1.7 beta bugs/feedback!

[Fujitsu]

God, I actually think this version of Algodoo is worse then the last one. It's actually progressing in REVERSE!!!

Some things to note are "Beta" and "before fully released".

[emilk]

*sigh* Yet more bugs.
Algodoo won't go full screen properly. It'll only go partially full screen and then won't let you close it. I have a picture if you want it.

Also if you go to modify hinges, and there's a range, it screws them all up.
God, I actually think this version of Algodoo is worse then the last one. It's actually progressing in REVERSE!!!

That's why this is a beta and not a final release. Anyway, fixing bugs like these is a lot easier if you would let us know the first thing about your system, like OS.

- Emil

PS: we are working on the hinge bug

[Sonic]

Ok. I'm using Windows XP Service Pack 2. I'll post that with the rest of my bugs from now on.

[Mystery]

You should also post how to reproduce the bug. And it doesn't hurt to give lots of extra information like screen resolution, ram or video cards.

[Mystery]

Bug: Weird Circle Cake

Reproduction: Create a large circle, fixate to background, zoom in on center circle.

Anti Analise through shades is off
Video card: Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family

[electronicboy]

Ok. I'm using Windows XP Service Pack 2. I'll post that with the rest of my bugs from now on.

you do know that service pack 3 is out?

[KarateBrot]

Bug in 1.6.4:
After typing something into the bottom line of the scripting menu of an object (for example: varTest := 0.0) no new line for this variable appears.

Edit:
Ok, it appears but only if you deselect the object, select it again and again go to the scripting menu. It would be better if the scripting menu updates instantly after defining a new variable for an object like in algodoo 1.6

[daniels220]

Repost from the announcement thread:

I noticed one changed behavior that isn't in the list and might be a bug. In 1.6.0, when you made the camera follow an object and then dragged that object, the camera continued to follow it. That made for kinda weird behavior sometimes, but it was smooth and predictable. In 1.6.3, dragging an object that is being followed (though not objects hinged to it) causes the following to stop. Then, when you let go of the object, the view snaps back so the Center of Gravity of that object is where it was before. Basically, the drag tool has become the move tool in how it interacts with following, and it's incredibly jarring and makes just playing around with stuff really difficult.

[electronicboy]

got my new keyboard today!
the UI looks great ( ad throwing windows around is cool!)
my only problem is that dragging object's seams to act weird.

[Kilinich]

1.6.4
Draw box
Set color to {[sin(sim.time),1,1,1]}
Set onCollide to (e) => {density = 0}
Drop box on plane (it will disappear)
Undo
Color script will be replaced with value

[Kilinich]

from 1.6.4
Two geom group, connected with fixed box became glued after box removed on "destroy" key.
http://www.algodoo.com/algobox/details/33278
I did't find simple way to reproduce yet, but it ruin my scene.

[Chronos]

1.6.4
Windows Vista SP2

If you try to type in the attraction box for an object, it won't let you. The cursor just moves one character to the right and nothing is added or removed from the box.

[Kilinich]

Very annoying behavior of collided objects (from algodoo 1.6.0, was fine in phun 5.28).

If you apply some force on collided object it's starts shake very unrealistic way.
You can see effect in that scene (on wheels) http://www.algodoo.com/algobox/details/33059

Still not fixed in 1.6.4

It's very annoying shakes occurred on any "steady" collision with some force applied on it. I agree geom can shake a little and go slightly deep in (like it was in phun) but now it do some weired jitter move.

Emil, will it be fixed or we cursed to live with that?

[Sonic]

And it doesn't hurt to give lots of extra information like screen resolution, ram or video cards.

I don't know any of that.

you do know that service pack 3 is out?

Yes I do. I don't care.

[KarateBrot]

It's not really a bug but more of a suggestion:

Don't get me wrong. It's really cool that now multiple lines of scripting code is supported but now it's even worse because after pressing ENTER it just jumps into a new line. By itself it's cool BUT until now we could press ENTER and if there was an error in the script it got highlighted. But now you just have to hope that it's correct because once the code is entered wrongly sometimes it disappears, get's "corrected" so that everything is messed up or the scripting line says "bad" and the whole object is for the birds.

That's INCREDIBLY annoying after typing in a pretty long thyme code.

Edit:
Hmm, seems that I just was unlucky because I recognized that it now only deletes the wrong parts. But that's a bit annoying, too. It would be better if you get warned that something in the scripting code is wrong just like before in phun and algodoo 1.6.

[Kilinich]

It's not really a bug but more of a suggestion:

Don't get me wrong. It's really cool that now multiple lines of scripting code is supported but now it's even worse because after pressing ENTER it just jumps into a new line. By itself it's cool BUT until now we could press ENTER and if there was an error in the script it got highlighted. But now you just have to hope that it's correct because once the code is entered wrongly sometimes it disappears, get's "corrected" so that everything is messed up or the scripting line says "bad" and the whole object is for the birds.

