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PROCESSING 3.0a11 (REV 0238) - 16 July 2015

Hopefully the last release before we go to beta. 


[ new additions ]

+ You'll be greeted by a Welcome screen. We haven't finished the text for
  one of these yet, so you'll see some lorem ipsum (fake) text instead.
  We'll wrap that up before the beta release.
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3358


[ breaking all of the things ]

+ For Tool and Mode authors, you'll need to make some (small) changes.
  These aren't structural, but will require a rebuild of your code.
  Our hope is that this will be the last round of changes for the 3.x
  series, and that it's now safe to update your Modes and Tools to be
  compatible with the final 3.x release. Changes in this release:

  - Several classes have been moved to a new processing.app.ui package.
    The processing.app package was much too unwieldy and made it difficult
    for people to hack on the PDE code.

  - Several functions have moved out of Base and into Util (or Toolkit).
    Most of these are file-related (removeDir() and others), but the
    Base class had simply grown to a ridiculous size. It remains enormous
    but is a little less ridiculous.

+ Removed the init() method from PApplet; it's no longer needed


[ fixing all of the things ]

+ Show warning when display spanning is turned off with fullScreen(SPAN)
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3381

+ Add note about headless exceptions that points to Github

+ Resize children[] so that getChildren() returns a correctly-sized array
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3347

+ clear() was broken (maybe related to #3317)
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3378

+ PGraphic ignores PNG transparency (regression from 3.0a5, same as #3378)
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3317

+ Move error messages out of PConstants

+ Remove launch(String) since it was calling itself, and anachronistic

+ Sketches with new fullScreen() method should grab focus by default
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3380

+ Sketches not getting focus with Java2D
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3389

+ draw() executes twice when noLoop() called in setup()
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3310

+ displayDensity() not functioning properly
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3436

+ surface.setXxx() handling
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3388
  Methods for setResizable(), setVisible(), setTitle(), setIconImage()

+ Add the "don't use this" warning to the JFrame in PSurfaceAWT

+ ArithmeticException: / by zero when using fonts opened with loadFont()
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3413

+ SVG briefly broken for Java2D
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3417

+ Change how font metrics are pulled to fix text width issues

+ Check alpha when image extension is "unknown"
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3442

+ Add support for more Image types (BGR) with PImage(java.awt.Image)

+ Move Java2D and JavaFX classes to their own packages


[ multithreading is hard ] 

+ Sketch not always showing with empty draw()
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3363

+ Static mode broken with Java2D on Windows and Linux
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3315

+ Sketch sometimes doesn't show with noLoop() on Linux
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3316

+ Window never shows with exported application on 64-bit Linux
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3303

+ Fix presentation mode

+ Re-enable the display menu in Preferences after display added
  Previously, the checkbox menu stayed disabled (though it updated the list)

+ sketch.isReadOnly returns false for examples coming from multiple modes
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/773

+ Drag and Drop & "Add File" broken for .pde files in 3.0a10
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3383

+ Show "not compatible" error message in the manager
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3386

+ Add more code for handling low-level errors on startup

+ Update the "Supported Platforms" wiki page with current status

+ displayDensity() not functioning properly
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3436

+ Error message caused by curly bracket in a println string
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3394

+ Tweak mode broken (re: new settings() function)
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3435

+ Add build.xml prompt for OS X developers to download the JDK update


[ contribution manager ] 

+ Change the .properties file syntax a little bit:
  compatibleModesList -> modes
  authorList -> authors
  category -> categories

+ Send list of installed Libraries, Modes, Tools, and Examples on update
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3365

+ Disable contrib manager updates when "check for updates" is turned off
  in Preferences. Also updated the FAQ to cover the changes.


[ pull requests, summer of code, and other community help ]

+ Use correct localized strings in JavaEditor.java
  https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/3376

+ Dim edit menus as appropriate during selection/no selection/etc
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/53
  https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/3419

+ Internationalize MovieMaker.java
  https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/3424

+ Auto-completion does not seem to be working
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3111

+ Re-enable export to application with command line
  https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/3451
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/2760

+ Change undefined constructor error message for clarity
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3434

+ Mode problems window wasn't doing line breaks
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3369
  https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/3370

+ Add missing internationalization in app/Sketch.java
  https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/3392

+ Examples window shows contributed examples
  https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/3421
  https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/3421

+ Reworking the Contribution Manager according to Scott's redesign
  https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/3423

+ Finish adding 'examples' contribs
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/2953

+ Error during installation of any contribution
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3429
  https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/3438

+ Significant work by Akarshit for Google Summer of Code
  https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/3432
  https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/3452
  https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/3444
  https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/3454
  https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/3465
  https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/3468
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3443

+ Fix NullPointerException in DepthSorter
  https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/3410


[ retina/hidpi fixes ] 

+ Make g.pixelDensity public inside PApplet (so accessible by sketches)

+ Add pixelWidth/Height to PApplet

+ Text looks blurry in GL Retina
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/2739

+ Text not getting the correct font in Retina2D
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/2617

+ Text is half size in PGraphicsRetina2D
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/2738


[ andres loves opengl ] 

+ Add attrib() method
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/2963

+ The ortho() function seems broken
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/1278

+ Errors with loading SVGs in P3D/P2D
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3379

+ Sketch window briefly appears on top left corner when using OpenGL
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3308

+ beginShape(POINTS) don't show up in P2D
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3029


[ fixed earlier ]

+ Sketch window is not placed at correct location when running a second time
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3125

+ Full screen needs to ignore prev location setting for frame?
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3305

+ save() and saveFrame() with 2X renderers fails
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3255

+ NPE when using image() created with createGraphics(PGraphicsRetina2D)
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/2510

+ Closing OpenGL sketch from the PDE doesn't stop java.exe process
  https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/2335