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## [hint(DISABLE\_DEPTH\_TEST) in P5](https://discourse.processing.org/t/hint-disable-depth-test-in-p5/5595)

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**Author:** [@FedFod](https://discourse.processing.org/u/FedFod)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/hint-disable-depth-test-in-p5/5595 "2018-11-16T15:30:34Z")

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Hey everybody, do you know how to get the same functionality of the hint function in P5? Cannot seem to find it anywhere. Thank you!

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## [Send 3 variable to Arduino?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/send-3-variable-to-arduino/5467)

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**Author:** [@bking](https://discourse.processing.org/u/bking)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 12:00pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/send-3-variable-to-arduino/5467 "2018-11-16T12:00:48Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to send 3 variable w1, w2 and phiV which are 3 parameter changing with the mouse tracking. I was trying to place those variable in 3 arrays and add it in a string but it didn’t work. I think there is on…

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## [Should I learn Processing with Python](https://discourse.processing.org/t/should-i-learn-processing-with-python/5576)

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**Author:** [@wsnicol](https://discourse.processing.org/u/wsnicol)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 10:47am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/should-i-learn-processing-with-python/5576 "2018-11-16T10:47:10Z")

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Hey! I’m fairly new to Processing, and have never used Java before. I’m working through Casey Reas and Ben Fry’s “Processing” book and Daniel Shiffman’s “The Nature of Code” and am having no problems learning the softwar…

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## [P5.js - Mouse and keys stuck](https://discourse.processing.org/t/p5-js-mouse-and-keys-stuck/5556)

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**Author:** [@Sarah](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Sarah)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 10:02am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/p5-js-mouse-and-keys-stuck/5556 "2018-11-16T10:02:19Z")

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Hi, I’ve been experimenting with p5.js for a bit, and I’ve noticed that the mouse and key functions sometimes get stuck. The problem is caused for me when you right-click, or hold a key, then right-click. (In the sketc…

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## [Proce55ing Art featured](https://discourse.processing.org/t/proce55ing-art-featured/5589)

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**Author:** [@TruthTable](https://discourse.processing.org/u/TruthTable)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 9:16am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/proce55ing-art-featured/5589 "2018-11-16T09:16:45Z")

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Hi everyone I have always loved pro55sing interactive art. I run a record label www.audiobulb.com and am now setting up a new one focussed on electronic music and modular music called www.truthtable.co.uk I’d like to f…

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## [About BezierSQL and MySQL 8.0](https://discourse.processing.org/t/about-beziersql-and-mysql-8-0/5534)

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**Author:** [@fabwoj](https://discourse.processing.org/u/fabwoj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 9:38am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/about-beziersql-and-mysql-8-0/5534 "2018-11-16T09:38:03Z")

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Hi, It seems for me that the library BezierSQL doesn’t work anymore with MySQL 8.0. Did someone noticed that ? Something wrong around authentification. Thank you for your help. Fabrice

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## [Aim Game coding help](https://discourse.processing.org/t/aim-game-coding-help/5562)

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**Author:** [@SpeedKillerX](https://discourse.processing.org/u/SpeedKillerX)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/aim-game-coding-help/5562 "2018-11-15T19:15:47Z")

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I need help with my code in processing, which is an easy code but since I am new to coding I will be needing some help with My code is sort of like an aim game where different boxes pop up and you will have to click (Sh…

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## [Can Mouse Coordinates Change with Translate and Rotate?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-mouse-coordinates-change-with-translate-and-rotate/5580)

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**Author:** [@Erit1566](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Erit1566)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 6:14am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-mouse-coordinates-change-with-translate-and-rotate/5580 "2018-11-16T06:14:56Z")

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Hi, I am trying to be able to change where the mouse cursor is so it would be easier to see if I am hovering over one of my objects without looking at every pixel by pixel. Thanks in advance, Eric

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## [Tracer Library - Cannot Composite Smooth Path](https://discourse.processing.org/t/tracer-library-cannot-composite-smooth-path/5515)

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**Author:** [@ychen53](https://discourse.processing.org/u/ychen53)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 5:46am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/tracer-library-cannot-composite-smooth-path/5515 "2018-11-16T05:46:32Z")

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Hi there, I am working on an art project and trying to create a path made of Bezier curves and then mapping text on it. The path is like this: bezier1a = new CubicBezier (1400, 179, 1150, 50 , 810, 140, 700, 190); …

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## [Use Processing on the Jetson TX1](https://discourse.processing.org/t/use-processing-on-the-jetson-tx1/5577)

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**Author:** [@Joe](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Joe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/use-processing-on-the-jetson-tx1/5577 "2018-11-16T02:05:55Z")

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Hello, I am new here and I am working on a project at the moment. Is it possible for me to use a Jetson TX1 development board with processing software? The overall goal for me is to use Kinect V2 with a Jetson TX1 on Ub…

