Re: Advanced Resource editors

[fmlin@netcom.com (Frank M. Lin)]

>Does anyone know what the 'state of play' is regarding the more advanced
>Resource Editors for the GS? Not rEdit, reslin, or ones like them -
>they're too basic for my taste. If I have to go that far down, I'd just
>as soon hand-edit a REZ file.
 
Since commericial editors seem dead, my opinion is for editors (that
are still supported) like rEdit or Reslin to fill in what the others
don't have.  There isn't really a point in duplicating existing ones
(well, except rEdit and Reslin both are freeware).

rEdit has a rBundle editor, which I don't think any others have (maybe
Foundation).  And for copying resources around, nothing beats Reslin.

>DesignMaster is so-so - it doesn't have some of the more recent types of
>controls, such as thermometers and TextEdit controls, and from what the
>ByteWorks tell me, there aren't any plans to produce an upgrade.
 
I bought it, and it sucks.

>SSSi appears to have died, and GeneSys with them - the version I have is
>1.2.4. Does anyone have a later version, and what are the
>differences/improvements? Is it still sold by anyone, and if so, who? Or
>is there any way that I could obtain a legitimate copy? For money, I
>mean, and with docs. Preferably with the money going to the
>owners/authors of the program, but failing that, does anyone have a
>'proper' (masters, docs, et al) copy for sale?
 
1.2.4 is good enough.  There is 1.3 available, but it can't generate
rez sources (it just crashes).  1.2.4 is missing 1 or 2 new editors
I think (like rVersion...).  If you're lucky, someone might part
with their copy.  But you won't be supporting the authors, they're
long gone.  (well, people like Marc moved on to Foundation, but that
seems doomed too :-(  I thought we were finally gonna get a complete
editor with everything)

> [..] Foundation author's address...

Dunno.
 
>These are valuable programs, and it would be a pity to 'lose' them
>forever. Isn't there some way that we could keep them alive? Surely one
>of the remaining software houses could take either (or both) of these
>major programs on?

Somebody mentioned before that Marc is looking for people to take over
Foundation.  But no one showed up yet.


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frank m. lin
fmlin@netcom.com