New Gideros Docs/Wiki...

SinisterSoft

Done

hgy29

Hi, I just noticed that the main Gideros getting started doc from the website (http://docs.giderosmobile.com/index.html) doesn't seem to be present in the wiki! Anyone willing to port it ?

MoKaLux

ok I am working on it but I am not on my usual desktop. I have it all down in libreoffice writer now I need to put it in the wiki. It may take some time though.

MoKaLux

hgy29 said:

Hi, I just noticed that the main Gideros getting started doc from the website (http://docs.giderosmobile.com/index.html) doesn't seem to be present in the wiki! Anyone willing to port it ?

After some investigation I see that the docs are part of the ultimate guide! So instead of creating yet another duplicate I propose to merge and complete the ultimate guide.

hgy29

Yes, I think you are right. At first sight at least the files section is missing on the wiki

MoKaLux

i have started merging the 2. I will try my best to make it a nice and easy read. give me some time please.
DONE but could always be better

rrraptor

Just realized that Noise reference was not up to date
Added new pages (setColorLookup, getTexture, and getTileTexture), updated examples on home page.

oleg

I searched for documentation on 'export' in Wikipedia and did not find, maybe it is necessary to add for beginners?

MoKaLux

I am working on the wiki
what are the new requirements please?

* iOS: iPod touch 2nd generation or better, iPhone 2 or better, iPad 1 or better
* Android: at least Android 4.4. Note that previous Android versions (4.0 or below) won’t work.

MoKaLux

let's vote please
For the ultimate guide to gideros studio, do you like this chapter order?

[[Your first code]]
[[Introduction to Lua]]
[[Classes in Gideros]]
[[Introduction to Graphics]]
[[Introduction to Graphics Shapes]]
[[Introduction to Fonts]]
[[Playing Sound and Music]]
[[File system]]
[[Event system]]
[[Scene Management]]
[[Hardware and OS]]
[[Profiling]]
[[Extend your application with plugins]]

or prefer another one?

MoKaLux

oleg said:

I searched for documentation on 'export' in Wikipedia and did not find, maybe it is necessary to add for beginners?

I will try to create a page on this but I think it's so simple that we don't really need to!?

let's vote

SinisterSoft

I think it's a good idea.

I added an export page for XBox One.

SinisterSoft

I've made the Exporting section. Added XBox One there.

I need to add UWP and link to that from the XBox One export.

Exporting should be in two sections I think, one titled 'Making a player', the other 'Exporting to the stores'.

SinisterSoft

I've added the two sections, some store stuff is common - eg Windows Store for UWP and Xbox One, Apple App Store for iOS and macOS, etc..

They now need filling out with guides for each.

oleg

MoKaLux said:

oleg said:

I searched for documentation on 'export' in Wikipedia and did not find, maybe it is necessary to add for beginners?

I will try to create a page on this but I think it's so simple that we don't really need to!?

let's vote

How will a beginner know that it's easy if he came to find out information and there is no information at all.
The section on exports should be at least for SEO

MoKaLux

he/she just clicks the export button

oleg

MoKaLux said:

he/she just clicks the export button

-How to configure keys for stores,?.
-export one file for all devices or make multiple files?.
-how to configure the requre plugin?.
-how to export files larger than 100mb?.
-how to export from android studio? ..

MoKaLux

oleg said:

-How to configure keys for stores,?.
-export one file for all devices or make multiple files?.
-how to configure the requre plugin?.
-how to export files larger than 100mb?.
-how to export from android studio? ..

We cannot put everything in the wiki, that would be too much work, configure key = android web site, android studio = android web site, ...

But I agree, a simple page that explains how to export has its place in the wiki, but we should concentrate on gideros.

oleg

MoKaLux said:

configure key = android web site, android studio = android web site, ...

The question was not how to work in android studio, the question of how to integrate gideros libraries in the eclipse project, or in the android studio project

The question of how to install the keys in gideros -should be described on wikipedia gideros, not on the android site ..

SinisterSoft

I think that something that explains how to get to exports, then pick the correct option. What the fields do. etc. Followed by links to store instructions, how to generate a key, etc... would be really useful. Most people don't have a clue and find the whole thing daunting.

MoKaLux

ok, let's make gideros wiki great again

oleg

SinisterSoft

lol

antix

I think "Introduction to Lua" should come before "your first code". I would also vote for an actual decent "how to" on exporting, compiling, and publishing on apples store.

oleg

antix said:

I think "Introduction to Lua" should come before "your first code". I would also vote for an actual decent "how to" on exporting, compiling, and publishing on apples store.

I now deal with exports to UWP
Found out that for this purpose it is necessary to establish visual studio, vindows kits - it is all necessary to write in wikipedia.//

rrraptor

Added FontBase.TLF_REF_LINETOP to a wiki, but I dont know what to write in the description

hgy29

TLF_REF_TOP: The top of the text you are displaying
TLF_REF_LINETOP: The top of a line of text of that font, irrespective of the text you are actually displaying

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27631736/meaning-of-top-ascent-baseline-descent-bottom-and-leading-in-androids-font/27631737
So LINETOP is the purple line of the diagram in the link above, while TOP would be more like the green line (ascent) but only for the given text.
Gideros also has TLF_REF_ASCENT, which would be the green line for the whole font.

MoKaLux

what is this?
http://giderosmobile.com/profiles

also copied the examples from the giderosmobile Code Examples main site to the wiki:
https://wiki.giderosmobile.com/index.php/Start_Here

Hope this helps!?

EmiliaHadson

Wow looks great!

jdbc

It lacks some doc about best practices to create directories for images, sounds, scenes, helper functions and use OOP programming with Lua.

All my games have the same directory structure and classes to develop a clean code, which is really important when projects get bigger.