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[rowett]

Also, it seems as though custom values for gridmajor intervals persist even when switching themes

This has been fixed and will be in the next released build. Thanks for reporting!

[rowett]

Build 376 is now live on the Forums and LifeWiki

Please note: you will need to refresh your browser to use the new build (Ctrl-F5 on Chrome)

Enhancements since the last released build:

• added endian information and platform capabilities to "Help" -> "Info" -> "Engine"
• several performance improvements

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Fixes since the last released build:

• disable Major button for hexagonal or triangular grids
• custom Theme major grid line setting was being applied to all themes

The updated hotkey map detailing the LifeViewer keyboard controls is here.

Comments, feedback, suggestions and bug reports welcome!

[muzik]

Script errors here: http://lazyslug.com/lifeview/plugin/0E0P.html

Not sure if it was like this before.

[rowett]

Script errors here: https://lazyslug.com/lifeview/plugin/0E0P.html

Not sure if it was like this before.

Well spotted. It's been fixed and will be in the next released build.

[rowett]

Build 377 is now live on the Forums and LifeWiki

Please note: you will need to refresh your browser to use the new build (Ctrl-F5 on Chrome)

Fixes since the last released build:

• custom colours were reporting false errors
• fixed issue with LtL/HROT 2 state patterns and THEMEs with no history

The updated hotkey map detailing the LifeViewer keyboard controls is here.

Comments, feedback, suggestions and bug reports welcome!

[muzik]

Can the colour of the space outside of bounded grids (and/or outwith the "bounds" of unbounded grids) be made customisable independently of the colour of the space inside?

Also, shouldn't there be information about grid and gridmajor near the top of the themes section in help?

[muzik]

The zoom bar doesn't seem to expand to fit the top of the screen anymore; it did happen before if I remember correctly.

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x = 8, y = 14, rule = B2a3ir4i5e/S3i4et5e:T240,16
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RLE clear bo$3o$bo$bo$3o$bo$bo$3o$bo$bo$3o$bo!
PASTET 93
PASTEMODE XOR
PASTE clear 5 1
PASTET 8315
PASTE clear 5 1
PASTET 8318
PASTE clear 5 1
POPUPWIDTH 976 ZOOM 4 ]]

Also a bug I found while messing around with that pattern: if you set the theme to catagolue, then run the pattern for roughly 260 generations, then pause and switch to caterer theme and then back, the cells seem to get shifted a bit, and certain pre-occupied cells return to being the never occupied colour.

[rowett]

Can the colour of the space outside of bounded grids (and/or outwith the "bounds" of unbounded grids) be made customisable independently of the colour of the space inside?

It's not a priority but I'll put it on the backlog.

Also, shouldn't there be information about grid and gridmajor near the top of the themes section in help?

Good idea - it'll be in the next build.

[rowett]

The zoom bar doesn't seem to expand to fit the top of the screen anymore; it did happen before if I remember correctly.

It expands up to a limit. Beyond that I found it awkward to use.

Also a bug I found while messing around with that pattern: if you set the theme to catagolue, then run the pattern for roughly 260 generations, then pause and switch to caterer theme and then back, the cells seem to get shifted a bit, and certain pre-occupied cells return to being the never occupied colour.

Looks like there's an issue with switching between history and no-history Themes. Thanks for the report!

EDIT: There were two issues:

1. switching from a history to a no-history Theme sometimes steps back 1 generation (fixed for next build)
2. switching from a history to a no-history Theme only deletes history cells in tiles where there are currently live cells (on the backlog)

[muzik]

Could the colours of bounded grid border cells be made customisable as part of themes?


Same question about LifeHistory-exclusive cell types, although I'm not sure if I'd give these any new colours in the existing themes.


I'm also wondering what cell colours will be used for BSFKL and deficient rules. Catagolue seems to have these sorted out somewhat, so that's one theme down. As for genext, for the Generations theme at least, the "cell coming to life" colour should be green slowly turning into yellow, since yellow in RGB is halfway between red and green.

[muzik]

Also there's more script errors here: http://lazyslug.com/lifeview/plugin/trackbox.html

[muzik]

The second viewer is seriously messed up:
http://lazyslug.com/lifeview/plugin/genhistory.html

[rowett]

Also there's more script errors here: http://lazyslug.no-ip.biz/lifeview/plugin/trackbox.html

The test was out of date. I've updated the test for the next release. Thanks for reporting!

