Wednesday, August 22, 2007
The New Feature is Safe
In the last post, I mentioned a potential issue which could threaten the practicality of the new, soon-to-be-unleashed feature. I think I've narrowed down the cause and will be able to work around the issue. Actually, it appears only to happen during development and wouldn't be an issue during playback on the web. However, I have still implemented a solution which should prevent the error (an issue with the Flash Player) from becoming an problem - at least in regards to this newest feature. If it happens anywhere else, that could be a different problem.
I have no idea when the new feature will be released, but it's nearing completion so you might not have to wait too long...
I have no idea when the new feature will be released, but it's nearing completion so you might not have to wait too long...
Labels: beta, error, fix, upcoming
Monday, August 20, 2007
"A script in this movie is causing Adobe Flash Player 9 to run slowly"
This is the current error that is blocking my latest and greatest next feature (yet to be disclosed IF it ever sees the light of day). Turns out, someone told me that this error occured for them with the current (or an older) release of the Mii Editor as well. The sad part is, I don't think it's my fault. Instead I think this is an error on the part of the Flash Player.
This message is supposed to come up as a result of a timeout that lets the user escape from a possible infinite loop encountered in the programming of the currently playing Flash movie/application. The default timeout for this is 15 seconds, meaning it would take 15 seconds of an unresponsive Flash movie (caught in an infinite loop) before this message would be seen. Clicking yes would force the looping script to stop while now would let you continue the loop hoping that it will eventually stop looping on its own. In my current, local build, when testing my new feature, this error pops up without any loop and with the Flash Player completely responsive up until the very moment the dialog appears. Hmm, that's not supposed to happen.
I would like to think this error does not happen for the current build of the Mii Editor. However, if it has (or does) for you, I would like to know. Just fill out a bug report or post a comment below with as much information you can about what you were doing, how long you were doing it and what happened when you dismissed the dialog (if anything). Hopefully I can figure out what causes this and workaround it so this dialog won't accidentally appear when it shouldn't.
This message is supposed to come up as a result of a timeout that lets the user escape from a possible infinite loop encountered in the programming of the currently playing Flash movie/application. The default timeout for this is 15 seconds, meaning it would take 15 seconds of an unresponsive Flash movie (caught in an infinite loop) before this message would be seen. Clicking yes would force the looping script to stop while now would let you continue the loop hoping that it will eventually stop looping on its own. In my current, local build, when testing my new feature, this error pops up without any loop and with the Flash Player completely responsive up until the very moment the dialog appears. Hmm, that's not supposed to happen.
I would like to think this error does not happen for the current build of the Mii Editor. However, if it has (or does) for you, I would like to know. Just fill out a bug report or post a comment below with as much information you can about what you were doing, how long you were doing it and what happened when you dismissed the dialog (if anything). Hopefully I can figure out what causes this and workaround it so this dialog won't accidentally appear when it shouldn't.
Labels: beta, delay, error, gui, upcoming
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Minor Idiot-proof update
One of the most common issues received from the contact/bug report form is that the Mii Editor screen is Flashing. This happens when your version of the Flash player is not new enough to support the editor (this is Flash's default reaction to such an occurence - as expected) - this including trying to use the editor from the Wii since it's browser does not have a new enough version. I try to indicate in many places, including the contact form, which version of the Flash player is required. Granted, I don't expect everyone to know what version they are using (though the main page has a link to find out) so I mentioned this behavior in th FAQ. I guess I should have known better since a lot of people don't check it and seem to just send off the form anyway. It's human nature.
Anyway, that led me to pull up my pants and take action. What I've done is implemented a catch screen which should now prevent the Flashing should an older version of the Flash player be detected along with a link to the page where the newest version can be downloaded. Ideally, this is something I should have done earlier, but as with the rest of us, I didn't want to bother ;)
Anyway, that led me to pull up my pants and take action. What I've done is implemented a catch screen which should now prevent the Flashing should an older version of the Flash player be detected along with a link to the page where the newest version can be downloaded. Ideally, this is something I should have done earlier, but as with the rest of us, I didn't want to bother ;)
Labels: contact, error, fix, gui, links, update, website, wii
Monday, June 11, 2007
Export Screen Problems
I've identified an issue with the file/export screen which may sometimes cause the buttons to be unresponsive and the image preview to be blank. After some digging around, I've identified this as a Flash Player issue and will need to take some steps to get around it.
This issue, however, should really affect all screens (all Mii feature screens included), but so far I have only seen it for the export screen. It's intermittent, though, so it's rare that you'll experience it. And if you do, just exit the screen and go back to it and you should be fine. You have been warned.
When I get around to fixing that I will also include an updated JPEG export script. There are a couple of minor changes that may or may not help the Linux users out there. We'll see...
This issue, however, should really affect all screens (all Mii feature screens included), but so far I have only seen it for the export screen. It's intermittent, though, so it's rare that you'll experience it. And if you do, just exit the screen and go back to it and you should be fine. You have been warned.
When I get around to fixing that I will also include an updated JPEG export script. There are a couple of minor changes that may or may not help the Linux users out there. We'll see...
Sunday, June 03, 2007
JPEG Export and Linux
I've heard some reports that the JPEG export from the Mii Editor does not make JPEGs compatible with Linux. Since I don't have a linux box of my own, I am not able to test this, but I will try to look into the export script and see if I can't figure out what is going wrong.
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