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February 6, 2010

Need more detail in card snaps? ZOOM!

Watch me zoom a card snapshot out to full size with a click, double-click or a keystroke:

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Click to zoom:

Keystrokes that zoom:

Click to unzoom:

Keystrokes that unzoom:

All tRev components have been updated for zoom as well as the Quickstart and Shortcut documents for OS X and Vista/7.

ALERT: As of the update made today after this post, double-clicking the area outside the snap will no longer zoom and unzoom. Instead double-clicking the area directly outside the snap (but with the surrounding snap pane) will now edit the script of the card snap's stack. Also, double-clicking any non-control area inside the snap will open the script of the card.

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Posted by Jerry Daniels 

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February 6, 2010

Some Plugins for tRev

Captures your code and puts it in an email with name of object as subject:

Click here to download:
Email My Code.rev (7 KB)

Captures your list of handlers and puts it in an email with name of object as subject:

Click here to download:
Email Handler List.rev (7 KB)

Captures your list of stacks and puts it in an email:

Click here to download:
Email Stacks List.rev (7 KB)

Captures your list of cards and puts it in an email with name of its stack as subject:

Click here to download:
Email Cards List.rev (8 KB)

Captures your list of controls and puts it in an email with name of stack and card as subject:

Click here to download:
Email Controls List.rev (8 KB)

Captures your code statistics and puts them in an email with name of object as subject:

Click here to download:
Email Code Stats.rev (7 KB)

To add any one of these to your plugins, choose Plugin Manager from tRev's Plugins menu:

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Posted by Jerry Daniels 

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February 3, 2010

Stack corruption with Rev engine circa 4.0-dp-4

During the period near the time the 4.0-dp-4 engine was sent to testers, there was a bug in the engine that would break a stack during save if the stack made use of custom properties with multidimension array values. If the stack used such values, it would save and open in 4.0-dp-4 but would fail to open in engines after that such as 4.0-gm-1 and 4.5-dp-1. 

This bug has been resolved but since there might be developers still using the old test engine, this is a word of warning: move to another engine and test if you can open your stacks. If you can't then, try removing the said custom properties and saving it again, then on the newer engine, you can create the property again. 

Many thanks to happy tRev user Andre Garzia for this note!

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Posted by Jerry Daniels 

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February 2, 2010

Download Build 201 of tRev Application

There is a brand new build (201) of the tRev application that you will want to download.

The links for each OS are on the right side of the main page of our site.

The following enhancements have been made to tRev and its components:
  • Non-admin users can now use tRev without having to alter read/write Rev folder permissions.
  • Sockets are being managed even more carefully to avoid conflict and to improve performance.
  • Communication between Rev and tRev is now tighter and more stable.
  • tRev no longer erroneously reports you are not connected to the internet.
  • Errors indicating missing broker files and other components have been drastically reduced.
You will need to restart tRev after downloading it, launching it and updating its components. If you forget to do this right away, you may have to force an install by holding down option/alt when you relaunch.

NOTE: In order to do all the clean up listed above, I had to temporarily sacrifice the multiple instances of tRev running simultaneously feature. With 201 you can only run one instance of tRev at a time on a machine.

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January 27, 2010

Greater tRev-to-Rev interoperability and more!

Watch as I run through the new tRev features and enhancements noted below:

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You should click here to see the Basic tRev API in PDF format hosted on my iWork shared documents site.

You may have noticed a new link in the upper right of the editor window in the video above. The Latest Post link appears when there is only one open tab. It uses the Twitter API to filter my Tweets for ones relevant to tRev users. The mechanism for updating this link operates completely asynchronously, so it will not interfere with our normal programming (pun intended).

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Posted by Jerry Daniels 

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January 26, 2010

Write your own plugins for tRev!

Watch me add a couple plugins to tRev:

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Start your plugin engines! Your tRev components have been updated and are ready for you!

ALSO: The tRev Quickstart docs have been updated with information on Plugins and the Plugin Manager.

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January 20, 2010

Tired of opening the same stacks over and over?

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You really CAN avoid the painful, repetitive use of the Rev menu in opening your stacks! Just click a link in tRev's Scratch Pad and the stack is automatically stored in memory so you can work on its code. You don't even have to have it showing in Rev to do so. Big plus: less clutter; less mind-numbing tasks!

That's right! In addition to having fast access to a handler on which you were laboring, the tRev Scratch Pad also functions a work space. In the video above, you just saw tRev use its Scratch Pad and Object Browser to perform a virtual hat trick as a (1) handler navigator, (2) stack loader and (3) stack viewer.

Again, to see that stack you have in memory, open the tRev Object Browser, select the stack name (or any object in it) and click the Go To column button or just type g. BAM! Your stack is now editable in Rev and you can work on it's properties or whatever.

This little hat trick not only saves me OODLES of time, but it also keeps me from going postal (on a rampage with a rifle).

For those interested in the etymology of the phrase hat trick:

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Filed under  //   hat trick   scratch pad   tRev   video   work space  
Posted by Jerry Daniels 

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January 20, 2010

Reporting bugs, making suggestions

If you developed tRev, looked in your email in-box and saw this subject line, what you think?

I don't get that many bug reports, I'm happy to say, but about 40% of them are sensational and downright un-helpful. Like this one.

In this case, tRev did not stop working. But how was I to know? I had to read the entire email to discover that one feature in tRev did not perform as expected. 

I respond quickly to all reports, so there is absolutely no need to sensationalize a bug report to get my attention. 
Say what the problem actually is—not how badly you feel about it. tRev doesn't do something you want it to do, so the whole program doesn't work? No. Say what it is that isn't working and tell me how I can replicate the problem.

If I can replicate it, I can fix it. If there is a work-around, I will advise you of it while I fix the problem.

Sometimes I get tRev not working subject lines, and it's a request for a new feature. When you want a feature, Tell me what—in a larger sense—you're trying to do. From requests like that, our best, new features have come.

If you're frustrated or unhappy, take a deep breath. Chillax. I'm not trying to make your life miserable. Because I'm enthusiastic about my product doesn't mean I'm indifferent to bugs or suggestions. Please don't assume a bunch of stuff, and then write tRev doesn't work.

That doesn't work for me. And therefore, it won't work for you.

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January 20, 2010

Updating your Registration Code in tRev

No more diddling around with text files in order change or update your reg code!

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January 19, 2010

When do I need to renew my tRev?

Look at the lower left of your editor window:

If you have more than 60 days before expiration, your screen will look like the above. If less then 60 days until expiration, it will appear as you see below with an expiration date and a link to click for online renewal.

When you are within 30 days of expiration, the date turns yellow. Within 15 days, red.

As mentioned earlier...

You can use your tRev application forever (as long as it works with Revolution), but you only receive updates for one year with the initial purchase and by renewal thereafter. The renewal fee is currently $40 USD for 12 months of action-packed updates.

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Filed under  //   fees   renewal   tRev   updates  
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