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Decker, a platform that builds on the legacy of Hypercard and classic macOS

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Re: Decker, a platform that builds on the legacy of Hypercard and classic macOS

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Post by thataccount »

Decker is neat. I was in the process of using it the other day, but discovered it did not have much by way of font size adjustment in text fields. You could make a heading, but I didn't see a way to make it bigger or larger than simply being a heading.

Re: Decker, a platform that builds on the legacy of Hypercard and classic macOS

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Post by RodgerTheGreat »

thataccount wrote: post #2

Decker is neat. I was in the process of using it the other day, but discovered it did not have much by way of font size adjustment in text fields. You could make a heading, but I didn't see a way to make it bigger or larger than simply being a heading.

Decker fonts are composed of fixed-size bitmaps. The included example "fonts.deck" has a variety of additional fonts to choose from in various sizes, and an editor:

https://beyondloom.com/decker/fonts.html

We also recently gained a library for working with vector-based text:

https://beyondloom.com/decker/hershey.html

Re: Decker, a platform that builds on the legacy of Hypercard and classic macOS

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Post by brightstar18 »

awesome, already love the detailed feature set. one thing I'd love is the option to change themes. for eg. i'd like a more modern theme if i want to create a presentation and send it across. retro is a bit of a cognitive overload on users who are now habitual of navigating a different type of UI.

Re: Decker, a platform that builds on the legacy of Hypercard and classic macOS

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Post by thataccount »

RodgerTheGreat wrote: post #3
thataccount wrote: post #2

Decker is neat. I was in the process of using it the other day, but discovered it did not have much by way of font size adjustment in text fields. You could make a heading, but I didn't see a way to make it bigger or larger than simply being a heading.

Decker fonts are composed of fixed-size bitmaps. The included example "fonts.deck" has a variety of additional fonts to choose from in various sizes, and an editor: https://beyondloom.com/decker/fonts.html We also recently gained a library for working with vector-based text: https://beyondloom.com/decker/hershey.html

Ah. That would have been good to know! I was looking mostly in the interface for a font size tweaker of some kind.

Re: Decker, a platform that builds on the legacy of Hypercard and classic macOS

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Post by [deleted] »

RodgerTheGreat wrote: post #3
thataccount wrote: post #2

Decker is neat. I was in the process of using it the other day, but discovered it did not have much by way of font size adjustment in text fields. You could make a heading, but I didn't see a way to make it bigger or larger than simply being a heading.

Decker fonts are composed of fixed-size bitmaps. The included example "fonts.deck" has a variety of additional fonts to choose from in various sizes, and an editor: https://beyondloom.com/decker/fonts.html We also recently gained a library for working with vector-based text: https://beyondloom.com/decker/hershey.html

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Re: Decker, a platform that builds on the legacy of Hypercard and classic macOS

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Post by RodgerTheGreat »

philips wrote: post #6

Looks awesome! Very oddly super small window for it in iOS safari though.

Decker prefers integral upscaling. On most browsers, "Decker -> Fullscreen" in the menu (or "app.fullscreen:1" from a script) will enable "stretching", but this feature is not supported by Safari on iPhones last time I tested.

Re: Decker, a platform that builds on the legacy of Hypercard and classic macOS

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Post by tomhow »

Previously:

Decker: A reincarnation of HyperCard with 1-bit graphics - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40292181 - May 2024 (78 comments)

Decker – A HyperCard Replacement - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38985409 - Jan 2024 (36 comments)

Decker, a platform that builds on the legacy of Hypercard and classic macOS - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33377964 - Oct 2022 (88 comments)

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