more info for the faq and a bunch of todo items

processing/app/Editor.java

@@ -1233,8 +1233,8 @@ public class Editor extends JFrame
       // recover (outside of creating another new setkch, which might
       // just cause more trouble), then they've gotta quit.
       Base.showError("Problem creating a new sketch",
-                        "An error occurred while creating\n" +
-                        "a new sketch. Processing must now quit.", e);
+                     "An error occurred while creating\n" +
+                     "a new sketch. Processing must now quit.", e);
     }
   }
 

processing/build/linux/dist.sh

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ rm -rf processing-*
 cp -r ../shared processing
 
 # add the libraries folder with source
-cp -r ../../net work/libraries/
-cp -r ../../opengl work/libraries/
-cp -r ../../serial work/libraries/
+cp -r ../../net processing/libraries/
+cp -r ../../opengl processing/libraries/
+cp -r ../../serial processing/libraries/
 
 # new style examples thing ala reas
 cd processing

processing/build/windows/dist/run-expert.bat

@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@ REM --- if you're running out of memory, change the 128m
 REM --- (which means 128 megabytes) to something higher. 
 
 set SAVEDCP=%CLASSPATH%
-set CLASSPATH=lib;lib\build;lib\pde.jar;lib\core.jar;lib\antlr.jar;lib\oro.jar;lib\mrj.jar;lib\registry.jar;%windir%\system32\qtjava.zip;%windir%\system\qtjava.zip
+set SAVEDPATH=%PATH%
 
-start javaw -ms128m -mx128m processing.app.Base
+set CLASSPATH=java\lib\rt.jar;lib;lib\build;lib\pde.jar;lib\core.jar;lib\antlr.jar;lib\oro.jar;lib\registry.jar;lib\mrj.jar;%windir%\system32\qtjava.zip;%windir%\system\qtjava.zip
+set PATH=java\bin;%PATH%
+
+REM start javaw -ms128m -mx128m processing.app.Base
 
 set CLASSPATH=%SAVEDCP%
+set PATH=%SAVEDPATH%

processing/core/todo.txt

@@ -2,8 +2,18 @@
 X java 1.4 getButton() was inside the mouse handler
 X   http://processing.org/discourse/yabb_beta/YaBB.cgi?board=SoftwareBugs;action=display;num=1114147314;start=3
 
+_ seem to be problems with updatePixels() on the mac
+_   appears to run asynchronously
+
+_ createGraphics(200, 200) to create same as source
+_   createGraphics(200, 200, P2D) to create 2D from 3D
+_   also, drawing a PGraphics2 doesn't seem to work
+_   http://processing.org/discourse/yabb_beta/YaBB.cgi?board=Syntax;action=display;num=1113919619;start=5
+
 _ the draw() method must exist, otherwise the sketch won't run
 
+_ web colors with alpha: 0xffcc0080 or unhex("ffcc0080")
+
 _ point appears to be broken
 _   could be a problem with java 1.5? (was using win2k)
 noStroke();
@@ -44,8 +54,6 @@ http://processing.org/discourse/yabb_beta/YaBB.cgi?board=Syntax;action=display;n
 _ set upper bound on framerate so as not to completely hose things?
 
 _ is camera backwards, or staying fixed and moving the scene?
-_ createGraphics(200, 200) to create same as source
-_   createGraphics(200, 200, P2D) to create 2D from 3D
 
 
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processing/todo.txt

@@ -1,28 +1,62 @@
 0086 pde
-
+X new versions of java for windows and linux: 1.4.2_07
 X update faq on site? what's difference between versions?
 X   no difference between versions... should it be cvs based?
 
+X linux is missing all libraries except for javascript
+X   http://processing.org/discourse/yabb_beta/YaBB.cgi?board=Tools;action=display;num=1114325419;start=1
+
+_ macosx 10.2 needs libiconv to run jikes
+_   http://processing.org/discourse/yabb_beta/YaBB.cgi?board=SoftwareBugs;action=display;num=1114113204;start=0
+_   either compile jikes not to use it: 
+_     http://jikes.sourceforge.net/faq/dev-win32.shtml
+_   or maybe include an installer: 
+_     http://www.bluem.net/downloads/libiconv_en/
+_   gnu page for libiconv
+_     http://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/
+_   on 10.2, the version of jikes from 69 (the cvs build) works fine
+
 _ faq - known bugs
+_   put the jikes fix for 10.2 on the faq
 _   1 pixel stroke weight in opengl (temporary)
 _   make clear that P2D is not working if not clear enough
 _   save/yes/no needs cancel
 X   wontstart wasn't properly linked
+
+_ faq - not our problem
 _   watch out for upper/lowercase changes
 _     methods and functions always start lowercase, and have inner caps
+_   sun.dc.pr.PRException
+_     http://processing.org/discourse/yabb_beta/YaBB.cgi?board=SoftwareBugs;action=display;num=1113990788;start=0
 
 _ faq - changes
-_   videoEvent and serialEvent pass in a 
+X   videoEvent and serialEvent pass in the object
+_   updatePixels() may be slower.. hopefully JAVA2D mostly temporary
+
+_ faq - java 1.5
+_   seems to run things more slowly.. 
+_   if using p5 standard, will be running 1.4
+_   but if 1.5 installed, browser will probably use that
+
+_ faq - how things work
+_   additional tabs are added to the main code
+_   as a result, static variables can't be used
+_     though they can go above the class itself or be placed in the parent
+_   if you want it separate, use a .java file instead (not parsed)
+
+_ sun.applet.Main is appletviewer
+
+_ settings.path.fallback not being used
+_ can't find build dir on operatign systems w/ non-ascii chars
 
 _ info about getting started with building processing
 _   also re: what about eclipse? what about antlr?
 
+_ update things for java 1.5 since it's inevitable
+
 _ esc doesn't kill fullscreen mode
 _   http://processing.org/discourse/yabb_beta/YaBB.cgi?board=SoftwareBugs;action=display;num=1114027594;start=0
 
-_ make a note in the faq about sun.dc.pr.PRException
-_   http://processing.org/discourse/yabb_beta/YaBB.cgi?board=SoftwareBugs;action=display;num=1113990788;start=0
-
 _ preferences - second line of prefs (the file path) is smashing things
 _   righthand max isn't being updated for that second line
 _   or it's getting written over by the line below it