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[PeridexisErrant]

@Dricus - take however long it takes, this has been great so far. 

@fricy - Looks good.  My general rule of thumb is to include stuff with unique graphics, but not tilesets - to keep it manageable - unless I feel like doing something else.  Do you have source links?  I tend to use them as a general thing instead of being too concerned about licenses.  Also - how 'official' is Ironhand 0.73.4? 

[Dricus]

Okay, in the latest snapshot build I've reworked the configuration part. The settings file is no longer a properties file, but is now a YAML file. This is still is a relatively simple file format, but compared to properties or INI files much better suited for storing lists of things (like utilities, graphics packs, etc).

With the addition of the ability to autostart utilities with DF comes the need to not only read the launcher's configuration, but also to save it. That's where the other change emerges. Unfortunately, there's no easy way to create a configuration file and let the launcher modify it in place preserving formatting and comments. I've done some research on Java frameworks that can do this in an easy and elegant way for properties files or INI files, but didn't find one. However, I think that the benefits of using this new file format outweigh this inconvenience, because adding more configuration to the launcher is now a lot less work than it was before.

[fricy]

@Dricus: I couldn't get autostart to work, and it only saves the state of the checkbox if I launch the game, or save the config explicitly. Quitting the GUI without doing either will not preserve the setting. I don't know if it's a problem at all though.

@PeridexisErrant: DO you mind if i call you PerX from now on, sorry, your name is too long for me to learn how to write it properly.
Here's my config with the new markup. http://pastebin.com/NAwa9P86
It looks like no more square brackets from now on, it's a syntax in YAML, so we will have to come up with something instead. Parenthesis works, I'm using it for now.

[Dricus]

@fricy:

• Thanks for pointing that out. Turns out that I needed to add some MacOS-specific code to handle Cmd-Q properly. It should be working now.
• Autostarting wasn't implemented yet in the snapshot you tried. It should be working in the latest snapshot.
• Square brackets work if you put the name between single quotes like this:

Code: [Select]

-  name: '[stuff] A clever name'

[PeridexisErrant]

@fricy - yeah, no issues with that.  I've only got such a long handle to ensure it's unique...

Woohoo autostart!  I'm testing my idea to just include both this and the windows-only version in my pack now, which would give a somewhat smoother transition since people can use whichever they prefer. 

On the current snapshot I just get

Spoiler: this error (click to show/hide)

java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/apple/eawt/ApplicationListener
   at nl.dricus.df.Application.showMainWindow(Application.java:83)
   at nl.dricus.df.Application.run(Application.java:79)
   at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventQueue.access$200(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.apple.eawt.ApplicationListener
   at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   ... 16 more

- related to that mac code? 

I can at least get the new config done though, that'll help a lot. 

Two feature requests:  a version number in the snapshots (eg 0.5.3.04), and a non-coffeecup icon for the launcher. 

[Dricus]

Damn, even with Java developing cross platform applications isn't easy ;-). I'll have to load the MacOS code dynamically to resolve this. Will do so somewhere this evening.

Also, I'd like to make the application look a bit more like a "real" MacOS program on MacOS. I think I'll work on that for a bit as well.

[PeridexisErrant]

Cool.  Once I get a working version with auto-launch, r32 of my LNP will be released with a choice of two GUIs. 

Also:  my config for this version, with single-quoted square brackets:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Code: (YAML config) [Select]

# The directory, relative to <LNP install dir> where Dwarf Fortress is installed.
#
dfDirectory: Dwarf Fortress 0.34.11

#
# The filenamename of Dwarf Fortress' executable
#
dfExecutable: Dwarf Fortress.exe

#
# Wether or not to start Dwarf Fortress using a terminal emulator. Set this to true on
# if you use DFHack, otherwise DFHack won't work correctly.
#
launchDfWithTerminal: true

# Start of the utilities section.
utilities:

   # The name of the utility as you want it to be shown in the launcher.
-  name: Chromafort
   # The subdirectory inside <LNP install dir>/LNP/utilities where the utility executable is installed.
   directory: Chromafort 4.25
   # The filename of the executable or script to start.
   executable: Chromafort.bat
   # [true/false] Wether or not to start the utility using a terminal emulator. Works exactly like launchDfWithTerminal.
   showTerminal: false
   # [true/false] Wether or not to start the utility automatically when starting Dwarf Fortress.
   autostart: false

