Script-Central Special Edition v9n1 was released February 21, 2024.
The contents of the issue are:
Regular Departments
In this issue the Tips & Trix rabbits explain how to make best use of the very important idle handler and also explain how to use Poly-buttons in HCGS. A stack is included so that you can experiment with your own poly-buttons as well.
The Q+A classroom has answers to all the questions you never asked.
The Lounge has an updated Script-Central Database Complete stack. This is HangTime's stack updated from Issue #6 that now includes all information on all of the features, tips, tricks, sounds, scripts, XCMDs, etc. released in all 22 issues of Script-Central as well as all issues of Script-Central Special Edition. Use this to quickly find what issue of Script-Central or Script-Central Special Edition has the resource you are looking for.
Stop by the bathroom to read the latest news and rumors collected from various online sources.
The Scripter's Workshop includes the HyperSonic sound deck, useful functions in Scripter's Corner, and more. This issue includes an updated version of the HCGS.BugTracker stack and a new command called findFont which can be used to determine where a font is being used in a stack by either font name or ID.(One of this issue's feature stacks: HCGSBtnFldProbe can also be used to find a font by name.)
Features
This issue's feature stacks included some unique to HCGS and some converted from or inspired by Macintosh HyperCard stacks.
The Apple Guidelines stack is a Macintosh conversion by Brendan Bellina. The source stack was developed by Apple for internal use to provide guidance for using HyperCard for internal presentations.The converted stack has been enhanced to include HCGS related content.
The Missing Icons stack by Brendan Bellina provides a collection of standard Mac HyperCard icons that are not included in the HCGS application. Many of these icons can be found in other Apple HCGS stacks. HyperMover does its best to replace standard Mac icons with standard HCGS icons, but still fails on many. This icon stack allows searching by Mac icon ID and name which can be useful when converting Mac stacks to HCGS using HyperMover.
The SC Clip Art stack by Brendan Bellina combines all of the clip art that was released on Script-Central issues #1-22 into a single stack.
HC.Word.2023 is a multi-document word processor stack by Brendan Bellina based on the HC.Word stack.
Stormy Night is one of the HyperHack stacks released by Apple. This version has been slightly enhanced by Brendan Bellina. The original version can be found in this issue's Extras folder along with all of the other HyperHack stacks that were released.
MyPics is an image management stack developed by Brendan Bellina that allows the display of image thumbnails, custom tagging, searching, and list generation so that regardless of where your AFP and SHR images are located or how poorly they are named you can easily categorize and find the images you are searching for. This stack is processing intensive and works best on a highly accelerated IIGS or IIGS emulator.
The HCGS Button Field Probe stack is a tool developed by Brendan Bellina that can be used to identify buttons and fields in a stack by their properties. A Macintosh version of this stack is available in the Extras folder to aid in the conversion of Macintosh stacks to HCGS since there as some object properties (like family) that HyperMover does not handle.
FreeSource v4.01 is a resource management stack with features similar to HyperUtility.
XCMDMaker 1.0 is a stack that aids to the development of HCGS XCMDs and XFCNs. This is a shareware stack developed by David Empson in 1991.
GraphMaker GS is an enhanced conversion by Brendan Bellina of Apple's GraphMaker stack. Apple's stack facilitates creating graphs that could be copied and pasted into presentations.GraphMaker GS adds color support, the ability to import and export table data, and the ability to create full screen graphs and export them as images.
HCGS.Xtras is a stack by Brendan Bellina that collects over 100 HCGS XCMDs and XFCNs from a variety of sources including Script-Central, Hyper-Quarterly, Apple released stacks, 3rd party HCGS stacks, and HCGS extensions that were released online on the AOL, Delphi, and GEnie services. All extensions are described and many include example code and demonstrations.
Also included with Script-Central Special Edition
DIYScriptCentrl - This Do It Yourself Script-Central text file documents everything I learned while dissecting Script-Central #22 and creating the Script-Central Special Editions.
The Extras folder contains utilities and tools that I have found useful in HCGS development and many are mentioned in Script-Central SE issues.
The Fonts folder contains all of the fonts used by stacks from this issue (installation of these fonts is not required for the stacks unless otherwise mentioned thanks to the use of the FontZ XCmd by Richard Bennett).
The Sounds folder includes the sounds from the Macintosh OS Platinum theme converted to rSounds for use with the System 6 Sound Control Panel. These sounds are also included in this issue's HyperSonic stack so they can be used within HyperCard stacks as well.
The Applications subfolder includes a program shipped with the ByteWorks Talking Tools that can be used to read text out loud.
Stacks folders contains Mac HyperCard versions of the HC Button Field Probe tool and the original version of the Apple Guidelines stack as well as all of the HyperHack stacks that were released by Apple.
The issue can be downloaded for free from the Silverwand Software site at:
https://sites.google.com/view/silverwandsoftware/apple-ii-forever
