PureMondrian

[moulder61]

@infratec
Thanks, that fixed the internet issue for me. I might have been able to work it out myself, but probably not.

@jacdelad
Equally, I don't use Windows, so I'll never make any money programming in PB.

I kind of have two games in development at the moment, so if/when I consider them good enough to share, I'm sure the other two Linux users will be happy. :p

The issue started for me when Mr.L changed the graphics to vector or whatever else it was he did? They look really nice, but it stopped working after that.

Moulder.

[Mindphazer]

Hello jacdelad
That's a nice game, thanks for that !
Do you think it could be possible to change the way to rotate a piece ?
I use a laptop, and on a touchpad, it's impossible to hold the left button and right-click at the same time !
Maybe you could consider usig a keyboard shortcut ?

Thanks a lot

[AZJIO]

the shape could be rotated before dragging it.

[Axolotl]

Hi Moulder,

.... I'm sure the other two Linux users will be happy. :p ....

Count three. I am determined to switch to Linux.
Sorry for OTM. Maybe this announcement increases the pressure on me.....

[moulder61]

@Axolotl

Count three. I am determined to switch to Linux.

Well, if you have trouble making the switch to Linux I'm happy to help, if I can.
Whether that is getting PB working with a particular Linux distro or just choosing a distro in the first place.
Don't ask me about programming though. I know very little.

Moulder.

[jacdelad]

Ok, so...I'm thankful for all the input. I will do another version with some improvements, like an alternative method for rotating.

All other suggestions: Please do it yourself! You have the code and the permission to do this for your own purposes. As stated in the initial post, I just wanted to solve the master riddles shipped with the REAL game this program is based on. I just put the game around it to make it playable. If you rellay like it, I recommend you to buy the original (it's a great gift too, because it looks easy, but it isn't, at least on the harder stages).

However, I am developing "normal" software, like the Gerber module and man tools for the company I worked for. I'm not a game designer and designing/programming games is not tempting to me. This one is an "accident" which just came to life through the challenge of solving the REAL game. So I see it as done now and want to move on to other projects.

You could make it use the 3D engine, add sounds, use full screen and whatever. Like I said, everyone who wants to is invited to do so!

[moulder61]

@jacdelad

I get where you are coming from. You did something as an experiment and it's turned into a monster!
I'm trying to write a game or two and they will be free for anybody to do anything with. If I charged money there would be an obligation on my part to fix stuff or develop it or whatever, and I'm not interested in doing that particularly. At the moment, it's a learning experience for me. If anybody enjoys it or learns something from it(even if it's how NOT to program!), that's a good thing.
Thanks for what you have done so far.

Moulder.

[Kwai chang caine]

Nice game, thanks for sharing

[jacdelad]

KCC likes it, now I can die in peace!

@Mindphazer: I already did some changes, but I am suck on the notebook-rotation-problem. How would you offer a better method to rotate the piece? I genuinely have no idea...
@moulder61: Did you get it to work on Linux now?

[Mindphazer]

@Mindphazer: I already did some changes, but I am suck on the notebook-rotation-problem. How would you offer a better method to rotate the piece? I genuinely have no idea...

Well, I tried to add a shortcutmenu with, for example the "R" key : while moving the piece, if you press the R key, it rotates just like when you right-click. But it doesn't work so far, and i didn't have time to understand why yet...

[jacdelad]

Using a key shouldn't be a problem. Do you want full keyboard control?

[Mindphazer]

Well, here's how I did, assuming I want to rotate the piece using the "W" key.
Add an enumeration

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Enumeration MenuElements
  #WKey
EndEnumeration

Then add this line after opening the main window :

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AddKeyboardShortcut(#MainWindow, #PB_Shortcut_W, #WKey)

Finally, add these lines in the main select, after Case #PB_Event_CloseWindow

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Case #PB_Event_Menu
  If EventMenu() = #WKey
    PostEvent(#PB_Event_Gadget,#MainWindow,#Canvas,#PB_EventType_RightClick)
  EndIf

[jacdelad]

The canvas already offers reacting on keyboard inputs, so I'll prefer this. But thanks for the suggestion.

[jacdelad]

I updated the package on GitHub (be sure to get the Win.anim file too as it contains the new winning animation). Also: bugfixes, use "R" to rotate a tile while holding it, fixed opening links, like infratec posted, added icon for the compiled program...).
https://github.com/jacdelad/PureMondrian/tree/main

[Mindphazer]

Hello Jac de Lad,
thanks for the update !
The way you manage keyboard is, indeed, simplier than the way i was doing it !