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* Optimized application to draw and erase.
* Optimized application to draw and erase.
* System events.
* System events.
* Automatic application to collect "garbage".
* Automatic application to collect garbage.
* Complete API to build new applications.
* Complete API to build new applications.
* Different types of fonts supported.
* Different types of fonts supported.
* Oriented design to easily adapt to other programs in C + +.
* Oriented design to easily adapt to other programs in C++.
* Simple API for rapid creation of a graphical user interface.
* Simple API for rapid creation of a graphical user interface.
* FIFO multitasking, each application runs at a time.
* FIFO multitasking, each application runs at a time.
* Unicode strings encoded with UTF-8.
* Unicode strings encoded with UTF-8.
* Support for Windows applications (font2font, bmp2font ...).
* Support for Windows applications (font2font, bmp2font, etc).


==Installation==
==Installation==
It requires the latest [[devkitPro|devkitPro]] and do one of the following things as operating system:
It requires the latest [[devkitPro|devkitPro]] and do one of the following things as operating system:


'''Windows''' - 2 methods available. Use the Install.bat found in the folder or copy the folder Woopsi libwoopsi to C:\devkitPro.
*'''Windows''' - 2 methods available. Use the Install.bat found in the folder or copy the folder Woopsi libwoopsi to C:\devkitPro.
 
*'''Linux''' - Same as the second option of Windows, copy the folder libwoopsi to C:\devkitPro.
'''Linux''' - Second option of Windows, copy the folder libwoopsi to C:\devkitPro.
*'''MacOSX''' - Compile what is in the folder Woopsi.
 
'''MacOSX''' - Compile what is in the folder Woopsi.


==User guide==
==User guide==
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Open a command prompt and CD to the template folder (relative to the document) and type:
Open a command prompt and CD to the template folder (relative to the document) and type:


  make
  make <br>


Open the /template/Release/template.nds ROM file in a DS emulator or copy it to your flash cart and load it up.
Open the /template/Release/template.nds ROM file in a DS emulator or copy it to your flash cart and load it up.

Revision as of 11:36, 21 Mayıs 2021

Woopsi
File:Woopsids.jpg
General
Author(s)Ant 512 (Antony Dzeryn)
TypeOperating systems
Version1.3
LicenceMixed
Links
[DS demo and Woopsi Download]
Website
Source
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Woopsi is a Nintendo DS GUI library for rapidly creating user interfaces for homebrew software. Modelled after the AmigaOS windowing system.

It is a BSD-licenced GUI toolkit for the Nintendo DS, written in C++. It features a 2D graphics library with fast clipping routines and a full suite of UI components, including text boxes, scrolling lists, buttons, windows, etc. It can be used to produce everything from simple GUIs to full-blown window managers.

Features

  • Support for multiple windows.
  • Full set of components of the user interface.
  • The elements (windows) can be dragged.
  • Windows without frames.
  • Debug mode.
  • Optimized application to draw and erase.
  • System events.
  • Automatic application to collect garbage.
  • Complete API to build new applications.
  • Different types of fonts supported.
  • Oriented design to easily adapt to other programs in C++.
  • Simple API for rapid creation of a graphical user interface.
  • FIFO multitasking, each application runs at a time.
  • Unicode strings encoded with UTF-8.
  • Support for Windows applications (font2font, bmp2font, etc).

Installation

It requires the latest devkitPro and do one of the following things as operating system:

  • Windows - 2 methods available. Use the Install.bat found in the folder or copy the folder Woopsi libwoopsi to C:\devkitPro.
  • Linux - Same as the second option of Windows, copy the folder libwoopsi to C:\devkitPro.
  • MacOSX - Compile what is in the folder Woopsi.

User guide

To test the installation:

Open a command prompt and CD to the template folder (relative to the document) and type:

make 

Open the /template/Release/template.nds ROM file in a DS emulator or copy it to your flash cart and load it up.

Media

Changelog

V1.3

Fixes:

  • Label and TextBox are more efficient when rendering text changes.
  • Removed unused GLYPH_MAP_SIZE constant from fontbase.h.
  • Header file in template moved into include directory.
  • Animation::play() stops if there are no frames to play.
  • Animation::getCurrentFrame() returns NULL if there are no frames.
  • Animation::getCurrentBitmap() returns NULL if there are no bitmaps.
  • Fixed memory leak when deleting SDL framebuffer.
  • Removed extraneous globals from woopsifuncs.cpp.
  • WoopsiString::subString() passes the correct arguments to the WoopsiString constructor.
  • StringIterator::moveTo() ignores attempts to move to negative indices.
  • Improved use of DMA hardware.
  • Updated C# tools.
  • Removed Visual Studio files.

New Features:

  • Added WoopsiTimer::isRunning().
  • Added SuperBitmap::setX().
  • Added SuperBitmap::setY().
  • Added SuperBitmap::getX().
  • Added SuperBitmap::getY().
  • Added FontConverter, a winforms UI for font2font.

Credits

Coding and design - Antony Dzeryn.

Testing, technical advice, other contributions - Jeff Laing.

PALib independence - Steven Harrison.

Testing and suggestions - John Buxton, Chase, Leonelhs, Carpfish.

Unicode work and libfreetype integration - Olivier Binda (Lakedaemon).

Testing and gadget contributions - Mark Adamson.

Simian Zombie logo - John Clay.

Thanks to - The devKitPro team.


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