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## [What to do about variables that are not assigned in a class?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/what-to-do-about-variables-that-are-not-assigned-in-a-class/5517)

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**Author:** [@yangs](https://discourse.processing.org/u/yangs)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 2:56am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/what-to-do-about-variables-that-are-not-assigned-in-a-class/5517 "2018-11-16T02:56:18Z")

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Hi all! I’m trying to convert Daniel Shiffman’s sine wave example to a class so I can have multiple instances of it. However, when I start creating the class: class Wave { constructor(){ this.xspacing = 20; t…

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## [Serial Processing](https://discourse.processing.org/t/serial-processing/5573)

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**Author:** [@vtrivedi](https://discourse.processing.org/u/vtrivedi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/serial-processing/5573 "2018-11-15T21:22:36Z")

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Hi Team, I am trying to read the data from the Serial port that is sent by the micro-pulser attached to the USART pin on the PC com port. The sequence of data to be received is based on the command sent to the micro pu…

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## [Amazing spiral! Help?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/amazing-spiral-help/5570)

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**Author:** [@Msandoval](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Msandoval)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 1:01am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/amazing-spiral-help/5570 "2018-11-16T01:01:48Z")

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float m = 0; void setup(){ fullScreen(P3D); } void draw(){ background(250); rotateX(frameCount \* 0.01); translate(400,500); for(float m = 0; m \< 5; m++){ pushMatrix(); for(float i = 0; i \< 80; i++){ translate(…

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## [Changing video speed smoothly](https://discourse.processing.org/t/changing-video-speed-smoothly/5568)

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**Author:** [@trpnnr](https://discourse.processing.org/u/trpnnr)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/changing-video-speed-smoothly/5568 "2018-11-15T21:57:53Z")

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Hello, I am wondering if it may be possible to change the speed of a video file dynamically without the result having a choppy appearance - ie to speed up to or slow down smoothly to a specified rate.

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## [Random Numbers Generator](https://discourse.processing.org/t/random-numbers-generator/5563)

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**Author:** [@SpeedKillerX](https://discourse.processing.org/u/SpeedKillerX)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/random-numbers-generator/5563 "2018-11-15T20:31:02Z")

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I am making a random number generator using the code: void setup(){ size(600,600); textSize(40); } void draw(){ background(0); text(random(20),100,200); frameRate(1); } But I want the numbers to stop when I cli…

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## [Hello, I am trying to make the balls go up continuously when holding a key 1,2,3](https://discourse.processing.org/t/hello-i-am-trying-to-make-the-balls-go-up-continuously-when-holding-a-key-1-2-3/5557)

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**Author:** [@alexism2022](https://discourse.processing.org/u/alexism2022)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/hello-i-am-trying-to-make-the-balls-go-up-continuously-when-holding-a-key-1-2-3/5557 "2018-11-15T18:56:32Z")

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Hello, this is my code. I am currently trying to do what is said in this picture. I basically have 3 holes and want to make balls pop out of hole 1 when pressing 1, etc… So when you hold 1 on the keyboard, balls will…

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## [Game development framework with p5js renderer](https://discourse.processing.org/t/game-development-framework-with-p5js-renderer/4294)

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**Author:** [@r4nd0m](https://discourse.processing.org/u/r4nd0m)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/game-development-framework-with-p5js-renderer/4294 "2018-11-14T20:08:06Z")

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Hi, I’m working on a new project. This is a JavaScript 2d game development framework based on my previous framework I used to developed Owom.io. Basically and improved version with a lot more cool stuff in it. It uses …

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## [Getting current unix time](https://discourse.processing.org/t/getting-current-unix-time/5545)

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**Author:** [@JustACoder](https://discourse.processing.org/u/JustACoder)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 9:50am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/getting-current-unix-time/5545 "2018-11-15T09:50:23Z")

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Okay I know that you can use millis() to get the time since your program started but how can I get the exact unix time?

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## [How to access actual vertex coordinates for transformed PShape in a Group](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-access-actual-vertex-coordinates-for-transformed-pshape-in-a-group/5520)

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**Author:** [@ddownn](https://discourse.processing.org/u/ddownn)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 9:11am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-access-actual-vertex-coordinates-for-transformed-pshape-in-a-group/5520 "2018-11-15T09:11:30Z")

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I’ve got this PShape Group composed of four sided polygons which have been arranged in a circle and I’m trying to access their coordinates so I can check if the mouse is over each one individually. The problem is that ea…

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## [I'm getting a NullPointerException](https://discourse.processing.org/t/im-getting-a-nullpointerexception/5529)

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**Author:** [@Str1XHyper](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Str1XHyper)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 8:59am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/im-getting-a-nullpointerexception/5529 "2018-11-15T08:59:41Z")

