Latest Release

Gideros 2022.5.1 Pre-release

-Improvements

• [gfx/rendertarget] Render targets can now be created as NPOT

-Fixes

• [gfx/cloning] Fix a crash condition and better handle textfield cloning
• [plugin/rp3d] Add sanity checks
• [library] Fix 3D shader bump mapping for ios

Gideros 2022.5 Latest

-New features

• [gfx] Sprites are now clonable, except MovieClip
• [gfx] Support 3D Particles
• [gfx] Partciles can be multitextured (through shaders)
• [gfx/particles] Add auto depth sorting of 3D particles
• [gfx/particles] Differentiate X,Y and Z decay, add acceleration support
• [gfx/particles] Add a method to retrieve recently dead particles
• [examples] Add 3D particles demo

-Improvements

• [Library] update to 3d library to better handle texture loading and glb format
• [library/3d] remove code hack thanks to luau
• [Library] Update luashader lib
• [sample/3D-Anim] Improved demo
• [font/layout] Avoid calling harfbuzz plugion (if present) when text is Latin
• [core] Use optimized memory allocator for Luau (as we did for Lua)
• [gfx/textfield] Delay texture recreation until really displayed
• [ios] Export entitlements file
• [Studio] Preview pic for GTween example

-Fixes

• [plugin/rp3d] don't try to destroy a body twice
• [sprite] Fix auto update and autobuffer of effect shaders
• [audio] Fix audiobinder destructor
• [studio] Fix 'Browse' buttons not working
• [library/luashader] Auto correct HLSL swizzling
• [uwp] Update certificate
• [Studio] Fix simple word highlighter
• [Studio] Revert replace function with a minor change - clean one
• [plugin/rp3d] Fix event listener
• [ios] fix Metal shaders

Gideros 2022.3.1

-Improvements

• [core/sprite] Honor setHiddenChildren in bounds lookup
• [export/html5] Change optimization settings for faster execution

-Fixes

• [core] check if lua is closing in destructors to avoid crashes
• [plugin/rp3d] Better fix for crash on reload
• [gfx/backend] Catch uniform setting mismatch
• [core/sprite] Fix stencil initialization
• [core] Fix TexturePack not using premultiplied alpha as it ought to be

Gideros 2022.3

-Improvements

• [luau] Update to latest
• [studio] Expand folded region if search result is inside
• [studio] Slightly decreased highlighter delay
• [studio] Types mismatch
• [studio] Text editor update
• [studio] Can now open json and xml in Studio
• [texture] Add a way to disable alpha premultiplication
• [particles] Accept vector for color
• [core/layout] Add proportional filling and aspect ratio setting
• [gfx/pixel] setColor allows vectors parameters + fix anchor point in some cases
• [core/layout] Avoid wrappable textfield from constantly needing relayout
• [core] Most color calls now accept vectors. Notable exception is Shape sprite
• [core] Add a way to hide some childrens from the parent sprite context
• [core] Speed up (non) rendering of clipped objects
• [core] Keep state of sprite changes to enable caching for faster response
• [core] Add application:enableDrawInfo() call
• [core] Slower integration of mean frame time
• [core] Improve rendering performance
• [core] Improve Sprite.getChildrenAtPoint
• [plugin/rp3d] Update to 0.9.0
• [export/android] Add exported setting to comply with Android 32
• [samples] Update more sample .gproj files

-Fixes

• [studio] Fixed highlighter not being reset sometimes
• [plugin/cbump] Fix destructor
• [plugin/r3d] Fix reactphysics 3D destructors
• [build/Linux] Fix linux build script

