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Here's a possibly dumb question: Assuming I am going to back off and build my knowledge of C or Python, can I still use Xcode for both of those languages? I'm guessing C: yes and Python: no. In fact now that I look more closely at the Python site I'm sure of it.

SheepThrowinBoy posted:

Is there any advantage/disadvantage to signing up for a cheap community college course or online program to learn these basics, or is that more of a "depends on how you learn" question?

SheepThrowinBoy posted:

SheepThrowinBoy posted:

Is there any advantage/disadvantage to signing up for a cheap community college course or online program to learn these basics, or is that more of a "depends on how you learn" question? If you have any experience with online learning, any suggestions on which program I should consider? I have access to a lot of C books and ebooks via my brother, so if all else fails I'm just going to pour through a couple of those.

LP0 ON FIRE posted:

Is it safe to call just [self methodName:] on a method that has only a BOOL parameter? I'm using it on a selector in Cocos2D like this: id actionRestoreEnergy = [CCCallFuncN actionWithTarget:self selector:@selector(restoreHeroEnergy:)];

The only reason I want to do it this way is because that selector doesn't need to send a YES message in that particular instance, and I don't feel like doing all the data stuff and changing my method because it seems like it does the same thing as long as it's not causing leaks to memory and such.

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edit: Actually this is bad because it is always returning YES with just restoreHeroEnergy:

LP0 ON FIRE posted:

Is it safe to call just [self methodName:] on a method that has only a BOOL parameter? I'm using it on a selector in Cocos2D like this: id actionRestoreEnergy = [CCCallFuncN actionWithTarget:self selector:@selector(restoreHeroEnergy:)];

pokeyman posted:

I'm curious, what does the implementation get as a parameter when you don't pass one? Or, similarly (in appearance if not explanation), why does it work to give NSTimer a selector that takes no parameters?

Gordon Cole posted:

If the value of the argument doesn't matter, why not just pass in an arbitrary value instead of not passing anything and hoping it works? If you want to make it clear that the parameter doesn't matter in this case, make another method called restoreHeroEnergy that doesn't take any argument and just calls the actual method with a default value.

I imagine that what's actually happening is that self is being passed in as the parameter, which evaluates to true since it isn't null. If you need the value of the parameter to be NO then just pass in NO.

Gordon Cole posted:

I've never used Cocos2D so I'm probably missing something here, but what's the purpose of calling the method that way rather than doing [self restoreHeroEnergy: NO]?

Bob Morales posted:

Dink around with Ruby/Python or something for a little bit and jump into C/Objective-C

pokeyman posted:

In the blog post I linked, look at when the plugin gets initialized (SetupTrackingObject). It reaches into the application to find the main window, then finds the content view of the main window, and inserts the plugin itself as the next responder after the view. What this does is cause any events not handled by the main view (such as touchesBegan, touchesEnded, etc.) to fall through to the plugin, giving the plugin a chance to respond to the events. (What it should also do is set the plugin's next responder to the view's old next responder, so the chain isn't broken. What you should also do is call super so the window doesn't stop working.)

The events that NSView listens to are defined on its superclass, NSResponder. Override the methods you're interested in (just like the Cocoa Simple view does) such as -mouseDown: in your plugin, insert your plugin into the responder chain, and see if you get the events coming through. Once you get the events, you should be able to grab their pressure data and call back into your Unity code.

HolyJewsus posted:

can you fill me in on how to do this part of your advice? :

What it should also do is set the plugin's next responder to the view's old next responder, so the chain isn't broken. What you should also do is call super so the window doesn't stop working.) I've looked up super but I'm not sure what you mean.

pokeyman posted:

For the next responder part, you should do

code:

[pressureMonitor setNextResponder:[windowContentView nextResponder]];
[windowContentView setNextResponder:pressureMonitor];

This way, for events you don't handle, the window gets a chance to handle it. In order for the window to get a chance, however, you'll need to do something like

code:

- (void)mouseDown:(NSEvent *)theEvent
{
    // do your stuff
    if (somethingElseOnTheWindowMightCareAboutThisEventSuchAsAButton)
        [super mouseDown:theEvent];
}

NSView's implementation of -mouseDown: will pass it along to the next responder for you.

What I'm trying to get across is that you're just looking to grab the pressure data, not necessarily swallow all the e.g. mouse down events. If you keep the responder chain intact and call super in your event handlers, all's good. If you don't, you might get weird stuff like buttons not working when you click on them.

Of course, if you want to disable the normal functioning of e.g. mouse down, don't call up to super.

lord funk posted:

Odd question: is there a place where you can copy the text from your user reviews on the App Store? iTunes won't let me select the text.

xelfer posted:

Do you mean reviews you've left or the reviews on apps you own? if it's the latter you could try something like AppViz, the screenshot showing reviews looks like a copyable text field: http://www.ideaswarm.com/images/Reviews.jpg

lord funk posted:

Looks good, but I don't know if my laziness about manually typing things in is worth $50.

skidooer posted:

If it is your app, all of the reviews are accessible in iTunes Connect in plain old HTML. There is a link the them on the version detail page; the same place the promo codes button is.

duck monster posted:

Any unemployed australians in here up for some work?

xelfer posted:

cant reply mailbox is full.

Carthag posted:

I was going to implement a source list, but it's causing XCode and the Simulator to freak out:


Google has nothing. Anyone seen this before?

wwb posted:

I'm working on finding a crash reporting solution for an app we'll be publishing shortly. I came upon Quincy Kit. Is anyone familiar with it and does it work as advertised?

WARnold posted:

Nope, Apple's warning was about the service in the Toucharcade post. (some company created a network of download bots that downloaded the poo poo out of apps to get them to the top ranks.)

We do no such thing. Instead we have a handful of reviewers who download the app, take a look, and write reviews on app store.

We do not manipulate rankings, and will never do so.

Gordon Cole posted:

How is downloading an app and giving fake reviews not manipulating rankings?