MMF2 Build #249 - Beta #10

Hi everyone,

The 10th beta version of the build #249 is available :

MMF2 Standard
MMF2 Developer

This build is a BETA version, please make backup copies of your applications before loading them with this version!

Let us know if any problem with this build, thanks !

Yves.


New features and bug fixes in this version

- Workspace toolbar : crash when you delete a folder that is opened in the frame editor.

- Frame editor : crash when you press the Windows context menu key in the object list of the frame editor and no object is selected.

- Frame editor : crash when you press the right mouse button while recording a path with the mouse in the path movement editor.

- Picture editor : text of RGB value not updated when you double click the transparent color and change it.

- Run Application : in Java Stand-alone and Java Applet when you press the CTRL key when you run the application, MMF builds the .JAR/HTML file and launches it (= launches the Java interpreter or the browser).

- Explorer object : crash on Windows 7 when you double click the local network icon and your network is configured as "home network".

- Mobile Font object : when you select font style options in the properties, unselect the object and reselect it, other options were set.

- Java Mobile : collision detection in box mode with background : some locations were not detected.

- Java + Java Mobile : the Advanced Game Board object has been ported to Java.

- Java Mobile : the WargameMap object has been ported to Java Mobile.

- Java, all runtimes : R and B components exchanged in color parameters with expression in actions and conditions.

- Java Mobile & Applets, Quick backdrop : rectangles with motifs and border : border was not displayed.

- Java Mobile, Quick backdrop : filled ellipses with borders were filled with the color of the border.

- Java Mobile, Quick backdrop : the bordersize parameter is now taken into account.

- Java, Ini object : delete group did not delete the entire group.

Oh, I forgot something... In this version, in Java Stand-alone and Java Applet when you press the CTRL key when you run the application, MMF builds the .JAR/HTML file and launches it (= launches the Java interpreter or the browser).

Thanks for the great update! Excellent new features. :)

I've found some bugs:
- Special characters (for example á, é, ó) work on PC when you save to Java but they aren't displayed correctly on Mac. However, this can be corrected by loading all of the texts from an external file. This can be done only in standalone Java applications, though.
- Just to remember: "horizontal autoscroll" option for the Edit Box object does not work in Java. This is a feature that can be necessary for many MMF2 users.

I think this features would be also useful in MMF2's Java:
- Only a specific .wav file works in Java. As MMF2 converts all of the audios into the correct format in Java mobile, it would be useful if they were converted also when user builds a Java internet applet or a standalone Java application.

Thanks for the great update! Excellent new Advanced Game Board !

Great work as usual, but I can't believe we're on a 10th BETA for B249!! Seems to be really causing some fusses!!

Thanks for the update. And yes it seems like this version has been in beta for a year!

"Number of objects" in frame propaties minimum limits is 300?
It is written that 100 is the minimum in help, but not work 100 limit.

sorta an ostrich problem. Why would you ever *want* to set the maximum objects below 300. It can be coded around easily

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Wasn't sure if this was a known issue with Windows 7 or not, but I don't recall getting it when I was in the Release Candidate. I'm a tad late on installing a lot of stuff after I got Windows 7. I'm just installing it as I need it, and I didn't have a reason to install MMF2 up till now.

Weird, I don't get this message on Windows 7 (unless I got it and I don't remember).

I don't have it also on my Win7 Professional but I've got Developer version not Standard.

I got that message on Windows 7 Professional, but it only appeared once (the first time I ran MMF 2). I think it's a permissions issue with the MMF 2 updater.

Don't use the auto updater. Manually download builds.

Marv

Another bug: String object's wipe background with color does not work.

Unchecking "permanent shortcut" in the menu editor doesn't work..?

What do you mean by "doesn't work"?

I mean: there's no effect when you check the "wipe background with color" option.

@ Looki: You mean, you unchecked this option but keyboard shortcuts activate still the menu items? It works for me correctly...

I uncheck it, re-open the dialog, and it's checked again.

Oh I see, the change is not validated if there is no shortcut for the menu entry, I'll see why. Minor issue as if there is no shortcut this option is just ignored anyway.

