This is a tiny release that now re-enables the left and right cursor keys in the journals. The caveat being that the journal must be in focus and the mouse cannot be over the map pane.
These keys used to be disabled due to the fact that they used to accidently trigger inopportune tab changes.
That’s it for this update – I said it was tiny!
As for the future, I will be posting a video relatively soon that will describe where Sojour is and where I want to take it. I will also be talking about the engineering challenges that I will need to overcome to give you folk the best possible solo journaling system.
Prior to that future update, what I can talk about, is one of the most critical challenges that I currently face: Sojour’s 32 bit graphics engine called Ionian.
Ionian’s biggest issue is that it can only be 32 bit, but Microsoft’s latest development tools only allow for 64 bit development – as a result I have to write a brand new graphics engine – in this case it is called Dorian .
Dorian has many advantages over Ionian.
It’s 64 bit which will enable me to get the rest of Sojour onto much more modern development platforms. Dorian is also User Interface agnostic – Ionian only used to work with WinForms – Dorian works with anything Windows based.
The final bonus is that Dorian can simultaneously render to as many windows as you need (as seen in the screenshot) – Ionian by contrast, can only render to a single window. It’s one of the reasons why you can only see one map at a time in Sojour.
Once Dorian is integrated into Sojour, we will have the ability to display multiple maps simultaneously, including sending ‘player-focused’ maps to another monitor for customers using Sojour as a GM aid.
I won’t say much more, suffice to say that writing a custom graphics engine takes time, plus there are many other technologies that we need to talk about.
I will talk about these in the near future – we just need a little patience!
Also, for those that don’t know, once you pay for Sojour, all new updates are free – including this technology upgrade when it is done.
In the mean time…
Have Fun!
RobP
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