Javascript thing / my new site

furnace · 12 May 2008 at 00:23

I've written some javascript thing with boxes and bombs to go in the header for my new site, which be a place for me to post about any programming/game related things I come across! Hopefully it'll be something I update as I learn more about OpenGL/C++ programming.

It wont run well on an old PC as the script isn't exactly the most efficient thing on the planet.

Have a look and let me know what you think about my sites layout and the javascript thing? I'm quite please with it all!

*snip*

edit; let me know if you have problems with the site and the moving blocks (firefox3 seems to be fixed now!)

zinc · 12 May 2008 at 01:20

Very fancy, Like it!!

How long did it take you to do?

lol like the footer "if you have problems with the site, and are using ie6, I don't care"

I hate IE6 too

Craig321 · 12 May 2008 at 01:28

furnace said:
I've written some javascript thing with boxes and bombs to go in the header for my new site, which be a place for me to post about any programming/game related things I come across! Hopefully it'll be something I update as I learn more about OpenGL/C++ programming.

It wont run well on an old PC as the script isn't exactly the most efficient thing on the planet.

Have a look and let me know what you think about my sites layout and the javascript thing? I'm quite please with it all!

http://www.gamefurnace.com/

edit; let me know if you have problems with the moving blocks. apparently firefox3 doesnt like it

That's pretty cool. Nice and unique

Augmented · 12 May 2008 at 01:29

I like it, very smart bit of javascripting. However, Opera doesn't like it either [Opera/9.50 (X11; Linux i686; U; en)] and it refuses to run the header animation.

furnace · 12 May 2008 at 22:11

Glad you like it

It took me most (all) of my weekend... first version took a few hours but was at like a quarter of the framerate and used ~95% CPU, lots of bugs, added bombs, fixed bugs, sped things up, rewrote... but it's all good fun :cool:

Augmented said:
I like it, very smart bit of javascripting. However, Opera doesn't like it either [Opera/9.50 (X11; Linux i686; U; en)] and it refuses to run the header animation.

It should be nice and Operariffic now?

Ross1234 · 12 May 2008 at 22:23

Works in firefox 3 beta 5.

It uses 30% CPU in vista for me.

However, in ie7 it uses 80%! OMGWTF!

furnace · 12 May 2008 at 22:37

lol!

I haven't tested in Vista (I don't have a copy of it)...

It uses <5% CPU here on XP in FF2, IE7 and Opera 9.27 :confused:

I'm on a 1.8Ghz Core2Duo.

I think I will give the option to set a 'stop animation' cookie.

Pulse · 12 May 2008 at 22:44

Uses very little CPU here, and is working in Firefox 3 Beta 5

Ross1234 · 12 May 2008 at 22:58

I only have a little AMD single core though

MR_Punk · 12 May 2008 at 23:01

Working all spiffy on Safari!

unwashed potato! · 12 May 2008 at 23:06

sorry if this has been said but when clicking th stop animation in ff2 it doesn't stop

furnace · 12 May 2008 at 23:13

Mammalian said:
sorry if this has been said but when clicking th stop animation in ff2 it doesn't stop

The joys of people looking at the site whilst I'm developing it!

That thing doesn't work and I just gave up on it 'cos it was taking too long and wasn't interesting enough

s'gone now!

GeForce · 12 May 2008 at 23:16

Looks brilliant! I like that. Uses <5% CPU using FF2 on an Athlon 4400+ X2 here.

Jon

Hamish · 12 May 2008 at 23:17

MicrosoftAreWhatNow?()

furnace · 12 May 2008 at 23:20

Hamish said:
MicrosoftAreWhatNow?()

It's in the code, it doesn't count

They're too lazy to do a proper onfocus and onblur function though, that's what the functions for!

unwashed potato! · 12 May 2008 at 23:31

oo i have notcied something though i guess this is on purpose for cpu saving?

i use 2 monitors, and when clicking off the browser onto something else the header script pauses. is this intended?

furnace · 12 May 2008 at 23:34

Mammalian said:
oo i have notcied something though i guess this is on purpose for cpu saving?

i use 2 monitors, and when clicking off the browser onto something else the header script pauses. is this intended?

It is indeed! I wondered if anyone would notice. I figure if someone was browsing my site (especially if multi-tabbing pages on my site) the last thing they'd want is it stealing all their CPU cycles... so it only runs the animation whilst the window's in focus.