[Soc-2012-dev] Android Port - Weekly Report 8

Alexandr Kuznetsov ak3636 at nyu.edu
Sat Jul 14 05:30:01 CEST 2012


 Week 8 (July 9-13)

   - Java-C side with Ghost is working together
      - Apparently EGL context is not valid from another thread.
         - Had to refractor code
         - Still, we have support for only one display/Window.
      - Had to track down redrawing bug which took a lot of time
   - Native mouse input is implemented.
      - Mouse motion
      - Events system is very flexible and extendable
   - makesdna and makesrna is rewritten
      - Using Intent
      - Work on non rooted phones
      - Separate activity
   - Started working on opening .blend file
      - +Installation file
      - Based on "Intent" filters

P.S. Currently there are limitations for Ghost system

   - Only one window is supported
   - You cannot restart Blender from inside the app
      - memory leaks, lib loads, function registration etc.

Next Week ToDo

   - Native ghost bug fixes/extensions
      - Graphics mode selection
      - Initial screen size
         - Currently you have to rotate screen to get correct size
      - Accelerometer and gyroscope API
   - Text, lines, builtin shaders
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