quarter of 2006, the new
version of SuperCard will add Universal support,
allowing SuperCard projects to run natively on both Intel and PowerPC
systems. Currently, SuperCard projects run under the Rosetta emulation
environment when opened on Intel-based Mac systems.
Users
who purchase either a license or an upgrade to SuperCard 4.5.2 will be
eligible for a free upgrade, starting today (January 25th). More
upgrade information can be found here. [1/25]
Find
info concerning SuperCard in the SuperCard wiki
Wikipedia contains an article concerning SuperCard. The
article summarizes the history of the program. In addition, a number of
links are listed in the article's web guide. [1/8]
John
Johnston restarts attempt to create a HyperCard to SuperCard tutorial
Converting The HyperCard Address
Stack to SuperCard
is a website by John Johnston which shows how to convert the
HyperCard Address stack to a SuperCard project. The site is currently
an unfinished product and should be considered more of a "very rough
draft of the first of five sections." (Source: SuperCard List) [1/7]
Chilton
Webb releases ExtendedEvents 1.0b1
Chilton Webb has released a beta to a new
external. According to Mr. Webb:
ExtendedEvents is designed to quietly sit in
the background and let you know about things you normally don't know
about. At this time, it only notifies you that the system is going to
sleep, waking up, or that the resolution just changed.
(Source:
SuperCard List) [download] [1/7]
Stéphane
Leys updates ModuloPI to version 2.5.7
ModuloPI 2.5.7 fixes a bug which prevented the
contextclick from working in the Overview module list. Other fixes and
improvements, according to the developer, include:
-
The Fkeys of the Edit menu have been reordered this way : F1=Undo,
F2=Cut, F3=Copy, F4=paste
- The window templates window has been moved to MPI itself (it was in
the PI before) such as it can be open even if the PI is closed. Added
the opacity and fixed some bugs
- Added a divider in the uprops module.
- Shift-cmd-opt-mousewithin edits the uprops instead of the script. You
need to press the shift key first otherwise, the script wd will be open
before you do it.
- The tab key when the tool is pointer or universal selects the name
field of the PI.
- A new button in the PI pops up a little window giving information
about the picturedata of the selected object.
(Source:
SuperCard List) [form] [1/7]
New
Penultimate Calendar Field released
The Penultimate Calendar Field allows for a
calendar in a background field. It can "hold and select calendar dates
in both standard and common era formats."
Note
that this file is hosted by the SuperCard List at Yahoo Groups. Membership, which is free, is
required to download the file. (Source: SuperCard List) [download] [12/19]
Chilton
Webb releases FindFileByName external
FindFileByName is a fork external which, not
surprisingly, searches for a file by its name. According to Mr. Webb:
Ever
notice that Spotlight sometimes *misses* a file or two, when you search
by name? If I search on a removable drive, I get zero hits for any file
name I come up with. Zero hits for everything, for that matter.
This
external does one simple thing. It searches for files in a folder
(recursively) that have the string you're hunting for in the file name.
(Source:
SuperCard List) [download] [12/19]
SCR
resumes publication
Here is what happened in the SuperCard world
since our last update:
- ModuloPI has been updated to version 2.5
(and later 2.5.1). A number of new features, including a new "Find
text" module, have been added.
- Through
December 24, Solutions Etcetera is allowing registered users of
SuperCard 4.5 to purchase additional licenses for friends, colleagues,
and family members for 50% off the regular Developer Edition and
Standard Edition pricing.
- The
Martin Solution has released SuperMySQL beta, a collection of externals
which give you the ability to connect to and query a MySQL database. BundleBridge is required to use SuperMySQL.
- Hairy Highland Cow has released PreMinder 0.3, a calendar program. A number of
new features have been added in this version.
- YENCO.COM has released Magic Dice, a fun game which was originally
developed to test components of their Framework project. (Framework will serve
as a basis/starting point for all future YENCO.COM products. All
current products will eventually make use of Framework.)
- SuperCard
4.5.2 is now available. Although this is mostly a maintenance release,
some new features were added. (Bad Poet has written a few articles
demonstrating these features: 1,2,3).
- Tomas Franzén has released beta 3 of his WebKit external, which lets you embed a web view
inside a SuperCard. This allows you to display web pages right in a
SuperCard window.
