Pixilang v1.6. (14 aug 2008) - pixel oriented programming language.

[Changelog]

v1.6 (14 aug 2008):
* removed pause_music() command;
* added second parameter (music slot number) to each music command for simultaneous music playing;
* added new examples;
* many bugs fixed;
* and more...
v1.5 (22 mar 2008):
* added support of the SDL library on Linux;
* added support of fullscreen direct draw access on PalmOS;
* optimized code for direct drawing (SDL, DirectX, OpenGL, GAPI...);
* fixed bugs with bitmap drawing on Windows Mobile;
* fixed bug with pixi-loading after file_dialog();
* speed optimization;
* many bugs fixed.
v1.41 (17 feb 2008):
* added region clipping in frame(delay,clip_x,clip_y,clip_xsize,clip_ysize) command;
* added new command file_dialog(filename,dialogname,mask,id).
v1.4 (03 feb 2008):
* fixed bug with hard button release (in the handle_hard_keys command);
* fixed bug with negative pixel size in the pixi() command;
* fixed bug with alpha channel in 8/16 bit modes;
* fixed bug with timers in the Linux;
* fixed bug with GIF export;
* now you can write a "$$" string (double dollar) for print the "$" symbol, when print() command using;
* license of main Pixilang files changed to BSD;
* added support of SunVox music (SunVox editor is under construction now) - small, powerfull crossplatform synth music format, developed by Alex Zolotov;
* Linux and PalmOS versions compiled on GCC 4.2.2; WindowsCE - on GCC 4.1.0;
* improved PalmOS ARM loader;
* fixed bug with sound on WindowsCE.
v1.3 (31 dec 2007):
* added commands for video-export to AVI file; at the moment working in Windows only;
* added command resume_video_export();
* parameters of t_translate() changed to fixed point (1.0 = 256);
* fixed bug with pixi-sound playing;
* internal structure optimization;
* fixed bugs with print() command;
* changed priority of math operations;
* added new construction: while( .. ) { .. };
* increased precision of delay in frame() command;
* changed pixi-image sound playing in stereo mode: now red is right channel and green is left channel;
* added functions for drawing array of 3D-triangles: triangles3d(), pixi_triangles3d, sort_triangles;
* new functions: t_get_matrix(), t_set_matrix(), t_mul_matrix(), t_get_x(), t_get_y(), t_get_z();
* added software Pixel Shaders (version PS1);
* added two options in config file: noborder and windowname;
* new command: exit() - exit to OS; exit(1) - exit to OS with exit-code 1;
* new command: noesc(1) - no exit on ESC; noesc(0) - exit on ESC;
* fixed bug with negative frame numbers;
* now during pixi-program compilation virtual disk0 defined to the file "data.tar"; so you can include TXT files from disk0 (INCLUDE "0:/blabla.txt");
* removed zoom() command (please, use scaled pixi instead).
v1.2 (07 nov 2007):
* WindowsCE port;
* fixed bug with crashing on a large programs;
* improved safety of program execution;
* fixed some bugs with color computations;
* added high quality export to GIF (with local palette); use video_export_hq(1) to enable it;
* optimized pixi drawing;
* added functions for handling hardware keys: handle_hard_keys() and get_hard_key();
* now alternative (and more correct) name for handle_keys() is handle_pen_keys();
* added speed optimization for working with arrays;
* added functions for working with streaming sound;
* added command line support; example of using: "pixilang.exe prog.txt";
* added functions for working with binary files (fopen, fclose, fgetc, fputc, fseek, ftell, feof);
* added function for virtual TAR-disk selection; Example: set_disk0( "archive.tar" ) img = load_pixi( "0:/PIC.JPG" );
* added function effector(COLOR,POWER,TYPE,X,Y,XSIZE,YSIZE,XADD) for some internal pixilang effects: NOISE,VBLUR,HBLUR;
* added function pixi_triangle for textured triangle drawing.
v1.1 (05 sep 2007):
* added new color-managment functions: get_red, get_green, get_blue, get_blend;
* added nice GUI (SunDog window-manager);
* some speedup;
* fixed many bugs.
v1.0 (04 apr 2007):
* the first release.

[How to port Pixilang to another device?]
Check the docs/Porting.txt document it the SunDog engine directory.

[Special thanks]
Mike <hutchber@kingston.net> - help with hq GIF export
Al_Rado
Goglus
Zuf

[Contact info]
Have some questions or suggestions? Mail nightradio@gmail.com
Official page: www.warmplace.ru/soft/pixilang/