Changelog

All versions of INSTEAD for downloads

• bug fix (imgl and justify);
• bug fix (languages in WinCE version);
• bug fix (prefs do not create save dir);
• bug fix (alt+f4 != f4);
• bug fix (<w:> tag parsing)
• visual.lua moved to doc/;

• bug fix (resample sounds while HZ change);
• bug fix (empty bg);
• bug fix (cursor center scaling);
• changing themes from game;
• strike ougth text;
• *.fnt.height theme parameter;
• scroller positions in theme;
• escaping ^ and delim;
• box: and blank:;
• pad: ;
• speed up;
• picture flow;
• prefs:purge now removes vars;
• dialog:empty added;
• txttab;
• tutorial update;

• android build;
• bug in xact;

• xact now can be used from everywhere;
• much speed improvments;
• get_gamepath, get_steadpath;
• wince port;
• internal cleanups;

• clearlooks bg;
• fading fix;
• fix in disable autosave;
• disp fix;
• savevars optimization;

• unpack/install feature;
• browse feature (win32 and gtk);
• clever game/themes sorting;
• time of save slots;
• remove games;
• aligned width for themes/games dialog;
• local appdata mode (portable app);
• clearlooks theme;
• inv align modes;
• prefs object;
• init() function;
• snapshots (not documented?);
• hook and inherit;
• entered/left human friendly actions;
• stead.cmd, stead.args added;
• require added (modules: goto, xact, input, click, vars, dbg, snapshot, prefs, format, kbd, hotkeys);
• instead_version added;
• taketo/takef added;
• disable/enable/disable_all/enable_all added;
• exist() added (seen over disabled objects);
• path() added;
• visited() added;
• live() added;
• nameof() added;
• goback() added;
• goin()/goout() added;
• disp attribute added;
• improved debugger;
• save vars in _G;
• no duplicated games while looking gamespaths;
• code function!!!;
• args in call;
• var and global;
• self() is now self;
• psen/punseen for dlg;
• no return goto needed;
• disable_all/enable_all for lists;
• purge and list_purge;
• undocumented gamefile;
• undocumented LANG;
• many bugfixes…
• mac os x port

• bugfix (no closed files)
• bugfix in line breaking with gfx
• pr() function added in stead

• multiple anigif in one layout fix
• click in picture event
• game.action callback
• bug in <g: > parsing
• pause game while minimize (-nopause option added)
• 8 bit scaler fix

• keyboard navigation fix
• cursor while menu and lost focus
• lower cpu usage (no gif logic if no gifs are drawn)

• unix_path in get_img
• ” in variable names (save)
• \\, in ways and inv
• 32 bit bmp fix

• bug in saves

• encode path in save (' in paths);
• mouse focus win problem;
• cleanups in stead.lua;
• doc updates;
• alt-r in debug mode (restart game);
• -version arg
• timer
• kbd input
• mouse input
• bluesteel theme
• nop cmd added in stead.lua
• anigif while menu bug
• add inv.mode disabled
• txtnb added to stead.lua
• bg scaling fix
• broken codepage fix
• esc strings in <a: > tag
• themes and games sorting

• segfault while is_sound with -nosound
• snd volume hack
• arctic theme added

• xref hl optimization
• now, write save slots in game/saves if game/saves exist

• autojump to text change
• no cursor flickering
• sdl_path (i18n M$ win sdl paths)

• fix in box normalize
• fix in scaling
• fixed f5 key

• bug: no fclose :(
• i18n + esp lang and tutorial
• cat removed

• another mouse buttons – escape
• escape as use cancel
• lifeoff from life method
• bug fix in anigif logic
• bug fix in img()
• more clever linebreaking
• kill empty lines at end of layout
• typo in color table (graphics.c) by Alexander
• manual.tex by Alexander and commiters
• default-large theme is default
• combined images!
• page up, page down clever logic;
• f8/f9 - quicksave/quickload
• game.enable_save
• lua stack overflow???
• autosave function

• have and seen fixes
• -encode option + doencfile
• print reregister
• from() with argument
• new()/delete() (allocator object)
• game:ini() fix
• theme scaling (yahoo!!!)
• scene_use attribute (scene objects using on each other)

• animated gif support
• graphics everywhere!!! (img cmd)
• sound support (set_sound)
• some cleanups

• mouse gfx bug
• noautosave option
• make uninstall
• === STEAD FIXES ====
• gui.lua is separated file
• menus in gfx mode!!! :)
• stead.lua fixes:
• ref fix
• phrases saver
• player is object
• disable_all enable_all for object
• inherited inventory
• save game bug
• own stead namespace (table problem fixed!)
• recurse for exit breaking
• wrap into vroom not call exit twice

• fixes in localization
• srch method for player
• english tutorial
• separated games?
• font with apache license :)
• debian cleanups

• -gamespath -game -themespath -theme options
• runtime languages
• disabled() function in stead
• list_zap, list_concat
• remove added
• stead.lua fixes
• full keyboard control!
• alt enter fix
• gfx cursor support!
• no reset video while change game/theme
• tutorial2

• Makefiles fixes
• cat game fix
• .insteadrc now in .instead/ by default
• small fixes

• highlight bug in nohl mode with filter
• windows version now looks games and themes in appdir.

• cat game fixes
• seen extra parameter

• possible segfaults in timer functions.
• ways, objs, drop, take - extra parameters
• put - function
• set_music fixes

• bug in savevar
• bug in long strings

• sge forgotten
• set_music with loop argument bug

• gfx_load_img

• key_name attribute!!!!
• do_ini
• version in stead.lua
• opairs!!!
• vroom fix
• typos
• backtrace
• list_set

• Fixes

• typos in games
• local games now can be placed in ~/.instead/games
• console version disabled by default
• – $Name: tag – full name of games, not only dirname
• fix of link color for title/ways
• bug in text layout logic (last period in line)
• embedded mode (picture and ways inside text!!!)
• float mode (for books)
• faster text renderer (x2-x5 times)
• free motion mode of scrolling
• click sound support in themes (in default theme too)
• new options (click sound, music)
• default theme changes
• fullscreen with Alt-Enter
• options -alsa, -fullscreen, -window
• now italic font used for events
• 48000Hz added in sound preferences
• now scroll position is saved in embedded mode
• themes support, one new theme added
• vway and vroom added
• updated tutorial
• set_music now take an loop parameter
• autosave is now default
• now vars saved if they begins from uppercase letter (undescore too);
• save slots !!!
• a lot of bugs fixed (memory leaks, SDL cavities.. )

• debian file fixes

• Keyboard scrolling
• Font scaling
• inv.horiz option

• Initial release

• First public release