Gideros 2022.1.3

-Improvements

• [luau] Update to latest
• [luabinding] Support luau vectors in math
• [luabinding] add Sprite:isOnStage() call
• [studio] Allow "multi paste" when using multiple cursors
• [studio] Added compact folding option
• [studio] Added missing functions to synax highlighter (math, table, string, coroutine, os)
• [studio] gather identifiers from code for autocompletion
• [studio] Text editor update
• [studio] Set tab position to north
• [studio] Added word highlighter
• [studio] Added custom folding regions
• [studio] Preferences window updated
• [player] Support debugging through studio
• [studio] Change debugging symbol and allow looking through tables

-Fixes

• [library] Improve lua shaders
• [studio] secure type checking against race conditions
• [studio] Fixed brackests highlight style
• [studio] Fixed autoindentation outside folding region
• [player] Fix wheel coordinates
• [studio] Fix styling of c++ (glsl, hlsl)
• [build] fix prep.repo for scintilla/lexilla
• [studio] Fix outlinier being triggered too often
• [studio] Align items in preferences window
• [plugins/imgui] Fixed debug config
• [luau] pass module name to "require"d script as argument
• [core] Fix viewport projection not restored after draw

Gideros 2022.1.2

-Improvements

• [build] Package for 64bit on Windows
• [luashader] Support atan2 function
• [plugin/luamidi] add setQueueSi
• [studio] Feed Gideros API to luau type checker
• [studio] Add more reserved luau words to the syntax highlighterzeLimit and remove queue overflows

-Fixes

• [core] Reserve stack in event dispatcher for luau
• [player] Fix setFullscreen(false) not restoring normal size
• [export/apk] Fix AAB generation
• [samples] Fix Horse project
• [studio] Fix addon support
• [studio] Fix player connection
• [android] Avoid crashing if IP cannot be retrieved for player
• [plugin/applovin] Fix for android

Gideros 2022.1.1

-New features

• [studio] Add block comment
• [studio] Add customizable shortcuts
• [studio] Enable Luau type checking

-Fixes

• [desktop] Fix wintab code
• [export] Fix merging compiled files
• [core] Fix MovieClip lua_ref for Luau
• [studio] Fix calltip display
• [studio] Fix top folding
• [studio] Fix reconnection to player
• [studio] Avoid save failed popup box for example projects
• [pkg] install to 64bit

Gideros 2022.1

WARNING: BREAKING CHANGES

-New features

• [studio/desktop] Switch to QT6 and 64 bit
• [studio] Use Scintilla instead of QScintilla for better integration (improved auto indent and EOL annotations)
• [core] Use luau engine instead of lua 5.1
• [desktop] Implement application:set("wintabMode")

-Improvements

• [export/android] Upgrade to Gradle 7 (needs JDK 11+)
• [Library/luaushader] Add support for while/repeat, if-then-else, and better handling of execution flow thanks to luau
• [plugin/imgui] 1.86 update

-Removed

• [plugin] Deprecate bit plugin (builtin luau, and obsoloted by gideros bit ops)
• [plugin] Don't compile threads plugin (not compatible with luau)

Gideros 2021.11

-New features

• [core] Added Matrix:duplicate() and Matrix.fromSRT()
• [gfx/mesh] Add setCullMode() call
• [core] Add a mouseType field in mouse events, to distinguish real and synthetic events
• [core] Add Base64 functions
• [Library] Support GLTF/GLB 3D import
• [examples] Add an Oculus demo
• [plugin/share] implement for UWP

-Experiments

• [lua] Add optional French language keywords
• [studio/textedit] Detect and hilight syntax for 'French' lua

-Improvements

• [oculus] Add touch and trackpad reporting
• [mesh] Allow strings instead of arrays in setXXXArrays()
• [mesh] Use 32bit index array instead of 16bit
• [android] Make sure we get Event.APPLICATION_BACKGROUND immediately
• [plugin/share] Support more mime types for iOS
• [android] Remove Old apache HTTP (Fix #331)
• [plugin/share] Support multiple mime types
• [apple] Include simulator metal library
• [winrt] Update to use runtime v143 and VS2022
• [android] Update base build to SDK 31
• [Library] Add Oculus support library
• [Library] Update 3D and Shader libs

