What's new - Version history

• Gallery related improvements:
  • Notify user when overwriting existing scenario on Gallery.
  • Dialog boxes in applets no longer freeze the browser.
  • Add tags when exporting to Gallery.
  • When "Locking" the scenario, disable moving of objects with the mouse.
  • Option to include source code when exporting.
  • Title-field to change the name of a scenario as it is seen on Gallery.
  • Fixed bug: submitting scenario with a multi-line description broke the scenario.
• "Get" objects from inspector/method result into the world.
• Speed slider range is changed.
• And a lot of bug fixes...

• Added balloons scenario to Greenfoot distribution.
• Added 'Inspect...' function in class menu.
• Bug fixed: Invoking static methods does not show return values.
• Bug fixed: Inspector does not display static variables.
• Bug fixed: Keypressed not properly re-initialised on restart.
• Bug fixed: Clicking an actor does not always return top most actor.

• Mouse support added to the Greenfoot API. This might break existing scenarios that are using the mouse.
• Setting the paint order works for subclasses as well.
• Changed default background and foreground colour for GreenfootImage.
• Method added to specify act order of objects.
• Changing the world background image through the GUI updates the instantiated world's image.
• Bug fixes for Mac OS Leopard.
• Bug fixes in sound support.

• Internationalization of Greenfoot UI
• German translation of UI.
• Greeenfoot no longer quits when closing last scenario.
• Opening of recently opened projects.
• Actors getWidth() and getHeight() can now be called from the Actors constructor.
• "Save as" for projects.
• Better handling of laptops going into sleep mode, and changing network connections.
• Click-order of Actors in the world will always select top most Actor.
• API-change: Greenfoot.delay(int) takes a parameter to specify how long to wait.
• API-change: added act() method to World.

• Export to "MyGame" web site added.
• Focus problems with controls fixed.
• "Export" warning on Windows removed.
• Fixed inconsistency in compile dependency behaviour.
• Changed collision detection algorithm (performance improvements).
• Introduced "greenfoot.defs" for settings.
• Fixed "Pause" button in applets.
• Method added to specify paint order of objects.

• 'Export' function added to export scenarios to stand-alone applications and web-based applets.
• Key input bug fixed.
• Array inspection fixed.
• Attempt to place actors out of world bounds does not throw exception anymore.
• Compile dependency problem fixed.
• Other bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Support for sound.
• Support for multi-user systems (concurrent execution of multiple Greenfoot instances).
• New class templates updated.
• Templates for new classes user configurable (in lib/greenfoot/templates).
• Inspectors are updated when values change.
• World repaining logic improved.
• New API method: added Greendoot.delay() (causes the current thread to sleep for a while, according to the position of the speed slider).
• API change: renamed Greenfoot.pauseSimulation() and Greenfoot.resumeSimulation() to Greenfoot.stopSimulation() and Greenfoot.startSimulation().
• Classbrowser correctly reflects changes if a class changes superclass.
• Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements.

`Greenfoot 1.0.2 (17. Jul 2006)

• Minor bug fixes.

Greenfoot 1.0.1 (20. Jun 2006)

• Minor bug fixes.

Greenfoot 1.0 (31. May 2006)

• Initial full release.

Greenfoot 0.9 (11. May 2006)

• The user interface has been improved (and we have a new logo)
• Keyboard support was added (we can write games now)
• New scenario to demonstrate keyboard support: Lunar Lander
• Supports classes other than subclasses of Actor and World
• Changed how objects are added to the world.
• Improved Greenfoot startup time
• Added a Greenfoot class to interact with the environment.
• Many bug fixes and improvements.

Greenfoot 0.5 (31. Mar 2006)

• Some API changes.
• Images can now be selected for a class from the greenfoot UI.
• Improved collision detection.
• Requires Java 5.