Homage to Big L

[Mike Halliday]

OOOO

Aahhhhh

Guess what?

I've done it again.... More coding... More grooveyness!

Check it out. My homage to the SCI-FI god that is George Lucas!

Source code to follow!!! - still very flakey - (just watch the embedded logo!)

Enjoy. (Let me know if you have issues running) - PPL is soo fast I had to restrict the loop with a 'delay(40)' command! :)

Anyway - I'm proud of it so far!

[Mike Halliday]

Pants - It looks like there are no attachments! :(

Trying again!

[Mike Halliday]

Does help if I attach .JPG and not .BMP

Doh - Late evening ... Tired!!! zzzzzz

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[kornalius]

Now this IS a COOL demo. I totally love it.

Amazing!!!!

Can you make the text slower a bit so we can fully read everything.

Wow, I cannot wait to see the source code for this.

[Mike Halliday]

I thought it was slow enough as it is.

PPL is so quick I have had to use the delay function to slow it down!!

If I slow it down any more it might stop! lmao.

I have an issue with it stretching the scroller as it reaches infinity, so that is the first thing I will need to sort before slowing anything down.

It is another fine example of how PPL handles surfaces.

Text is generated on a large surface in real time from the .TXT file.
It is then processed with the perspective algorithm, then it is coloured depending on the distance from the edge of the screen, then it is integrated with the background, then it is displayed on the screen.

All that takes place so quick with out any delays the whole scroller is gone in 2 seconds! rofl!!!!

[Mike Halliday]

I will do a more indepth tutorial on surfaces in a coming newsletter.

I have now learned quite a bit about how to use them and I think others would benefit from a decent surfaces example.

This source code will be included and tutorial will be based around the SW-Demo.

[PointOfLight]

This was so sweet!* Alain, these are the kinds of demos that are going to help sell PPL.* We just need to come up with a good way to get them into the hands of potential users.

[kornalius]

Indeed. My skills in web development are close to zero. I will look around for a tool that could give us a way to easily add demos to a database with screenshots and link to source code and binary files.

[Mike Halliday]

I'm just trying my best to showcase PPL for what it is, a brilliant language that is easy to use yet gives excellent results.

Once more people realise this the smartphone and PPC world will hopefully have loads of extra software releases! :)

Glad you like the stuff so far! :)

[zehlein]

Mike, great one, can't wait to see the code... :-)

[matteo.m]

I saw your post this afternoon when i had a quick look to the forum but i was still working to a client .. I had to wait till now to try it and now my curiosity is satisfied!!! It's a gorgeus example of what can be done with ppl. Thanks for this hit Mike!

[Mike Halliday]

Thanks everyone - As allways ... More to come so keep watching.

[Mike Halliday]

As i've been away from PPL for a few days (Lots to do at work) and done no development work, I thought I would compile the scroller for a WM5 device as another test.

Things to note.

1. You need all the support files from the PC version in the same folder on your device
2. I have tested this on an IPAQ HP2200 WM2003 device and it runs fine (At 400mhz)
3. I have run this on my OMAP CPU smart phone and it runs like a stuffed turkey (At 195mhz) - and then crashes! :(

You have been warned!

Don't forget source code will be included in the next surfaces tutorial in a coming newsletter! :D

Regards

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[Mike Halliday]

The source code for the SW scroller will be included in the February newsletter - Which should be released real soon - The first draft is with Alain as I type so hopefully within the next week you will all be able to see how it works.

[Mike Halliday]

You have all had 6 months since the release of the scroller code to come up with another use for the scroller.

Who has something to show us all?

Is it only me that thinks programming is about bragging about your creations? ha ha

Come on guys, post some interesting uses for the scroller.