MikeHart
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Ouch. So long since my last update, I am very sorry about it. I should communicate more i think.
So what happend in the last weeks? First of all, the hardware i got is running fine now. I had only one freeze since the last SSD exchange which happend when i tried to get ubuntu running in Virtualbox. It runs now but i can't install the extensions as other software needs to be installed like GCC. Can anyone recommend an Ubuntu tutorial for Windows user and/or dummies? Installing software, permissions, etc.Linux wise I feel totally stupid
For an example, I downloaded @dawlane 's experimental CX distribution. Unpacked it on the desktop in Ubuntu. I clicked on the launcher. Nothing happens. I clicked on TED, nothing happens. But I get no messages. So I don't know how to get this going. Can we drop Linux?
Regarding CX, I played with an old Monkey module for TTF fonts which someone mentioned here. While it works beautiful on HTML, the font rendering on GLFW looks ugly. Even antializing doesn't help much.
So I looked at other solutions. stb_truetype.h came to my mind. The Vortex framework is using it in its font converter and I was able to use it in a CX test script too. Looks and works great. I tested this only on Windows and the next step naturally is OSX. IOS should not be a problem as you can use C++ there too. But Android will be a pickle. The HTML solution could come from the module mentioned above. Mixing all this will be a pickle but the very nature of different target languages will make it mandatory I guess. M2 made the right step in the direction to only use C++ as a target language. We should go the same route I think.
Anyway, when I have TTF fonts finalized, I can concentrate on the UI module I have started. Text rendering is needed in a lot of gadgets and so TTF fonts are a must.
Besides that, I am fighting a little with my health lately. Strong fatique in the evenings, a cold that doesn't go away for months now, water in my legs, my asthma is getting worse. Yesterday I got told that I should get an MRI of my eyes to see if the higher inner pressure of my eyes have damaged them. Bummer. I hope I will get on track soon. I really need to loose weight, that will help definitely.
Latest by the end of the month I want to pack another release as Martin made the needed changes to Android. After that and once dawlane has finished his work we can integrate it into the official release.
Michael
So what happend in the last weeks? First of all, the hardware i got is running fine now. I had only one freeze since the last SSD exchange which happend when i tried to get ubuntu running in Virtualbox. It runs now but i can't install the extensions as other software needs to be installed like GCC. Can anyone recommend an Ubuntu tutorial for Windows user and/or dummies? Installing software, permissions, etc.Linux wise I feel totally stupid
For an example, I downloaded @dawlane 's experimental CX distribution. Unpacked it on the desktop in Ubuntu. I clicked on the launcher. Nothing happens. I clicked on TED, nothing happens. But I get no messages. So I don't know how to get this going. Can we drop Linux?
Regarding CX, I played with an old Monkey module for TTF fonts which someone mentioned here. While it works beautiful on HTML, the font rendering on GLFW looks ugly. Even antializing doesn't help much.
So I looked at other solutions. stb_truetype.h came to my mind. The Vortex framework is using it in its font converter and I was able to use it in a CX test script too. Looks and works great. I tested this only on Windows and the next step naturally is OSX. IOS should not be a problem as you can use C++ there too. But Android will be a pickle. The HTML solution could come from the module mentioned above. Mixing all this will be a pickle but the very nature of different target languages will make it mandatory I guess. M2 made the right step in the direction to only use C++ as a target language. We should go the same route I think.
Anyway, when I have TTF fonts finalized, I can concentrate on the UI module I have started. Text rendering is needed in a lot of gadgets and so TTF fonts are a must.
Besides that, I am fighting a little with my health lately. Strong fatique in the evenings, a cold that doesn't go away for months now, water in my legs, my asthma is getting worse. Yesterday I got told that I should get an MRI of my eyes to see if the higher inner pressure of my eyes have damaged them. Bummer. I hope I will get on track soon. I really need to loose weight, that will help definitely.
Latest by the end of the month I want to pack another release as Martin made the needed changes to Android. After that and once dawlane has finished his work we can integrate it into the official release.
Michael