New version: Gideros Studio 2012.8.1 release - Discussions

atilim · August 2012

Just FYI

One fix/feature that is not mentioned in Release notes is that Core.class function is changed and now parent classes and inherited classes have the same self reference.
http://www.giderosmobile.com/forum/discussion/comment/8017#Comment_8017

Ah yes

Now I'm adding this to the release notes.

atilim · August 2012

@Atilim,
Now Event.MOUSE_xx events also work on the device with touch, so do we still need to have TOUCHES_BEGIN, TOUCHES_MOVE and TOUCHES_END or MOUSE events would suffice for most of the things, unless multi-touch was required?

I haven't changed anything on this side. Still touch events aren't dispatched on desktop player.

MikeHart · August 2012

@OZapps: Mouse events always worked on the device. Touch events worked on devices ONLY.

OZApps · August 2012

I did not know that, I always thought that one had to set up touch and mouse depending on where you ran it.

Glad to know that, then question comes to mind, why the two different events? Wouldn't it be easier to have just one?

OZApps · August 2012

Hi,
After some long investigation, I understand that TTFont bug is because of GCC-LLVM compiler. It only occurs on iOS devices and only when compiled with GCC-LLVM shipped with Xcode 4.2.

I'm upgrading my system to Mountain Lion/Xcode 4.4.1 to build the libraries with the latest Clang compiler. At least I can post a recompiled libgideros.a here as soon as possible so that you can use TTFont without a problem.

Would wait for that fix...

ar2rsawseen · August 2012

@OZApps here's info on cross compatibility between touch and mouse events:

http://www.giderosmobile.com/forum/discussion/1512/mouse-touch-event-cross-compatibility

ar2rsawseen · August 2012

Has anyone tried iAd plugin yet? I've only used AdMob before, so I don't really understand how that works, because from "Reference manual" there is no way to provide publishers ID, nor which banner size you want. As I understood (it's inherited from EventDispatcher) you also can't add it to Sprite hierarchy, set it's position, etc. So how does it work really?

Don't have an ability (IOS device) to test it now. So any comments welcome on this

jack0088 · August 2012

I wanted to try out lpeg and just required a file but Gideros Studio raised an error. Then I tried to require the moonscript compiler.. it gave me again an error

error loading module 'lpeg' from file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/lpeg.so':
	dynamic libraries not enabled; check your Lua installation
stack traceback:

@atilim what's wrong? I thought lpeg is responsible for loading dynamic libraries?!

gorkem · August 2012

Lpeg plugin doesnt come by default, you need to copy the library from "All Plugins\LPeg\bin\YOUR_OS\lpeg*" to Plugins folder. Then you are set.

zakkwylde · August 2012

3rd time lucky? OSX command line information for the player please.

jack0088 · August 2012

Lpeg plugin doesnt come by default, you need to copy the library from "All Plugins\LPeg\bin\YOUR_OS\lpeg*" to Plugins folder. Then you are set.

*head_scratching* somehow it didn't work that way. it still gives me that error of "dynamic libraries not enabled; check your Lua installation" does anyone know how to compile lua to allow dynamic libraries to load?

gorkem · August 2012

@jack0088 please wait for the next version. It'll be released soon, and fix your issue, the problem @ozapps mentioned and a few other issues noone noticed yet ;-)

jack0088 · August 2012

@jack0088 please wait for the next version. It'll be released soon, and fix your issue, the problem

thank you very much for the info. i'll have to wait..

MikeHart · August 2012

Is the documentation for the command line tools posted somewhere by now? If not, then I forget about it.

gorkem · August 2012

@Mikehart normally we do not work on Sundays. You can forget about it today.

ar2rsawseen · August 2012

@gorkem There are days when @atilim is not coding? :-O
Kidding, quite understandable

MikeHart · August 2012

@Mikehart normally we do not work on Sundays. You can forget about it today.

