Processing.js 1.3 for WordPress

Processing.js is the sister project of the popular Processing visual programming language, designed for the web. Processing.js makes your data visualizations, digital art, interactive animations, educational graphs, video games, etc. work using web standards and without any plug-ins. You write code using the Processing language, include it in your web page, and Processing.js does the rest. It’s not magic, but almost.

Originally developed by Ben Fry and Casey Reas, Processing started as an open source programming language based on Java to help the electronic arts and visual design communities learn the basics of computer programming in a visual context. Processing.js takes this to the next level, allowing Processing code to be run by any HTML5 compatible browser, including current versions of Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Opera, and Internet Explorer. Processing.js brings the best of visual programming to the web, both for Processing and web developers.

Everything you need to work with Processing.js is here. You can download the most recent version of Processing.js, read Quick Start Guides for Processing Developers or JavaScript Developers, learn about the Processing language and Processing.js render modes, consult the Reference, and of course view many existing demos that use Processing.js. You can also get involved with the Processing and Processing.js communities, both of which are active and and looking for new users and developers.

Whether you’re an advanced Processing developer or completely new, whether you’re a pro with web technologies or just getting started, Processing.js bridges the gap between these two powerful technologies.

Download

Latest version: Download Processing.js v1.3.0 [zip]

Installation

  1. Upload processing-js/ to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

Changelog

1.3.0

My Graded Browser Support for Q3 2011

Since there is no update for Yahoo`s YUI Graded Browser Support in Q2 I`ve made my own list:

A-graded:

  • Firefox 4
  • Firefox 5
  • Safari 5
  • Safari for iOS 4
  • Internet Explorer 9
  • Internet Explorer 8
  • Google Chrome 11
  • Google Chrome 12
  • WebKit for Android OS 2.2
  • WebKit for Android OS 3.0

Good news for HTML5

The Internet Explorer 9 release candidate – released several days ago – supports the following functions:

  • CSS3 2D transforms
  • HTML5 Geolocation API
  • WebM codec

This means that all browsers (internet explorer, Mozilla Firefox, google chrome, apple safari and opera) now all support the WebM video codec.

Microsoft and HTML5 Video

Yesterday microsoft announced in this post that:

  • IE9 will support H.264.
  • Microsoft released an add-on for Firefox on Windows to support H.264
  • Microsoft will release a plugin for  Google Chrome on Windows to provide support for H.264.
  • Support will be provided for IE9 users who want to play WebM

What does this mean?

Why Google doesn`t want to use H.264 in Chrome – Microsoft will make a workaround.
With this workaround and WebM support I forsee a good future for H.264  and WebM.

Personally- at this moment  – I haven`t made a choice of codec yet. Maybe after reading the HTML5 Video ook, which I will be reviewing next week!

Bye bye Flash, hello HTML 5 / Javascript / CSS 3

First of all I want to say this: I don`t have anything against Flash – I just prefer HTML 5 / CSS 3 and Javascript above it.

With the release of Sencha Animator a new era has started. It`s not the end of Flash but a fresh beginning for HTML 5 and CSS 3. 
Sencha Animator provides CSS3 support and enables you to take advantage of new features, such as transitions and animations features. Use the Animator Properties panels to modify an object’s, size, color, borders, spacing, decoration, and more. Animator also lets you define your own custom CSS on a KeyFrame or Object basis.

CSS Animations are supported on recent vintage WebKit based browsers including Chrome, Safari, and mobile WebKit browsers such as the Blackberry Torch, Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
CSS Animations are not supported on Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Sencha Animator isn`t officially released but already a test version is available.

A preview can be downloaded at www.sencha.com/products/animator/download.php