[Feature Request] Update desktop applications for v0.15.0

[MineRobber9000]

I would like to be able to use an up-to-date Piskel offline (for when I'm on long car trips).

[blurymind]

you can - if you use gdevelop :) Its now bundled with it.
https://gdevelop-app.com/make-8bit-pixelart-games

Alternatively we could have a standalone electron port of piskel?

[MineRobber9000]

https://github.com/piskelapp/piskel/wiki/Desktop-applications this is what I was referring to 😛

that's cool though, I'll take a look at gdevelop.

[gingerbeardman]

I tried building v15 myself but it wouldn't complete in ways I do not understand.

$ grunt desktop-mac
Loading "node_webkit_builder.js" tasks...ERROR
>> TypeError: os.tmpDir is not a function
Warning: Task "nwjs:macos" not found. Use --force to continue.

Aborted due to warnings.

GDevelop ems cool, but I cannot get quickly to Pixel to work on my assets that are not part of a GDevelop project.

[blurymind]

You can get this in my fork if piskel, which is what gdevelop uses. It also fixes bugs with the build process.

I tried to get these in, but the maintainer of this branch takes months to respond to stuff and when he does it never gets merged. Kind of given up

[gingerbeardman]

@blurymind thanks, but I get the same error with your piskel-plus branch on your fork

matt@matt:~/Downloads/2020-06-18/piskel-piskel-plus$ grunt desktop-mac
Loading "node_webkit_builder.js" tasks...ERROR
>> TypeError: os.tmpDir is not a function
Warning: Task "nwjs:macos" not found. Use --force to continue.

Aborted due to warnings.

[blurymind]

I don't have a Mac so I never had an opportunity to fix it on it 😔

[blurymind]

The way piskel works inside gdevelop is different from the way its built and bundled here.
Basically Piskel in gdevelop runs under electron, using a bridge to let it interface with gdevelop.

Piskel as its build here uses nwjs - which is similar to electron, but much less used and supported in recent years.

There are two ways at it:

• get rid of nwjs in favour of electron (electron is slightly bigger in size)
• fix the nwjs build process for macs (easier option)

[gingerbeardman]

I'm not a fan of Electron apps, but to be honest I'll just stick with 0.14

[gingerbeardman]

Can anybody please provide a macOS build of v15?