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From: jlc@atux01.UUCP (J. Collymore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: need good book on Hypertalk
Summary: Recommendation
Message-ID: <1688@atux01.UUCP>
Date: 12 Dec 89 17:29:04 GMT
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In article <2024@accuvax.nwu.edu>, neves@aristotle.ils.nwu.edu (David Neves) writes:
> 
> I am getting into heavy Hypertalk programming and would like a good
> reference book.  Talk of XCMDS would also be a plus.  Tricks for
> experts would be a plus.  I've seen "The Complete Hypercard Handbook"
> but it seems wordy.  Is there anything better?
> 
> -Thanks, David

I HIGHLY recommend "Tricks of the HyperTalk Masters" by the Waite Group.  It
has lots of info on a variety of things HyperCard (HC) programmers want,
including things like animated cursors and benchmarking scripts.  The part I
like and use most though, is the reference guide to all the hypertalk
commands, etc.  I found this section more thorough and easy to understand than
anything else I've read.  I keep it by my Mac at all times.


						Jim Collymore