-Fixes

• [oculus] Fix Hand mesh indices
• [desktop] Fix tablet button reporting
• [gfx/opengl] Fix ortho projection for render target (Z axis was inverted)
• [plugin/android] Add various missing androidx references
• [plugin/share] Fix iOS code
• [core] Fix mesh binder
• [export/uwp] Fix SoundChannel:getPosition() resolution
• [export/oculus] Fix suspend/resume
• [plugin/imgui] fix for uwp

-Breaking changes

• [library/3d] Invert expected Z direction to match what industry usually expect

Gideros 2021.10

-New features

• [export/oculus] Oculus Quest export support (BETA)

-Improvements

• [core] Add application:getNativePath()
• [plugin/imgui] Better way to detect modifiers keys (ALT, CTRL, SHIFT, META (SUPER))
• [plugin/imgui] 1.84.2 update
• [plugin/imgui] Added "IO:loadIniSettings(file_path)"
• [TextureBase] Added "getSize" function
• [lib/luashader] Handle WebGL2
• [desktop/input] Propagate table/pen button to touch event
• [core] Effect stack now support automatic buffer resizing
• [plugin/reactphysics3d] Add a few missing API calls

-Fixes

• [plugins/bump] Fixes for some API calls
• [plugin/imgui] Fixed "ImGui:pushFont()"
• [plugin/imgui] Added "IO:saveIniSettings(file_path)"
• [plugin/imgui] Fixed "attempt to call a nil value" issue when using input text OR window resize callbacks
• [Sprite] Fixed "Sprite:redrawEffects()"
• [qt] Avoid reporting duplicate mouse events for pen events

Gideros 2021.9

-New features

• [core] Add Texture.loadAsync() call
• [core] Add TexturePack.loadAsync() call
• [core/font] Allow multiple fonts in a single TextField
• [core/font] Allow to turn TexturePacks into Fonts

-Improvements

• [core] Support grayscale render targets
• [core] Add TexturePack:getRegionsNames()
• [tools] Associate .tproj and .GApp extensions so that they open the required tool
• [plugin/camera] Add a setOrientation() Call (iOS, Android)
• [plugin/share] Allow setting of photo library usage (iOS)
• [plugin/virtualtntpad] Update
• [export/html] Update to latest emscripten (2.0.27)
• [export/html] Support APPLICATION_SUSPEND/APPLICATION_RESUME

-Fixes

• [core] Fix rendering 3D in render target
• [player] Allow setting FPS from lua
• [player] Fix Open project and Restart project menu actions

Gideros 2021.8

-New features

• [plugin/camera] Camera plugin now allows to query camera capabilities, control Flash and take pictures

-Imgui

• [plugin/imgui] Added scaled image functions to DrawLists
• [plugin/imgui] Added InputText callback functions
• [plugin/imgui] Added new IO functions
• [plugin/imgui] Added "ImGui:tableSetColumnEnabled(col, bool)"
• [plugin/imgui] Added button flags enums
• [plugin/imgui] Added new param to image buttons
• [plugin/imgui] Changed ImGui:newFrame(dt)
• [plugin/imgui] Removed ImGui:setAutoUpdateCursor(flag)
• [plugin/imgui] Added CTX functions
• [plugin/imgui] Added color drag&drop data
• [plugin/imgui] Added generic sliders functions
• [plugin/imgui] Fixed existed sliders functions
• [plugin/imgui] Removed "Scalar" sliders
• [plugin/imgui] Fixed Log app output
• [plugin/imgui] ImPlot WIP
• [plugin/imgui] Image functions changed
• [plugin/imgui] Added new enum: ImGuiI.mageScaleMode_XXX
• [plugin/imgui] Removed "ImGui:imageFilled()"
• [plugin/imgui] Removed "ImGui:imageButtonWithText()"
• [plugin/imgui] Removed "ImGui:scaledImageFilled()"
• [plugin/imgui] Added default size to image buttons
• [plugin/imgui] Added an ability to control visible area of the image
• [plugin/imgui] Fixed "scaledImageButton" border
• [plugin/imgui] Fixed texture memory leaks
• [plugin/imgui] Fixed shared FontAtlas crush
• [plugin/imgui] Fixed ImGui:setNextWindowSizeConstraints()
• [plugin/imgui] Fixed ImGui:tableSetupScrollFreeze(cols, rows)
• [plugin/imgui] Fixed image clipping
• [plugin/imgui] Fixed ImPlot memory leaks
• [plugin/imgui] Fixed image padding
• [plugin/imgui] Fixed images visible area
• [plugin/imgui] Fix compilation on non Win32 platforms