(Source:
SuperCard List) [12/12]
HairyHighlandCow
releases QuickTools 1.2
HairyHighlandCow has updated QuickTools to
version 1.2:
QuickTools
is a floating palette that gives access to many functions in SuperCard
whilst taking up a small amount of screen area. At its heart is the
PowerField into which you can type abbreviations of object properties
which are applied to selected objects on hitting return.
QuickTools
1.2 offers some speed improvements and uses an SQLite database to show
you the property or command it has interpreted from your abbreviation
as you type. It also features guides which can be created in your
projects and to which objects can align. The online documentation has
also been improved.
QuickTools
needs to have its database file and resources folder in the same
location as itself on the hard disk in order to work. It is best to
keep all the QuickTools items in the same folder.
(Source:
SuperCard List) [download] [9/16]
HairyHighlandCow
releases QuickTools 1.2
HairyHighlandCow has updated QuickTools to
version 1.2:
QuickTools
is a floating palette that gives access to many functions in SuperCard
whilst taking up a small amount of screen area. At its heart is the
PowerField into which you can type abbreviations of object properties
which are applied to selected objects on hitting return.
QuickTools
1.2 offers some speed improvements and uses an SQLite database to show
you the property or command it has interpreted from your abbreviation
as you type. It also features guides which can be created in your
projects and to which objects can align. The online documentation has
also been improved.
QuickTools
needs to have its database file and resources folder in the same
location as itself on the hard disk in order to work. It is best to
keep all the QuickTools items in the same folder.
(Source:
SuperCard List) [download] [9/16]
Stéphane
Leys fixes installer issue with ModuloPI 1.4
Due to issues with the ModuloPI 1.4 installer, the alternative
runtime editor has been updated to version 1.4.2 to correct these
problems. (Source: SuperCard List) [form] [9/2]
Stéphane
Leys updates ModuloPI to version 1.4
ModuloPI has been updated to version 1.4.
A number of new features have been added. According to Mr. Leys:
What's
new :
- A
new Globals module done by John. It shows and allows editing global
variables, very easy to use.
-
Dividers.
This
new feature of the anchordata module allows implementing with a few
clicks dividers similar to what can be found in Mail, iTunes or System
Info and many other applications.
There
is a simple recipe in the MPI help project (click the "?" button in the
anchordata module). The help includes a divider implemented this way so
you can immediately see what it does, it also includes a QT movie
illustrating the recipe. It is possible to implement several dividers,
horizontal and vertical and combinations of the two.
MPI
is required for editing the dividers but not for running them. This new
feature includes a "plug-in" which will manage the dividers when MPI is
absent (in a standalone for instance). Implementing these dividers
doesn't require any scripting.
- The
installer
Since
I've got some bug reports about the installer with Tiger, the MPI files
are not any more embedded into a bundle installer. This new version of
the installer is a simple SC project, it will copy the configuration of
the version of MPI installed on your disk into the new one : which
modules are open, the location of the windows ... etc. If you don't
already have MPI or copy the files by hand, you will inherit of my
config (i.e. many modules all over the screen).
If
there is any problem in the installation process, the MPI files may be
copied by hand into the SC pouch as before. But all the reports I had
recently are saying that the installer is working without problem.
However, I would be glad to get some feedback if the installer reports
errors.
- The
Object Linker
I've
also done some work on this module but its development is still in
progress. I've included an updated version of the Zeno project for
people who would wish to play a bit with the Object Linker (the Zeno
project is not handled by the installer)
- The
PI
The
behavior or the PI has been slightly changed for more consistency with
the context : the "background" item of the "Edit" popup menu has been
removed. For editing the properties of the background, just edit the
background (cmd-B or the button in the MPI module).
A new
cmd-R shortcut has been added for coming back to the properties of the
card when the "Edit" popup menu has been used for switching to another
level of context (editing the properties of window, the project or the
global properties)
In
addition, many bugs have been fixed in this version. (Source: SuperCard List) [form] [9/2]
HairyHighlandCow
releases Address Book Items beta external
Address Book Items, created by HairyHighlandCow, lets you search your Address
Book information. According to the developer:
Address
Book Items is a bundle external which can search your Mac OS X Address
Book. Name (with title), birthday, email addresses, addresses and
phone/fax numbers are returned, with labels. There are various search
and filtering options. The external can also list records of a
specified type, or list all records from the Address Book. The project
explains how to extract the different elements you need from the data
returned.
***
Important! ***
The
external is in beta. There is an issue with postal addresses that
contain accented characters. If your address book contains these, the
external will crash SuperCard when it tries to return them. I am
working on a fix.
