Changes for 2024.2 (feb 2024) #102
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…mory usage may increase over time due to _heapwalk YoYoGames/GameMaker-Bugs#1714 * Added a note on the page that explains this might happen on some systems
# Conflicts: # Manual/contents/Drag_And_Drop/Drag_And_Drop_Reference/Common/Declare_Temporary_Variable.htm
* Updated example on application_surface
…lain what it is and its use case Also MAN-933: Improvements to documentation of static variables * static_get function page: * Added an example on going up in the static chain * Clearly listed the outcome for every "kind" of struct you pass * Fixed link to toString method on the Instance Variables page, minor typo fixes * Static Variables page: added a section "Statics in Parent-Child Constructors" under "Statics with Constructors" * Static Structs page: * Added a paragraph on the "root" struct and a code example on how to get the full static chain under "Static Chain" * Added a section "Same Variable Name in Parent & Child Constructor" with a code example * Added a section on how to get the parent's static variable or method "Parent's Static Variable or Method" * Added a section with detailed example on "How the Dot Operator Looks Up a Variable Name"
Improvements to static documentation
* Also did a file search in the project's *.htm files, no other occurrences found
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* Updated The File System page for a more accurate overview * Updated pages for working_directory, program_directory, game_save_id to more accurately reflect how they are intended to be used
…tory documentation improved
Manual Content: Document the 2023.11 change that file can be saved in "program_directory" when the file sandbox is disabled
…th a comma YoYoGames/GameMaker-Feature-Requests#1327 * Added an extra header on the Feather Data Types page with a short description
… on HTML5 through the IDE
…g a number directly
…imum values are approximate and not precise * Added note to depth page and all other function pages that set depth or create something at a depth
* Listed the ways you can create an instance under a new section "Creating Instances" * Added a "Variable Reference" section and added variables under it
YoYoGames/GameMaker-Bugs#2047 * Updated the http_request page a bit and simplified the code example * Typo fix on HTTP page: "cross domain" => "cross-domain"
…er GmlSpec changes for 2024.2
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…o they are more aware of Version Format changes YoYoGames/YoYoStudio#9313 * Added ProjectTool page * General Preferences: * Added Show Project Tool Output & Enable Verbose Logging * Placed list items in the right order * Added menu options under "The Tools Menu" and "The Windows Menu" * Updated all screenshots, added some new ones for ProjectTool * Added RH variable to store the (current version's) project extension: Const_Ext_Project * Couple of typo fixes here and there
…o they are more aware of Version Format changes YoYoGames/YoYoStudio#9313 * Tiny style fix
…ions will error, making the IDE unresponsive YoYoGames/YoYoStudio#9506 * Removed the Warping option from the list * Some other small changes
…r→Settings... to Command-, as is expected for all macOS apps. YoYoGames/GameMaker-Bugs#2450 Updated shortcut on the Keyboard Shortcuts page
* develop: (24 commits) [General] Document that load_csv only loads strings; update the example YoYoGames/GameMaker-Bugs#4778 [Feature] Removed Warping from Font Editor -> Texture Controls -> Glyph Options https://github.com/YoYoGames/YoYoStudio/issues/9506 [Feature] Updated array_concat,intersection,union argument table as per GmlSpec changes for 2024.2 [General] Fixed argument name on collision_point [Feature] Update json_parse and json_stringify for new argument (inhibit_string_conversion) YoYoGames/GameMaker-Bugs#4776 [General] fixed typo on gpu_set_blendmode_ext_sepalpha [General] Fixed description of buffer_poke, which was not wrong, but confusingly written * Also improved buffer_seek, buffer_tell, and buffer_write pages with minor improvements YoYoGames/GameMaker-Bugs#4650 [General] ds_grid_copy() applies source size to dest grid Fixes YoYoGames/GameMaker-Bugs#2271 [General] instance_id is not a real array YoYoGames/GameMaker-Bugs#2219 * Also updated instance-number to mention you can use all [General] fixed no-break space code YoYoGames/GameMaker-Bugs#2199 * added white-space characters page back into the ToC [General] YoYoGames/GameMaker-Bugs#4502 [General] typo fix on Other Events YoYoGames/GameMaker-Bugs#4527 [General] Change Declare Temp tag to action_temp_variable [General] Document that new paths are created closed, not open YoYoGames/GameMaker-Bugs#4616 * path_add * path_set_closed * path_get_closed [General] Fixed tag for Declare Temp GML Visual action YoYoGames/GameMaker-Bugs#2386 [General] Fixed toc when-closed arrow icon, needed rotation [General] Added file for ToC when-closed arrow [General] added css appends for index and glossary colours [General] Updated Feather data types page on Struct.ConstructorName syntax [General] Fixed instance_count keywords and tags ... # Conflicts: # Manual/contents/The_Asset_Editors/Fonts.htm
ProjectTool and a few smaller changes
Updated Release Notes page after the FR repo was moved to the Bugs repo
…ing text entry. YoYoGames/GameMaker-Bugs#2438 * Updated keyboard shortcuts page using script, key combinations for this issue are marked "unlisted" though * Updated script a tiny bit to support trailing commas (making it a bit more robust)
[General] Mention that path position is updated post-Step
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…ned/GameMaker-Manual into thennothinghappened-various-example-changes
Various sample code changes and fixes
…ample-changes Thennothinghappened various example changes
[Feature] Documented that some IDEs don't allow older runtimes to be …
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