release

doc/guide.html

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 <details class="doc_details"><summary>About</summary>
     This is <a href="http://hdrobotic.com/" target="_blank">Dexter</a> Development Environment<br/>
-    version:  <span id="dde_version_id">2.0.12</span><br/>
-    released: <span id="dde_release_date_id">Aug 22, 2017</span>
+    version:  <span id="dde_version_id">2.0.13</span><br/>
+    released: <span id="dde_release_date_id">Aug 23, 2017</span>
     <p/>
     DDE helps you create, debug, and send software to a Dexter robot.
     You can use any JavaScript augmented with DDE-specific functions to help find out about,

doc/ref_man.html

@@ -910,6 +910,8 @@
         Instead of a url as the argument, you can pass a literal JS object
         with lots of options, described at:
         <a target="_blank" href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/request">options</a>
+        <p/>
+        See also: <a href="#" onclick="open_doc(show_page_doc_id)">show_page</a>
     </details>
 
     <details id="get_page_async_doc_id" class="doc_details"><summary>get_page_async</summary>
@@ -3478,6 +3480,22 @@ <h4>Cover DDE Window</h4/>
                 Ref Man/Robot/Human/show_window</a>
     </details> <!-- end show_window -->
 
+    <details id="show_page_doc_id" class="doc_details"><summary>show_page</summary>
+       Creates a new browser window and shows a web page in it.<br/>
+       <i>Parameters:</i><br/>
+       <b>url</b> The url to show in the new browser window.<br/>
+       <b>options</b> The options for the window that is created, which are the same as
+       Electron's BrowserWindow.
+       <a href="https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/master/docs/api/browser-window.md" target="_blank">Options Doc</a>
+       <p/>
+       <i>Example:</i>
+       <pre><code>show_page("http://hdrobotic.com",
+          {x:100, y:100,
+           width:800, height:600})
+           </code></pre>
+        See also: <a href="#" onclick="open_doc(get_page_doc_id)">get_page</a>
+    </details>
+
     <details class="doc_details"><summary>Window Utilities</summary>
 
         <details id="close_window_doc_id"class="doc_details"><summary>close_window</summary>

doc/release_notes.html

@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
     .doc_details summary { font-weight: 600; }
 </style>
 
+<details class="doc_details"><summary>v 2.0.13, Aug 23, 2017</summary>
+    Highlights: show_page
+<ul><li> <code>beep</code> fixed durations from ms to seconds in the examples.</li>
+
+    <li> Fixed test suite obj_sys_source_code item 5.</li>
+
+    <li> Fixed Sim pane Dexter videos, Dexter Photo.
+
+    <li><show_web_page renamed to <code>show_page</code> and now works.
+        It is now documented in Ref Man/Window/show_page</li>
+</ul>
+</details>
+
 <details class="doc_details"><summary>v 2.0.12, Aug 22, 2017</summary>
     Highlights: UI Tweaks and minor bug fixes.
 <ul><li> Spurious printout of matrix from Kinematics code removed.</li>

index.html

@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
                                                 <li id="window_close_all_id"      title="Closes all open 'show_windows'.&#013;Does not insert code into Editor.">Close all</li>
                                             </ul>
                                         </li>
-                                        <li id="show_web_page_id"     title="Open a browser window on the given url.">show_web_page(...)</li>
+                                        <li id="show_page_id"     title="Open a browser window on the given url.">show_page(...)</li>
                                         <li id="get_page_id"          title="Retrieves the content of&#013;a web page or data service.">get_page</li>
                                         <li>Sound
                                             <ul>
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@
                             <option value='All'>All</option>
                             <option value='None'>None</option>
                             <option value='http://hdrobotic.com/videos/'>Dexter Videos</option>
-                            <option value='http://static1.squarespace.com/static/55f1275ee4b0c65e2113baa5/563c04f5e4b0904f35c87cbb/563c0973e4b06c4bb72a5c89/1446775444596/HD+Robotics-8517.jpg?format=750w'>Dexter Photo</option>
+                            <option value='http://static1.squarespace.com/static/55f1275ee4b0c65e2113baa5/563c04f5e4b0904f35c87cbb/563c0973e4b06c4bb72a5c89/1446775444596/HD+Robotics-8517.jpg'>Dexter Photo</option>
                             <!--<option value=''>Measurements Video</option>-->
                         </select>
                         <button id="demo_id" title="Moves graphical depiction of Dexter randomly." style="padding:2px">Demo</button>

job_examples.js

@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ beep({frequency: 330, callback: function(){beep({frequency: 220})}})
  for the same instrution.*/
 function my_waiting_beeper(){
     var job_instance = this
-    beep({duration: 1000, callback: function(){job_instance.set_up_next_do()}})
+    beep({duration: 1, callback: function(){job_instance.set_up_next_do()}})
     return "dont_call_set_up_next_do"
 }
 /* Now our Job definition can just list 2 references to the 
@@ -447,8 +447,8 @@ Job.my_job.start()
 
 function my_waiting_chording_beeper(){
     var job_instance = this
-    beep({duration: 1000, frequency: 600})
-    beep({duration: 1000, callback: function(){job_instance.set_up_next_do()}})
+    beep({duration: 1, frequency: 600})
+    beep({duration: 1, callback: function(){job_instance.set_up_next_do()}})
     return "dont_call_set_up_next_do"
 }
 
@@ -465,8 +465,8 @@ Job.my_job.start()
  One last fun audio trick: play a chord with the two notes being very close
  in frequency to each other for the 'beating' effect. */
 
