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Does retrospect 10 for Mac support run documents?


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I'm converting from a PowerMac G5 running Leopard to an Intel Mac Mini running Mountain Lion.  I use Retrospect v6 on the G5, and v10 on the mini.

 

Wow!  Has the human interface changed!!!  It has taken some serious getting-used-to!  I'm not sure that everything new is an improvement.

 

One feature of v6 I used frequently was the ability to make what were called "run document"s. They were a file icon that could be double-clicked to start a retrospect script in a small progress window.

 

I would do a lot of work, then when I was done, close all my documents and double-click the "Save Everything" run document.  When it finished, I could shut down the Mac with confidence that I had a full backup of the work I has just done.

 

Does such a thing exist in v10?

 

Thanks for any help!

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Sorry, I'm not familiar with the phrase "medium term"... What does that mean in terms of weeks, months, or years?  Will run-documents be in the next micro-release?  Or are we waiting for Retrospect for Mac v11 or v12.

 

It's good to know that the UI window doesn't need to remain open while the script is running.  Thanks for that!

 

Have you thought about using applescript to make a double-clickable icon that fires up the UI, runs a particular script, and closes down the UI when it's done?  I'm not an AppleScript expert, but I'll bet it could be done...

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