Hi,

I'm having a strange problem with the following code. When I try to run it, the program window doesn't show up. However, a little java applet icon shows up in my dock (I'm on a mac), and I'm also not receiving any errors.

Other sketches are working fine, so it's got to be a problem with this specific code, but I'm not sure how to begin debugging something like this, where the window doesn't even open!

Any ideas? Thanks!!

- David

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color redC = color(255, 0, 0);
color purple  = color(170, 23, 193);
color yellow = color(255, 255, 0);
color blueC = color(50, 50, 255);
color orange = color(255, 128, 0);
color greenC = color(14, 193, 2);
color pink = color(250, 154, 212);

color p1Color = pink;
color p2Color = pink;
color recentColor = pink;

int p1Pos = 0; // player 1 position
int p2Pos = 0; // player 2 position
int timeSize = 375;
int nowSize = 1;

boolean p1Turn = true; // keeps track of whose turn it is
boolean gameOver = false; // keeps track of if the game is still going
boolean showMenu = true;

void setup(){
 size(800, 400);
 colorMode(HSB, 360, 100, 100);
}

void draw(){
 background(0, 0, 99);
 
 if(p1Pos >= 300){
   gameOver = true;
 } else if(p2Pos >= 300){
   gameOver = true;
 }
 
 stroke(0, 0, 60);
 fill(0, 0, 99);
 
 rectMode(CORNER);
 // left slider pole
 rect(100, 50, 10, 300);
 // right slider pole
 rect(690, 50, 10, 300);
 
 rectMode(CENTER);
 // player 1
 fill(p1Color);
 rect(105, 350 - p1Pos, 30, 30);
 // player 2
 fill(p2Color);
 rect(695, 350 - p2Pos, 30, 30);
 
 // time-keeper boundary
 noFill();
 rect(width/2, height/2, timeSize, timeSize);
 
 // time-keeper grower
 fill(recentColor);
 rect(width/2, height/2, nowSize, nowSize);
 if(gameOver == false){
   nowSize+=2;
 }
 
 // turn-keeper arrows
 fill(65, 35, 99);
 if(p1Turn == true){
   triangle(55, 350 - p1Pos, 45, (350-p1Pos)+10, 45, (350-p1Pos)-10);
 } else if(p1Turn == false){
   triangle(745, 350 - p2Pos, 755, (350-p2Pos)+10, 755, (350-p2Pos)-10);
 }
 
}

void keyPressed(){
 if(gameOver == true){
   start();
 } else {
   if(key == 'q' || key == 'Q'){
     if(p1Turn == true){
       if(p1Pos <= 300){
         int move = int(random(2, 16));
         p1Pos = p1Pos + move;
         p1Turn = false;
         nowSize = 0;
       }
     }
   }
   if(key == 'p' || key == 'P'){
     if(p1Turn == false){
       if(p2Pos <= 300){
         int move = int(random(2, 16));
         p2Pos = p2Pos + move;
         p1Turn = true;
         nowSize = 0;
       }
     }
   }
   if(key == BACKSPACE){
     start();
   }
 }
}

// function to reset the game (go to the "menu")
void reset(){
 showMenu = true;
 p1Color = pink;
 p2Color = pink;
 recentColor = pink;
 p1Pos = 0;
 p2Pos = 0;
 timeSize = 375;
 nowSize = 1;
}

// function to start the game
void start(){
 showMenu = false;
 gameOver = false;
}