ClipEmoji.com now supports your choice of skin tone! Just select a tone from the dropdown in the page footer, and the selected tone will be applied to all supported emoji.
In the course of developing this update, I was admittedly surprised to realize that the basic "facial expression" emoji -- 😄, 😂, 🤔, and so forth -- aren't toneable! The emoji for which tone support has been added by the Unicode Consortium -- the ones in this list -- are mostly the "hand" emoji (e.g. 👋🏾, 👍🏼, 🙌🏿), plus the ones that depict people's activities or appearances (e.g. 👩🏽🦳, 👨🏻🏫, 🏄🏽♀️).
The only emoji not supported by ClipEmoji yet are the three "holding hands" emoji (👫, 👭, 👬), where the two people depicted have different skin tones. The main thing to be figured out there is an elegant UI to apply tones to that emoji, that doesn't "get in the way" of the other thousands of emoji!
The ClipEmoji site will remember your selection for future visits to the site, too (via a cookie).
I also added an About page to ClipEmoji.com, so check that out if you're in the mood for even more ClipEmoji-related reading.
Enjoy the updated ClipEmoji.com! 👍🏻👍🏼👍🏽👍🏾👍🏿
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Sunday, April 05, 2020
ClipEmoji.com updated with 2020 v13 Unicode emoji set
I've updated ClipEmoji.com with the new 2020 v13 Unicode emoji set. This is a new set of emoji, such as "smiling face with tear" (🥲), that will be added to various platforms -- iOS / MacOS, Android phones, Windows, and so forth -- later this year.
(So if you're reading this post just after it was published, you most likely cannot see that above emoji character quite yet! 😂 ClipEmoji is now ready to go, though, as soon as support does get added to your platform.)
ClipEmoji.com is a simple and lightweight web page that's designed in particular for desktop and laptop computers -- where the keyboard (obviously) doesn't include emoji characters -- to make it easy to get a particular emoji that you want to use in some message or text you're composing onto your clipboard, so that you can paste it into the text you're composing.
(So if you're reading this post just after it was published, you most likely cannot see that above emoji character quite yet! 😂 ClipEmoji is now ready to go, though, as soon as support does get added to your platform.)
ClipEmoji.com is a simple and lightweight web page that's designed in particular for desktop and laptop computers -- where the keyboard (obviously) doesn't include emoji characters -- to make it easy to get a particular emoji that you want to use in some message or text you're composing onto your clipboard, so that you can paste it into the text you're composing.
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Side-by-side Firefox browsers separating work and personal accounts
Firefox is my favorite web browser. It supports proper Ctrl+Tab behavior, it's fast, and it's a leader when it comes to prioritizing the privacy of individual users over the agendas of corporate ad networks.
I also like keeping my work-related stuff and my personal stuff organized into two separate browser programs. A big advantage of that is I can be logged in to my work Google account (for email, calendar, etc.) in the first browser, and my personal Google account in the second browser, and don't ever need to manually switch back and forth between which account is currently active.
(Separate browser programs -- not just browser windows -- is needed for this to work. Separate browser programs, such as Firefox and Chrome, don't share cookie storage with one another, which means that they have completely separate records of your login information for each website.)
As a bonus requirement, I want to be able to tell at a glance whether a given browser window that I've got open in front of me belongs to my "work" or "personal" browser.
Finally, with Firefox being my preferred browser, I'd like to be able to use it for both my work stuff, and my personal stuff. Given that I need to be using two different browser programs in order to keep my work and personal stuff separated, is it impossible?
As you've likely guessed, this all is possible, by installing Firefox Developer Edition!
Firefox Developer Edition is like the standard Firefox browser, but with a few additional programmer-oriented bells and whistles. For most practical purposes, though, it works just like the standard Firefox.
Most importantly for this post's use case, Firefox Developer Edition fully supports being installed, and running, side-by-side with Firefox. The two browsers each have their own separate cookie storage, and so each supports being logged in with a different user account to the same website, such as Google, at the same time.
Firefox and Developer Edition can also be themed (given a custom appearance) separately. I've landed on assigning a simple orange theme to my Firefox, and a simple blue theme to my Firefox developer addition, so telling which browser a given window belongs to is as simple as glancing at the top of the window, and looking at the color.
I'd encourage even non-developers who like Firefox, and are interested in separating out your personal and work stuff into separate browsers, to give this a try. There's nothing "scary" about Firefox Developer Edition; it's easy to just use it as another copy of Firefox.