-beep({frequency: 440,   duration: 5000})
-beep({frequency: 440.5, duration: 5000})
+beep({frequency: 440,   duration: 1})
+beep({frequency: 440.5, duration: 1})
 `,
 `/* Job Example 10 Serial Port
    Connections between different devices are often problematic,

main.js

@@ -164,6 +164,16 @@ ipc.on('get_page', function(event, url_or_options){
   catch(err) { event.returnValue = "Error: " + err}
 })
 
+ipc.on('show_page', function(event, url, options={width: 800, height: 600}){
+    try{
+        let win = new BrowserWindow(options)
+        win.loadURL(url)
+        win.show()
+        event.returnValue = null
+    }
+    catch(err) { evnt.return_value = "Error: " + err }
+})
+
 // see https://github.com/konsumer/electron-prompt/blob/master/main.js
 // prompt normally not supported by Electron, but this clever implementation works
 var promptResponse

output.js

@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ window.beeps = beeps
 window.audioCtx = new window.AudioContext()
 /*
 function beep(keyword_args={}){
-    var defaults = {duration: 500, frequency: 440, volume: 1, waveform: "triangle", callback: null}
+    var defaults = {duration: 1, frequency: 440, volume: 1, waveform: "triangle", callback: null}
     copy_missing_fields(defaults, keyword_args)
     var oscillator = audioCtx.createOscillator();
     var gainNode = audioCtx.createGain();
@@ -1052,15 +1052,16 @@ window.beep = beep
  beep_snd.play();
  }
  */
-//________show_web_page__________
-function show_web_page(url){
+//________show_page__________
+function show_page(url, options={x:100, y:100, width: 800, height: 600}){
     if (url.indexOf("://") == -1){
         url = "http://" + url
     }
-    window.open(url) //show_url(url)
+   // window.open(url) //show_url(url) //fails in electron
+    ipcRenderer.sendSync('show_page', url, options) //see main.js "show_page"
     return url
 }
-window.show_web_page = show_web_page
+window.show_page = show_page
 
 
 /*

package.json

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "dexter_dev_env",
   "productName": "dexter_dev_env",
-  "version": "2.0.12",
-  "release_date": "Aug 22, 2017",
+  "version": "2.0.13",
+  "release_date": "Aug 23, 2017",
   "description": "Dexter Development Environment",
   "author": "Fry",
   "license": "GPL-3.0",

ready.js

@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
     }
     /*dde_overview_id.onclick = function() {
                           //window.open("here is text") //dde_paper_text)
-                           //show_web_page('Dexter Development Environment.html')
+                           //show_page('Dexter Development Environment.html')
                            //my_dialog_id.innerHTML = "<iframe>" + dde_paper_text + "</iframe>"
                            //my_dialog_id.showModal()
                            //window.open("doc/Dexter_Development_Environment.html") //permissions error
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ show_window({
 `)}
     build_window_id.onclick=ab.launch
     window_close_all_id.onclick=close_all_show_windows
-    show_web_page_id.onclick=function(){Editor.wrap_around_selection('show_web_page(', ')\n', '"hdrobotic.com"')}
+    show_page_id.onclick=function(){Editor.wrap_around_selection('show_page(', ')\n', '"hdrobotic.com"')}
 
     get_page_id.onclick=function(){Editor.insert(
 `//Return the content of the given URL.
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ get_page_async("http://www.ibm.com", function(err, response, body){ out(body.len
 
     beep_id.onclick = function(){Editor.insert("beep()\n")}
     beep_options_id.onclick = function(){Editor.insert(
-`beep({duration: 500,  //the default, in milliseconds, 
+`beep({duration: 0.5,  //the default,, 
       frequency: 440, //the default, in Hertz. This is A above middle C.    
       volume: 1,      //the default, 0 to 1
       waveform: "triangle", //the default, other choices: "sine", "square", "sawtooth"

series.js

@@ -711,8 +711,8 @@ Series.instances = [
                      }
         }),
                                                    //note that choose_file_and_get_content and get_page are really INPUT functions. change name of series to io or make a new input series?
-    new Series({id:"series_output_id",      array: ['beep', 'beeps', 'Editor.insert', 'get_page', 'get_page_async','make_url', 'out', 'show_web_page', 'speak', 'recognize_speech'],
-        menu_insertion_string: "beep({duration: 500, frequency: 440, volume: 1})",
+    new Series({id:"series_output_id",      array: ['beep', 'beeps', 'Editor.insert', 'get_page', 'get_page_async','make_url', 'out', 'show_page', 'speak', 'recognize_speech'],
+        menu_insertion_string: "beep({duration: 1, frequency: 440, volume: 1})",
         menu_sel_start:0, menu_sel_end:4, sample: "beep"}),
     new Series({id:"series_window_id",      array: ['close_window', 'show_window',
                                                     'append_in_ui', 'get_in_ui', 'remove_in_ui', 'replace_in_ui', 'set_in_ui',

utils.js

@@ -846,9 +846,9 @@ function stringify_value_aux (value, job, depth=0){
 function stringify_value_sans_html(value){
     let result = stringify_value(value)
     //result = replace_substrings(result, "<co"  + "de>", "") //screws up inspetion of this fn (while inspecting 'window') having '<co  de>' in it. //
-    result.replace(/<code>/g,   "")
+    result = result.replace(/<code>/g,   "")
     //result = replace_substrings(result, "</co" + "de>", "") //
-    result.replace(/<\/code>/g, "")
+    result = result.replace(/<\/code>/g, "")
     result = result.replace(/<br\/>/g,   "\n")
     result = result.replace(/&nbsp;/g,   " ")
     return result

video.js

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         }
         else {
             //play_youtube_video(select_val)
-            show_web_page(select_val)
+            show_page(select_val)
         }
     }
     //function show_url(url){