History
14 April 2007
Rommy Robot 3.0 beta 7
- Application now Universal. Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later required.
- Timeout of application removed.
- The software no longer requires registration to operate. Shareware fee discontinued.
- Please help support development by donating:
14 April 2006
Beta 6 bug fixes
Syntax bug fixes in Grid and Gems Games
New Features in Grid and Gems Games
Two new
secret command key combonations
Command-L will toggle the ability of children to change mazes by clicking or control (right mouse button) clicking.
The state of the game is shown by the padlock on the left side of the screen.
Command T will show and hide two buttons below the list of examples.
Clicking the - button will open a dialog that will allow you to delete examples from the list.
Clicking the + button will add the current maze to the list, including its 'locked' state.
28 September 2005 Rommy Robot 3.0 beta 5 is out, bug fixes, timeout extended to April 2006.
18 April 2005 Rommy Robot 3.0 beta 4 is out, many bug fixes, redesigned interface, timeout extended to September 2005.
January 2005 Rommy Robot 3.0 beta 3 is out, with some minor bug fixes and the timeout is extended to the end of May 2005.
Pre OS X history
Version History
Version 2.4
- Redesigned turtle interface
- New commands added to turtle game: circle, hideturtle, hiderobot, showturtle, showrobot, beep
- Worksheets improved and reorganised.
Version 2.3.1
- Added the ability to print drawings in the turtle game.
- Improved the button position for 640 X 480 monitors.
- Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.3
- Add support for Command- period to stop turtle scrips running, very handy with a repeat loop going on for ever.
- Added to the ability to save mazes, instructions and turtle drawings.
- Added to the instruction syntax.
- Improved syntax checking.
- Improved help.
- Added popup buttons to add turtle instructions and user defined procedures in the turtle game.
- Improved help.
- Fixes a bug where the robot can leave the grid without throwing an error.
- Improved documentation.
- Fixed bug where a repeat instruction could become an infinite loop, forcing the user to force a quit.
- Improved documentation.