Minor issue. Animation editor. Select a direction in the direction field down left. Import an image. The white square at the top of the arrow becomes black to represent a filled direciton. Now import an animation to a empty direction. The field stays white as it would be a blank direction. You need to leave and reenter the animation editor.

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I uncheck it, re-open the dialog, and it's checked again.

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Oh I see, the change is not validated if there is no shortcut for the menu entry, I'll see why. Minor issue as if there is no shortcut this option is just ignored anyway.

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Then it was really a bug, sorry Looki, I checked it in beta #9 of build 249 and I didn't see it...

I don't know if it's just this object but anti-alias does not seem to work well with the new Active Shape object -

http://www.clickteam.com/epicenter/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=168493#Post1684 93

Doesn't seem to have much of an effect on the edges. I tested in normal and HWA and both are the same with not much edge smoothing. Have not tested with the very latest beta though so it may make a difference.

Just curious, will Build 249 ever be final? It`s in Beta since eons ... :)

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Just curious, will Build 249 ever be final? It`s in Beta since eons ... :)

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My guess is they want a 2.5 release which is quite stable and will maybe make news about it.

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It`s in Beta since eons ... :)

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That's probably because there are two massive updates to the final 249: HWA and Java. Both runtimes have tons of possibilities of bugs due to porting MMF2 features.

I'd be happy with one stable version which covers at least the non-HWA/Java stuff.

There are some bugs with essential features that have to be corrected, I think.

Thanks guys ;)

Hm, i stumbled across something else. I tried to select all code in the Event Editor. But with CTRL+A i can not longer select all code. I am pretty sure that this has worked before.

You also can't shift select and then click-drag code in the Event List Editor. The selection is deselected the moment you click. Not sure if this used to work this way, since I recently starting the Event List Editor. But it is inconsistent with the Event Editor at the very least.

Crash with frame settings/fade in. Have this one reduced to one event with the Hi score object. When fade in is set for the frame, the application will crash. When i turn off the fade in, the frame lodads without problems. When i change the event from Start of Frame to Run this event once it also works. Seems that the fade effect collides with the hi score object with a start of frame event here.

I hope it is reproduceable. This was not my first time where i had problems with fade effects :)

Example file can be found here: http://www.clickteam.com/epicenter/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=169816#Post1698 16

As a suggestion, it would be neat when you could attach pictures and files here too, and not only in the file archive. Would make the second post obsolete :)

Check the "Create before frame fade-in transition" checkbox in the objects runtime properties and it won't crash.

A few simple grid (Frame Editor) requests -

http://www.clickteam.com/epicenter/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=169841#Post1698 41

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Check the "Create before frame fade-in transition" checkbox in the objects runtime properties and it won't crash.

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Thanks for that hint :)

The Timer object only allows for using expressions for > and <, not =.

Funny one. I had changed the event in question to Run this event once, then ticked "create before fade in", and then it crashed again. Have unticked it, and now it is back working :)

A request/editor bugs relating to widget creation -

If your in the event list and you right click a number and select 'Edit the actions' it should have a button/link at the top to return to the events editor. I say this because if your doing it with a widget it means you have to exit the list and go though the objects menus to get back to the Events editor.

In this editor you cannot use all the workflow commands available in the main Events editor either like the Ctrl+Click to multi select things.

As far as i know with widget events you cannot use the 'Event List Editor' as it always takes you to the frames events list with the icons and view options, i can't find a way to do it for a widgets events.

Update request for the counter object -

Counters should have horizontal alignment options like the string object has. Using workaround like sending to strings and using expressions seems a bit much maybe and as the code is there for the strings already it should be simple to add hopefully.

Idea was from this thread -

http://www.clickteam.com/epicenter/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=169709#Post1697 09

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If your in the event list and you right click a number and select 'Edit the actions' it should have a button/link at the top to return to the events editor. I say this because if your doing it with a widget it means you have to exit the list and go though the objects menus to get back to the Events editor.

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Press the ESC key.

Or the close button in the top-right IIRC.

Have you selected the property "create before fade in transition" in the properties of the hiscore object? If so, you should untick it.