New internal test version

[greebo]

I've got a new test version available for you, Fidcal. It's an 64-bit build for now, I didn't recompile it for Win32 yet.

 

http://www.bloodgate.com/mirrors/tdm/pub/d...re1.x64.exe.zip

 

Changes:

- New Window layout handling (faster switching without restart, new layout named "Embedded").

- This also includes code from my experimental branch, which should be parsing the materials and sound shaders considerably faster than the previous versions.

[Fidcal]

Thanks. Downloaded. I'll check it out in a short while.

[Fidcal]

Materials Media, Entities, Models all very fast. The last version was acceptable but I think this is faster. Switching between child windows seem to work more smoothly. Most noticeably when I used to click one of the tabs on Entity Inspector etc after focusing on another window it would not work and I had to click the title bar first. Now it seems to work better. Still sluggish pulling out of an input field on say entity list to say entity inspector needing a 2 or 3 clicks sometimes but tolerable. See how it goes over the next few days. Ah - I see default descriptions showing in my custom entity OK. Good.

[jdude]

I'm getting a 404 error for the 32bit

[greebo]

Of course, as there's no 32 bit version yet. I just compiled a new snapshot for Fidcal (and I knew he's on Vista 64).

 

There will be a new snapshot for all of you soon, I'm just in the middle of coding the scripting support and I want to get to a decent state of code first.

[jdude]

Okay Just for the record, I'm using 9.9 right now and when I maximize the entity window it no longer works. It has that strange error where it copies the image of whatever is inside it. In addition I still cannot resize the entity window. It's so big I can't find the okay button.

[greebo]

Use the newer 0.9.10 release in the meantime, there's no particular reason to stick to 0.9.9 at this point.

[greebo]

I intend to release the new DarkRadiant version 0.9.11 this upcoming weekend. Betamappers and everybody else using DarkRadiant, please test these versions. In principle they should be quite stable, but as there were some major changes under the hood, I want to make sure.

 

Win32: http://www.dramthethief.com/darkmod/files/...-0.9.11pre3.exe

Win64: http://www.dramthethief.com/darkmod/files/....11pre3.x64.exe

 

After 0.9.11 is released, I'll be back to coding for the main mod.

[Jesps]

My 2d grid windows have disappeared. There is just the camera window, and there are no settings in preferences -> interface, just a blank window. It is the 32 bit version.

[greebo]

Yes, the Window Layout is accessible via the View > Window Layout menu now. Does this work for you?

 

You can also create new grid views by choosing View > New XY View or hitting Ctrl-Alt-N in floating layout.

 

I guess the new release needs a reasonable default for the Window Layout, so that users don't run into an empty DarkRadiant.

[Fidcal]

Brief test so far on 64 bit version. Shortcut keys not working in ortho view focus. eg, select an item in ortho view and Esc, clone, nudgeright doesn't work. Click main title bar or camera etc. and they work.

[greebo]

Which layout are you using? Floating?

[Fidcal]

Yes, floating. I just posted some thoughts in the wishlist thread as they are not specific to this new version. I'm going to try enlarging Windows window border size setting to see if that helps with embedded.

[Jesps]

Yes, the Window Layout is accessible via the View > Window Layout menu now. Does this work for you?

 

Yes. Now it looks like it used to, thanks.

[greebo]

@Fidcal: I'll try to reproduce the bug in Floating layout.

[Fidcal]

Just to confirm - it seems to be OK in embedded so yes, must be a floating mode thing.

[greebo]

Yes, I can reproduce that issue - I'll fix that.

[Fidcal]

Surface Inspector: Only rotate is working. Scale and shift no effect.

 

[EDIT] Typing values in direct works - it is the buttons that are not adding the offsets. The offsets look OK, I mean they are not zero.

[greebo]

Ok, the key press issue is fixed in source (as soon as I connect to sourceforge again), it will be gone in the release.

 

I'll look into the Surface Inspector issue now.

[greebo]

Ok, the Surface Inspector issue is fixed now as well (in source).

[Fidcal]

Camera view just stopped redrawing. I've not seen that before so maybe this is an embedded thing too. The problem I used to have was the background buttons etc not redrawing but I think you must have fixed that as I can't remember seeing if for quite a while.

 

BTW this camera thing failed while I was trying to move along a point file leak line so hit several buttons as I can never quite remember its shift ctrl alt K & L something like that. So I may have hit some bad keys. I'll try changing to floating and back to see if it clears it.

 

[EDIT] Crashed out trying to change to floating while camera not redrawing. Error is:

 

libs\signal\signal.h:341

assertion failure

SignalBase::disconnect:invalid id

 

[EDIT 2] Repeated camera failed when I tried Ctrl Shift K

[greebo]

So you're saying it's crashing when you hit Ctrl-Shift-K?

 

edit: tried that, didn't crash, though I don't have a leak file around here.

[Fidcal]

Confirmed. No problem if there is no leak but soon as I force a leak, dmap, then show pointfile and Ctrl Shift K it jumps to the start of the line in ortho view but locks the camera. In fact although I can still move and zoom orthoview, Dr has actually crashed out. If I try to close it I get the error message.

[greebo]

Confirmed, I'll look into that.

[greebo]

Ok, this one is also fixed now.

 

As there were three rather annoying bugs, I'll upload a new pre-release build for testing soon.