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|developer = [[user:Deej|Eben Howard]] | |developer = [[user:Deej|Eben Howard]] | ||
|released = Nov. 23rd, 2011 | |released = Nov. 23rd, 2011 | ||
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|dependencies = Java 7 | |dependencies = Java 7 | ||
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===SquidLib is a Java library that provides a full featured toolbox for working with turn based games in Swing and [[libGDX]].=== | ===SquidLib is a Java library that provides a full featured toolbox for working with turn based games in Swing and [[libGDX]].=== | ||
SquidLib is used for [[Wyrm]] and [[Epigon]]. | SquidLib is used for [[Wyrm]] and [[Epigon]]. The most recent stable version is v1.95, available as a zip file at the github repository. | ||
===Current Features=== | ===Current Features=== | ||
Revision as of 20:26, 29 January 2013
| SquidLib | |
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| Library project | |
| Developer | Eben Howard |
| Released | Nov. 23rd, 2011 |
| Updated | Jan. 29th, 2013 |
| Status | In Active Development |
| Licensing | Apache 2.0 |
| P. Language | Java |
| Platforms | Unix, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows |
| Dependencies | Java 7 |
| Official site of SquidLib | |
SquidLib is a Java library that provides a full featured toolbox for working with turn based games in Swing and libGDX.
SquidLib is used for Wyrm and Epigon. The most recent stable version is v1.95, available as a zip file at the github repository.
Current Features
- Ease Of Use
- Standard GUI notation of (x,y) locations within the grid.
- Uses Swing or libGDX
- Any Font can be used
- Images may be used alongside characters in same panel
- Characters can be used as a drop-in fallback mechanism!
- 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 JavaBean requirements for use with NetBeans built-in GUI Builder
- Multiple grids of different configurations can be used simultaneously in the same display
- Basic Swing animation support
- 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
- SColor chooser included to visually select named and adjusted colors
- 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 get an arbitrary amount of blend between two colors
- Roguelike Specific Toolkit
- Robust Field of View system
- Fully Documented 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
- 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.
GitHub repository: https://github.com/SquidPony/SquidLib
Blog updates: http://squidpony.com/not-games/squidlib/
Developed by Eben Howard