Accelerated Rendering -- When to use it, When not to use it

[Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode]

I am trying to get my head around acceleratedRendering.

Especially in a case where we are re-drawing the screen run time--use case:

in games where objects move around. Either under user control or pre-scripted moves.

The dictionary is too lean on this entry. It should tell us

"How the accelerated rendering effects redraws of the pixel map….

* A guide why and when to set to it to True or False"

This has been covered here in the past, sure would be nice to document it

BR

[Tom Glod via use-livecode]

Please be advised that at the moment, accelerate rendering only works on
the first group layer, meaning that a control inside a group inside a group
no longer gets 'accelerated rendering. Layer mode is important too.

However, this is getting fixed ANY DAY now :)

On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 9:23 AM Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode

Post by Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode
I am trying to get my head around acceleratedRendering.
in games where objects move around. Either under user control or pre-scripted moves.
The dictionary is too lean on this entry. It should tell us
"How the accelerated rendering effects redraws of the pixel map….
* A guide why and when to set to it to True or False"
This has been covered here in the past, sure would be nice to document it
BR
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[Rick Harrison via use-livecode]

I have a Macintosh stack that I have set the
Application Icon and the Small Application Icon
to .png icons on a card. They work fine in the IDE.
(MacBook Pro, macOS High Sierra, LC 9.0.1)

When I create a Standalone and test it. It works
fine and they show up in my ask and answer dialogs.

After packaging everything up in the Terminal I end up
with a package that installs just fine. The standalone
from that package works fine on my development
computer - (MacBook Pro.)

I copied the package to a USB Thumb-drive. I then
plugged it into another older iMac running El-Capitan
to test it. The package installs the app just fine.
The app runs fine except that now the ask and answer
dialogs do not display the icons!

Also of interest, I had set the Destroy-stack property
set to true so that when the user quits the application
the application doesn’t stay in memory. (I tried this
stack on a new mac mini running Mojave too, (yes
I know that LC doesn’t officially support Mojave yet
but I thought I would try it anyway.)) The app ran
fine except for the icon problem again, and this time
when I quit the application, the icon down in the dock
that shows running applications never went away
even after the app quit. It looks like Destroy-stack
isn’t working.

Suggestions?

Thanks,

Rick

[Tom Glod via use-livecode]

I'm not sure if this applies fully to your case ......i remember building
mac standalones and having to manually replace the standalone icns icon in
the resources folder. u can tell which one needs replacing because the
byte size of the icon is 0.

but i used to set the application icon in the standalone settings. maybe
the problems are related.

On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 12:26 PM Rick Harrison via use-livecode <

Post by Rick Harrison via use-livecode
I have a Macintosh stack that I have set the
Application Icon and the Small Application Icon
to .png icons on a card. They work fine in the IDE.
(MacBook Pro, macOS High Sierra, LC 9.0.1)
When I create a Standalone and test it. It works
fine and they show up in my ask and answer dialogs.
After packaging everything up in the Terminal I end up
with a package that installs just fine. The standalone
from that package works fine on my development
computer - (MacBook Pro.)
I copied the package to a USB Thumb-drive. I then
plugged it into another older iMac running El-Capitan
to test it. The package installs the app just fine.
The app runs fine except that now the ask and answer
dialogs do not display the icons!
Also of interest, I had set the Destroy-stack property
set to true so that when the user quits the application
the application doesn’t stay in memory. (I tried this
stack on a new mac mini running Mojave too, (yes
I know that LC doesn’t officially support Mojave yet
but I thought I would try it anyway.)) The app ran
fine except for the icon problem again, and this time
when I quit the application, the icon down in the dock
that shows running applications never went away
even after the app quit. It looks like Destroy-stack
isn’t working.
Suggestions?
Thanks,
Rick
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[Rick Harrison via use-livecode]

Hi Tom,

I just checked the size of the icns icon in the resources folder,
and it says it is 2.9mb in size so I’m assuming that is probably OK.

Other ideas?

Thanks,

Rick

Post by Tom Glod via use-livecode
I'm not sure if this applies fully to your case ......i remember building
mac standalones and having to manually replace the standalone icns icon in
the resources folder. u can tell which one needs replacing because the
byte size of the icon is 0.
but i used to set the application icon in the standalone settings. maybe
the problems are related.
On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 12:26 PM Rick Harrison via use-livecode <

Post by Rick Harrison via use-livecode
I have a Macintosh stack that I have set the
Application Icon and the Small Application Icon
to .png icons on a card. They work fine in the IDE.
(MacBook Pro, macOS High Sierra, LC 9.0.1)
When I create a Standalone and test it. It works
fine and they show up in my ask and answer dialogs.
After packaging everything up in the Terminal I end up
with a package that installs just fine. The standalone
from that package works fine on my development
computer - (MacBook Pro.)
I copied the package to a USB Thumb-drive. I then
plugged it into another older iMac running El-Capitan
to test it. The package installs the app just fine.
The app runs fine except that now the ask and answer
dialogs do not display the icons!
Also of interest, I had set the Destroy-stack property
set to true so that when the user quits the application
the application doesn’t stay in memory. (I tried this
stack on a new mac mini running Mojave too, (yes
I know that LC doesn’t officially support Mojave yet
but I thought I would try it anyway.)) The app ran
fine except for the icon problem again, and this time
when I quit the application, the icon down in the dock
that shows running applications never went away
even after the app quit. It looks like Destroy-stack
isn’t working.
Suggestions?
Thanks,
Rick
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[Tom Glod via use-livecode]