[rowett]

The second viewer is seriously messed up:
https://lazyslug.com/lifeview/plugin/genhistory.html

This has been fixed and will be in the next released build. Thanks for reporting!

[muzik]

I personally don't like how the "Hex" and "Hexagon" buttons function. I think it would be better if they were merged into a single button, which cycles through square grid, offset square grind and true hexagonal grid (and potentially also triangular grid, since it can be expensive to draw and you might want to turn off the triangular grid to make the pattern evolve faster) every time it's clicked. Alternatively, a slider that also does this could be added.

Also, when the top and bottom sliders are disabled due to there being a hex grid or no valid theme, can they be greyed out instead of disappearing entirely to be more consistent with the buttons?

[rowett]

I personally don't like how the "Hex" and "Hexagon" buttons function. I think it would be better if they were merged into a single button, which cycles through square grid, offset square grind and true hexagonal grid (and potentially also triangular grid, since it can be expensive to draw and you might want to turn off the triangular grid to make the pattern evolve faster) every time it's clicked. Alternatively, a slider that also does this could be added.

I was actually thinking about retiring the "Hex" button. Now LifeViewer has support for hex rules there's really no reason to allow toggling between square and hex grids. The "Hexagon" button is still valid since it will toggle between the two hex rule visualisations: hexagonal and offset square.
It wouldn't be possible to switch between triangular and the other neighbourhoods since they use a different rule engine.

Also, when the top and bottom sliders are disabled due to there being a hex grid or no valid theme, can they be greyed out instead of disappearing entirely to be more consistent with the buttons?

Yes.

[rowett]

Build 378 is now live on the Forums and LifeWiki

Please note: you will need to refresh your browser to use the new build (Ctrl-F5 on Chrome)

Enhancements since the last released build:

• added Grid colour description to "Help" -> "Themes"
• new Settings toggle button AutoHide
  • automatically hides UI during pattern playback
• you can no longer switch between square grid and hexagonal or offset square grid
  • removed script commands [[ SQUAREDISPLAY ]] and [[ HEXDISPLAY ]]
  • removed hotkeys Alt+"/" and Shift+"/"
  • removed Hex toggle button from Settings menu
  • hotkey "/" now toggles between hexagonal and offset square grid for hexagonal rules

Fixes since the last released build:

• live cells drawn after all cells died would then not generate
• updated out of date test
• fixed problem with colours for Generations patterns
• switching from a history THEME to a non-history THEME sometimes stepped back a generation
• Angle and Theme controls now grey out when unavailable

The updated hotkey map detailing the LifeViewer keyboard controls is here.

Comments, feedback, suggestions and bug reports welcome!

[muzik]

When selecting stuff on a triangular grid, borders appear, but only for the two diagonal directions.

True. All grids currently use a "square" selection.

Just to be clear, this is the effect I'm referring to:
https://media.discordapp.net/attachment ... image0.jpg

[muzik]

Switching themes on Generations patterns and co. seems to be very broken as well. It seems to delete certain non-history cells as if they were history cells.

[rowett]

Switching themes on Generations patterns and co. seems to be very broken as well. It seems to delete certain non-history cells as if they were history cells.

Should be working now.

[rowett]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachment ... image0.jpg

I can't reproduce that. Please post a pattern that shows the problem.

[muzik]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachment ... image0.jpg

I can't reproduce that. Please post a pattern that shows the problem.

The issue doesn't seem to be linked to patterns or zoom levels; using the selection tool on any pattern on a triangular grid produces this effect.


Also the generations bug seems to be fixed now, cheers!

[rowett]

The issue doesn't seem to be linked to patterns or zoom levels; using the selection tool on any pattern on a triangular grid produces this effect.

Which browser and operating system are you using?

On Windows 10 64bit I've tested it on Chrome, Firefox, Opera and Edge and in all cases I get this:

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[muzik]

Safari on ipad ios 12.3.1. I'll try and see how it looks on PC.

Have the grid active does mask the effect quite a lot, though.

[muzik]

I can confirm that triangular selection looks far cleaner on PC. Perhaps not all too surprising, since we've established that Safari doesn't exactly have the best track record with LifeViewer performance and such.

https://media.discordapp.net/attachment ... ection.png