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Mike Halliday |
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Registered Member #671 Joined: Tue Sep 25 2007, 12:22pmPosts: 400 | OOOO Aahhhhh Guess what? I've done it again.... More coding... More grooveyness! Check it out. My homage to the SCI-FI god that is George Lucas! Source code to follow!!! - still very flakey - (just watch the embedded logo!) Enjoy. (Let me know if you have issues running) - PPL is soo fast I had to restrict the loop with a 'delay(40)' command! Anyway - I'm proud of it so far! Editor of \'Voice of the PPL\' the newsletter for the PPL by the PPL! Still trying to get people to contribute to the newsletter! | ||
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Mike Halliday |
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Registered Member #671 Joined: Tue Sep 25 2007, 12:22pmPosts: 400 | Pants - It looks like there are no attachments! Trying again! Editor of \'Voice of the PPL\' the newsletter for the PPL by the PPL! Still trying to get people to contribute to the newsletter! | ||
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Mike Halliday |
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Registered Member #671 Joined: Tue Sep 25 2007, 12:22pmPosts: 400 | Does help if I attach .JPG and not .BMP Doh - Late evening ... Tired!!! zzzzzz Image: ../../e107_files/public/ 1196721485_671_FT8264_screenshot.jpg 1196721486_671_FT8264_sw-crawler.zip Editor of \'Voice of the PPL\' the newsletter for the PPL by the PPL! Still trying to get people to contribute to the newsletter! | ||
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kornalius |
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Registered Member #1 Joined: Wed Apr 19 2006, 08:25pmPosts: 2783 | Now this IS a COOL demo. I totally love it. Amazing!!!! Can you make the text slower a bit so we can fully read everything. Wow, I cannot wait to see the source code for this. Regards, Alain Deschenes President and programmer ArianeSoft Inc. (http://www.arianesoft.ca) | ||
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Mike Halliday |
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Registered Member #671 Joined: Tue Sep 25 2007, 12:22pmPosts: 400 | I thought it was slow enough as it is. PPL is so quick I have had to use the delay function to slow it down!! If I slow it down any more it might stop! lmao. I have an issue with it stretching the scroller as it reaches infinity, so that is the first thing I will need to sort before slowing anything down. It is another fine example of how PPL handles surfaces. Text is generated on a large surface in real time from the .TXT file. It is then processed with the perspective algorithm, then it is coloured depending on the distance from the edge of the screen, then it is integrated with the background, then it is displayed on the screen. All that takes place so quick with out any delays the whole scroller is gone in 2 seconds! rofl!!!! Editor of \'Voice of the PPL\' the newsletter for the PPL by the PPL! Still trying to get people to contribute to the newsletter! | ||
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Mike Halliday |
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Registered Member #671 Joined: Tue Sep 25 2007, 12:22pmPosts: 400 | I will do a more indepth tutorial on surfaces in a coming newsletter. I have now learned quite a bit about how to use them and I think others would benefit from a decent surfaces example. This source code will be included and tutorial will be based around the SW-Demo. Editor of \'Voice of the PPL\' the newsletter for the PPL by the PPL! Still trying to get people to contribute to the newsletter! | ||
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PointOfLight |
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Registered Member #49 Joined: Sun Sep 17 2006, 03:02pmPosts: 1129 | This was so sweet! Alain, these are the kinds of demos that are going to help sell PPL. We just need to come up with a good way to get them into the hands of potential users. Eric Pankoke Founder Point Of Light Software http://www.polsoftware.com/ | ||
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kornalius |
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Registered Member #1 Joined: Wed Apr 19 2006, 08:25pmPosts: 2783 | Indeed. My skills in web development are close to zero. I will look around for a tool that could give us a way to easily add demos to a database with screenshots and link to source code and binary files. Regards, Alain Deschenes President and programmer ArianeSoft Inc. (http://www.arianesoft.ca) | ||
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Mike Halliday |
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Registered Member #671 Joined: Tue Sep 25 2007, 12:22pmPosts: 400 | I'm just trying my best to showcase PPL for what it is, a brilliant language that is easy to use yet gives excellent results. Once more people realise this the smartphone and PPC world will hopefully have loads of extra software releases! Glad you like the stuff so far! Editor of \'Voice of the PPL\' the newsletter for the PPL by the PPL! Still trying to get people to contribute to the newsletter! | ||
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zehlein |
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Registered Member #30 Joined: Tue Sep 12 2006, 03:00pmPosts: 449 | Mike, great one, can't wait to see the code... There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in. (L. Cohen) | ||
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matteo.m |
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Registered Member #8 Joined: Fri Jun 16 2006, 05:40amPosts: 367 | I saw your post this afternoon when i had a quick look to the forum but i was still working to a client .. I had to wait till now to try it and now my curiosity is satisfied!!! It's a gorgeus example of what can be done with ppl. Thanks for this hit Mike! | ||
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Mike Halliday |
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Registered Member #671 Joined: Tue Sep 25 2007, 12:22pmPosts: 400 | Thanks everyone - As allways ... More to come so keep watching. Editor of \'Voice of the PPL\' the newsletter for the PPL by the PPL! Still trying to get people to contribute to the newsletter! | ||
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Mike Halliday |
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Registered Member #671 Joined: Tue Sep 25 2007, 12:22pmPosts: 400 | As i've been away from PPL for a few days (Lots to do at work) and done no development work, I thought I would compile the scroller for a WM5 device as another test. Things to note. 1. You need all the support files from the PC version in the same folder on your device 2. I have tested this on an IPAQ HP2200 WM2003 device and it runs fine (At 400mhz) 3. I have run this on my OMAP CPU smart phone and it runs like a stuffed turkey (At 195mhz) - and then crashes! You have been warned! Don't forget source code will be included in the next surfaces tutorial in a coming newsletter! Regards Mike 1197663473_671_FT8264_sw-scroller-wm5.zip Editor of \'Voice of the PPL\' the newsletter for the PPL by the PPL! Still trying to get people to contribute to the newsletter! | ||
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Mike Halliday |
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Registered Member #671 Joined: Tue Sep 25 2007, 12:22pmPosts: 400 | The source code for the SW scroller will be included in the February newsletter - Which should be released real soon - The first draft is with Alain as I type so hopefully within the next week you will all be able to see how it works. Editor of \'Voice of the PPL\' the newsletter for the PPL by the PPL! Still trying to get people to contribute to the newsletter! | ||
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