v3.1.0 — TypeScript support, multiple ct.js windows support, translations, and a bunch of QoL improvements and fixes

Ct.js v3.1.0 is out! 🎉

TypeScript support, multiple ct.js windows support, translations, and a bunch of QoL improvements and fixes

Though I had little time working on ct.js these days, our marvellous community has made up for it and prepared a huge set of bug fixes, improvements, and cool new features!

Shoutout to @markmehere, @firecakes, Tho_mas from Discord, @FlipFloop, and @leedigital for their pull requests!

• @markmehere added support for TypeScript syntax (yay!), ARM builds for MacOs, and multi-window workflow, besides polishing and maintaining other stuff.
• @firecakes solved an issue with unintended property linking in the room editor when you duplicate copies and change their properties.
• @leedigital, once again, worked on better cross-platform support and provided fixes for edge cases with the filesystem.
• Tho_mas helped fix the ct.capture.object method and introduced a new one — ct.capture.portion, to take a portion of the screen as a downloadable screenshot.
• @FlipFloop optimized image assets used by the editor, so it should be a bit slimmer now.

Sarpmanon, GambleBranch, @leedigital, @emaoshushu, @FlipFloop, and @rtauziac were also working hard and updated Turkish, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese and French translations 🎉 This release is such a great jump in translation quality thanks to you! 💖

Thanks to myOmochi Games for supporting me on Boosty. We also got new patrons — Dēmētrius ille and GAKONS, and even a sponsor — Alexandr Chubutkin! You can support me on Boosty, too, by becoming a patron or making a one-time donation: https://boosty.to/comigo

I’ve also remade the old patron screen in ct.js to display patrons from a new donation/subscription system.

Changelog

Mon Nov 07 2022

✨ New Features

• Adds TypeScript support (#369 by @markmehere)
• Allow multiple projects open at once (#378 by @markmehere)
• ct.res.groups and group field in rooms and templates.
• Support for Apple Silicon builds (#368 by @markmehere)

⚡️ General Improvements

• Add context menu to the room editor to delete, copy, and paste items
• Better French translations (#371 by @rtauziac aka Crazyrems)
• Clean up gulpfile from unneeded packages and remove builds after zipping them
• Complete patrons tab, add a little shoutout to the starting screen
• ct.capture: add portion method (by Tho_mas), fix object method
• Define types for all the keys of IProject
• Do not minify HTML/CSS if not minifying JavaScript (#364 by @markmehere)
• Lossless image optimization for ct.js assets (#374 by @FlipFloop)
• Notepad now accepts free text (#376 by @markmehere)
• Tabbable copies and improved keyboard support in the room editor (#372 by @markmehere)
• Tooltip and alt-click for palette color removal (#375 by @markmehere)
• :globe_with_meridians: Add Turkish translation by Sarpmanon from our Discord server!
• :globe_with_meridians: Update Dutch translation, by GambleBranch
• :globe_with_meridians: Update Brazilian Portuguese translation (#384 by @leedigital)
• :globe_with_meridians: Update Chinese Simplified translations (#385 by @emaoshushu)
• :globe_with_meridians: Better French translation (#393 by @FlipFloop)
• :globe_with_meridians: Update Russian translation

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Add a missing name field to IStyle interface
• Apply changes in the properties panel when saving a room
• Delete typings on reset all (#373 by @markmehere)
• Examples on Mac should be clonable only (can’t save inside the app itself)
• Fix a dumb typo in project-selector tag
• Fix a tiny typo at russian description of Frame End event
• Fix broken Pointer Enter, Pointer Leave events
• Fix custom property cloning link issue (#388 by @firecakes)
• Fix issues with timer events in the Catsteroids example
• Fixed bug of not showing texture and sound gallery when ctjs is run outside of your home directory (#386 by @leedigital)
• Names of content types should be marked as required
• Remove Wheel Scroll event — it was never supported by pixi.js v5.3.9. Use Actions and ct.pointer inputs instead.

📝 Docs

• :bento: Update vuepress to v2-beta-51
• :bug: Fix English headers in informative blocks on Russian locale
• :zap: Update several Russian pages

🌐 Website

• :pencil: Update changelog for v3.0.1

🌻 Misc

• :arrow_up: Upgrade to Monaco 0.34 (#377 by @markmehere)

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