checking in lots of random changes

todo.txt

@@ -3,19 +3,24 @@ processing todo list
 
 
 PEOPLE WHO WANT IT
-christophe buffet <christophe@wkmx.org>
-Eric ANDRON <ericandron@wanadoo.fr>
-Michael Davis <shyfter@imsa.edu>
-andres <moscoca@bigpond.com>
 d.amarel <d.amarel@dotsperinch.com>
-Daniel Evan Schwartz <design@roomn8.com>
+Eric ANDRON <ericandron@wanadoo.fr>
+Bert Balcaen <bert@rekalldesign.com>
+christophe buffet <christophe@wkmx.org>
+Fabrice Clérot <fabrice.clerot@francetelecom.com>
+Michael Davis <shyfter@imsa.edu>
 Roger Langley <galahad@uslink.net>
 Roy Macarthur <roy@mcarthur.com>
-Fabrice Clérot <fabrice.clerot@francetelecom.com>
+Oddur Snær Magnússon <oddur@magnusson.is>
 Daniel Mendelsohn <dan@heads4sale.com>
+Daniel Mendelsohn <dmendel@optonline.net>
 Michael McGuffin <mjmcguff@dgp.toronto.edu>
-Bert Balcaen <bert@rekalldesign.com>
+Anthony Okolie <anthony@anthonyone.com>
+Luis Miguel P. <luismi@standbyclick.com>
+Daniel Evan Schwartz <design@roomn8.com>
+Jeff Williams <jeffw@pinchy.org>
 Ian Wojtowicz <ian@woj.com>
+andres <moscoca@bigpond.com>
 
 
 QUESTIONS
@@ -30,6 +35,18 @@ _ maybe stop/kill button should only be a stop btn
 
 
 RANDOM UNSORTED MESS
+_ line() should make sure that fill() isn't set
+_ having to put 'f' after everything is a mess
+_ better way to do parent and g.rect stuff in related classes
+_   implement g. passed into any function called draw()
+_   also important for things like cos, sin, max etc
+_   but maybe once you're doing more advanced code, that stuff's ok
+_     or using inner classes is better b/c class stuff works
+_ make an executable jar file for 1.3 stuff 
+_ lightsOff() seems dumb with noStroke and noFill
+_ make close() work to kill applet in kjc
+_ code to automatically open generated .ai files (exec(..ai))
+
 _ add method for exporting applications with processing
 _   wrapper that invokes the applet using a copy of the jre
 _ move MemoryImageSource out of bagel and into ProcessingApplet
@@ -91,6 +108,10 @@ _ finish color function inside applet
 _   do by simplifying stroke/fill/background inside bagel
 _     these should be done w/ a switch (STROKE, FILL, BK, OTHER)
 _     needs to be done inside cpp version too.. minimize amt of code
+_ translateMiddle() ? to move to the middle of the screen?
+_ shouldn't do so much work (redrawing in loop) if waiting for input
+_   mode for when no full animation taking place
+_   otherwise machine is continually maxed out while app is running
 
 
 MACOS
@@ -102,9 +123,26 @@ _ parent.obj.close() on the url
 _ writing serial code (something that docks better to java serial api)
 
 
-0016
-X bug in Bagel.loadImage that made images not work in applets
+0016 improve exporting and lines
+_ g.applet = this at beginning of program
+_ finish setFont with a font size
+_ add 'hint' function for scaling line thickness
+_ add hint for super smooth fonts
 _ add preferredsize to processingapplet
+X bug in Bagel.loadImage that made images not work in applets
+_ millis returns 0 (though getMillis() is fine)
+
+_ it's really a pain to use external files in processing
+_   getStream sucks (zach rewrote)
+_   should be able to work for application or applets
+_   may want to use getResource() (to get things from .jar files)
+
+_ need to clamp colors (nothing > 255 or < 0)
+_ try using serial events from javacomm instead of just reading straight
+_ paren problems comes from overusing parens (too many closing)
+_   image[first[i], 0, 0) hitting last paren causes jump to top
+_ lib/pde.properties should be read using getResource
+_ export not working for processing
 _ talk to simon about error streams and kjc
 _    better piping of output from kjc
 _ erroneous errors from kjc regarding 'var not inited'
@@ -115,13 +153,20 @@ _   if call is not using a constant number, then punt
 _ bezier and catmullrom aren't setting ndim to at least two 
 _ translate(x, y) doesn't seem to affect a rect()
 _   same with rect. looks like this causing trouble with lots of things
-_ it's really a pain to use external files in processing
-_   getStream sucks (zach rewrote)
-_   should be able to work for application or applets
-_   may want to use getResource() (to get things from .jar files)
 _ int version of min and abs
-_ millis returns 0 (though getMillis() is fine)
-_ fix bugs from the 'bugs' file 
+_ fix bugs from the 'bugs' file
+_   then remove the file from cvs
+_ way to screen grab at higher resolution
+_   method for rendering at higher res and then scaling down
+_   (even if this causes signficant performance hit)
+_ single or multi-file cvs, not based on directories
+_   i.e. i want illustrator.java for a project
+_   version # stored in .java file
+_   if a new version is available, asks 'do you want to update?'
+_   multi-file: quicksort + sortable
+_ quicksort should probably just be made into 'sort' class
+_   it's the only one ever used
+_ also stringutils.split
 
 
 0017 (first semi-public release)