Multitasking and Open Feint removal

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#1

Hi guys,

I’m the process of picking a development platform and i desperately want to pick corona mostly because of it’s simplicity (and also because of the community – you all seem to be a cool and helpful bunch!).

That said, there are just two things that are holding me back:

  1. Multitasking (i.e. fast app switching) and;
  2. Unnecessary feature removal as in Open feint and anything else that will slow down load times.

I’ve gone through a lot of the posts and have seen them mentioned here and there (multitasking support was included in a poll that you guys ran) but there isn’t any real indicator of a time frame.

In regards to the open feint removal, i’ve read that for the paid version of Corona, only explicitly included features are packaged, however, the issue was not confirmed from what i’ve seen. If this is indeed the case, though, i’d like to know if it could also be implemented in the trial.

With the app i’m trying to make, i feel that the app load time is quite important which is why i’m asking about these features.

Please, if anyone can answer these, that would be awesome! I seriously don’t want to have to go to Airplay! I spent almost an entire day trying to get a demo running! (but that’s maybe because i’m an idiot)

Thanks!

Jimmy [import]uid: 47766 topic_id: 8343 reply_id: 308343[/import]

#2

Hey Jimmy,

Guess this post got a bit buried, hey? >.
Anyway, I’ll try to answer;

One)
Multitasking is supported now to the extent that your app wont crash or quit - when it is resumed it will start at the start, however. Previously this was not the case and it would quit on you.

Two)
OpenFeint is NOT included unless specifically requested in the paid version - that is correct.

I hope that helps, at least to get some clarity if not direct help :wink:

Peach [import]uid: 10144 topic_id: 8343 reply_id: 31692[/import]

#3

Thanks for the reply, Peach!

So what i’d like to know now is when those features will be implemented – for point 1, i’d like to know when proper multi tasking will be supported; and for point 2, i was wondering if/when the same thing will be implemented into the free/trial version.

Thanks! [import]uid: 47766 topic_id: 8343 reply_id: 31978[/import]

#4

I am afraid the only people who likely know that for sure is Carlos and Walter, the founders.

As to the second question, my first answer is appropriate there too.

Sorry! I’m afraid I don’t have any more information on these subjects.

Peach [import]uid: 10144 topic_id: 8343 reply_id: 31986[/import]

#5

That’s cool, thanks for your help!

p.s it just came to me why your name is so familiar… aren’t you the Corona Aussie ambassador? I saw your name on the Corona blog somewhere and i remembered it cos you’re from australia as well. If it’s not you, please disregard what i just said :slight_smile: [import]uid: 47766 topic_id: 8343 reply_id: 32271[/import]

#6

In the release that is going live this week, we fixed the suspend / resume behavior. However, on iOS to take advantage of it, you must set the iphone plist setting in your build.settings for
UIApplicationExitsOnSuspend = false
We may change the default for this in a future release.

I believe we include OpenFeint in trial builds, but for paid versions, we try to only include it if you need it to shrink the binary size.

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#7

@jvnau - Why yes; that would be me :3 How flattering you recalled my name! Thank you :slight_smile: (I’m in Sydney, by the way.)

@Eric - Thrilled to hear about suspend/resume :smiley:

Peach :slight_smile: [import]uid: 10144 topic_id: 8343 reply_id: 32419[/import]

#8

Thanks ewing

I’ve tested out the fast app switching and it’s working awesomely!

The open feint thing is not a major issue but it would be good if the trial also had the option to remove it.

@peach: me too! [import]uid: 47766 topic_id: 8343 reply_id: 32842[/import]

#9

Hey Peach,

Didn’t know you are in Sydney! I’m in Melbourne. Should have an Oz Corona developer meetup one of these days :stuck_out_tongue:

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#10

I’d love to meet other Australian Corona users; hopefully in the near future we will get the opportunity for a conference or the like :slight_smile: [import]uid: 52491 topic_id: 8343 reply_id: 33375[/import]