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@NathanLovato NathanLovato released this 07 Mar 19:50
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This update adds 12 new lessons, completing the planned content for the 1.0 release on the app.

Once more, we spent a lot of time refining the app to provide you with a better experience. You can find the details below.

The key feature in this update is localization support. We're now working on Spanish and French translation, and the community's contributing more languages in the app translation repository.

We also added desktop exports as performance and text rendering can be much better outside the browser. You can find desktop builds on the app's itch.io page.

New features

  • Add server connection indicator in practice screen
  • Animate turtle turning
  • Add localization support to the app
  • Add interactive glossary

Content changes

  • Add lesson 17: Introduction to while loops
  • Add lesson 18: Introduction to for loops
  • Add lesson 19: Creating arrays
  • Add lesson 20: Looping over arrays
  • Add lesson 21: Strings
  • Add lesson 22: functions that return values
  • Add lesson 23: array append and pop
  • Add lesson 24: array access by index
  • Add lesson 25: creating dictionaries
  • Add lesson 26: Looping over dictionaries
  • Add lesson 27: value types
  • Add lesson 28: type hints
  • Edit first 15 lessons to make phrasing a bit more explicit
  • Use explicit functions in lessons 1 to 3, explain in lesson 3
  • Make function calls explicit in lessons 3 and 4, rework practices
  • Make function calls explicit in lessons 5 to 7
  • Make function calls explicit in lessons 8 to 11, update practices
  • Reset practice visuals with reset button
  • Stress the importance of multiplying by delta in lesson 11
  • Clarify the server disconnected error and steps to address it
  • Add duplicate variable definition error in lesson 8
  • Remind that you use = to change a variable's value in lesson 7
  • Remove an example that was too technical in lesson 6
  • Add 7 new error explanations
  • Add examples of what vectors are and what they can do in lesson 16
  • Introduce else keyword in lesson 13
  • Tidy up visual example in lesson 23
  • Add health variable definition in lesson 9 practices
  • Clarify pop() example in lesson 23
  • Make lesson 6 square practice more precise, improve tests
  • Shorten text in lessons 1 and 2, add 2 new glossary entries
  • Load and translate a real error example in lesson 2
  • Add application UI translations in French

Improvements

  • Reduce app CPU usage (up to 90% less usage)
  • Add option to disable labels in DrawingTurtle
  • Give outline buttons a white outline when in focus
  • Add keyboard focus when opening various popups
  • Allow for small demos that can receive mouse input
  • Remove and dim text outlines in buttons and progress bars
  • Give outliner button a fixed width
  • Add new turtle design by Kay Lousberg
  • Integrate new GDQuest boy design by Kay Lousberg
  • Change indicator when running code without connection to server
  • Make all big green and red buttons use outline styles
  • Allow changing the button name in RunnableCodeExample
  • Make function calls explicit in lessons 12 to 16
  • Animate the turtle jumping
  • Added exports and itch support
  • Add CI setup scripts
  • Testing workflow
  • Make the code cursor jump to the last character by default
  • Add setting to change the app's framerate
  • Add board_size and cell code references
  • Swap the order of buttons in quizzes and settings
  • Add translation support with live updating to lessons and practices
  • Add translation support to the rest of the application
  • Support recompiling html template while watching
  • Make outlined button theme consistent and less confusing
  • Make separator lines thicker by default
  • Redo and unify button styles
  • Make inventory items more distinct
  • Start in fullscreen mode on desktop
  • Add illustrations to lesson 1, improve phrasing

Bug fixes

  • Fix typo in lesson 16 practice error message
  • Prevent lesson 11 practices from passing when multiplying after call
  • Use websockets
  • Use websockets for heartbeat connection
  • Restore "is_connected_to_server"
  • Address full-screen toggle issues by handling it browser-side
  • Attempt to correct fullscreen woes
  • Resize canvas through JS
  • Workflow does not depend on another
  • Wrong Godot build
  • Typo in Godot version number
  • Prevent smooth scrolling from overshooting when framerate goes down
  • Correct handling of camera and position when drawing with the turtle
  • Fix error when adding a scene as a child of RunnableCodeExample
  • Correct typo in lesson 15 practice 2
  • Force Unix-friendly line endings in translations
  • Add missing icons for the option button
  • Correctly save user settings when changing language
  • Restored proper variables for logging
  • Support generating logs in desktop app
  • Added a container to aid button placement
  • Typo in run file
  • Do not call methods before js interface exists
  • Open links when clicking them in lessons
  • Restore normal scrolling speed on desktop platforms
  • Ensure the robot doesn't clip when wrapping in lesson 3
  • Typo "directoin" in lesson 16
  • Typos in lesson 17
  • Pick correct node to check in validation script
  • Correct variable name in leson 17 practice
  • Properly reject incorrect solutions
  • Remove trailing whitespace in two examples in lesson 18
  • Constrain robot to game board in lessons 17 and 18
  • Properly remove checks when switching language
  • Second exercis expecting four rectangles
  • Remove Report Issue button on end screen
  • Match while loop content to run code
  • Restore working modulo example
  • Make build script more portable
  • Make practice description render bbcode
  • Output scroll container should clip content
  • Pop gems starting from the top one
  • Prefer fuzzy font on scale rather than pixelated
  • Match inventory order with visual textures
  • TextEdit text not changing properly
  • Prevent commented code lines from making L10 practices pass
  • Prevent invisible fullscreen button from grabbing focus
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