Features/Tick based animation - Revision history

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	== Current status ==		== Current status ==
	* ~~Targeted release:~~ 0.~~108~~		* Merged in 0.109.0.1
	* Last updated: ~~5 October 2015~~		* Last updated: 18 June 2016
	* Percentage of completion: 75%		* Percentage of completion: 100% MERGED

	== Detailed Description ==		== Detailed Description ==

SAMdroid at 23:22, 5 October 2015

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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
			Smoother Animations.

	Animate each frame as Gtk+ needs a new frame drawn instead of at whatever frame rate we want.		Animate each frame as Gtk+ needs a new frame drawn instead of at whatever frame rate we want.

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	== Current status ==		== Current status ==
	* Targeted release: 0.108		* Targeted release: 0.108
	* Last updated: ~~4 July~~ 2015		* Last updated: 5 October 2015
	* Percentage of completion: 50%		* Percentage of completion: 75%

	== Detailed Description ==		== Detailed Description ==
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	* Toolkit implementation (100%): https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-toolkit-gtk3/pull/213		* Toolkit implementation (100%): https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-toolkit-gtk3/pull/213
	* Frame and Home view (100%): https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/pull/505 Frame and homeview are a good spot for tick based animation as we are not cpu bound to open the frame or change views - the animation can take up 100% cpu and all will be fine		* Frame and Home view (100%): https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/pull/505 Frame and homeview are a good spot for tick based animation as we are not cpu bound to open the frame or change views - the animation can take up 100% cpu and all will be fine
	* Pulsing icon (~~20%~~): https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/pull/513 Opening an activity is a cpu bound task, so this is probably the wrong space for animations that steal all of the cpu.		* Pulsing icon (NO-GO): https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/pull/513 Opening an activity is a cpu bound task, so this is probably the wrong space for animations that steal all of the cpu. This patch TRIPLES activity start times on the XO4.

	== Benefit to Sugar ==		== Benefit to Sugar ==
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	== Scope ==		== Scope ==
	~~Doesn't break anything~~.		Animation consumers need to add the "widget=x" when creating an animator so they can have the tick callback attached.

	~~Animation consumers need to add the "widget=x" when creating an animator so they can have the tick callback attached~~.		Consumers who don't are not effected.

	==UI Design==		==UI Design==
	~~Some animations (aka. plusing icon) look completely different when they are actually smooth.~~		None

	== How To Test ==		== How To Test ==

	~~1. Apply the patches <~~https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-toolkit-gtk3/pull/~~213> and <https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/pull/505>~~		https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-toolkit-gtk3/pull/258#issuecomment-145695297
	~~2. Open the frame and notice the smoothness~~
	~~3. Press F6 over and over again to enjoy all the frames in the animation~~
	~~4. Change between home views (F1-F3) to enjoy the smoothness of the animating size of the xo~~-~~person~~

	== User Experience ==		== User Experience ==
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	== Documentation ==		== Documentation ==
	~~add~~ the ~~widget=x~~		Included in the toolkit patch

	== Release Notes ==		== Release Notes ==
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	== Comments and Discussion ==		== Comments and Discussion ==

	~~All the~~ pull ~~requests~~		https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-toolkit-gtk3/pull/258
			https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/pull/572

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== Summary ==
Animate each frame as Gtk+ needs a new frame drawn instead of at whatever frame rate we want.

== Owner ==
* Name: Sam P.
* Email: *@sam.today

== Current status ==
* Targeted release: 0.108
* Last updated: 4 July 2015
* Percentage of completion: 50%

== Detailed Description ==
Gtk+ 3.8 introduces the idea of a 'tick'. This can have a callback attached to it. This is used to do animations in GtkPopover and the other Gtk+ widgets that have animations. Therefore, sugar should not just do out animations at 20fps. If the animation could go at 120fps because the computer is awesome, why not? If the computer is bad and it can only render 5fps, why worry about any more?

This feature can be split up into many parts:

* Toolkit implementation (100%): https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-toolkit-gtk3/pull/213
* Frame and Home view (100%): https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/pull/505 Frame and homeview are a good spot for tick based animation as we are not cpu bound to open the frame or change views - the animation can take up 100% cpu and all will be fine
* Pulsing icon (20%): https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/pull/513 Opening an activity is a cpu bound task, so this is probably the wrong space for animations that steal all of the cpu.

== Benefit to Sugar ==
Smoother animation.

No legit, that is the only benefit.

== Scope ==
Doesn't break anything.

Animation consumers need to add the "widget=x" when creating an animator so they can have the tick callback attached.

==UI Design==
Some animations (aka. plusing icon) look completely different when they are actually smooth.

== How To Test ==

1. Apply the patches <https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-toolkit-gtk3/pull/213> and <https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/pull/505>
2. Open the frame and notice the smoothness
3. Press F6 over and over again to enjoy all the frames in the animation
4. Change between home views (F1-F3) to enjoy the smoothness of the animating size of the xo-person

== User Experience ==
Smoother animations.

== Dependencies ==
Needs Gtk 3.8 to look different.

== Contingency Plan ==
None necessary, revert to previous release behaviour

== Documentation ==
add the widget=x

== Release Notes ==
Animations are now smoother than ever on newer hardware. Animations dynamically change FPS to leave no cpu cycle wasted.

== Comments and Discussion ==

All the pull requests