-  name: DF Designator
   directory: DF Designator v1
   executable: DF Designator.exe
   showTerminal: false
   autostart: false

-  name: DF Story Maker
   directory: DF Story Maker 1.0
   executable: DF Story Maker.exe
   showTerminal: false
   autostart: false

-  name: Dwarf Therapist
   directory: Dwarf Therapist 20.4
   executable: DwarfTherapist.exe
   showTerminal: false
   autostart: false

-  name: embarkanywhere
   directory: Embark Anywhere
   executable: embarkanywhere.exe
   showTerminal: false
   autostart: false

-  name: Isoworld
   directory: Isoworld 2.0
   executable: isoworld.exe
   showTerminal: false
   autostart: false

-  name: Legends Viewer
   directory: Legends Viewer 1.13.09
   executable: LegendsViewer.exe
   showTerminal: false
   autostart: false

-  name: Fortress Overseer
   directory: Overseer 0.70.1
   executable: Overseer.exe
   showTerminal: false
   autostart: false

-  name: PerfectWorld DF
   directory: PerfectWorld DF 1.6 with xml update
   executable: PerfectWorldDF.exe
   showTerminal: false
   autostart: false

-  name: SoundSense
   directory: soundSense r42
   executable: soundSense.exe
   showTerminal: false
   autostart: true

-  name: Quickfort
   directory: Quickfort 2.04
   executable: Quickfort.exe
   showTerminal: false
   autostart: false

# Start of the graphics packs section.
graphicsPacks:

   # The name of the graphics pack as you want it to be shown in the launcher.
-  name:
   # The subdirectory inside <LNP install dir>/LNP/graphics where the graphics pack is installed.
   directory:

-  name: '[16x16] ASCII Default 0.34.11'
   directory: '[16x16] ASCII Default 0.34.11'

-  name: '[16x16] CLA v15'
   directory: '[16x16] CLA v15'

-  name: '[16x16] Ironhand 0.73.4'
   directory: '[16x16] Ironhand 0.73.4'

-  name: '[12x12] Jolly Bastion 34.10v5'
   directory: '[12x12] Jolly Bastion 34.10v5'

-  name: '[16x16] Mayday 0.34.11'
   directory: '[16x16] Mayday 0.34.11'

-  name: '[16x16] Obsidian 0.8a'
   directory: '[16x16] Obsidian 0.8a'

-  name: '[16x16] Phoebus 34.11v01'
   directory: '[16x16] Phoebus 34.11v01'

-  name: '[16x20] Shizzle 1.3'
   directory: '[16x20] Shizzle 1.3'

-  name: '[16x16] Spacefox 34.11v1.0'
   directory: '[16x16] Spacefox 34.11v1.0'

# Start of the graphics packs section.
customKeybindsFiles:

   # The name of the keybinds file as you want it to be shown in the launcher.
-  name: PeridexisErrant
   # The filename of the keybinds file.
   file: PeridexisErrant.txt

-  name: Classic LNP
   file: Classic LNP.txt

-  name: Vanilla DF
   file: Vanilla DF.txt

[Dricus]

@PeridexisErrant:
Yes! I've done some quick testing with the snapshot I just released and the slightly "macified" launcher now seems to work correctly with your pack. I've tested it with your config file and r31 of your pack.

@fricy:
Saving the config file seems to be working correctly now. I've tried exiting with File - Exit, just closing the window and by pressing Cmd-Q and all variants work.

[fricy]

Thx Dricus!

I'll test it tomorrow and if I don't find any problems it's time for a new release of Macnewbie.

[PeridexisErrant]

Good news!  The GUI now opens fine, still looks better than the old one, and even autostarts utilities just fine. 

However.  There seems to be a problem with starting DF itself - I just get the utilities and I can see a cmd window flicker in and out. 

lnp.YAML has also gone weird, stripping the formatting out.  Starting from the config above, ... huh.  copy-pasting here at least put it back on separate lines, with the comments stripped out and re-ordered. 

