The following is a list of the changes to the known issues in this SDK.
Importing tools/local server directly from Python has changed. Previously you could import them using ‘turbulenz.tools.*’ and ‘turbulenz.devserver.*’, now you must invoke them via ‘turbulenz_tools.tools.*’ and ‘turbulenz_local.*’.
Any manual changes to release.ini configuration files have to be manually applied to the release.ini, after first running the local server command for the first time, since the file needs to be generated.
The default list of games in the local server flows onto the next page. You must click the arrow to scroll to the second page to see all applications.
The Linux SDK does not include a browser plugin. Developers can build and deploy plugin versions of their games, but only run the canvas versions.
Placing Firebug breakpoints before window.onload in debug builds results in the Turbulenz Engine failing to load properly.
The “insert” key is not supported on macs when using the plugin.
On IE the samples’ slider and text controls are not fully functional.
With the canvas versions of applications the captured mouse can move outside of the browser’s window. This is because a consistent definition of ‘mouse lock’ functionality for canvas is yet to be defined.
Creating a GraphicsDevice with width or height of 0 may fail on some configurations on Windows where Angle is used.
On Windows Vista with an ATI video card, Firefox may not refresh the display until the browser is activated or moved.
Under Mac OS X, switching to full-screen browsing under Firefox 3.6 while the plugin version of the engine is running can result in rendering being halted.
WebGL performance in Firefox may be limited by the browser’s current implementation. Consider using Chrome to get a better representation of WebGL performance.
The plugin implementation of the engine requires a CPU that supports SSE2.
When running intensive JavaScript applications that push the performance of the platform, such as the multiple animations, the browser may become less responsive. You may have to manually terminate the process to regain control. Make sure the browser you are using can handle JavaScript running at full load and scale up slowly. See the Turbulenz recommendations for the preferred browser to use for development.
The following browsers and configurations show low performance and unreliable behavior when running the debug samples with the plugin: * Chrome * Firefox 4 and above (with out of process plugins enabled. See Running in Process).
In debug mode with out-of-process plugins enabled, Firefox can invoke callbacks during calls to the engine. This can lead to apparently erratic behavior. (See Running in Process)
Some browsers don’t support delete on engine object properties (plugin only), e.g. delete techniqueParameters.diffuse does not work, use techniqueParameters.diffuse = undefined instead.
Erratic behavior has been observed in Safari 5.0 on Mac OS X, relating to input and debug mode applications. Turbulenz recommend using Safari 5.1 if any of this behavior is observed.
The SVG samples doesn’t work on Internet Explorer 8 in any mode. This is related to IE8 not parsing the SVG file correctly.
The nVidia drivers (version 8.17.12.7061 - 8.17.12.7533) bug causes multiple render targets to render the output for the first target to all target textures. nVidia have now fixed this bug in the latest driver download on their website. The current work around for shaders generated with cgfx2json is to reorder any writes to gl_FragData so they are in order. nVidia have now fixed this bug through windows update or the latest driver download on their website. If an update is not possible follow the steps in this example.
For shader support the plugin implementation of the engine requires a GPU that supports GLSL (OpenGL Shading Language).
The SDK HTML help search feature does not work on Chrome. See http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=47416.
Running Turbulenz tools at the same time as the local server can sometimes result in access errors in “simplejson_speedupds.pyd”. Please close the local server before running any Turbulenz tools.
Sound stuttering can be heard when the browser is using 100% of CPU.
In some cases on Windows 7, the SDK installer is unable to automatically open the Windows Firewall for the Local Server on a local network if UAC is enabled. To allow the local server to be accessed over a local network, please manually update the Windows Firewall rule.
When using the InputDevice, certain browsers can take a little longer to release the mouse pointer when pressing ESC. Try holding ESC for a longer period of time, or alternatively use alt-tab to navigate to a different window (windows only) or end the process if the browser stops responding.
In canvas mode, some browsers do not correctly distinguish between left and right version of some modifyer keys (CONTROL, ALT, etc).