(Source:
SuperCard List) [download] [9/2]
YENCO.COM
updates iEvents
YENCO.COM has released iEvents 2.5.2. The
new version "improves the calendar site build code to ensure that all
previous files are removed prior to the new files being generated."
Note:
iEvents 2.5.3 has been released to resolve an issue with iEvents 2.5.2
where an iEvents file could be incorrectly deleted when building a
site. [download] [9/2]
UDI
releases UxPlayMIDI external
UxPlayMIDI is an external by UDI which allows the creation of
tunes using the MIDI format. (Source: SuperCard List) [download] [8/23]
New
features planned for ListMaster upgrade
Chilton Webb has revealed his future plans
regarding List Master. According to Mr. Webb:
ListMaster
has certainly changed over the years. I'm about to release a new
version of it that adds all manner of cool new features. However, this
version (and future versions based on it) are now different enough from
the original that Mark wrote, to possibly warrant a new name.
The
version on my Dot Mac site is the latest version based on Mark's open
source code. As such, as soon as I've cleaned up the code, I'll post
that online as well, and let Richard know. Since that release, less
than 10% of the open source code is now in use, in the external, and
it's very likely none of it will be used in the actual release version.
All bugs, from this point forward, are mine.
The
API for interfacing with Arrays should work the same, for backward
compatibility. However, the desire to link XML data into LM is a really
great idea. For that matter, being able to link LM into any xml source
would be a pretty slick trick. So I'll make sure that feature gets
added to this version prior to its release. Tomas, I'll discuss exactly
what this would mean off-list, and later I'll publish a public API for
interfacing with it from our discussions.
There
are a lot of things that LM could bring to the table now, such as data
browser support (or at least emulation), as well as a bunch of more
recent additions, like the sidebar area in Panther and beyond.
Please
send me any suggestions you have for future versions of the product, as
well as any suggestions for the new name.
(Source:
SuperCard List) [8/23]
HairyHighlandCow
releases Time Between Dates
Time Between Dates is a project which contains
"functions for calculating the number of years, months and days between
two given dates, this project should be helpful." (Source: SuperCard List) [download] [8/23]
John
Johnston releases "Welcome to the SuperCard List" proposal
John Johnston has released a "Welcome to the SuperCard List" proposal, a concept brought up
on the SuperCard List recently. According to Mr. Johnston:
A
couple of chats ago we were discussing ways to spread the SC word. One
idea was a 'Welcome Pack' for newcomers to the SC list.
I've
been working on this a little, and we discussed it a bit more on the
last chat.
The
idea is to have a project that new list members could be pointed to
when they join. The project would contain List information, SC related
web links, Info about the chat, SC news and some 'goodies'. The
project's contents can be updated via the web. The goodies would be
small projects donated by the list and could either come with the
project or be downloaded by it, hopefully these would be small
utilities or demos that are not available elsewhere. Not full-blown
help projects, but projects that would intrigue, inspire and encourage
dissection, commented scripts rather than explanations....(IMO)
I've
uploaded some screenshots of the project with details of what is there
and what is needed to:
<http://www.littlefishsw.co.uk/scwelcome/index.html>
A
couple of goodies have already been 'donated' (thanks to Vince). More
are needed. Also need is some text, a general welcome message, and
anything else anyone can thing of. Links and links to any SC related
RSS feeds.
(Source:
SuperCard List) [8/16]
Quartzify
bundle external released as a public beta
Quartzify is a bundle external which gives
SuperCard developers the ability to access forty of Core Graphics
drawing commands, allowing developers to create graphics using the Mac
OS X Quartz engine.
Quartzify
includes the following features:
- Anti-aliased
text & graphics
- Full
alpha channel transparency support
- Rotated
text and graphics
- Stroked
& filled Text
- Clipping
paths
- Drop
Shadows
- Gradient
Fills
- Bezier
Curves
- Complex
paths
The
current version of Quartzify returns graphics as picture data. However,
The next version will also include optionally abilities, such as saving
graphics to files.
Quartzify
requires the BundleBridge external and Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.
Note
that the SuperCard List, which hosts this file, requires
a free registration to download this file. (Source: SuperCard List) [download] [8/16]
BundleBridge
1.0 now available
Tomas Franzén has released the BundleBridge external, an alternative to
Chilton Webb's Bundle external. The new version makes a few changes and
fixes a few bugs. (Previous versions of BundleBridge were in beta.) (Source:
SuperCard List) [download] [8/9]
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