Well, didn't you want to post it already on friday? With your blog post?

atilim · August 2012

@techdojo About your issue with events, it was my first attempt to provide multiple optional parameters to addEventListener function. But after your info, I've replaced it with the original implementation. Therefore, now (with 2012.8.1) your events should work as before.

atilim · August 2012

@ar2rsawseen iAds are directly put on to the OpenGL view and always displayed on top.

iAd API provided by Apple doesn't give any options about setting its size. Its size is automatically set by the system according to its orientation (portrait or landscape).

atilim · August 2012

@MikeHart about command line parameters, you need to wait for tomorrow

atilim · August 2012

@OZApps Corrected the documentation. Thanks.

OZApps · August 2012

@Mikehart normally we do not work on Sundays. You can forget about it today.

@Gorkem, you *have* the luxury of taking a day off

@Atilim, thanks for the update 2012.8.1, downloading it...

techdojo · August 2012

@techdojo About your issue with events, it was my first attempt to provide multiple optional parameters to addEventListener function. But after your info, I've replaced it with the original implementation. Therefore, now (with 2012.8.1) your events should work as before.

@Atilim - it wasn't so much an issue more a heads up to anyone who might have got a little confused - however thanks for putting it back (more consistent that way), also a massive thanks for getting the TTF bug squished so quickly - respect!

UPDATE : Can confirm - TTF fonts work correctly on iOS

glennbjr · August 2012

@atilim Feature Xperia Play keys not working for 2012.8 or 2012.8.1. I tested the example in both versions and with player and apk. I only get a response for menu, search and back buttons.

zakkwylde · August 2012

@MikeHart about command line parameters, you need to wait for tomorrow .

Hi Atilim, hint hint!

Thanks
Zakk :-\"

MikeHart · August 2012

@zakkwylde: Maybe they ment a different tommorow besides the one that we know. Maybe they do it the ANSCA way and provide some infos only to their favorite users/3rd party devs, I don't know. It was already said by them that they work closely with the CIDER folks. And like I said, I am not interested anymore.

zakkwylde · August 2012

Oh well. Anyway I do think the CIDER app looks great. Will definitely buy that if it's at good price.

OZApps · August 2012

I know the guys behind Cider and AutoLAN and other stuff, they are good developers and have good products, It is nice to note that they are expanding the umbrella to encompass Gideros (though @Atilim has a good IDE for Gideros, something that seems inviting the first time) I love DIY stuff, but a lot many like to get what they see rather than stare at the flatpacks from IKEA and contemplate building it. Gideros gives that comfort than making you stare at the flatpacks and wonder what to do next.

Some of the new features that they have make it exciting as you can check on variables and types, etc.

@Mike, I am also a bit surprised but I am sure that @Atilim must just have been snowed under to write up that documentation. I am sure that he will have that documentation up soon. Though if you have a peek into the tools directory, there is the giderosbridge and the deamon (gdrdeamon and gdrbridge) for both the Windows version and the Mac version but no Idea on how to use it, I tried to run it with the --? --help -help -? but that did not help.

atilim · August 2012

Maybe they do it the ANSCA way and provide some infos only to their favorite users/3rd party devs, I don't know.

@MikeHart Please don't make assumptions about the issues you don't know.

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Here are some basic info about using command line tools:
- You need to use gdrbridge only.
- gdrdeamon is waked up and controlled by gdrbridge. You shouldn't run it by yourself. gdrdeamon connects and controls the player on the background.
- gdrbridge isconnected -> prints 1 to stdout if gdrdeamon is connected to player, 0 otherwise.
- gdrbridge play mygame.gproj -> plays mygame.gproj (if gdrdeamon is connected to the player)
- gdrbridge setip 127.0.0.1 -> sets the ip that gdrdeamon should connect to
- gdrbridge stop -> stops the game (if gdrdeamon is connected to the player)
- gdrbridge getlog -> prints the log to stdout collected from player up to now
- gdrbridge stopdeamon -> stops/kills the gdrdeamon
- if gdrdeamon is not connected to the player and doesn't receive any commands within 5 seconds, it automatically stops/kills itself.
- You need to close Gideros Studio if it's already running because it also tries to connect to the player independently.

hope this helps

zakkwylde · August 2012

thanks, but that's for windows only isn't it?

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