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Posted 15 July 2013 - 06:06 PM
I've done some thinking, and considering every time I add something or change something, 9,001 bugs get in the code, it's time for a recode of Glass. Tons of functions are noobishly coded, inefficient, laggy, confusing, and messy. Even trying to support different GUI scales is a huge issue, and even the clock on the home screen is noobishly coded and just lags down glass entirely. And at this point, I don't even want to code the current Glass just because of how stressful and messy it is. This time it will be different. I will add orginization to the code, more logicial code, won't make another pixel API(because that was just dead weight on the code, caused lag, added metric craploads of invisible shapes(that would turn visible when you used them) onto glass and was generally useless) and will generally make glass work well. I will keep the old glass up and will link a topic to the new post when I make the new glass and get the topic up. Feel free to do whatever you want to this version of glass. Mod it in any way, and you don't need to give me credit. At all(though it would be appreciated).
OLD POST:
Requires OpenPeripheral to work!
Install:
On a BASIC computer with a Terminal Glass Bridge next to it, run
$$options
Then go to update. It should automaticly update. IF it does not, you can manually update glass the same way you installed it the very first time :)/>/>
Very first, buggy test of the Pixel API(well, atleast running the first test program anyhow):
V0.3[currently in public beta]'s theme changer example:
PUUUUURRRPPPLEEEE!!!!
if you want to edit the main code, you'll need my permission.
tinyPrint("text", line, color) - prints up to 5 lines of text on the screen, like in help. Line can be 1-5
highPrint("text") - Prints texts in red like in the home screen, where it says "Welcome username!"
midPrint("text") - Prints text in green like in the home screen, where it says "Glass V0.0001"
lowPrint("text") - Prints text in light blue like in the home screen, where it says "Do $$help for help."
tinyClear() - Clears Tiny Text
bigClear() - Clears Big text(highPrint, midPrint and lowPrint text.)
bigBox - The gray box where text is printed.
loadPixelAPI - Loads the pixel API. Is called by default.
drawPixel(x,y,color,transparency) - Draws a pixel on the glass screen. Note that the Z index is 4, and text's Z index is 5.
pixelClear() - Clears all pixels on the screen. In the background this actually makes them completely transparent, but you don't need to worry about that.
var = rgbColor( r,g,b ) - Converts RGB colors to work with Terminal Glasses, and sets the converted color to var. All credit to TheOriginalBit for making this one!
ALSO: For Glass to able to launch your application it need to put in in the folder CCGlass/
Book app & Book Store - Eventually
0.5 sized text to fit 10 lines - In a few versions, maybe the next one
Easier recoloring of highPrint, midPrint, and lowPrint - Eventually
Default Games - Eventually
In-Glass App Editor - Eventually, but probably won't be the most featured editor out there. If anyone wants to make a 3rd party application that does this, I'll put it in instead, with your permission of corse. I'll give you credit, don't worry ;D
"lua" program - Maybe
Running Plastic and Glass on the same computer, same terminal glasses - Maybe. I'll probably just have Glass be able to do the same things that Plastic can do.
V0.3.2(old)
Version V0.2.1
Version V0.2
Version 0.1
Credits: Me(Hithere__): Making Glass
GopherAlt: Making Goroutines
Mikeemoo: Making OpenPeripheral
Dan2000: Making Computercraft
I've only added some empty functions, and some "placeholder" things, like tinyCPrint, which just tinyPrints things.
The commands help in help will crash glass, and so will update in options. The only usable option is username.
When you shutdown glass, you'll need to do lua, then glass.clear()
By the way: options did not exist in this version. It's rather buggy.
WARNING: Do not go to themes in the old glass options. It will crash your new glass.
OLD POST:
Requires OpenPeripheral to work!
Install:
On a BASIC computer with a Terminal Glass Bridge next to it, run
pastebin get yJgWrGpY installer
$$options
Then go to update. It should automaticly update. IF it does not, you can manually update glass the same way you installed it the very first time :)/>/>
Images
Glass's Home Screen:Very first, buggy test of the Pixel API(well, atleast running the first test program anyhow):
V0.3[currently in public beta]'s theme changer example:
PUUUUURRRPPPLEEEE!!!!
APIs and common variables
glass - The variable wrapped to the peripheraltinyPrint("text", line, color) - prints up to 5 lines of text on the screen, like in help. Line can be 1-5
highPrint("text") - Prints texts in red like in the home screen, where it says "Welcome username!"
midPrint("text") - Prints text in green like in the home screen, where it says "Glass V0.0001"
lowPrint("text") - Prints text in light blue like in the home screen, where it says "Do $$help for help."
tinyClear() - Clears Tiny Text
bigClear() - Clears Big text(highPrint, midPrint and lowPrint text.)
bigBox - The gray box where text is printed.
loadPixelAPI - Loads the pixel API. Is called by default.
drawPixel(x,y,color,transparency) - Draws a pixel on the glass screen. Note that the Z index is 4, and text's Z index is 5.
pixelClear() - Clears all pixels on the screen. In the background this actually makes them completely transparent, but you don't need to worry about that.
var = rgbColor( r,g,b ) - Converts RGB colors to work with Terminal Glasses, and sets the converted color to var. All credit to TheOriginalBit for making this one!
