LiveCode program on mobile

[MarkoSato]

anyone?

[Klaus]

Hi Marko,

...
I have several ".wav" files for every card.
Do I have to set all of them into the special Folder? So that I have several lines for each sound file?

add all of your sounds (or better a complete folder full of sounds) via the "Copy files" tab in the standalone builder settings!
Then they will be accessible via:
specialfolderpath("resources") & "/name_of_sound_file.wav"
OR
specialfolderpath("resources") & "/all_my_sounds_folder/name_of_sound_file.wav"

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"on mouseUp
set the beepsound to specialFolderPath("engine") & "/sound.aiff"
beep                 --> what is the "beep" for?
end mouseUp"

But I don't have a "beepsound" , it's just a normal mp3 converted in wav.

What do you think will this script do?

It will tell iOS to NOT use its cheap" build-in BEEP sound but to use YOUR SPECIAL SOUND FILE named "sound.aiiff"
when you scripts read "BEEP"!

There are many ways to play a sound file, setting the BEEP sound is one of them.
When do you want to play a sound?

Remember you can always:
...
play (specialfolderpath("resources") & "/name of your sound file.wav")
...

*Edit: Beside that,, I have the problem that the application crashes always at the same card. Shortly before the end I have some cards with animations like a "credits" scene, but the app will always close in the same place. I could not figure out what the problem is.

We need to take alook at the script(s) to be able to check what might go on!


Best

Klaus

[MarkoSato]

Hello,

Klaus you are my hero! I did exactly like you said and the sound works completely fine. Thank you a lot!

I still have the problem with the crashing at the same place though

We need to take alook at the script(s) to be able to check what might go on!

What do you mean with this exactly ?

- Also, it takes almost 10-15 seconds after I click the app to open, which is weird.

[Klaus]

Hi Marko,

...
I still have the problem with the crashing at the same place though

We need to take alook at the script(s) to be able to check what might go on!

What do you mean with this exactly ?
- Also, it takes almost 10-15 seconds after I click the app to open, which is weird.

please post your script(s) that are probably running when the app crashes!
And your "preopenstack" and/or "openstack" script.


Best

Klaus

[MarkoSato]

This is the only code on my stack script (I hope you meant this?)

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on preOpenStack
   set the fullscreenmode of me to "exactFit"
end preOpenStack

There is no script or anything like that when the game crashes. It just turns black for few seconds then the app closes itself.
No notification or pop up messages. That is what I thought is weird about it.
It's not even saying "the app doesn't react" or something like that

[Klaus]

There is no script running when the app exits?
Sorry, no brilliant idea in the moment...

[MarkoSato]

nope, sadly none. Guess I can't do anything about it.
At least everything else is working

[jacque]

There must be a script running if the stack is a game. Are you running a repeat loop to control it? Repeat loops can cause problems if not properly written.

If it always crashes at the same place, what script was running when that happens? Or if there really is no script at all running, what actions came right before the crash?

[MarkoSato]

There is no loop in the whole game.
Right before the crash I have card with an image "To be continued" there you can click a button to go to the next card.
That is the code:

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on mouseUp
    go to the next card
    send "mouseUp" to button "begin" 
end mouseUp

On the next card there is this button "begin"
Code:

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on Intro
   lock screen -- for visual effect
   set the visible of button "beginBackgrnd" to true
   set the currentframe of image "intro.gif" to 1
   set the repeatCount of image "intro.gif" to 2 --Animation 2 mal
   set the icon of button "beginBackgrnd" to 1716 -- "1716" ist die animierte .gif Datei
   unlock screen
   send "resetto" to button "beginBackgrnd" in 2.2 seconds 
   goNext 
end Intro

command goNext
   wait 2.2 seconds with messages
   visual effect dissolve
   go to the next card 
end goNext

So I let the gif running on the button
It always crashes right here, while the animation with 2.2 seconds is running. Normally it should go to the next card but it always crashes there.

[Klaus]

Hi Marko,

use the official "visual effect" syntax, I heard that "legacy code" may crash on mobile:

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command goNext
   wait 2.2 seconds with messages
   lock screen for visual effect
   go next cd
   unlock screen with visual effect dissolve 
end goNext

Best

Klaus

[MarkoSato]

Ok I might try it later but to be honest I used this type of visual effect almost on every card.
So it would be weird if it would only crash because of this, then it should have happened way earlier.

[MarkoSato]

Hey,

Sry for the late reply but I thought I could give an update.

I tried to compansate the program by shorting some of the music and gifs in the project.
After that, I made a new APK and now it works on mobile until the end.
(Only issue is that the mobile is playing the gifs very slow and not as smooth as on PC, but thats a minor problem)

By the way I got the best grade in the university on this project!

So thank you again everyone for helping out. This was a great experience for me.

Best regards
Marko

[Klaus]

Congratulations!

[jacque]

That's great! Congratulations.

I think your experience would make a good guest blog post if you're willing. It would encourage others to try LiveCode and show off your own accomplishments too. If you feel like doing it, write to support@livecode.com and see what they think.

Personally I'd love to see a blog about your journey.

[MaxV]

Read this, it could help you: http://livecode.wikia.com/wiki/Android