-Fixes

• [plugin/require] Fix Apple User tracking message
• [export/html] catch another warning that crashes html5: 'Interlace handling should be turned on when using png_read_image'
• [core/effects] Fix clearing of effects rendertarget
• [core/text] Fix unbalanced text sizing issue

Gideros 2021.6

-New features

• [export/html] Basic PWA support
• [plugin/require] Support Apple user tracking stuff
• [plugin/ads] New ADS_READY event (indicate the SDK is ready)
• [plugin/ads] Support Vungle on UWP

-Improvements

• [core] Include keyboard modifiers in Key events (fix #447)
• [core] Support async version of clipboard access calls (UWP, HTML)
• [export] Use paletted PNG when exporting some large icons for UWP to meet MS store file size restrictions
• [plugin/ads] Add support for AppLovin MAX, update Applovin (IOS, Android)
• [plugin/imgui] 1.83 update
• [library/luashaders] Specific handling for HTML + reworked support for complex if/then/else (not yet 100% working)

-Fixes

• [core] Fix hitTestPoint() on invisible sprites
• [plugin/imgui] removed NodeEditor code
• [plugin/imgui] Fixed texture memory leak
• [plugin/imgui] disable autoUpdateCursor by default, as it crashes on most platforms

Gideros 2021.5

-Improvements

• [plugin/imgui] Update imgui bindings (by @mokalux)
• [plugin/map] Update by @paulh

-Fixes

• [gfx/rendertarget] Fix clear area size
• [gfx/pixel] Fix extent check with new setAnchorPoint
• [gfx/sprite] Fix crash in clearLayoutConstraints()
• [core/sprite] Fix usage of effects stack on anything above stage
• [plugin/gaming] Fix a crash in Googleplay/Android

Gideros 2021.3 Pre-release

-Improvements

• [gfx/particles] Don't try to draw an empty particle set
• [gfx/path] Add new options to speed up Path rendering in some cases (curve subdivision+margin setting)
• [plugin/iab/android] Update to google billing library V3 (incl. pending purchases)
• [export/android] SDK 30 is now the default

-Fixes

• [gfx/pixel] Fix bindings for get/setAnchorPoint
• [plugin/osx] Fix import definition (for some plugins)
• [plugin/imgui] fixed ImGui:setAutoUpdateCursor()
• [plugin/imgui] Styles fix
• [plugin/imgui] Image buttons fix
• [export/uwp] Update temporary signing key
• [export/apple-mac] Add a Quit menu entry as per apple guidelines
• [export/apple-mac] Set app package name to specified app name

Gideros 2021.2

-Improvements

• [studio] Allow assigning a name to library files through tagging
• [gfx/layout] Add a 'shrink' layout option
• [gfx/pixel] Implement setAnchorPoint the same way as in Bitmap
• [core/lua] Extend string.encodeValue and string.decodeValue functions to deal with 8,16,32 and 64 bit values, as well as handling multiple values at once
• [plugin/imgui] 1.80 update
• [plugin/imgui] Changed "ImGui:colorConvertXXXtoXXX" functions. Now it must be called without ImGui instance. Just use "." instead of ":"
• [plugin/imgui] Added TextEditor widget with Coloring and Style
• [plugin/imgui] Added fonts functions
• [plugin/imgui] "FontAtlas:addFonts()" now returns table of fonts
• [plugin/imgui] Added FontAtlas:getFonts()
• [plugin/imgui] Added Font:calcWordWrapPositionA()

