tuxmath-devel

[Tuxmath-devel] --operator switch added

[William K. <nb...@so...>]

I've added a command-line switch to the game to let the person running
it override the current settings (not that there ARE any yet, but anyway)


So for example, say some students are just learning addition.
There can be a big "+" icon on the screen that they double-click.
It will run the game as:

  tuxmath --operator add


A few days later, they learn subtraction.  An "-" icon would run the
program as:

  tuxmath --operator subtract


Later, they'll get to play the game with both invoked.  A "+/-" icon
would run the game:

  tuxmath -o add -o subtract


("-o" is just short for "--operator"... and you can have as many of
these options on the command-line as needed.  Any unknown operator,
though (for example "-o quack") will abort with a 'usage' report.)


The loader for the game will work as follows:


  * set defaults       [ command-line and otherwise ]

  * load settings      [ if there are any ]

  * override settings  [ from command-line ]


Kewl.



Side-note, I'm about to integrate Sam's awesome Tux animations into
the game.  Then I should really get home.  3-day weekend ahead of me! :)

-bill!

Re: [Tuxmath-devel] --operator switch added

[Samuel H. <cri...@ge...>]

On Friday 31 August 2001  3:42pm, William Kendrick wrote:
> I've added a command-line switch to the game to let the person running
> it override the current settings (not that there ARE any yet, but anyway)
>
>
> So for example, say some students are just learning addition.
> There can be a big "+" icon on the screen that they double-click.
> It will run the game as:
>
>   tuxmath --operator add

<snip>

This is awesome! I like the idea of allowing the users to change these 
options at the command line.

> Side-note, I'm about to integrate Sam's awesome Tux animations into
> the game.  Then I should really get home.  3-day weekend ahead of me! :)

Kewl, can't wait to see ;-)

Hey, I just noticed that sometimes if your system is running to slow (or CPU 
too slow, or X support lackluster, or whatever) that occassionally numbers 
you type will be dropped. For example, I was playing and the answer I needed 
to type was 12, but when I typed it (and I did type it ;-) only the "2" 
showed up.

I'll look into it if I can.... but if you get to it before me, feel free 
(probably some sort of SDL_Event polling problem ;-)

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Re: [Tuxmath-devel] --operator switch added

[William K. <nb...@so...>]

On Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 04:13:14PM -0700, Samuel Hart wrote:
<snip> 
> Kewl, can't wait to see ;-)

Do a 'cvs update' :)

I use the 'drinking' and 'spitting out' frames at the beginning of
the game.  (Not sure that I'll use it at the beginning of each level,
though.)

I randomly pick one of the four console ones when you type any keys.

If you miss a comet, it picks between 'drat' and 'yipe' :)
When you get one, it randomly picks whether to animate at all, and
if it does, it picks between 'yes' and 'yay'.

Finally, if a comet lands, it plays the 'fist' one.


I need to integrate the 'kiss' and 'egypt' ones when I add the
"wave complete" code.



> Hey, I just noticed that sometimes if your system is running to slow (or CPU 
> too slow, or X support lackluster, or whatever) that occassionally numbers 
> you type will be dropped. For example, I was playing and the answer I needed 
> to type was 12, but when I typed it (and I did type it ;-) only the "2" 
> showed up.

Eep..  While adding the 'demo' feature, I handled all key events
outside the "while SDL_PollEvent()" loop, so really it's probably
a matter of you typing too quickly.


> I'll look into it if I can.... but if you get to it before me, feel free 
> (probably some sort of SDL_Event polling problem ;-)

I'll see what I can do to fix it.  THanks! :)

-bill!