[r175] No Boolean variable option

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- Rhindon
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Problem Description

When creating a new variable, the Boolean option in the Type dropdown menu does not appear.

Attach a Capx

https://www.dropbox.com/s/x0mxmw2ygzmz8 ... 1-1-1.capx

Description of Capx

Nothing related to the game I'm working on...

As described, I try to create a local or global variable and set it to Boolean, but the option isn't there.

Steps to Reproduce Bug
- Right-click to open an option dialogue window in the event windows (either in the open space or in a Group or nested Event line).
- Add a local/global variable
- Select Type for the variable and notice that the Boolean option isn't present.
Observed Result

No Boolean option available.

Expected Result

For a Boolean option to be present.

Affected Browsers

N/A

Operating System and Service Pack

Windows 7 Home Premium, Service Pack 1

Construct 2 Version ID

r175
- newt
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Um, I don't think we ever had a global Boolean.
- Sisyphus
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Yeah, i got r173 and i don't have global boolean too, and i don't remember that i ever had it.
- Rhindon
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*sincerely dumbfounded* Really? I could have sworn......

Odd that I've never noticed until now.

Okay...speaking from my utter ignorance, why wouldn't there be a global Boolean? I mean, would it be redundant? Somehow break the system? Something else that completely evades me?
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- newt
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No really great reason really other than globals are the same across the whole game, and could possibly be an issue to security since you cant obfuscate a string.

Then again you can use text as a Boolean anyway, so its really just the difference between potato, and potato.
- Rhindon
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Good point. Okay. Well...everyone move along. Nothing to see here!
- Tetriser
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Rhindon - There's no global booleans in C2, use global numbers instead and use 0 as false and 1 as true.
- Rhindon
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Tetriser - Yeah, that's the conclusion I've been made aware of. I just never realized it before...go figure that I've never tried to use a global Boolean until now. LOL
- Ashley Construct Team Founder
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This is a feature oversight: it exists for instance variables but not globals. It's on the todo list.
- Rhindon
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Ashley - AH! Sweet deal. Thank you, Ashley.
On a totally side note, I was just wondering if there are any plans to add new features to the animation/drawing editor? I'm simply curious. Well, that and the fact that I'm a lone developer and NOT an artist. LOL