PennController beta 0.3

PennController 1.0 is now available! This is the first public release of a non-beta version.

Changelog

Fixes

• Proceeded to complete engine overhaul
• Default prefix is now ‘Elements’ (e.g. PennController.Elements.newText(“myText”, “hello”) )
• Fixed ResetPrefix (was testing type with “text” insteand of “string”)
• New format for saved lines (now [ElementType, ElementName, Parameter, Value, EventTime, Comments])
• Default commands are now specific to a trial
• Printed elements are now all embedded in a container DIV and assigned classes based on their type and their name
• Trials can now be run multiple times (when their labels appear more than once in shuffleSequence)
• GetTable().setLabel, GetTable().setItem and GetTable().setGroup now return the table
• Settings commands ‘before’ and ‘after’ now inherit blocking from the commands they execute
• Scale buttons now save option’s index if no label was specified
• Fixed timer.settings.callback (froze)
• Fixed key.test.pressed()

New features

• PennController._AddElementType for developers to design their own element types like text, audio, etc.
• PennController._AddStandardCommands for developers to add commands to all elements of all types
• Added PennController.Header and PennController.Footer
• Added .noHeader and .noFooter methods for PennController
• Added .log method for PennController, to add columns (previously known as .logAppend, which now adds lines)
• Added .setOption method for PennController
• Added new element type: Var
• Added new element type: Tooltip
• Added Settings command .slider for Scale elements
• Added Settings commands .horizontal and .vertical for Scale elements
• Added Test command .ended for Timer elements
• Added Action command .stop for Timer elements
• Added Test command .clicked for Button elements
• Added Settings command .length for TextInput elements
• Added Test command .complete and Action command .warn for Html elements
• Added Settings command .once for Youtube elements
• Added Test commands .ended and .clicked for Youtube elements
• Added Test command .printed as Standard
• Added Settings commands .hidden and .visible as Standard
• Added Settings command .settings.selector as Standard (added by Selector)
• Added Action command .setVar as Standard (added by Var)
• Added options to .settings.log for TextInput, including possibility to record every single key press

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