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Can someone help me fix this problem. when I run this code I get a NullPointerException at rockets\[i\].update(), and even if I comment that out I get the same error but on rockets\[i\].display() and I don’t know why I have …

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## [How to animate a multiple connected shape](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-animate-a-multiple-connected-shape/5532)

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**Author:** [@Ingo](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Ingo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 8:41am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-animate-a-multiple-connected-shape/5532 "2018-11-15T08:41:09Z")

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Hi everyone, I have some questions, because I cannot figure out how to start my projects best. First of all, I would like to program a selfbalancing (binary) tree. Daniel Shiffman tried it too, but the solution was not…

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## [\[Android mode\] Can my application know my number?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/android-mode-can-my-application-know-my-number/5523)

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**Author:** [@GWAK](https://discourse.processing.org/u/GWAK)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 2:36am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/android-mode-can-my-application-know-my-number/5523 "2018-11-15T02:36:02Z")

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Can my application know my number? How can I get information about my cell phone number? I want to know about the source code. Thanks.

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## [Question about mouse2DTransformations library](https://discourse.processing.org/t/question-about-mouse2dtransformations-library/5363)

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**Author:** [@ddownn](https://discourse.processing.org/u/ddownn)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 2:14am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/question-about-mouse2dtransformations-library/5363 "2018-11-15T02:14:33Z")

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I was hoping to use this library, but I must be doing something wrong. Can someone let me know what I am not doing right? The idea is that clicking on the slider bar changes its color, but it only works when clicking on…

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## [lerpColor triggered by event](https://discourse.processing.org/t/lerpcolor-triggered-by-event/5541)

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**Author:** [@eduzal](https://discourse.processing.org/u/eduzal)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/lerpcolor-triggered-by-event/5541 "2018-11-14T22:49:59Z")

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hello i’m having some trouble to smoothly change a color from a triggered event, initially mousePressed, then i will move to a timer. I’m loading a .svg file, adding each child in a separate custom object stored in an …

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## [Sugerencias para processing](https://discourse.processing.org/t/sugerencias-para-processing/5490)

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**Author:** [@hokuto](https://discourse.processing.org/u/hokuto)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/sugerencias-para-processing/5490 "2018-11-14T17:56:00Z")

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Hola,me gustaria hacer un par de sugerencias. Creo que processing deberia venir con un algun tema de colores extra,porque el que trae esta bien para empezar pero si te llevas mucho tiempo programando es molesto para la …

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## [Initial orientation needed on 3d models](https://discourse.processing.org/t/initial-orientation-needed-on-3d-models/5530)

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**Author:** [@wrcstewart](https://discourse.processing.org/u/wrcstewart)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/initial-orientation-needed-on-3d-models/5530 "2018-11-14T17:37:35Z")

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I wonder if someone could tell me how I access the underlying 3d model. For example I can see from the doc how to import a \*.OBJ file - but then how could I for example edit it? Or, how can i set up a structure with a li…

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## [dataPath() problem under Mac OS X](https://discourse.processing.org/t/datapath-problem-under-mac-os-x/5486)

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**Author:** [@dtmr](https://discourse.processing.org/u/dtmr)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 9:49am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/datapath-problem-under-mac-os-x/5486 "2018-11-14T09:49:37Z")

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A user of my app has reported that it fails to save to dataPath(“settings.xml”) when it is still in the download folder, due to permissions. Apparently dataPath() points to an odd directory. Ideas? App saves settings t…

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## [Video in Android Mode](https://discourse.processing.org/t/video-in-android-mode/1498)

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**Author:** [@shedMusic](https://discourse.processing.org/u/shedMusic)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/video-in-android-mode/1498 "2018-10-16T20:33:05Z")

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… this takes over and continues from the thread at the old forum @flashbacker The line … afd = context.getAssets().openFd(“machine\_compr.mp4”); generates a file error for me too if the video is in the project fol…

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## [Can I show web pages in Android mode?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-i-show-web-pages-in-android-mode/3972)

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**Author:** [@GWAK](https://discourse.processing.org/u/GWAK)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 10:22am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-i-show-web-pages-in-android-mode/3972 "2018-11-14T10:22:06Z")

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Can I show web pages in Android mode? How do I view a web page? I want to show the web page in Android mode. Is this possible through processing? Example source code, or how to do it. please.

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## [Using p5.js functions with Node.js](https://discourse.processing.org/t/using-p5-js-functions-with-node-js/5431)

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**Author:** [@Sarah](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Sarah)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 8:11am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/using-p5-js-functions-with-node-js/5431 "2018-11-14T08:11:51Z")

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Hi, I’ve been experimenting with Node.js and socket.io, and I am now trying to use them together by making a simple shooter game. Currently, I have a server file, which handles all the game logic and updates the game (…

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