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SquidLib is a Java library that | ===SquidLib is a Java library that provides a full featured toolbox for working with turn based games in Swing.=== | ||
SquidLib is used for [[Wyrm]] and [[Epigon]]. | |||
===Current Features=== | |||
*Ease Of Use | |||
**Standard GUI notation of (x,y) locations within the grid. | |||
**Any Font can be used | |||
**Specify Grid and Font size multiple ways | |||
***Set number of cells in the grid and Font to be used | |||
****Size of cell is adjusted to optimally fit the Font size given | |||
***Set size of the cell, number of cells in the grid, and Font to be used | |||
****Font is dynamically resized to fit optimally within the cell | |||
**Font size and style can be changed on the fly | |||
**Standard JComponent that meets Bean requirements for use with NetBeans built in GUI Builder | |||
**Multiple grids of different configurations can be used simultaneously in the same display | |||
*Lots of Color | |||
**Foreground and Background can be set individually on a per-cell basis | |||
**SColor class extends Color and can be used as a drop-in replacement for any awt.Color needs | |||
**Over 500 named colors | |||
**Automatic color caching minimizes memory overhead | |||
**Can get a list of colors that are a gradient between two colors | |||
**Can perform LIBTCOD style "dark", "light", and "desaturate" commands on any color | |||
**Can arbitrarily desaturate any color | |||
**Can get an arbitrary amount of blend between two colors | |||
*Full Featured API | |||
**Each named color has a sample of its appearance in the Javadoc against multiple backgrounds | |||
***HTML browsing of the API shows these samples | |||
***Pop-up javadoc in NetBeans and Eclipse show these samples | |||
**Demos of all functionality included | |||
**Demos of tying in to mouse and keyboard Swing events included | |||
*Math Toolkit | |||
**Custom extension of Random allows drop-in replacement with added features | |||
**Able to find Bresenham Line for 2D and 3D coordinates. | |||
===Features in Nightly Build=== | |||
*Animations | |||
**Slide, bump, wiggle, etc. | |||
*Sound | |||
**mp3, ogg, wav, etc. | |||
GitHub repository: https://github.com/SquidPony/SquidLib | |||
Blog updates: http://squidpony.com/not-games/squidlib/ | |||
Developed by [[Deej|Eben Howard]] | |||
Revision as of 19:06, 7 August 2012
SquidLib is a Java library that provides a full featured toolbox for working with turn based games in Swing.
SquidLib is used for Wyrm and Epigon.
Current Features
- Ease Of Use
- Standard GUI notation of (x,y) locations within the grid.
- Any Font can be used
- Specify Grid and Font size multiple ways
- Set number of cells in the grid and Font to be used
- Size of cell is adjusted to optimally fit the Font size given
- Set size of the cell, number of cells in the grid, and Font to be used
- Font is dynamically resized to fit optimally within the cell
- Set number of cells in the grid and Font to be used
- Font size and style can be changed on the fly
- Standard JComponent that meets Bean requirements for use with NetBeans built in GUI Builder
- Multiple grids of different configurations can be used simultaneously in the same display
- Lots of Color
- Foreground and Background can be set individually on a per-cell basis
- SColor class extends Color and can be used as a drop-in replacement for any awt.Color needs
- Over 500 named colors
- Automatic color caching minimizes memory overhead
- Can get a list of colors that are a gradient between two colors
- Can perform LIBTCOD style "dark", "light", and "desaturate" commands on any color
- Can arbitrarily desaturate any color
- Can get an arbitrary amount of blend between two colors
- Full Featured API
- Each named color has a sample of its appearance in the Javadoc against multiple backgrounds
- HTML browsing of the API shows these samples
- Pop-up javadoc in NetBeans and Eclipse show these samples
- Demos of all functionality included
- Demos of tying in to mouse and keyboard Swing events included
- Each named color has a sample of its appearance in the Javadoc against multiple backgrounds
- Math Toolkit
- Custom extension of Random allows drop-in replacement with added features
- Able to find Bresenham Line for 2D and 3D coordinates.
Features in Nightly Build
- Animations
- Slide, bump, wiggle, etc.
- Sound
- mp3, ogg, wav, etc.
GitHub repository: https://github.com/SquidPony/SquidLib
Blog updates: http://squidpony.com/not-games/squidlib/
Developed by Eben Howard