-Fixes

• [studio] Fix dependency tags parsing
• [studio] Remove memory limit setting for HTML (not compatible with wasm)
• [plugin/scenemanager] Update scenemanager.lua: Replaced crossfade by crossFade for consistency between functions name. Plus removed some empty lines.
• [plugin/iab] Fix iOS IAP support code
• [plugin/imgui] Clipper fix
• [plugin/imgui] Fixed sliders/drags
• [plugin/imgui] Fixed demo windows functions
• [plugin/imgui] Indices fix
• [plugin/imgui] Fonts build fix
• [plugin/imgui] Removed unnecessary assertions
• [Library] 3D & luashasder: don't use features when they are not available

Gideros 2021.1.1

-Improvements

• [gfx/layout] Add anchoring to the layout grid
• [gfx/effects] Add an option to clear the render target before draw
• [gfx/shader] Add SYS_BOUNDS shader constant
• [plugin/rp3d] Allow changin the world parameters
• [plugin/imgui] Touch support, fix crash for Android, add more bindings
• [export/android] Inject Android 29 background location permission if needed
• [export/html5] Track keyboard modifiers + fix dialogs stucks

-Fixes

• [core] Fix a few lua bindings
• [backend/metal] Fix memory leaks
• [lib] Fix bloom effect for Metal
• [export/apple] Fix Mac/iOS export issues
• [export/apple] Fix .xcasset file reference
• [export/apple] Remove server entitlement from Mac export by default

Gideros 2021.1

-New features

• Implement Sprite effects

-Changes on Apple targets (now they are out of beta)

• Metal is now the only renderer (completely removed OpenGL on Apple)
• Moved the code base to use ARC system (some plugins may still malfunction)
• Added macos support: the exported project now targets ios, apple tv and macos.

-Improvements

• [plugin/tntvirtualpad] changed function distance to math.distance and pii to math.pi
• [plugin/imgui] Changes ImGui:beginFullscreenWindow(). It is now have padding by default.
• [plugin/imgui] Drawlist items can be now rotated.
• [gfx/shaders] Allow to specify multiple shader type and variant, plus inheritance
• [sample/bloom] Use effects lib instead of GLSL only shader
• [library/shaders] Add effects library (Bloom/Blur)

-Fixes

• [android] Fix onTextInput char counting
• [plugin/camera] Fix for Metal on Apple devices
• [plugin/camera] Ensure given texture is actually a RenderTarget
• [plugin/imgui] Fixed existing images function and added new "scaled" functions.
• [plugin/imgui] Fixed data plotting.
• [plugin/imgui] Fixed drag&drop.
• [plugin/ads] Switch to podfile for AdMob on iOS
• [export/apple] General fixes related to Apple target overhaul

Gideros 2020.12 Pre-release

Intermediary version for testing -Changes on Apple targets

• Metal is now the only renderer (completely removed OpenGL)
• Moved the code base to use ARC system (this is the trickiest part, I am not sure all plugins will still work although I did my best)
• Added macos support: the exported project now targets ios, apple tv and macos. This allows to get rid of QT on desktop mac projects

Gideros 2020.11.1

-Improvements

• [Library] Small changes 3D and LuaShaders
• Update movieclipbinder.cpp
• Recursive visibility check
• MovieClip:isPlaying()

-Fixes

• [backend/metal] Fix memory leaks
• [backend/metal] Fix Color3D Shader
• [plugin/rp3d] Fix convex shape creation
• [osx] Gideros now runs on MacOS Big Sur

Remark, this version breaks the texturing of the 3D-Anim sample, this will be fixed later

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