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  • 16 Oct, 2008
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  Yeah, computers can't calculate math exactly precisely, because they only used a fixed number of digits. For example, if you do one-third times three using only 6 digits of precision, you get:

  0.333333 * 3 = 0.999999

  which clearly isn't 1 - which you'd expect to get from multiplying a third by three. The same thing is happening, but in binary.

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  • 15 Oct, 2008
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  It's based on David's logo - he'd have to say!

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  • 15 Oct, 2008
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  1) How can I display variables in a text object? Everything I try just displays the variable name.

  I bet you're trying stuff like:

  "timer"

  Stuff between quotes is constant text. Don't use quotes for variables:

  timer

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  • 15 Oct, 2008
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  Here's a screenshot of an animated shader effect I was playing with. Maybe it fits the bill?

  <img src="http://www.scirra.com/images/scirraswirl.png">

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  • 14 Oct, 2008
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  Sorry, it's not yet implemented... on the todo list!

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  • 14 Oct, 2008
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  Try (MouseX - ScrollXLeft) * 0.00155 and (MouseY - ScrollYTop) * 0.002.

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  • 14 Oct, 2008
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  Yeah, it shouldn't work like this. Submit it as a bug to the tracker.

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  • 14 Oct, 2008
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  Hmm, maybe this is a Vista bug. If you change the order of the layouts and it starts on the wrong layout, does it still do it when you save and reload the .cap? If so, can you send me one of these .caps that runs layouts in a different order to the way the project bar shows them?

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  • 14 Oct, 2008
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  The expression timer returns the time in milliseconds since the start of the layout. So timer / 10 will give you a value that increments 1 every 10 milliseconds. If you don't want all the decimal points, try int(timer / 10).

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  • 14 Oct, 2008
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  if i drag a different layout above the engine layout in the project menu on the right... it doesn't change which layout loads first (this was the first thing i tried).

  It does, I just tried it - a horizontal line appears where the layout can be dropped. All you need is a blank layout as the first layout which jumps to the layout you want.

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  • 14 Oct, 2008
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  The first layout isn't your engine if you add a new layout at the start!

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  • 14 Oct, 2008
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  Fixed unmuting.

  Can someone verify that if they previously heard no sound the DirectX update fixes it?

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  • 14 Oct, 2008
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  Layout 1 always loads first. If you want to change it, insert a layout at the start of the application, and have an event like "Start of layout - go to layout 3".

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  • 14 Oct, 2008
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  Beta 3 just has two small fixes - master volume works and there was a bug calling Set Volume after muting a channel.

  If this doesn't work - especially if you are on Vista - try installing the latest DirectX runtime and try again. That ought to fix it. If that works, I can start thinking about releasing the next build. If that still doesn't work, try running the application in the debugger and paste any errors that come up here.

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  • 14 Oct, 2008
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  The 3D box source is actually now on the CVS plugins module. I can still email it too if you want.