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Code: [Select]

customKeybindsFiles:
-  name: PeridexisErrant
   file: PeridexisErrant.txt
-  name: Classic LNP
   file: Classic LNP.txt
-  name: Vanilla DF
   file: Vanilla DF.txt
dfDirectory: Dwarf Fortress 0.34.11
dfExecutable: Dwarf Fortress.exe
graphicsPacks:
-  name:
   directory:
-  name: '[16x16] ASCII Default 0.34.11'
   directory: '[16x16] ASCII Default 0.34.11'
-  name: '[16x16] CLA v15'
   directory: '[16x16] CLA v15'
-  name: '[16x16] Ironhand 0.73.4'
   directory: '[16x16] Ironhand 0.73.4'
-  name: '[12x12] Jolly Bastion 34.10v5'
   directory: '[12x12] Jolly Bastion 34.10v5'
-  name: '[16x16] Mayday 0.34.11'
   directory: '[16x16] Mayday 0.34.11'
-  name: '[16x16] Obsidian 0.8a'
   directory: '[16x16] Obsidian 0.8a'
-  name: '[16x16] Phoebus 34.11v01'
   directory: '[16x16] Phoebus 34.11v01'
-  name: '[16x20] Shizzle 1.3'
   directory: '[16x20] Shizzle 1.3'
-  name: '[16x16] Spacefox 34.11v1.0'
   directory: '[16x16] Spacefox 34.11v1.0'
launchDfWithTerminal: true
terminalPath:
utilities:
-  name: Chromafort
   autostart: false
   directory: Chromafort 4.25
   executable: Chromafort.bat
   showTerminal: false
-  name: DF Designator
   autostart: false
   directory: DF Designator v1
   executable: DF Designator.exe
   showTerminal: false
-  name: DF Story Maker
   autostart: false
   directory: DF Story Maker 1.0
   executable: DF Story Maker.exe
   showTerminal: false
-  name: Dwarf Therapist
   autostart: false
   directory: Dwarf Therapist 20.4
   executable: DwarfTherapist.exe
   showTerminal: false
-  name: embarkanywhere
   autostart: false
   directory: Embark Anywhere
   executable: embarkanywhere.exe
   showTerminal: false
-  name: Isoworld
   autostart: false
   directory: Isoworld 2.0
   executable: isoworld.exe
   showTerminal: false
-  name: Legends Viewer
   autostart: false
   directory: Legends Viewer 1.13.09
   executable: LegendsViewer.exe
   showTerminal: false
-  name: Fortress Overseer
   autostart: false
   directory: Overseer 0.70.1
   executable: Overseer.exe
   showTerminal: false
-  name: PerfectWorld DF
   autostart: false
   directory: PerfectWorld DF 1.6 with xml update
   executable: PerfectWorldDF.exe
   showTerminal: false
-  name: SoundSense
   autostart: false
   directory: soundSense r42
   executable: soundSense.exe
   showTerminal: false
-  name: Quickfort
   autostart: false
   directory: Quickfort 2.04
   executable: Quickfort.exe
   showTerminal: false

I tried setting the cmd path for terminalpath but no change. 

Back to good news though: 

 - besides the obvious bug, the ONLY[/i] notable feature this is missing compared to the windows LNP is a links menu (for the sake of completeness, no init text editor is included and setup is more manual but also flexible). 
 - [hint] maybe implement the links menu next?  Also:  the help menu is pretty unhelpful, "how to use" just pops up "Press button. Obtain Lazy", so no need to worry about that for some time.

Soon.....  mwa ha ha Ha HA HA HA HA !!!!!!

[Dricus]

The problem with starting DF is solved in the latest snapshot. Turned out to be a small derpage while adding support for starting .jar files directly on Windows.

The "lnp.yaml gone weird" thing is a known issue. It's not a bug. See this post where I mention this downside of the new configuration implementation.

Also, as you can read above, I've reworked the way DF and utilities get started on Windows a bit. First of all, if you configure a .jar file as the executable of a utility it will now work correctly on Windows. On Linux it still doesn't work, so I'll need to look into that as well. Secondly, setting showTerminal to true should behave much more consistently now.

As a consequence of this, starting soundSense.exe doesn't need showTerminal to be set to true. I'll update the configuration in the example config file to make clear how starting DF and utilities work.

[fricy]

@Dricus: Yesterday's snapshot is out in the wild, I tested it and found it stable enough to release a new mac.pack with it.
Thx again, I'll keep on testing!

@PerX: If your lines are not separate I suppose your text editor can't handle the linebreaks correctly. Try notepad++ if you haven't tried it yet, it's the best free text editor I found on windows. Also get the compare plugin, it let's you spot the difference in two versions of the same file.

[Dricus]

@fricy: Awesome ! I'll keep an eye on your thread to see if some useful feedback gets posted.

