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Construct 3 r304

Functions 'Copy picked'; more Android updates; bug fixes

25 July, 2022 ()

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Notes

In this release we've added a new Copy picked option for functions. When enabled, the function will be called with all the same instances picked as the place that called it (but the function won't change the picking for the place that called it). This is a useful new option to ensure functions can easily operate on the same set of picked instances, avoiding the need for workarounds such as passing UIDs in parameters.

We've also done some more Android updates including bumping the target API level again (since there's a separate API level for "Android 12L"), ensuring the exported config.xml is properly formatted, and fixing an issue with builds using the Share plugin.

There's also a batch of bug fixes, including some improvements for timelines, themes, and a couple of possible crashes.

Please note: due to staff time off, there will not be a beta release next week (1-5 August). The next beta release will be the following week (8-12 August).

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New Additions

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Functions: 'Copy picked' option
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Functions: display return type in Event Sheet View

Changes

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Android exports: update to target API level 32
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Cordova exports: format exported config.xml
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Removed NW.js specific editor features

Bug Fixes

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Timeline bar: hide nested timelines controls when not needed
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Timelines: inconsistent runtime results when animating X/Y scale of multiple instances in same hierarchy
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Share plugin: build error exporting to Android (regression r303)
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Add some missing behavior debugger properties
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Possible crash pressing 'Enter' in dialog for importing files
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Properties Bar: did not always clear when deleting object type from Properties Bar
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Prevent manually saving project while it is autosaving
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Physics: collisions did not always work with meshes
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Avoid showing free edition prompt when opening project with text/data editor tabs
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Text editor: improve highlighting colors for the dark theme
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Text editor: properly style the text search for both light and dark themes
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Tabs: make tab styling consistent in all cases in both the light and dark themes
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Properties bar: some property heights incorrect with some themes on Firefox

Scripting updates

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Fix DOMQuad p1..p4 properties being renamed by advanced minify

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  • Copy picked sounds extremely useful! I used to pass UIDs to functions as number parameters, but I'm guessing the new way also enables passing multiple object instances and I'm also guessing it will be slightly better for the performance since we can skip a "Pick by UID" condition in the function. Awesome jobs, guys!

  • The copy picked thing is very useful!

  • Copy picked is huge. Thank you

  • Copy picked will make so much stuff so much cleaner!

    (I did a similar suggestion on the board: construct3-21h2.ideas.aha.io/ideas/C321H2-I-298 so I'm double happy.)

  • Copy picked sounds very interesting!

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    What does "Removed NW.js specific editor features" mean?

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      Running the editor in NW.js is being retired, and in this release we removed a lot of the code that handled things that worked differently when the editor ran in NW.js. Nowadays you can just use the editor in Chrome/Edge and get virtually all the same features.

  • Dear developers, finally make some kind of monetization plugin other than admob! for example, Appodeal Ads mediation, otherwise it’s simply impossible to work with only 1 admob in the yard of the 21st century

  • I like how you frequently add features that are a better version of what we've had to do all along like copy picked.

  • THIS UPDATE 304 BUG WITH PREVIEW

  • Love this release! Lots of good stuff here!

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