pacman soundboard - ZENPacman

[cmalcolm23]

hey, here is my first go at an app for the zen. I hav NEVER done any programming before in my life so it may not be the best but i am happy with it :P. its a copy of the zendaft app but with pacman sounds. i hope everyone likes it and all feedback/improvements are welcome.
the layout is the same as on zendaft as i don't know how to do anything different.

it's large so i had to put it on mediafire:

http://www.mediafire.com/?zk2mmwuwdhg

enjoy!!

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[Free Radical]

Nice, pretty cool for a first try at programming

[cmalcolm23]

thanks, i thought so!! =P

[RobertsAccount]

Fantastic for a first app! It just blows my first and only app out of the water

[cmalcolm23]

aww thanks but not really. besides, i can't really take the credit for it, all i did was change a few things. the real pro is jesspur

[Habhome]

Nice adaption of the ZENdaft code. But it still contains the same error as the original: When you press home an error occurs and the app crashes.

I know you're not a programmer and can't fix it, and neither have the others who has used it seemed to been able to either. I looked into yours and noticed what was wrong with your code. I attached the fixed MAIN.LUA in a zip.

The problem was with these pieces of code:

        -- Load images
	   imgBg = image.load("background.png");
	   -- Load sounds
	   ambient_arcade = wav.load("sounds/ambient_arcade.wav")
	   chomp = wav.load("sounds/chomp.wav")
	   chomping = wav.load("sounds/chomping.wav")
	   death_ms = wav.load("sounds/death_ms.wav")
	   eat_fruit = wav.load("sounds/eat_fruit.wav")
	   eat_ghost = wav.load("sounds/eat_ghost.wav")
	   eating_cherry = wav.load("sounds/eating_cherry.wav")
	   eating_ghosts = wav.load("sounds/eating_ghosts.wav")
	   extra_life = wav.load("sounds/extra_life.wav")
	   insert_coin = wav.load("sounds/insert_coin.wav")
	   intermission = wav.load("sounds/intermission.wav")
	   pacman_dies = wav.load("sounds/pacman_dies.wav")
	   pacman_fever = wav.load("sounds/pacman_fever.wav")
	   siren = wav.load("sounds/siren.wav")
	   start_game = wav.load("sounds/start_game.wav")
	   start_of_game = wav.load("sounds/start_of_game.wav")
	   stop = wav.load("stop.wav")

There is no stop.wav audio file, so you can't load it.

elseif (control.isButton()==1) and (button.click() == 1) then	
					stop:play()
					stop:close()
					break
			end

If there is no stop you can neither play it nor close it.

The red parts of the code should be removed.
and this part should be added at the very end to close all loaded audio files.

start_of_game:close()
start_game:close()
siren:close()
pacman_fever:close()
pacman_dies:close()
intermission:close()
insert_coin:close()
imgBg:close()
ambient_arcade:close()
chomp:close()
chomping:close()
death_ms:close()
eat_fruit:close()
eat_ghost:close()
eating_cherry:close()
eating_ghosts:close()
extra_life:close()

This can be implemented in all soundboard apps based on the ZENdaft, but you have to exchange the names for your files of course.

Hope this helped and solved your error, it will be easier to see what I did if you just look in the MAIN.LUA I attached.

[cmalcolm23]

thats great thanks but i already fixed the problem. i ran the app on the simulator and realised that that was where the error was coming from so i just deleted the command for stop.wav and it seems to be working fine. thanks for the help

[Habhome]

Originally Posted by cmalcolm23

thats great thanks but i already fixed the problem. i ran the app on the simulator and realised that that was where the error was coming from so i just deleted the command for stop.wav and it seems to be working fine. thanks for the help

That's nice that you managed to fix ^^
But I still think you should have the closes at the end, I think it is better for the player.

[cmalcolm23]

yeah thanks, i added them on to the end. i also have a question... i hav added in a new splash.lua file and it works fine. it uses orange and red text and a sound file and all work properly. when this is attached however, the writing on the main program page is now orange instead of the yellow it was. i have tried to fix it but i cant get it back to yellow. it even turned to black at one point even thought there is no black in the script. can you try and help me please?

[Habhome]

Originally Posted by cmalcolm23

yeah thanks, i added them on to the end. i also have a question... i hav added in a new splash.lua file and it works fine. it uses orange and red text and a sound file and all work properly. when this is attached however, the writing on the main program page is now orange instead of the yellow it was. i have tried to fix it but i cant get it back to yellow. it even turned to black at one point even thought there is no black in the script. can you try and help me please?

PM me a link with the buggy version and I will give it a shot tomorrow, unless you've fixed it by then. It's 00:20AM here and I'm headed for bed.

[Mr Wunderbar]

hi guys, im trying to make my own of this but whenever i use it it either returns to menu with an "error occured!" message or my player crashes. help?

[Habhome]

Originally Posted by Mr Wunderbar

hi guys, im trying to make my own of this but whenever i use it it either returns to menu with an "error occured!" message or my player crashes. help?

Can't really help with that little information. Make a thread about the app and post it as it is so people can look at your code and point out errors.

[jespuur]

Originally Posted by cmalcolm23

aww thanks but not really. besides, i can't really take the credit for it, all i did was change a few things. the real pro is jesspur

The real pro is Dankarn who wrote all the code. i only fixed the sounds and pictures, and the idea.