Viewing Messages in the Console

Showcase features a Message Passing Architecture by which add-ins control Showcase using structured Messages sent to the Showcase interpreter. This feature is discussed more fully in [X-ref to Showcase Architecture]. For now, it is important to note that Messages normally pass invisibly between Showcase and its add-ins, but can be made visible, in real-time, in the Showcase Console.

1. Launch Showcase Console (ShowcaseConsole.exe).
2. Enable writing Messages to the Showcase Console by loading the EchoMessagesCutom.py add-in provided for this purpose.
3. Exit Showcase Console and re-launch.

   All Messages (including those from your own add-ins) are now displayed in a separate Console window.