JoyfulDreamer's Forum Posts

  • Hi, I'll see if I can find and attached the original file (must have gotten lost when the arcade had the overhaul).

    BTW: No idea why I never get email notifications - isn't it possible to get email notices when I have alerts?

  • Hi, it's been awhile (life etc.) but I wanted to check on something. Does Construct2 still require all your objects (first instance at least) to be cluttered around the margins of a layout page? That was always the only thing keeping from fully using it in the past. You have no idea how much that annoys me (yes, I'm sure many others might say it doesn't bother them).

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  • Just to add for others finding this post: after you upgrade Java it doesn't mean your path environment variable was updated. Due to my work, I have 2-3 versions of java installed; though, I did set Java 8 install directory as my default for the environment variables CLASSPATH and JAVA_HOME. That was not enough however, since my PATH environment variable referenced an older version of java. Make sure the PATH environment variable is updated to remove ALL java paths except those for the new version.

    You can find the variable by either:

    1. Going to Start->Run (if enabled) and typing "systempropertiesadvanced" (enter). (you might be able to search this in Windows 8 easily as well)

    -or-

    2. Right-clicking on "Computer" or "My Computer", selecting "Properties", then selecting "Advanced system settings" on the left.

    In either case you'll see the "Environment Variables..." button at the bottom right. The "Path" variable should be under "System Variables".

    Notice: I've had some programs create a PATH variable specifically for me as a user (under "User variables for ..." which also messed things up for me in the past. You might be better off merging it with the System PATH instead, then deleting it.

    Hope that helps someone.

  • Good to know, thanks.

    Edit: Though, it does occur to me to note that C2 recycles the object instances, and most likely only clears all properties (hopefully, instead of deleting them), so in effect, properties set should never be set again in practice (so no dynamic issues to worry about).

  • Hi Ashley,

    I was just reading this page recently and was wondering as to how much benefit that sealed objects bring. I found and ran a test here on JSPerf, and what I'm seeing is that in fact the extra security actually SLOWS down the property access. Let me know what you think.

  • Does piglatin count? Yay for onstructcay!

  • What does "Leave some feedback on a page" mean? I think I've done it many times ... though, what page exactly? Also, there is no way to Google+1 a blog post. I've tried to use the icon on the blogs, but it doesn't seem to count.

  • — That badge has not been awarded to anyone yet (says 0).

  • 1 Million downloads! Congrats Scirra! <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" title="Very Happy">

    For others, don't forget the contest: https://www.scirra.com/1million

  • Hi, I was just wondering how the event system works within JavaScript. For instance, during editing, my plugin should be automatically added to every object (I have good reason which I won't get into here). Can this be done by hooking events or something? (perhaps as a global plugin that can watch for this?) I want to auto-add behaviors to all new objects by default, but I'm not sure of the best approach. Also, I need to track these objects during runtime to know when they are added and removed as well, thanks.

  • Nice, congrats!

  • FYI: WebRTC is only supported currently in Chrome and Firefox. It can be possible to use HTML5 web sockets (as bombermine.com does), but you will have many possible lag issues to deal with.

    Personally I'm, working on DreamSpace, which is an API for client/server web development (websites, server services, etc.), built upon my V8.NET wrapper (see CodePlex). The idea is to use a game-like graph system, instead of relying on a DOM. This allows running a web application (or game) that can have the UI "turned off" and still run - so the same app can run on both the client, and in a server console. I'll be creating some graph items to support Construct 2, along with some plugins, in the near future. After some discussions with Ashley, the first step in the goal is to use something like CEF (Google Chrome Embedded Framework), instead of a JavaScript only server, to get the WebRTC quickly off the ground. This will be made available in the DreamSpace Studio IDE.

    Anyone interested in following the project can search CodePlex (or Google) DreamSpaceJS and click the "follow" link. I probably won't post about the progress here in the forums just yet until I run some trials with some demos first (we're getting close now! :) ).

  • I've been able to use Paint.NET just find for most everything (see getpaint.net, and plugins), then resort to Photoshop or PaintShop Pro (my personal favorite) as needed. I find you'll need more than one paint app, because they all have strengths and weaknesses. ;)

  • Yeah, sucks I know. I'm waiting for the support also. ;)

  • "Guardians" is a repost from another artist - you'll have to ask him. ;) (the annoying thing about SoundCloud is that it mashes the reposts with the profile posts). That said, I can easily create something similar if you want. :)