Hi Rick....unfortunately I don't even own a mac at the moment so I am
afraid I cannot be of much help...but knowing this community, someone else
will come along soon :)



On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 3:43 PM Rick Harrison via use-livecode <

Post by Rick Harrison via use-livecode
Hi Tom,
I just checked the size of the icns icon in the resources folder,
and it says it is 2.9mb in size so I’m assuming that is probably OK.
Other ideas?
Thanks,
Rick

On Nov 21, 2018, at 2:00 PM, Tom Glod via use-livecode <
I'm not sure if this applies fully to your case ......i remember building
mac standalones and having to manually replace the standalone icns icon

in

the resources folder. u can tell which one needs replacing because the
byte size of the icon is 0.
but i used to set the application icon in the standalone settings. maybe
the problems are related.
On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 12:26 PM Rick Harrison via use-livecode <

Post by Rick Harrison via use-livecode
I have a Macintosh stack that I have set the
Application Icon and the Small Application Icon
to .png icons on a card. They work fine in the IDE.
(MacBook Pro, macOS High Sierra, LC 9.0.1)
When I create a Standalone and test it. It works
fine and they show up in my ask and answer dialogs.
After packaging everything up in the Terminal I end up
with a package that installs just fine. The standalone
from that package works fine on my development
computer - (MacBook Pro.)
I copied the package to a USB Thumb-drive. I then
plugged it into another older iMac running El-Capitan
to test it. The package installs the app just fine.
The app runs fine except that now the ask and answer
dialogs do not display the icons!
Also of interest, I had set the Destroy-stack property
set to true so that when the user quits the application
the application doesn’t stay in memory. (I tried this
stack on a new mac mini running Mojave too, (yes
I know that LC doesn’t officially support Mojave yet
but I thought I would try it anyway.)) The app ran
fine except for the icon problem again, and this time
when I quit the application, the icon down in the dock
that shows running applications never went away
even after the app quit. It looks like Destroy-stack
isn’t working.
Suggestions?
Thanks,
Rick
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[Tom Glod via use-livecode]

lol..you know what....2.9 megs for a icon seems awefully big...... try
smaller files. ???? shot in the dark literally.

Post by Tom Glod via use-livecode
Hi Rick....unfortunately I don't even own a mac at the moment so I am
afraid I cannot be of much help...but knowing this community, someone else
will come along soon :)
On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 3:43 PM Rick Harrison via use-livecode <

Post by Rick Harrison via use-livecode
Hi Tom,
I just checked the size of the icns icon in the resources folder,
and it says it is 2.9mb in size so I’m assuming that is probably OK.
Other ideas?
Thanks,
Rick

On Nov 21, 2018, at 2:00 PM, Tom Glod via use-livecode <
I'm not sure if this applies fully to your case ......i remember

building

mac standalones and having to manually replace the standalone icns icon

in

the resources folder. u can tell which one needs replacing because the
byte size of the icon is 0.
but i used to set the application icon in the standalone settings.

maybe

the problems are related.
On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 12:26 PM Rick Harrison via use-livecode <

Post by Rick Harrison via use-livecode
I have a Macintosh stack that I have set the
Application Icon and the Small Application Icon
to .png icons on a card. They work fine in the IDE.
(MacBook Pro, macOS High Sierra, LC 9.0.1)
When I create a Standalone and test it. It works
fine and they show up in my ask and answer dialogs.
After packaging everything up in the Terminal I end up
with a package that installs just fine. The standalone
from that package works fine on my development
computer - (MacBook Pro.)
I copied the package to a USB Thumb-drive. I then
plugged it into another older iMac running El-Capitan
to test it. The package installs the app just fine.
The app runs fine except that now the ask and answer
dialogs do not display the icons!
Also of interest, I had set the Destroy-stack property
set to true so that when the user quits the application
the application doesn’t stay in memory. (I tried this
stack on a new mac mini running Mojave too, (yes
I know that LC doesn’t officially support Mojave yet
but I thought I would try it anyway.)) The app ran
fine except for the icon problem again, and this time
when I quit the application, the icon down in the dock
that shows running applications never went away
even after the app quit. It looks like Destroy-stack
isn’t working.
Suggestions?
Thanks,
Rick
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[J. Landman Gay via use-livecode]

Post by Rick Harrison via use-livecode
I have a Macintosh stack that I have set the
Application Icon and the Small Application Icon
to .png icons on a card. They work fine in the IDE.
(MacBook Pro, macOS High Sierra, LC 9.0.1)

...

Post by Rick Harrison via use-livecode
I copied the package to a USB Thumb-drive. I then
plugged it into another older iMac running El-Capitan
to test it. The package installs the app just fine.
The app runs fine except that now the ask and answer
dialogs do not display the icons!

Do the images use referenced files or are they actually imported into
the stack? I've always used imported images.

[Rick Harrison via use-livecode]

Hi Jacqueline,

I used import image as control, so
it is embedded in the stack.

I’ve decided to use a work around of
making my own custom ask/answer
dialogs.

Thanks for asking.

Rick

Post by Rick Harrison via use-livecode
I have a Macintosh stack that I have set the
Application Icon and the Small Application Icon
to .png icons on a card. They work fine in the IDE.
(MacBook Pro, macOS High Sierra, LC 9.0.1)

...

Post by Rick Harrison via use-livecode
I copied the package to a USB Thumb-drive. I then
plugged it into another older iMac running El-Capitan
to test it. The package installs the app just fine.
The app runs fine except that now the ask and answer
dialogs do not display the icons!

Do the images use referenced files or are they actually imported into the stack? I've always used imported images.
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