I also like keeping my work-related stuff and my personal stuff organized into two separate browser programs. A big advantage of that is I can be logged in to my work Google account (for email, calendar, etc.) in the first browser, and my personal Google account in the second browser, and don't ever need to manually switch back and forth between which account is currently active.
(Separate browser programs -- not just browser windows -- is needed for this to work. Separate browser programs, such as Firefox and Chrome, don't share cookie storage with one another, which means that they have completely separate records of your login information for each website.)
As a bonus requirement, I want to be able to tell at a glance whether a given browser window that I've got open in front of me belongs to my "work" or "personal" browser.
Finally, with Firefox being my preferred browser, I'd like to be able to use it for both my work stuff, and my personal stuff. Given that I need to be using two different browser programs in order to keep my work and personal stuff separated, is it impossible?
Enter: Firefox Developer Edition
As you've likely guessed, this all is possible, by installing Firefox Developer Edition!
Firefox Developer Edition is like the standard Firefox browser, but with a few additional programmer-oriented bells and whistles. For most practical purposes, though, it works just like the standard Firefox.
Most importantly for this post's use case, Firefox Developer Edition fully supports being installed, and running, side-by-side with Firefox. The two browsers each have their own separate cookie storage, and so each supports being logged in with a different user account to the same website, such as Google, at the same time.
Firefox and Developer Edition can also be themed (given a custom appearance) separately. I've landed on assigning a simple orange theme to my Firefox, and a simple blue theme to my Firefox developer addition, so telling which browser a given window belongs to is as simple as glancing at the top of the window, and looking at the color.
I'd encourage even non-developers who like Firefox, and are interested in separating out your personal and work stuff into separate browsers, to give this a try. There's nothing "scary" about Firefox Developer Edition; it's easy to just use it as another copy of Firefox.
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Workaround: Trello card shows "Loading..." instead of GitHub PR link
Here's a quick workaround for when you pull up a Trello card with the intention of clicking through to the linked GitHub pull request, but the "GitHub Pull Requests" section of the card stubbornly just displays "Loading...", without ever resolving to the link you're after. (This situation is likely related to a number of HTTP 500 error responses from requests to api.github.com visible in the Network tab of the browser's developer tools.)
Scroll down to the Activity section of the card, and look for the events with the "attached" verb. One of them should include the GitHub PR link.
If you know your GitHub repository's name, you can do a Ctrl+F/⌘+F search for that. The word "GitHub" doesn't actually appear in the text of the activity log item, but the repo name does.
Scroll down to the Activity section of the card, and look for the events with the "attached" verb. One of them should include the GitHub PR link.
If you know your GitHub repository's name, you can do a Ctrl+F/⌘+F search for that. The word "GitHub" doesn't actually appear in the text of the activity log item, but the repo name does.
Sunday, February 09, 2020
Vigil RPG 5th Anniversary Edition Now Available!
Now available on the App Store for iOS devices: Vigil RPG, Special 5th Anniversary Edition!
Vigil RPG is a game that I solo-developed and released for iPhone back at the end of 2014. Vigil RPG is the kind of designed-for-mobile RPG that I couldn't find on the App Store, so I wrote it myself! It features interesting combats (even in non-boss battles), while also allowing you to play each combat round in a single tap.
I'm happy to announce that Vigil RPG, Special 5th Anniversary Edition, is now available! It's a free update to the original Vigil RPG app. It features:
Vigil RPG had always been playable on iPad, but only as an automatically-scaled-up version of the original iPhone 4. Now, Vigil RPG is a full Universal iOS app, with every screen in the game having been updated to take advantage of iPad portrait-mode screen resolutions.
Vigil RPG now also takes advantage of the full resolution available on newer iPhones, all the way up to the iPhone 11 Pro Max. (Future large phone models will now be automatically supported as well.) Enjoy Vigil RPG's beautiful pixel graphics in glorious high resolution on your new device!
A new, unique early-game boss enemy has been added. Players familiar with Vigil RPG will no longer find it quite so easy to retrieve a quest item from one of the local farms early on in the game!
A number of existing enemies in the game have been reworked to make them more interesting to fight. A few examples:
Delight your ears with new 8-bit-style music tracks for many of Vigil RPG's unique boss enemies!
As a bonus, here's my favorite, as a free download: The new Arcane Tower boss battle theme! (Composer credit: nene at opengameart.org!)
Everyone's favorite root-beer-serving bartender, Bo, has lots and lots of new commentary, gameplay tips, and humor for you at the Tavern. You can also now just tap him to get more tips, instead of having to leave the tavern and come back again.
Vigil RPG has always featured an "elapsed turns" system, which tracks how efficiently and effectively you've been proceeding through the game. Completing quests in fewer turns gets you better quest completion rewards.
