Abstract: A building management system includes a programming tool and a target device. The graphical tool includes a user interface generator configured to provide a user interface that allows a user to create a block design comprising a plurality of logical, mathematical, and functional object. The target device includes a block generator configured to receive a text file of the block design, convert the text file into an application block file, and assemble the application block file into a custom application for the target device. The target device further includes a device controller configured to execute the custom application to modify the behavior of the target device.

Abstract: A building management system includes a programming tool and a target device. The graphical tool includes a user interface generator configured to provide a user interface that allows a user to create a block design comprising a plurality of logical, mathematical, and functional object. The target device includes a block generator configured to receive a text file of the block design, convert the text file into an application block file, and assemble the application block file into a custom application for the target device. The target device further includes a device controller configured to execute the custom application to modify the behavior of the target device.

Abstract: A sprite sheet generation mechanism includes providing a sprite sheet generation engine host, which may be an authoring application. The host loads code that describes sprite sheet format information and a set of ordered images into the sprite sheet generation engine. The code is from code resources may be plug-ins created by a user and managed by a plug-in type manager. The sprite sheet generation engine is operated using the sprite sheet format information and the set of ordered images to generate a sprite sheet.

Abstract: Systems and methods create and use electronic content that provides objects with capabilities extended beyond those provided by traditional infrastructures. For example, if a tag-based infrastructure does not allow creating an object prior to the object being displayed, a content creator or other user may be able to define or customize a new object using script so that the new object can be created prior to being displayed. The new object may be implemented to take advantage of or otherwise use features of the tag-based infrastructure so that the new object otherwise behaves according to that infrastructure. Certain embodiments facilitate the use of objects prior to their display in environments where such use has previously been restricted or difficult. Generally, a content creation application can provide a content creator greater freedom to create, use, and parameterize objects, and/or in defining object interrelationships.

Abstract: A sprite sheet generation mechanism includes providing a sprite sheet generation engine host, which may be an authoring application. The host loads code that describes sprite sheet format information and a set of ordered images into the sprite sheet generation engine. The code is from code resources may be plug-ins created by a user and managed by a plug-in type manager. The sprite sheet generation engine is operated using the sprite sheet format information and the set of ordered images to generate a sprite sheet.