Timeline for support of server-based processing.js?

[doucor]

Hi Dan,

Thanks for this great project, had lots of fun so far. It's rather a question than an issue. Wondering by when processing.js will be supported within WordCram. Any details to the timeline/implementation as of yet?

Thanks for short response...

Doucor

[danbernier]

There's long been interest in a Processing.js port of WordCram, but at the moment, no plans for it.

The biggest obstacle is collision detection, which WordCram currently handles with java.awt.Shape objects. I know Jason Davies has a D3-based word cloud, which takes a different approach, and could be helpful there, but I haven't digested it all yet.

Beyond that, WordCram.js would need to parse its own text, since cue.language is only in java.

Once all that's sorted out, I'd still have to port the other parts of the API.

[doucor]

Thanks Dan, have to figure out a way for my project...keep you posted...

[danbernier]

Awesome, thank you! I'd ❤️ to see wordcram.js in the wild, I just don't have the time to work out the core bits yet. Any help on those will get it closer to possible.

[doucor]

Further due diligence on the topic left me with this possible solution/approach...only to let you know... 😸

[danbernier]

Hah, that's cool! I'm poking around the source now.

[doucor]

Hehehhh n1 I like especially the swapped Ying/Yang...on 🔥

[danbernier]

Here's another project that could help get a WordCram.js started: https://github.com/nodebox/opentype.js