LiveCode 7.0.1: Move is smooth!

[Devin Asay]

On Jan 8, 2015, at 5:05 PM, Mark Talluto <userev at canelasoftware.com> wrote:

> On Jan 8, 2015, at 12:44 PM, Mark Talluto <userev at canelasoftware.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hello.  
>> 
>> Just wanted to make a public statement about the move command on 7.0.1. We made a really simple game called Dropper:  http://livecloud.io/dropper-game-updated-source-and-standalone/
>> The standalone engine we used in the last update was around 6.1.3.  We just tested the same game, no code changes in 7.0.1. The ball drops really smoothly now. In previous engines, the ball dropped with a jerky like movement.
>> 
>> We will update the standalones on our site later today. You can download the source and try it on various versions of LC and see for yourself.
>> 
>> Nice work on that aspect of the engine LiveCode team!
> 
> This feels weird replying to my own email.  Had some response from this via direct email and thought I would make it even easier to see the difference.  Here is a video for your enjoyment.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjXHt8MqYNY

Hi Mark,

Oddly enough I can’t see a difference in the video, but I can clearly see that the ball motion is much smoother on my system in 6.7.x vs. 6.5.2.

Devin


Devin Asay
Office of Digital Humanities
Brigham Young University