ALSO: For Glass to able to launch your application it need to put in in the folder CCGlass/
Feature plans
App store - EventuallyBook app & Book Store - Eventually
0.5 sized text to fit 10 lines - In a few versions, maybe the next one
Easier recoloring of highPrint, midPrint, and lowPrint - Eventually
Default Games - Eventually
In-Glass App Editor - Eventually, but probably won't be the most featured editor out there. If anyone wants to make a 3rd party application that does this, I'll put it in instead, with your permission of corse. I'll give you credit, don't worry ;D
"lua" program - Maybe
Running Plastic and Glass on the same computer, same terminal glasses - Maybe. I'll probably just have Glass be able to do the same things that Plastic can do.
Known Bugs
Does not work if the chunk with the computer hosting Glass is not loaded - Pretty surethis is an OpenPeripheral bug.After quitting an application that uses the pixel API, pixels are not cleared.Fixed in V3.0BETA1Doesn't react nicely to lag - Typicly only on SMPOpenperipheral bug.Gets a real error when you call error() - Won't try to fix, just letting you know that's why it's giving you errors when you use error()Fixed while fixing another bugWhen updating, Glass will totally flip out and the launcher will spam errors and keep trying to relaunch glass. Has existed since 3.2, so you can still use the updater of 3.0BETA1Fixed, however, not counted as a new version. Re-run the installer to get this fix, your settings nor apps will not be overrided.The launcher will not display the error message. -This has been fixed in my dev version, however if you want to have this feature now, at the section of the code where it has the GUI parts, where the if statement is change
Toif goodShutdown then
.if not goodShutdown then
What to expect in the next version
- A smaller print function that fits 10 lines onto Glass(done, it's like 10x more efficient then tinyPrint's code, too!)
- Books(currently working on)
- Book "store"
- Options(already done, this one's guaranteed)
- An updater(Already done, located in Options
- Useful stuff
- Bugfixez
What's New?
V0.3.3Spoiler
- GUI for when you $$sleep glass
- Better opening GUI
- Closing GUI
- Launcher fixes
- Update notifier
- Patched "update" in options
- Removed herobrine
V0.3.2(old)
Spoiler
This version adds Goroutines, an API by GopherAlt, displays the live-updating time at the home screen, and adds a launcher that will relaunch Glass if it crashes. You will need to launch glass by running "Launch". If you want to update to this version from 3.0BETA1, go options, then update.Version V0.2.1
Spoiler
- Added pixelClear()
- Fixed the bug where the bridge ALWAYS had to be on the left side
- Redid the versioning system
Spoiler
- Added Pixel API
- Added "Garbage Collectors" that set variables to nil at the end of functions if they're not needed elsewhere.
Spoiler
Initial ReleaseCredits: Me(Hithere__): Making Glass
GopherAlt: Making Goroutines
Mikeemoo: Making OpenPeripheral
Dan2000: Making Computercraft
Tips & Tricks
- Change the transparency in options to 0 to make only the text appear
- Create your own themes by editing glassTheme
- Set launch to your startup to launch glass automajikly
- In the help menu, go to index($$index) to see all available commands in help
- If you don't want Glass on your screen, at the home menu, do $$sleep and it will quit displaying until you do $$wake.
- When messing with settings, do $$reboot at the home screen for changes to take place
- At the home screen do $$shutdown to do an errorless shutdown
- At the home screen, do $$crash to get an error, and have the launcher relaunch glass
- To test lag, do $$ping at the home screen and measure the delay!
- You can $$exit help from any help screen
- You can update glass from the options menu
- You can tell weather you need to update or not by looking at the top text at the home screen. If it says "Update Available" then you need to update. Version V0.3.2 and below does NOT do this.
- If glass is stuck in a crash loop, at the red box just do $$shutdown and it will quit relaunching glass and exit the program
- $$crash
- You can make apps for glass by placing them in the CCGlass/ folder, then launch them by doing $$apps then $$appname. The app name will be the same name as you named it.
See the very first released version of Glass!
Do
pastebin get y36ynixL old_glass
I've only added some empty functions, and some "placeholder" things, like tinyCPrint, which just tinyPrints things.
The commands help in help will crash glass, and so will update in options. The only usable option is username.
When you shutdown glass, you'll need to do lua, then glass.clear()
By the way: options did not exist in this version. It's rather buggy.
WARNING: Do not go to themes in the old glass options. It will crash your new glass.
Edited on 28 December 2013 - 05:24 PM
