PennController 1.9

Posted on December 16, 2020
Tagged: versions

Newly created experiments on the PCIbex Farm come with it, and you can sync your existing projects with the master branch to update your version of PennController.

Major changes from 1.8

Added

New action commands
- standard.scaling: Zooms an element in or out as needed to fit the passed argument(s).
- canvas.color: Changes the background color of the Canvas element it is called on.
- scale.checkbox: Adds checkbox options to the Scale element it is called on.
- timer.pause: To be filled in
- timer.resume: To be filled in
- timer.set: To be filled in
New test commands
- eyetracker.test.score: Succeeds when the EyeTracker element it is called on calibrates with a score at least as high as the EyeTracker element passed as an argument.
- mousetracker.test.over: Succeeds when a user’s mouse hovers over the element passed as an argument.
New keyword self: Used inside callback and test commands

Changed

Elements
- Most elements are now displayed as flex by default, instead of as (inline-)block.
- Selector element: Reports the order of its element in the “Comments” column of its lines in the results file.
- MouseTracker element: Detects clicks.
Element commands
- audio.stop: Releases the command audio.wait.
- standard.left, standard.center , and standard.right: Aligns the whole element, instead of just the text.
- standard.print: Accepts an element as an argument.
Global commands
- SendResults: Can be used multiple times during an experiment to send results in multiple steps.
- InitiateRecorder and UploadRecordings: Can be used inside trials, similar to SendResults.

Fixed

EyeTracker element: No longer requires the special upload of PennElement_eyetracker.js.
fullscreen: No longer makes Safari crash.