More precise specifications, was Re: What replaces HyperCard?

[T.J.Klokeid]

Baden responds:

>This question might not be as easy as it seems - since
there's multiple  interpretations eg:
>
>- what development suite/environment provides a similar
type of  environment to HyperCard ?

Yes, this is what I am looking for. It is not essential to be
able to migrate my old HyperCard scripts to a new
application.

>If you just want to replace the development
suite/environment, then  there's many many ways to do this
- working out which is actually the  most applicable to your
situation is another thing entirely. Revolution is one way
with some advantages, but its by no means the only way.


Can you suggest some other alternatives to Revolution?
I am still working on evaluating Revolution, which is a
minor challenge in itself.

I would like to be able to combine text, sound, pictures,
video on a card (or whatever its replacement is), and then
allow the user to navigate with buttons (or whatever the
replacement is) from card to card.

It appears that once a document is developed in
Revolution, it can be ported from a Macintosh to other
platforms. That would be nice.  (There was a Windows
version of HyperCard, as you may recall. It was too dreadful
to develop anything in, but once you had a working stack, it
could be exported to the Windows envirnment reliably
enough.)


Terry J. Klokeid, Ph.D.
Amblewood Organic Farm, SaltSpring Island, British Columbia, Canada, and
Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre, South Hedland, Western Australia