Kewl
Stakz!
This section is devoted to stakz which I
think are pretty cool and useful. I no longer use Hypercard, so I
won't review any other stakz anymore. Sorry, but opportunity missed!
:)
HyperParse.
I based my ParsePro program on this. It is full featured and works
fine, but lacks some of the power of ParsePro [imho]. Still a
cool stak, and I suggest that if you ever need something to parse
your text, and find ParsePro to be unsuitable, then try
this.
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HyperTalk
QuickRef. This is a really good
stack that goes beyond the simplicity of the HyperTalk Reference and
gives you a good quick list of every command and function in
Hypercard, including the ones that the Reference left out, such as
the "answer folder" option, among others. It's not perfect as it's
interface requires just a little bit of work, imho, but other than
that it's pretty much perfect.
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PolyButtons.
This stack uses some scripts that are placed in your button to make
it seem to be a polygon. This is great for a lot of uses, and so the
stack gets a good review. However, things do slow down a little when
using polybuttons, as it takes a bit of time to calculate whether the
click was inside or outside the button. Still, it's worth a look
at.
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Quit The
Finder. This little thingy makes
the Finder quit when the stack it is installed into is opened. This
is great for older computers where ram is very limited, and could
also allow you to extend Hypercard as a sort of AtEase-type
program.
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Random
Sentances. This powerful and
advanced stack produces random sentances based on lists of possible
words it has in various cards. It works surprisingly well, and could
be a good starting point for building a language stack that produces
random sentances in foreign languages, even if that language (e.g.
Indonesian) uses different syntax and word order. It doesn't earn a
full Classic award, because of the damn annoying beep each time you
generate a new sentance.
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Del
MerryXmas. This stack hunts down
and destroys the MerryXmas virus, the first Hypercard virus. The
virus can be dangerous to your stacks, and if you want to download
anything Hypercardy, I strongly suggest you get this, as once
infected, you're in trouble. This can also make your stacks immune to
the virus, so once you've downloaded it, you can happily leave your
stacks alone with no thought as the virus. It should make use of a
GetMultiple xfcn to allow you to select multiple stacks at once, but
as it is, it works fine.
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