Re: [Tuxpaint-devel] SDL2 for the next release for windows?

[Shin-ichi T. <dol...@wm...>]

On Wed, 18 May 2022 11:27:17 -0700, Bill Kendrick wrote:
>
>Thanks for looking into this and bringing it up, Shin-ichi.
>
>I think like like option B -- SDL2 for Windows10/11, and SDL1 for
>older systems, or perhaps simply as an option "if you have trouble".

I like "if you have trouble" approach too!

>It may be worth building a beta release of the SDL2-based version
>which I can ask users out in the real world to please test out.

Beta builds are ready.
Please see https://z1.plala.jp/tuxpaint/testing/20220519/

>(I almost _never_ get feedback from people when I do that, so I'm not
>sure it'll work... but who knows?!  We're at nearly 1,000 followers on
>Twitter, and over 19,000 "likes" & followers (two different metrics)
>on Facebook... though they make it very hard to get any reach without
>spending money $$$ >:-( )
>
>I know on Twitter you were suggesting we try for a new release
>for our 20th anniversary next month, and we've already got a LOT
>of changes stacked up since the last release, back in November! :-)
>
> * interactive brush spacing option
> * stamp scaling performance improvement
> * circular eraser outline/preview
> * some new polygon shapes
> * improved OSK scaling
> * "apply" button for labels
> * various label bugfixes (:crosses fingers:)
> * Ctrl keyboard shortcut for pipette tool
> * Red/Yellow/Blue color mixer
> * true HSV in color picker
> * two new zoom-y magic tools
> * sorting option for open/slideshow dialogs
> * auto-repeat when click+hold'ing arrow buttons in more places
> * lots of build (mac/win) updates
> * lots of localization updates
> * improved documentation styling
> * various other bugfixes
>
>Whew, it's been a busy 6 months, hasn't it!?  8^o

Sure!!!

- 
Shin-ichi

>
>-bill!
>
>On Wed, May 18, 2022 at 10:34:30PM +0900, Shin-ichi TOYAMA wrote:
>> Hi!
>> 
>> Recently, I am thinking about that the windows build for the next version
>> could be based on the SDL2 branch.
>> 
>> Its good point is that the known issue regarding scaling problem on modern
>> windows system will be fixed. 
>> 
>>   See: https://sourceforge.net/p/tuxpaint/bugs/218/
>> 
>> However, I noticed that SDL2 build often crash when starting it on Windows7
>> despite that it looks quite stable on Windows 10 and 11. 
>> (By the way I do not have test environment for 8 and Vista)
>> 
>> Seeing the panic message when it crash:
>> 
>>  "Panic: VERIFY d:\build\ob\bora-14943755\bora-vmsoft\build\release\svga\wddm\src\usermode\wddmcmdbuf.cpp:763"
>> 
>> This seems like a handling issue around video devices in the library level,
>> and it does not appear to be easy to resolve.
>> 
>> Therefore, I suppose we have three options so far:
>> 
>>  a. Continue using SDL1 for the time being.
>>  b. Use SDL2 for Windows 10 and later. Provide SDL1 version for the old systems.
>>  c. Use SDL2 and discontinue support for those old systems.
>> 
>> Any thoughts?
>> 
>> -- 
>> Shin-ichi TOYAMA <dol...@wm...>
>> 
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