It is very quiet

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Lately it has been very quiet on the forum. Is it the time of the year or AI?
Just curious.

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Superbowl weekend in the US? :rofl:

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I thought you were quietly working on releasing Hype 4.5 :frowning:

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5.0 :wink:

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Straight to 5 eh, there was 3.5 though? Anyhoo, I gotta see it to believe it. Though it makes sense, 2025 version 5. You know how to keep things in suspense.

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Well, there was no 3.1 (and there is 4.1). It is all pretty arbitrary :slight_smile:.

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I am so happy and awaiting what @jonathan wields that wand for that 5.0 magic. So happy! Looking forward to the new beta phase! I wonder what Python will be replaced with… and what from the :beetle: tracker will be considered and how much of IE we will :wastebasket:

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I've been quiet because when need to ask a question I feel like I should already know the answer, and I worry everyone is rolling their eyes like "ugghhh.. what do you want NOW?" :rofl:

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Well, speaking for myself (not in the context of being the developer):

  • most questions represent mini-challenges that are fun to answer
  • Even if I have one particular answer, it doesn't mean other people chiming in won't give new ideas I could use in future projects
  • helping people is satisfying

So please always feel free to ask!

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oh, something's cooking in Tumult Hype's dev kitchen !

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One's curiosity leads to people talking Hype 5 :wink: backed by @MaxZieb most liked sentiment :smiley:

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I started working on a book project, so I was staying off the forums so I could concentrate… it didn't work. :smile:

That's not the way I see it. Usually my reaction is…

  • Oh, that's easy. I can solve that!
  • Eh, too easy. I'll let someone else solve that.
  • I wonder if I have a template that matches that problem.
  • What?! No one replied? Maybe I should fix that!

Often, someone already responded, so then my reaction is like Tuxedo Max meme…

  • “Looks like my job is done here.”
  • “…but you didn't do anything.”
  • …

JXA is still not dead yet. :smile:

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:bed::sleeping::zzz:

How would it be AI? Wouldn't that make the forum artificially active, with robots talking to robots?

…oh, perhaps AI is solving all the problems instead of the forums. Let's try a test…

How to vertically center text in Tumult Hype?

To vertically center text within a text box or container in Tumult Hype, you can adjust the line height within the text box itself or use CSS properties like display: flex and align-items: center on the parent container. Alternatively, you can use CSS Grid layout with align-items: center.

Uh, that didn't exactly work in Hype…

center-text.zip (10.4 KB)

…in the Hype app it wasn't centered, but the text was vertically centered when previewed in the browser.

How to add Howler.js to Tumult Hype?

To add Howler.js to Tumult Hype, follow these steps:

  • Include the Howler.js library:
    • Download the Howler.js library from its official website or a CDN.
    • Drag and drop the howler.min.js file into the Resource Library in your Hype project. Alternatively, you can add the following code within the <head>tag:

It continues with code and more details. I didn't test it. What I found interesting was the first link, which leads here… Create Audio playlist with Howler.js

…and ironically the conversation seems to get derailed when AI is involved. :smile:

But, AI is certainly a concern for the health of the web. Lately, the AI Summary in Google has been pretty good overall and I've been visiting websites less. If websites can't make money, they won't create content. I've been seeing less advertisements on Google too. I think using AI like this might break the Internet. It's already annoying how a lot of content is getting hidden behind logins.

I did a podcast about the problem… AI Is Here, Now What?! :robot::man_shrugging:t2:

…one funny part was asking Google's AI why Google should be broken up. It actually gave an answer. :smile:

And yet, aside from Google search results, I'm not really using AI. I already turned off Apple Intelligence on my main computer because the extra storage space is more valuable to me than the AI features.

It did make a semi-decent skateboarding chicken though. :smile:

But, is AI is able to solve advanced problems…

How to add Phaser Box2D to Tumult Hype?

I'm not feeling happy about the answer…

3. Integrate with JavaScript:

  • Create a new "Action Script" or modify an existing one in Hype to interact with Phaser Box2D.
  • Use JavaScript to:
    • Create a Box2D world.
    • Add physics bodies (like sprites) to the world.
    • Configure their properties (like mass, shape, and whether they are static or dynamic).
    • Update the physics simulation on each frame.

Wouldn't that negate the reason for using Hype? How exactly do I create a Box2D world and add Physics bodies? There were no code examples with the answer.

Anyway, I was thinking the lack of a major Hype update in almost six years is the main reason for the lack of activity. I suppose AI could solve some common problems with Hype, but it seems to hit a wall pretty quick.

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:100:… I still use it nearly daily and :heart: it.
Really am looking forward to a new major release.

Btw the AI thing, give it more context. I had to take down my HypeGPT as I cancelled my teams subscription. I should rebuild it now under my plus account.

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I think Hype is one of the most underrated apps ever. It should have been the successor to Flash. Instead, I didn't even see it mentioned on the first page when searching for an Alternative to Flash…

I saw other apps were listed, but not Tumult Hype. Cross platform support is the biggest issue.

So, if the huge delay is to expand the platforms supported by Hype, then that's good. If not, what's going on?! :hushed:

Shouldn't Tumult do that? While I like this forum, there's very little activity here, so why not replace it with automated tech support? :thinking:

…but that's sorta my point with AI. Two of the three questions were trick questions. Is the AI going to know about the vertical centering glitch? Is the AI going to know about the futility of adding a separate Physics engine in Hype?

That's where this forum is useful. It's where you can get the strategy, experience, and new ideas that an AI response can't quite replicate — at least not yet. :smile: