The engine is coming along nicely. Now I have a framework for solid objects that should allow arbitrary meshes, rudimentary lighting (with surface normal smoothing calculations built in), and a texture mapping system (it even refcounts the texture maps ;) Right now all I have to show for it is a rotating near-equilateral-pyramid in the light with somebody's face mapped onto it; but damn it feels good.
Also my objects seem to disappear after rotating them for a while. I'm thinking something goes off to 0 and then something else goes off to infinity. Next up: fix that bug, load .3DS files, camera control, and add collision detection (this will take some real doing, I know ;). Then I basically have all the stuff I need to start playing with the engine from a high level. This is going far better than should really be expected. Hooray for OpenGL!
Posted by jkeiser at April 13, 2003 9:36 PMTo help you become a good Aqua citizen, Apple has created a few guidelines. I've put together a brief overview of them, and we'll be tackling many of them in the months to come.
Posted by: Gerrard at January 25, 2004 11:00 PMAt WWDC, I listened to Apple representatives make some excellent points about taking the time to build a 100%-compliant Aqua application, and I think all developers need to look beyond the code and listen to what the folks at Apple have to say
Posted by: Bellingham at January 25, 2004 11:00 PMThis topic is one we will tackle later in this article, but it refers to making sure that your application and the dock aren't fighting it out for supremacy of the screen.
Posted by: Samuel at January 25, 2004 11:01 PMDue to the positioning of the Dock, remember that when you build an application, you have to be sure that new document window sizes and positions do not violate the Dock's space. Dock is temperamental and Dock loves his space. If you default to a window size that expands behind the dock, users will have a difficult time reaching the navigation and resize areas at the bottom of the screen. I can personally say that more than once I have been rather peeved that I couldn't get to an area of the window to resize because the default window settings always pop up behind the Dock. In addition, the new Dock in 10.1 will allow users to position their Dock location on either side of the screen as well.
Posted by: Thomasina at January 25, 2004 11:02 PMDock Animation. Sometimes animating icons in the dock can be useful in communicating the status of the system or application.
Posted by: Daniel at January 25, 2004 11:04 PM