TransNote is a small app built in the Linux version of RR to test a concept I call "Window Transparency"

The idea being able to view underlying information while typing in a layer above. It works pretty well in Linux Red Hat. I've compiled an RPM version of it here. Check it out.

I put these as a group into other small stacks. Sometimes I'll set them to invisible so the stacks can still access them with the command keys:

File-Quit
Edit-Cut,Copy,Paste,Select All

Power PC version...sit format

This is a pretty simple application which adds or removes comments > from emails. My Dad's friend Dave Thelen sends these mostly commented jokes which sooner or later become difficult to read. This application is written for DAVE!

Here's the source code for a RunRev 1.1 front-end which allows you to create a single stack for all platforms, post it at a website, and auto-download updates. So when you change your source code, it can be delivered easily to all users. You should compile for all platforms. Read the directions below. Version 0.9

DIRECTIONS

This 'player' standalone was created as a way of auto-updating client applications via the Internet to create true 'Web Apps.'

In this way, this standalone can be compiled for Windows, Macs, Unix and Linux. The application source file is stored on a remote web server and is stored only as a stack and not a standalone executable -- therefore downloads are small. Also, you only have to make a single stack for all platforms.

In order to use this stack, there are three GLOBAL VARIABLES you'll need to change in the OpenStack script. URLtoload is the URL of the stack you want to download. URLStackName is the stack name of the stack to be downloaded and checked. This stack needs to have a field named "version" on the first card. The CurrentStack variable is the filename of the stack to be saved locally -- so it is not necessary to be connected or even online to use the application.

When the program is first launched, it looks for the CurrentStack locally, if it doens't find it, it prompts the user to go online and automatically download it. Once downloaded, the "Check for Updates" button can be used to see if a different version exists. The check goes like this: if the CurrentStack field "version" is different from URLStackName field "version", then URLStackName replaces CurrentStack.

One other thing, you'll need to add the following to the closestack handler of your stack.

on closeStack
  if fld "tester" of stack "Main" is empty then
    beep
    quit
  end if
end closeStack

This way it will shut down properly

Features implemented:
    Status Messages regarding progress of download
    Timeout message supported

Features to Add:
    Auto-notification of new updates
    Nicer Screen Design
    Auto-close property after window launches

Need System 7.1 or greater and a Macintosh running the PowerPC processor

You can download the windows version and see it working here.

Download and uncompress ZIP, then launch in Windows. Easy to use screen capture utiltiy. Saves only JPEG's. Great for use in Hemingway. Will be uploading a Mac version shortly.

Works on WindowsXP!

Here's a version that works on all macs with the PPC chipset. System 7.1 and better.

Save CaptureJPG file in any folder then make executable with chmod +777 CaptureJPG

Sendreiver is a small file transfer RunRev application which runs on PC's using Macintosh, Windows or Linux operating systems. It was created so I could move RR files easily between the two platforms. It doesn't do any smart translation, such as create a resource fork for known types on the MAC or add .xxx extensions for known filetypes on PC. But, the source code is here and if anyone wants to try;-)

Note, if you're transferring files from a Mac to a PC, it is recommended you .zip them up first using a utility like Stuffit. The PC has a difficult time understanding resource forks and the .zip process will remove them.

Thanks to Mark Luetzelschwab for his help!
See below for version comments.

Here's the source code for Sendreiver. If you use it and make changes for the better, please email them and I'll rev the new source.

It's not all that well documented, but it is pretty easy to read.
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Version Info.

FAT - for 68K and PowerPCs - .sit format
Version Info.

This is the RPM installer for Linux

Here's a simple ASP script for doing an online version check.

'CHANGE THE LatestVersion VARIABLE BELOW WHEN YOU CREATE A NEW VERSION
LatestVersion = "0.9beta"

'VERSION INFO
vers=Request.Form("version")

'VERSION NUMBER HERE
if vers<>LatestVersion then
	Response.Write "http://www.altuit.com/getanupdate.htm"
	'THIS SHOULD POINT TO THE PAGE WHERE THE UPDATE(S) IS LOCATED
else
	Response.Write "No Update"
end if

Just create a text file with the above in it and post to your ASP server. Make sure the page name ends in ".asp" not ".htm" -- Then, in your RR script: on mouseUp put "version=" & fld "Version" into formdata post formdata to URL "http://www.altuit.com/checkVersion.asp" --THIS SHOULD POINT TO THE PAGE YOU CREATED ABOVE! set cursor to watch if it = "No Update" then answer information "You are currently using the latest version of ItemWizard." titled "Status:" else put it into theUpdateURL answer information "New Version Available" with "Get it Later" or "Get it Now" titled "Status:" if it is "Get it Now" then revGoUrl theUpdateURL --LAUNCHES A BROWSER WITH THE PAGE IN YOUR ASP FILE end if end if end mouseUp

This is a button group which you place above a 'targeted' field, which allows users to change the widths of the columns (just like Excel or an email client). The altFldHeader control also scales each column proportionally when the window is resized. This was done in order to help Kevin Miller with the 2.0 release of RunRev. Don't forget to read the instructions.

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