Now, a local high scores table for each quest is available at the Tavern! When you complete a quest at the Tavern, your performance compared to other save files and prior playthroughs on your device is now displayed.
To name just a few:
To learn more about Vigil RPG, check out the Vigil RPG website. Or help me buy my wife a delicious coffee by checking out the game that TouchArcade.com named one of the top 10 JRPG-style games available on iOS -- alongside such notable series as Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Chrono Trigger! -- by buying your very own copy of Vigil RPG on the App Store!
Vigil RPG is a game that I solo-developed and released for iPhone back at the end of 2014. Vigil RPG is the kind of designed-for-mobile RPG that I couldn't find on the App Store, so I wrote it myself! It features interesting combats (even in non-boss battles), while also allowing you to play each combat round in a single tap.
I'm happy to announce that Vigil RPG, Special 5th Anniversary Edition, is now available! It's a free update to the original Vigil RPG app. It features:
Universal (iPad) support
Vigil RPG had always been playable on iPad, but only as an automatically-scaled-up version of the original iPhone 4. Now, Vigil RPG is a full Universal iOS app, with every screen in the game having been updated to take advantage of iPad portrait-mode screen resolutions.
iPhone X and iPhone 11 support
Vigil RPG now also takes advantage of the full resolution available on newer iPhones, all the way up to the iPhone 11 Pro Max. (Future large phone models will now be automatically supported as well.) Enjoy Vigil RPG's beautiful pixel graphics in glorious high resolution on your new device!
New and reworked enemies
A new, unique early-game boss enemy has been added. Players familiar with Vigil RPG will no longer find it quite so easy to retrieve a quest item from one of the local farms early on in the game!
A number of existing enemies in the game have been reworked to make them more interesting to fight. A few examples:
- The Tank Goblin, instead of just having thick armor, now has a defense that is really tough to crack. Players familiar with how to beat King Hippo in Nintendo's Punch-Out! series, though, should have an advantage in figuring out how to hurt him effectively...
- The Skeleton Fire Mage now chants some strange words at the beginning of combat. Could those words be somehow related to the combat round numbers in which it casts its FIRE spells?
- The Fire Elemental now grows into a larger and larger flame as combat progresses! The ICE spell can help cut it back down to size, though!
- It's now extra effective to use the never-miss FIRE spell on flying enemies, such as the Giant Hornet that is encountered early in the game.
New Music
Delight your ears with new 8-bit-style music tracks for many of Vigil RPG's unique boss enemies!
As a bonus, here's my favorite, as a free download: The new Arcane Tower boss battle theme! (Composer credit: nene at opengameart.org!)
- Listen:
- Download: Vigil RPG Arcane Tower Boss Battle.mp3.zip (4.8 MB)
New In-Game Commentary
Everyone's favorite root-beer-serving bartender, Bo, has lots and lots of new commentary, gameplay tips, and humor for you at the Tavern. You can also now just tap him to get more tips, instead of having to leave the tavern and come back again.
Local High Scores
Vigil RPG has always featured an "elapsed turns" system, which tracks how efficiently and effectively you've been proceeding through the game. Completing quests in fewer turns gets you better quest completion rewards.
Now, a local high scores table for each quest is available at the Tavern! When you complete a quest at the Tavern, your performance compared to other save files and prior playthroughs on your device is now displayed.
Many more enhancements!
To name just a few:
- Stats are now displayed at the end of combat for how well you did mitigating enemy special attacks (i.e. blocking them, or otherwise taking advantage of an enemy's weakness to stop them from being effective), and interrupting enemy spells. These stats for the entirety of your playthrough are also now displayed on the Hero Status screen!
- The Shaman (a late-game NPC located in a remote section of the world map) now invites the hero to rest at his hut (to restore HP) after he is done assigning the hero a quest!
- The Town of Arboria now has a new and improved appearance!
- Some quest rewards, hero level-up bonuses, item prices, and monster stats have been tweaked to make Vigil RPG even more finely balanced!
- Picking up Fire Rubies in the Volcano now slightly restore the hero's HP!
- 400+ new git commits of new sound effects, UI improvements, and other goodness!
Support your local Jon Schneider's Tech Blog indie game development scene!
To learn more about Vigil RPG, check out the Vigil RPG website. Or help me buy my wife a delicious coffee by checking out the game that TouchArcade.com named one of the top 10 JRPG-style games available on iOS -- alongside such notable series as Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Chrono Trigger! -- by buying your very own copy of Vigil RPG on the App Store!
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