Re: FaceSpan?
Re: FaceSpan?
- Subject: Re: FaceSpan?
- From: Cathryn Warren <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 09:43:12 +1100
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> I have a copy of FaceSpan 1.01 that shipped with the AppleScript package
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>I got from Apple way back when. The manual is an Apple branded manual and
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> the disks are Apple disks. I notice that Apple no longer carries it and
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> that FaceSpan's web site is up to version 4. I don't have the $$$ to buy
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> it, especially since the old version seems to work OK with AppleScript
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> 1.8.3 on OS 9.2.1.
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> The reason I dug it out is because I need to develop a project that is
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> going to need more than "display dialog"... a first for me. The book is
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> pretty thick and it looks like there is going to be a learning curve.
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> Before jumping in, I wonder if someone would be kind enough to comment on
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> - Is FaceSpan the "in" thing to use, or has it been superceded by some
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> other (hopefully free) project developer/manager?
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> - Is there anything in the current FaceSpan version that I really, really
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> need to have? And if so, is it backward compatible with what I have?
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> Thanks for your help.
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> Steve
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GUI kings in pre-X systems are FaceSpan (for people who has the $$$, latest
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version is 3.5.2) and Dialog Director osax
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(http://osaxen.com/dialog_director.html), free, many times mixed with the
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help of Dialog Studio (low-ware and available lite version at
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http://macscripter.net/dialog_studio.html). Also interesting, and similar
to
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DD, 24U Appearance OSAX (http://osaxen.com/appearance.html), recently
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released as freeware.
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JJ
I am also looking to purchase a scripting utility. I need to be able to
script plug-ins to quark etc. What would you recommend? I had been looking
at PreFab. I would love to hear your thoughts.
Kind regards,
Cathryn
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