This HyperCard 2.4 Update adds some new features, including QuickTime functionality, and fixes problems with the HyperCard application. This product updates HyperCard 2.3 or 2.3.5 to HyperCard 2.4.
Note: You can find HyperCard Player 2.4 on the World Wide Web at http://www.apple.com/swupdates.
The full release of HyperCard 2.4, bundled with software including QuickTime 3.0, and new Help stacks and manuals, is available at your Apple-authorized dealer.
To Install HyperCard 2.4
Double-click the Installer and follow the installation instructions that appear in the Installer window.
New Features
Several exciting features have been added with the release of HyperCard 2.4, including:
• an improved movie button task that allows you to open any QuickTime-readable file
• ability to open movie and some image files by dragging them onto the HyperCard application icon
• a new Link to URL button task and HyperTalk command for connecting to a web site
• ability to manipulate QuickTime movies using HyperTalk
• keyboard navigation of QuickTime VR movies
• ability to open a nearly unlimited number of files using HyperTalk
• enhanced script editor window for easier navigation
• improved Picture XCMD
• more script commands and new syntax
For more information on these features and how to use them, see Using HyperCard 2.4.
Problems Fixed
These changes have been made to HyperCard since version 2.3.5:
• Fixed a problem that prevented HyperCard’s floating windows from collapsing properly under Mac OS 8.0 or later.
• Fixed a problem that could cause the system to freeze when a very large stack was opened on a fast computer.
• Fixed a problem that occurred on PowerPC-based computers when a field contained more than 32K of text and style information.
• Fixed a problem that could cause the movie command callback ExtToStr to return bad data.
• Fixed a problem that prevented HyperCard from properly playing uncompressed 16-bit mono sounds.
• HyperCard now quits properly when a script window is active.
• The “ß” character is no longer treated as a word delimiter in fields.
For More Information
For system requirements and an overview of the new HyperCard features, see the Using HyperCard 2.4 document.
For more product information, see these Web sites using your Web browser application:
• For information about HyperCard, go to http://www.apple.com/hypercard
• For information about QuickTime, go to http://www.apple.com/quicktime
• For information about Apple software updates, go to http://www.apple.com/swupdates
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