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+Sparrow: Tips for building an app
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+
+--- A First look at Sparrow ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+In the folder 'samples/demo', you will find an Xcode project that shows the most basic Sparrow
+features and how to use them. Just open the project in Xcode, compile and run - everything should
+work out of the box.
+
+--- Creating a new Xcode project that uses Sparrow -------------------------------------------------
+
+In the folder 'samples/scaffold', you will find an Xcode project that contains a bare-bone Sparrow
+application. We recommend that you use this project as a starting point for your game. Please follow
+this steps to use this Scaffold:
+
+Preconditions:
+
+Sparrow is linked to your application via Xcode project references. This has the advantage that it's
+easy to update Sparrow (just download a new release and overwrite the old one in the same directory)
+and that you can easily step into Sparrow source code, I case you want to do so.
+
+This has to be done only once:
+
+1. Set up a shared build output directory that will be shared by all Xcode projects.
+ * In the Xcode preferences, tab: "Building", set "Place Build Products in" to
+ "Customized location" and specify a common build directory (anywhere you want).
+ * Set "Place Intermediate Build Files in" to "With build products."
+2. Add a "Source Tree" variable that Xcode can use to dynamically find Sparrow.
+ * In the Xcode preferences, tab: "Source Trees", create a new Source Tree variable.
+ * For Sparrow, create SPARROW_SRC and let it point to /some_valid_path/sparrow/src/
+
+Creating your new project:
+
+1. Copy the "scaffold"-folder to the place where you want to have your game project.
+2. Open "AppScaffold.xcodeproj"
+3. Build and run - just to see if everything works fine. If it does not work, check if you have
+ created the SPARROW_SRC variable in Xcode, and if it points to the right place.
+4. In Xcodes menu, click on "Project" -> "Rename ..."
+5. Enter the name of your game.
+6. That's it! Now you can start to develop your game with Sparrow.
+
+Selecting target hardware: iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad
+
+1. Enter the project Settings, tab: "Build"
+2. Select the target of your choice for the setting "Targeted Device Family"
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+Sparrow: Changelog
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+
+version 1.1 - 2011-01-12
+
+- added SPRenderTexture
+- added SPUtils class for easy random number generation (more to come)
+- added support for looping and reversing tweens (thanks, Shilo!)
+- added new transition method: 'randomize'
+- added support for uncompressed PVR texture formats (565, 5551, 4444)
+- added simple way to use HD textures on the iPad
+- added support for creating dynamic texture atlases (add/remove regions on the fly)
+- added methods to access the glyphs of SPBitmapFont directly
+- added new init method to SPImage: 'initWithContentsOfImage:(UIImage *)image'
+- added more factory methods to different classes
+- added support for changing the fps of SPMovieClip at runtime (thanks Shilo!)
+- added AppleDoc inline API documentation
+- added bash script that generates API documentation
+- updated SPView class to be more robust
+- updated general rendering code (moved more OpenGL calls to SPRenderTexture)
+- fixed bug with canceled touch events
+- fixed bug that could cause a breakdown of the touch handling (thanks Kodi!)
+- fixed 'isEqual' method of SPMatrix (thanks Matt!)
+- fixed bug that could cut the outermost pixels of HD textures
+- Special thanks to numerous forum members for bug reports, suggestions and feedback!
+
+version 1.0 - 2010-10-24
+
+- added support for PVRTC-textures
+- added new init method to SPTexture to allow simple use of Core Graphics drawings
+- added new init method to SPMovieClip that uses an NSArray containing the frames
+- added method 'childByName:' to SPDisplayObjectContainer
+- added method 'texturesStartingWith:' to SPTextureAtlas
+- added method 'scaleBy:' to SPPoint
+- added method 'interpolateFromPoint:toPoint:ratio:' to SPPoint
+- added property 'textBounds' to SPTextField
+- added property 'name' to SPDisplayObject
+- added workaround for unit test problem in Xcode 3.2.4
+- updated SPCompiledSprite-class to be public
+- updated texture utilities for sharper output
+- updated scaffold so that it is easier to create an iPad application
+- fixed bug that classes inheriting directly from SPQuad were not rendered
+- fixed that last-moment changes were not displayed when pausing stage
+- fixed bug that could lead to a white flash when textures were released
+- Special thanks to numerous forum members for bug reports, suggestions and feedback!
