Armory website roadmap + known bugs

[rpaladin]

📣 TL;TR

I create this report so that newcomers or veterans are aware of planned new content or unsolved bugs. Relating to planned content, this was discussed with the developer/contributor team both publicly and privately. Most of the planned content I can do myself, but as for the bugs, they've been flummoxing me for a while and I can't seem to figure out fixes or workarounds for them.

🚀 Planned New Content

• [NOTES]: Implement all unimplemented, older Armory release notes - https://forums.armory3d.org/c/releases/11
  • Build 2 release: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/build-2-is-out
  • Build 3 preview: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/news-on-build-3
  • Build 3 release: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/build-3-is-out
  • Build 4 release: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/build-4-is-out
  • Build 5 release: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/build-5-is-out
  • Build 6 release: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/build-6-is-out
  • Build 7 release: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/build-7-is-out
  • Build 8b release: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/build-8-b-is-out
  • Build 9 release: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/build-9-is-out
  • Build 10 release: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/build-10-is-out
  • Build 11 release: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/build-11-is-out
  • Build 12 release: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/build-12-is-out
  • Armory v0.1 release: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/armory-v0-1-is-out
  • Armory v0.2 release: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/armory-0-2-is-out
  • Armory v0.3 release: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/armory-0-3-is-out
  • Armory v0.4 release: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/armory-0-4-is-out-and-free
  • Armory v0.5 release: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/armory-0-5-is-out
  • Armory Digest [March, 2020] release notes: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/armory-digest-march-2020/3943
  • Armory Digest [April, 2020] release notes: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/armory-digest-april-2020/3990
  • Armory Digest [May, 2020] release notes: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/armory-digest-may-2020/4030
  • Armory Digest [June, 2020] release notes: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/armory-digest-june-2020/4069/3
  • Armory Digest [July, 2020] release notes: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/armory-digest-july-2020/4115
  • Armory Digest [August, 2020] release notes: [MISSING]
  • Armory Digest [September, 2020] release notes: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/armory-digest-september-2020/4193
  • Armory Digest [October, 2020] release notes: [MISSING]
  • Armory Digest [December, 2020] release notes: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/armory-digest-december-2020/4376
  • Armory Digest [January, 2021] release notes: [MISSING]
  • Armory Digest [February, 2021] release notes: [MISSING]
  • Armory Digest [March, 2021] release notes: https://forums.armory3d.org/t/armory-digest-q1-2021
• [MANUAL]: Port the Github wiki to work with the website - whether in the old Armory API repository or in the Armory website repository.
  • Build script(s) will also need to be created for this - similar to the Python script used for build wiki script (used for updating/porting monthly changes to the wiki).
• [TUTORIALS/RESOURCES] Implement better tutorials and resources page(s).
• [MARKETPLACE]: Implement a new, free and community-based marketplace; perhaps. Will need confirmation with @ Lubos. There's also the practical question of would a static store even be good enough? Github Pages only support static hosting, not server-side hosting, which disallows possible store accounts, which also disallows direct user uploading w/ verified account.

⁉️ Known Issues

• [NOTES]: URL anchors do not work in Edge (possibly Chromium related issue?) - possibly due to the dynamic content selection process (i.e. anchors don't exist until content set and shown).
  • Possible workarounds: I've already tried using setTimeout() and also manual setting of saved mouse coordinates, but no luck - quite possibly because I'm doing something wrong, of course. This by no means that those two processes are invalid, they could be possibly valid - I just don't know how to make them work properly, if so.
• [NOTES]: Viewport selection isn't remembered on page refresh.
  • Possible workaround: I've observed when removing or commenting all code from footer.html, the issue is fixed, but unfortunately, I can't figure out what is causing the issue from that webpage's code snippets.
• [GLOBAL]: MP4s don't always play on load (until page refresh) - this is due to some browsers having an autoplay setting disabled. I'm not sure if this is a "global" MP4 thing, as I've only noticed this issue at the release notes (I could be well mistaken).
  • Possible workaround: Dynamically stream video via JavaScript to ensure active playing.
• [FOOTER]: Back to top button doesn't work in Edge (and possibility Chrome) if preferred reduced motion is enabled in OS settings. (Independent of browser settings).
  • Possible workaround: N/A. There's not really anything we can do, as it's on the OS side, not browser.