boxmein / pixplay

This is a Processing project for creating simple pixels that react and move based on functions.

#PixPlay A small Processing project to use when wanting to try out random algorithms.
Based on Java and Processing.
Required libraries: Processing, Java

##Controls Space: Pause / Unpause simulation
Left click: Draw element
Right click: Delete element
Middle click: Pick element
Up arrow: Make brush bigger by 2px
Down arrow: Make brush smaller by 2px
1: Select PixExample
2: Select PixPowder
3: Select PixWall

##Elements

ID 1: Laser - this element just moves left. Color: red

ID 2: Powder - this element moves down like a powder. It also has a nice lightning strike effect when moving down. Color: green

ID 3: Wall - this element behaves as a wall. Color: black

##Buttons L: Selects Laser element
P: Selects Powder element
W: Selects Wall element
C: Clears the screen
H: Shows the starting message

##Notes While playing, the cursor is hidden. While paused, the cursor is shown.

##How to compile? (With Eclipse!)

1. Get the entire source code by either cloning or downloading.
2. Get Eclipse for Java (Regular), if you haven't already.
3. Get Proclipsing for Eclipse.
4. Make a new project. (Image)
5. In the Wizards menu, select Processing Project. (Image)
6. In the Processing Menu, select your Processing path and sketch directory. (Image)
   The Processing path (The extracted folder from processing.org) should look like this: (Image)
   And the sketchbook path should be in C:/Users/Username/My Documents/Processing/
7. To export, click the fancy P icon left of the test / debug icons and select either Applet or Application, with the only build configuration there. The finished files will have their own directory in the project root.

##How to compile? (With other IDE's)

1. Get the entire source by either cloning or downloading.
2. Open your IDE
3. Make a new project, select "From existing source" and then point towards your copy of the source code.
4. You'll get a lot of errors. That's because you haven't "linked" the Processing libraries yet.
5. Find your Processing directory. It should look like this: (Image) and inside, the folder "lib/".
6. Inside lib/, find "core.jar".
7. Open up your IDE and right click your project. Select something similar to "Add other archives / libraries..." and add your core.jar to the list.
8. Try debugging.

How to add JAR-s in NetBeans: Select Project Properties - Libraries - Add JAR/Folder