Support it. Bad idea with enter, maybe make next line with alt-enter or shift-enter (like in Excel)

[Kilinich]

from 1.6.4
Two geom group, connected with fixed box became glued after box removed on "destroy" key.
http://www.algodoo.com/algobox/details/33278
I did't find simple way to reproduce yet, but it ruin my scene.

Never mind. Seems like everything is ok in 1.6.4 and bug is because of previous version incorrect save.
So I've just update scene.

[Kilinich]

I'm always think hinge symbol is a bearing (since it rotates at half speed), but with new 1.6.3 graphics ball in bearing are transparent and it's quite confused

[Kilinich]

FontGenerator.GEN don't work:

I've try
FontGenerator.gen("arial","windows-1251")
and
FontGenerator.gen("arial")

both return same error "system cannot find specified path".

12:30:41: Running program...
12:31:07: -- Warning: Exception thrown: Failed to open file "Algodoo/data/fonts/arial Windows-1251.dat": Системе не удается найти указанный путь. from C:\Users\emilk\Documents\Algodoo-svn\trunk\Source\util\FILEWrapper.cpp:16: __thiscall util::FILEWrapper::FILEWrapper(const class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > &,const class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > &)
12:31:07: -- Warning: Caught exception: Failed to open file "Algodoo/data/fonts/arial Windows-1251.dat": Системе не удается найти указанный путь., C:\Users\emilk\Documents\Algodoo-svn\trunk\Source\script\Expressions.cpp:166: class util::SharedPtr<class script::Object> __thiscall script::CodeBlock::Evaluate(class util::SharedPtr<class script::Reflected>,const class script::Settings &)
12:31:07: -- Warning: Failed to evaluate: FontGenerator.Gen("arial", "Windows-1251"), Failed to open file "Algodoo/data/fonts/arial Windows-1251.dat": Системе не удается найти указанный путь.
12:31:21: -- Warning: Exception thrown: Failed to open file "Algodoo/data/fonts/arial iso-8859-1.dat": Системе не удается найти указанный путь. from C:\Users\emilk\Documents\Algodoo-svn\trunk\Source\util\FILEWrapper.cpp:16: __thiscall util::FILEWrapper::FILEWrapper(const class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > &,const class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > &)
12:31:21: -- Warning: Caught exception: Failed to open file "Algodoo/data/fonts/arial iso-8859-1.dat": Системе не удается найти указанный путь., C:\Users\emilk\Documents\Algodoo-svn\trunk\Source\script\Expressions.cpp:166: class util::SharedPtr<class script::Object> __thiscall script::CodeBlock::Evaluate(class util::SharedPtr<class script::Reflected>,const class script::Settings &)
12:31:21: -- Warning: Failed to evaluate: FontGenerator.Gen("arial"), Failed to open file "Algodoo/data/fonts/arial iso-8859-1.dat": Системе не удается найти указанный путь.

[Versieon]

Major problem, the tool bars move off the screen for me if I minimize Algodoo and look at something else, like Algobox. When I maximize algodoo, all the tool bars are shifted randomly it seems.

Im using Windows XP at the moment.

I do like how you can throw them around though, thats pretty cool!

[KarateBrot]

Major problem, the tool bars move off the screen for me if I minimize Algodoo and look at something else, like Algobox. When I maximize algodoo, all the tool bars are shifted randomly it seems.

Im using Windows XP at the moment.

I do like how you can throw them around though, thats pretty cool!

same problem for me. happened 3 times. i'm also using windows xp

[Dakta]

I suggest increasing the click-hold context menu time, it's causing probems when moving objects on a small grid with snapping on. Maybe a few tenths of a second more at most would solve it.

[tatt61880]

For Windows OS,

* Algodoo Installer files (*.phi) - A simple .zip archive that when opened in Algodoo gets extracted to the users home directory. Using .phi files you can easily share fonts, translations, palettes, scenes, skins and textures.

I noticed that the directory-existence-checking is not correct.
When installing phi-file, data, data\fonts, data\language, skins, palettes and the other proper directories should exist in Algodoo folder.

For example,
I've removed "data" folder in %Homepath%\Documents\Algodoo which has "fonts" and "language" as sub-directory.
Then I opened translation_files.phi, the widget says "translation_files.phi" was installed successfully., however it was not installed actually.
I had to add those folders to install translation_files.phi successfully. I think they should be added automatically.

[RA2lover]

i've filled up the whole screen with code. then the mirror/destroy binding appears in the front of the script menu(which was the only menu i could actually get to be larger than my screen.).

winxpsp3, 1.6.0-style GUI(snap-to-grid issues with the open-at-mouse context menu, more details : check dakta's post).

on a side note : nice idea on being able to throw the windows - now i can be able to look at all of my scenes without categorizing them into folders(and i got over 500 scenes)

[Versieon]

I can't seem to find the "select by encircling" toggle, it's not where it was. I hope that didn't get taken out, it was really handy...