KMinesweeper: Minesweeper for kindle - Page 3

Hanspeter · 12-26-2016, 04:27 AM

I give it a try.

We have some games here (mostly wriiten in C) like xMahjong, Kondike and others. But all this games are Kual extensions. To use them you need to understand and install Kual first and the the game extension.

I would love to see more games and applications that you can install and organize as simple as a book.

That was the reason for my question. There should be a lot of simple Java GPL games in the internet that could be converted into Kindle eBook games if the changes are not that big.

But if you needed to rewrite most of the code that this makes only scene if the developer is personally interested in the game / application.

encol · 12-26-2016, 08:06 AM

It was my first kindlet, probably there is some simpler way to port a java swing app.
Most of the code i wrote was to optimize the repaint of the screen only when necessary and only on the portion of the screen that has changes.
If you can accept to repaint the whole screen frequently, the porting is simpler.

However, remember that e-ink displays are slow, so only "static" games/app (like board games) can be easily ported

Another thing is that kindle's jvm has a smaller api set compared to the JREs used from many of the GPL apps you can find internet

knc1 · 12-26-2016, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by encol

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However, remember that e-ink displays are slow, so only "static" games/app (like board games) can be easily ported
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You might want to look-up (search: gmplay and his nickname) how geekmaster did streaming video on the Kindles.

That is:
The newer combination of e-ink screen, hardware controller, and firmware is not as slow as you might think.

Note:
I am pretty sure he did not use the Java API, but the results should be informative.

(gm is very busy and may not have time to answer PMs)

2cukica4 · 12-26-2016, 11:48 AM

My PW1 (FW 5.6.1) reports an error.

There is the log file content:

[26/12/2016 18:39] KMinesweeper (v. 1)

com.encol.kminesweeper.Main: Target device is not a test device

encol · 12-26-2016, 11:52 AM

Have you jailbroken your device?

2cukica4 · 12-26-2016, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by encol

Have you jailbroken your device?

No. Did I have?

knc1 · 12-26-2016, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2cukica4

No. Did I have?

Yes, it is a requirement.

12-26-2016, 08:06 AM	#32
encol Evangelist Posts: 416 Karma: 765432 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Italy Device: Kindle PW3 5.8.5.0.1	It was my first kindlet, probably there is some simpler way to port a java swing app. Most of the code i wrote was to optimize the repaint of the screen only when necessary and only on the portion of the screen that has changes. If you can accept to repaint the whole screen frequently, the porting is simpler. However, remember that e-ink displays are slow, so only "static" games/app (like board games) can be easily ported Another thing is that kindle's jvm has a smaller api set compared to the JREs used from many of the GPL apps you can find internet Last edited by encol; 12-26-2016 at 08:12 AM.

12-26-2016, 11:48 AM	#34
2cukica4 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2013 Device: Kindle PW	My PW1 (FW 5.6.1) reports an error. There is the log file content: [26/12/2016 18:39] KMinesweeper (v. 1) com.encol.kminesweeper.Main: Target device is not a test device Last edited by 2cukica4; 12-26-2016 at 12:27 PM.

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12-26-2016, 04:27 AM	#31
Hanspeter Connoisseur Posts: 77 Karma: 150 Join Date: Jul 2014 Device: Kindel PW1, Voyager	I give it a try. We have some games here (mostly wriiten in C) like xMahjong, Kondike and others. But all this games are Kual extensions. To use them you need to understand and install Kual first and the the game extension. I would love to see more games and applications that you can install and organize as simple as a book. That was the reason for my question. There should be a lot of simple Java GPL games in the internet that could be converted into Kindle eBook games if the changes are not that big. But if you needed to rewrite most of the code that this makes only scene if the developer is personally interested in the game / application.

12-26-2016, 11:52 AM	#35
encol Evangelist Posts: 416 Karma: 765432 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Italy Device: Kindle PW3 5.8.5.0.1	Have you jailbroken your device?