[Very much in Progress] SamacEditor

[joshcamas]

Quick Question: Does anyone know how to load a json file in the background, without "pausing" the game?

 

This is to load land chunks while your playing and editing, but right now I'm using the $.getJSON function, and it freezes the game until it finishes loading D:

[Dad72]

You can do it with $.ajax that loads a php file itself Json load your file and returns it in an echo that you recovered in success: function (data)

$.ajax({ url: "file.php", type:'POST', data:"donne="+ res,    success: function(data){             }});

Works very well for me

[amorgan]

Not sure if you are still having troubles with clicks translating correctly, but I think it has to do with the fact that the Firefox's click event behaves differently than Chrome's. the evt.offsetX and evt.offsetY are undefined in Firefox (at least when I was testing it) and it seems that some of your clicking code uses the same. I was having troubles with mozilla clicks also and I noticed this similarity and started looking into (I haven't solved it, but this seems to be a clue in doing such).

 

Here is a reference to the Mozilla developer page about click events:

 

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Events/click

 

Hope it helps.

[joshcamas]

Not sure if you are still having troubles with clicks translating correctly, but I think it has to do with the fact that the Firefox's click event behaves differently than Chrome's. the evt.offsetX and evt.offsetY are undefined in Firefox (at least when I was testing it) and it seems that some of your clicking code uses the same. I was having troubles with mozilla clicks also and I noticed this similarity and started looking into (I haven't solved it, but this seems to be a clue in doing such).

 

Here is a reference to the Mozilla developer page about click events:

 

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Events/click

 

Hope it helps.

Ahhh! That would explain it! Thank you very much, I'll test fixing this!

 

 

You can do it with $.ajax that loads a php file itself Json load your file and returns it in an echo that you recovered in success: function (data)

$.ajax({ url: "file.php", type:'POST', data:"donne="+ res,    success: function(data){             }});

Works very well for me

If I'm not mistaken the current $.getJSON function is actually a slightly edited $.ajax function.

Is there something with this function that doesn't pause the javascript?

 

EDIT: Yeah, the $.getJSON is equal to:

 

$.ajax({

dataType: "json",

url: url,

data: data,

success: success

});

 

 

[Dad72]

You do not need to do this : dataType: "json" ,

you call a php file that loads a json file and returns it in the success function

 

 

$.ajax is asynchrone this should not put your game to pause

[joshcamas]

ahhh ok that makes sense! Thank you, I'll do that

[Wingnut]

Josh, are you still alive?  Is SAMAC still alive?  We need some fresh URL's, please.  thx

[dbawel]

Hey Josh,

 

I'm also glad to see you here.  You were the inspiration for my real time multiuser drawing app - which now works, but I want MORE, MORE, MORE!  We'll never be satisfied, will we?

[Wingnut]

Ahh, ya caught me sneakin' around in the back alleys, DB.    Yeah, I heard a rumor that Josh b'Gosh was painting on texture-coated mesh, in SAMAC.  I thought maybe I could borrow some code... to answer your "x.y pointer events to UV mapping" question.  Now I find out that Josh of the Jungle... is missing, too, just like Alby.  I wonder if the two of them are making out in the bushes, somewhere.  j/k

 

Did you get a fairly new version of Samac, before Josh when ghostly?  He's painting on heightMaps, eh?  His editor was really targeted to ground/heightmaps, if I remember correctly.  I don't know if he ever tried painting textures that were mapped onto other shapes, or not.

 

Anyway, we miss you Josh.  Hurry back. 

 

DB, I have more to say (when don't I?) and I'll meet you over in your new topic.  No, just leave your motorcycle alone, and WALK over to the other topic thread.  Friggin' scooterhead. 

[Dad72]

IT seems to me that Josh was talking to recreate his editor with other languages compiled ​​like C# + XNA or C++. IT was therefore questioned its project with the use of Babylon.

I guess he abandon Babylon. 

 

I could be wrong, but I remember me of a subject or what he asked many questions.

[Wingnut]

nod.  thx for the info, Dad72.  Maybe he tried to do painting on dynamic textures, and went crazy. 

 

You did some experimenting with texture painting, too, right?  Were you using planes and heightmaps, mostly?  Got advice?  Test playgrounds/scenes? (thx) 

 

I think DBawel is going to try some on-mesh texture painting, soon.  I decided to take a tour around the forum and see who had already tried it, and see if I could get DB some helpful hints. *shrug*  Did you try some custom brushes?   Did you try any "smear" brushes... that didn't apply color, but smudged and smeared colors that were already upon the texture?  Did you try any pattern/procedural fills?  How about using a small texture as a brush?  (thx for any info on all those things if you have some... I appreciate it much!)  Hope you're well!

[Dad72]

Hello Wingunt,

 

I managed to do what I wanted "approximately", this can probably be improved in the future, but it works.

For examples, I think you can figure out how I did on my CastorEngine editor.

 

here: (It's the graphics that displays the tools to paint or sculpt ground: planes or/and heightmaps)

https://bitbucket.org/Dad72/castorengine/src/745482db495eaa97e8a70245bc6605bcb3f1a310/Data/Js/Composants/terrain.js?at=master

 

and here: It's all part of the process. it starts line 200 for paint and line up 345 (probably the part that will interest you the most  )

https://bitbucket.org/Dad72/castorengine/src/745482db495eaa97e8a70245bc6605bcb3f1a310/Data/Js/CastorEditor/WorldCastor.js?at=master

 

PS: the function resizeImage is unnecessary and will be deleted soon, do not take this into account this function 

 

If not in this, there are examples on the playground.

 

I'm fine, yes, I hope you do too. 

 

 

[Wingnut]

Wow!  Thanks D72!  There is a mega-ton of useful things in there.  Can you keep that code at those urls... for...  10 years or so? 

 

Thanks for the "stuff", and for showing me the exact code lines.  Excellent.  You used a canvas as a brush.  Interesting.  No-mesh decals!  Compositing?  Maybe that's the correct term... maybe not.  Lots of hours of work in there, eh D?  *nod*

 

I imagine that zooming/unzooming is real important for texture painting.  And creating all the basic brush shapes... soft edge, hard edge, phew.  I guess that's why Corel and Adobe have so many employees.

 

Thanks again.