+
+version 0.9 - 2010-07-30
+
+- !!! interface change !!!
+ The IDs of vertices in SPQuad and SPImage have changed. ("colorOfVertex:", "texCoordsOfVertex:")
+ Before: 0 = top left, 1 = top right, 2 = bottom right, 3 = bottom left
+ AFTER: 0 = top left, 1 = top right, 2 = bottom left, 3 = bottom right
+- greatly improved rendering speed of SPTextField when used with bitmap fonts
+- greatly improved performance of touch event analysis
+- added Sparrow atlas generator (sparrow/util/atlas_generator)
+- added Sparrow texture resizer (sparrow/util/texture_scaler)
+- added support for high resolution screens (aka iPhone4's retina display)
+- added support for high resolution textures ("texture@2x.png")
+- added support for high resolution texture atlases ("atlas@2x.xml")
+- added support for high resolution bitmap fonts ("font@2x.xml")
+- added support for loading textures that are not inside the application bundle
+- added support for loading sounds that are not inside the application bundle
+- changed base SDK to iOS 4.0
+- added new event: SP_EVENT_TYPE_MOVIE_COMPLETED in SPMovieClip class
+- added experimental feature: SPCompiledSprite
+- added some missing "@private" declarations
+- fixed memory access violation when object was destroyed within an enter frame event listener
+- fixed bug that alpha values were only used when a texture was active
+- fixed bug that SPDelayedInvocation (aka SPJuggler::delayInvocationAtTarget) did not retain
+ its arguments
+- fixed bug that cancelled touch events would inhibit further user input
+- code cleanup (especially concerning designated initializers)
+- Special thanks to: Mike, Baike, Paolo, Jule and Alex_H for bug reports, suggestions and feedback!
+
+version 0.8 - 2010-06-05
+
+- added audio classes
+- added SPMovieClip class
+- added new transition functions:
+ - easeInBack / easeOutBack / easeInOutBack / easeOutInBack
+ - easeInElastic / easeOutElastic / easeInOutElastic / easeOutInElastic
+ - easeInBounce / easeOutBounce / easeInOutBounce / easeOutInBounce
+- added 'removeTweensWithTarget:'-method to juggler
+- added 'removeAllChildren'-method to SPDisplayObjectContainer
+- added new text-only constructor to SPTextField
+- added NSXMLParserDelegate protocol statement for iPhone SDK 4+
+- added packer2sparrow utility
+- added hiero2sparrow utility
+- changed transition function signature (removed delta)
+- changed rotation handling: angles now clamped from -180 to +180 degrees.
+ this should make most rotation tweens more intuitive.
+- changed license text to allow easy AppStore distribution
+- changed scaffold project to support audio
+- changed demo project
+ - new design
+ - new scene: sound
+ - new scene: movie
+- fixed touch issues when view size != stage size
+- fixed exception that occurred when the same object was added to a container twice
+- fixed flickering at application start
+- fixed method signatures in SPTexture.m
+- 'removeChild'-method in SPDisplayObjectContainer no longer throws an exception when the
+ object is not a child, but now silently ignores the failure.
+- the stage property is now accessible in the REMOVED_FROM_STAGE event
+- disabled unit test execution in iPhone SDK < 3 (unit tests are only supported by iPhone SDK 3+)
+
+version 0.7 - 2010-01-14
+
+- first public version
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+Sparrow: Simplified BSD License
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Copyright 2010 incognitek. All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are
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+
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+
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+
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+ The content of the following disclaimer is still in effect.
+
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+ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+The views and conclusions contained in the software and documentation are those of the
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+or implied, of incognitek.
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