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STSTray
STS Releases STSTray 2.0.1
STS released today an upgrade to its Windows system tray utility program, STSTray. Version 2.0.1 is primarily a maintenance release, but includes the ability to run on Windows Vista.

For more information, visit the STSTray web page.


Stackrunner
STS Releases StackRunner 1.7
STS released a new version of StackRunner today. Version 1.7 is built on Revolution 2.8.1 and provides Universal Binary, PowerPC Only, Intel Only, and Windows builds, in addition to including the new revBrowser and revFont externals. Provided as an alternative to the Revolution Player, StackRunner provides no interface but more launching options than the Player provided by Runtime Revolution.

For more information, visit the StackRunner web page.


RevLogo
Runtime Revolution Releases Revolution 2.8.1
Runtime Revolution (http://www.runrev.com/) announced today that Revolution 2.8.1 was now available. This upgrade, many months in development, has gone through exhaustive testing and represents one of the best (perhaps the best) release of Revolution to date.

This version includes a completely rewritten date/time engine, embedded browser control, font management external, private handlers (handlers that are only accessible by the script they are in), column and row manipulation of arrays, and over 260 fixes and enhancements.

Read more about what's new in the 2.8.1 release at the What's New page at the Runtime Revolution web site.


Bug
STS Releases RevZilla 2.1
STS released version 2.1 of RevZilla today, which provides support for and matches the functionality of the new Runtime Revolution Bugzilla web site. Additionally, there is enhanced support for Linux, as well as fixes for several minor UI/functional bugs that were discovered. Downloads in both 2.7 format and 2.4 ("Legacy") format are available.

For more information or to download RevZilla 2.1, visit the RevZilla web page.


Stackrunner
STS Releases StackRunner 1.6
STS released a new version of StackRunner today. Version 1.6 is built on Revolution 2.8.0 and provides Universal Binary, PowerPC Only, Intel Only, and Windows builds. Provided as an alternative to the Revolution Player, StackRunner provides no interface but more launching options than the Player provided by Runtime Revolution.

For more information, visit the StackRunner web page.


SuperCard 4.6.2
Solutions Etcetera Releases SuperCard 4.6.2
Solutions Etcetera today announced the release of SuperCard 4.6.2, a maintenance release that in addition to squashing bugs has added quite a few new features, both to the SuperTalk language along with external additions:
The ability to store icon family data in a button
You can a bunch of diagnostic information about the host machine, including the bus speed, ROM version, physical memory configuration (RAM), and processor information
The ability to get icon family data from a file, folder or volume (so you can attach it to a button)
The ability to translate from one text encoding scheme to another
and more!

This is a free update to all registered users of SuperCard 4.6. For more information, visit the SuperCard 4.6.2 web page.