In other news: In the latest snapshot configurable folders and links are added. The finishing touch for version 1.0 will be adding more user friendly error messages and implementing the defaults button.

[PeridexisErrant]

I'm about to publish r33 have published r33, with this as the recommended GUI.  It's beautiful, now beating the old version on features, even on windows. 

Spoiler: my config for r33, in case it's useful for anyone (click to show/hide)

Code: [Select]

customKeybindsFiles:
-  name: PeridexisErrant
   file: PeridexisErrant.txt
-  name: Classic LNP
   file: Classic LNP.txt
-  name: Vanilla DF
   file: Vanilla DF.txt
dfDirectory: Dwarf Fortress 0.34.11
dfExecutable: Dwarf Fortress.exe
folders:
-  path: LNP\extras
   separator: false
   title: Extras
-  path: User Generated Content
   separator: false
   title: User Content
graphicsPacks:
-  name:
   directory:
-  name: '[16x16] ASCII Default 0.34.11'
   directory: '[16x16] ASCII Default 0.34.11'
-  name: '[16x16] CLA v15'
   directory: '[16x16] CLA v15'
-  name: '[16x16] Ironhand 0.73.4'
   directory: '[16x16] Ironhand 0.73.4'
-  name: '[12x12] Jolly Bastion 34.10v5'
   directory: '[12x12] Jolly Bastion 34.10v5'
-  name: '[16x16] Mayday 0.34.11'
   directory: '[16x16] Mayday 0.34.11'
-  name: '[16x16] Obsidian 0.8a'
   directory: '[16x16] Obsidian 0.8a'
-  name: '[16x16] Phoebus 34.11v01'
   directory: '[16x16] Phoebus 34.11v01'
-  name: '[16x16] Spacefox 34.11v1.0'
   directory: '[16x16] Spacefox 34.11v1.0'
launchDfWithTerminal: true
links:
-  separator: false
   title: Dwarf Fortress Website
   url: http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves
-  separator: false
   title: Dwarf Fortress Forums
   url: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf
-  separator: false
   title: Dwarf Fortress on Reddit
   url: http://en.reddit.com/r/dwarffortress/
-  separator: false
   title: Dwarf Fortress Wiki
   url: http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2012:Quickstart_guide
-  separator: false
   title: This pack on DF forums
   url: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=126076
terminalPath:
utilities:
-  name: Chromafort
   autostart: false
   directory: Chromafort 4.25
   executable: Chromafort.jar
   showTerminal: false
-  name: DF Designator
   autostart: false
   directory: DF Designator v1
   executable: DF Designator.exe
   showTerminal: false
-  name: DF Story Maker
   autostart: false
   directory: DF Story Maker 1.0
   executable: DF Story Maker.exe
   showTerminal: false
-  name: Dwarf Therapist
   autostart: false
   directory: Dwarf Therapist 20.4
   executable: DwarfTherapist.exe
   showTerminal: false
-  name: embarkanywhere
   autostart: false
   directory: Embark Anywhere
   executable: embarkanywhere.exe
   showTerminal: false
-  name: Isoworld
   autostart: false
   directory: Isoworld 2.0
   executable: isoworld.exe
   showTerminal: false
-  name: Legends Viewer
   autostart: false
   directory: Legends Viewer 1.13.09
   executable: LegendsViewer.exe
   showTerminal: false
-  name: Fortress Overseer
   autostart: false
   directory: Overseer 0.70.1
   executable: Overseer.exe
   showTerminal: false
-  name: PerfectWorld DF
   autostart: false
   directory: PerfectWorld DF 1.6 with xml update
   executable: PerfectWorldDF.exe
   showTerminal: false
-  name: SoundSense
   autostart: true
   directory: soundSense r42
   executable: soundSense.exe
   showTerminal: false
-  name: Quickfort
   autostart: false
   directory: Quickfort 2.04
   executable: Quickfort.exe
   showTerminal: false
-  name: DF Announcement Filter
   autostart: false
   directory: DF Announcement Filter 1.1
   executable: DF Announcement Filter 1.1.jar
   showTerminal: false


I've also sent out a call for a Linux volunteer here and on Reddit. 

This is the dawn of a glorious new era. 

[Dricus]

@PeridexisErrant: Awesome ! I should also keep an eye on your thread .

Speaking of threads: I'm thinking about moving this thread to the Utilities and 3rd Party Applications forum. Good idea?