February 21, 2006

This is why we beta test, example 2,934

Posted at February 21, 2006 09:08 PM in BitWise .

First, I apologize for the unusual gap between posts. Lots has been going on, which you'll find out about very soon. The old hint about the new nova still applies. :)

Next up, we're still looking for someone with an Intel Mac to do some testing, especially using the voice chat. The offer for a free Plus membership for Intel Mac testing is still valid.

Lastly, the past couple of days have involved some head-scratching wondering why metal-enabled windows on the Mac version are showing up totally white, as shown in the screenshot posted in the forums. The cause was finally located deep within the wxWidgets code. Basically, the way that the metal status is stored and set was changed, but the old way that left various state variables out of sync was still available. The irony was that the offending line had absolutely nothing to do with window appearance, which is why the solution was somewhat elusive.

Stories like that just make you wish you were a programmer, don't they?