font animation possible?

[largo_winch]

UI module: Is there a way to animate a simple "Font" in canvas mode from left to right side ? Any example here at board?, I've found nothing, sorry. If you have a link or a code snippet I am glad to see that! :) bye, largo

[Petr Schreiber]

To animate text in canvas, you will need to use timer and change the position where text is drawn using Canvas_SetPos.


Petr

[largo_winch]

yes, something like this one? Hi petr, can you check this code example if that's a good way with setting timers (and deleting timers) ? I am wondering in my example why I can't close the dialog (close little application by clicking console "x"), that's not perfect and why I can't break (stop/pause) animation? bye, largo



' Empty GUI script created on 11-25-2011 10:42:26 by largo_winch (ThinAIR)
' Empty GUI script created on 12-19-2011 17:16:56 by largo_winch (ThinAIR)
' Empty GUI script created on 08-06-2012 13:45:12 by largo_winch (ThinAIR)

Uses "UI", "console"

' -- ID numbers of controls
Begin ControlID
%myCanvas
%refresh
%bClose
%tAnimationTimer
%timerx
%stops
%txtbox
End ControlID

Type BGRA
B As Byte
G As Byte
R As Byte
A As Byte
End Type

Static interrupt As Long

' -- Create dialog here
Function TBMain()
Local hDlg As Long, mygraf As Long

Dialog New 0, "Moving canvas Box_sphere + Font 1a",-1,-1, 300, 240, _
%WS_POPUP Or %WS_VISIBLE Or _
%WS_CLIPCHILDREN Or %WS_CAPTION Or _
%WS_SYSMENU Or %WS_MINIMIZEBOX, 0 To hDlg

Dim cx, cy As Long
Dialog Pixels hDlg, 300, 300 To Units cx, cy
Control Add Canvas, hDlg, %myCanvas, "", 5, 5, cx, cy

Control Add Textbox , hDlg, %txtbox, " " ,225 ,210 ,5 ,14 , _
%WS_BORDER Or _
%WS_TABSTOP Or _
%ES_WANTRETURN

Control Add Button, hDlg, %refresh, "refresh", 10+cx, 5, 50, 14, Call refreshProc
Control Add Button, hDlg, %stops, "stops", 10+cx, 25, 50, 14, Call refreshProc
Control Add Button, hDlg, %bClose, "Close", 20, 220, 50, 14, Call bCloseProc
Control Handle hDlg,%myCanvas To mygraf
Canvas_Attach mygraf, 0

Dialog Show Modal hDlg, Call dlgProc

End Function

' -- Callback for dialog -------------
CallBack Function dlgProc()
Static myvalue As Long
Static indrawing As Long

Local mousePosition As POINTAPI
Local locX, locY, colrVal As Long

Select Case CBMSG

Case %WM_INITDIALOG
' -- Put code to be executed after dialog creation here
Dialog Set Timer CBHNDL, %tAnimationTimer, 10, %NULL
Dialog Set Timer CBHNDL, %timerx, 10, %NULL

If InDrawing Then Exit Sub
InDrawing = %TRUE
Canvas_Attach(CBHNDL, %myCanvas, %TRUE) '%FALSE
Canvas_Redraw

'Case %WM_LBUTTONDOWN 'when clicking left mouse button
' -- Get mouse position, convert it to canvas local coordinates
'Control Get Loc CBHNDL, %myCanvas To locX, locY
'Win_GetCursorPos(mousePosition)
'Win_ScreenToClient(CBHNDL, mousePosition)
'mousePosition.x -= locX
'mousePosition.y -= locY
'Control Set Text CBHNDL, %txtbox, Str$(mousePosition.x)+", "+Str$(mousePosition.y)

Case %WM_TIMER
If CBCTL = %tAnimationTimer Then
DrawGraphics(CBHNDL, %myCanvas)
Canvas_Redraw
End If

Case %WM_DESTROY
If interrupt <> 1 Then
If CBCTL = %stops Then
'Dialog Kill Timer CBHNDL, %tAnimationTimer
End If
End If

Case %WM_CLOSE

End Select
InDrawing = %FALSE

End Function

' -- Callback for close button
CallBack Function bCloseProc()

If CBMSG = %WM_COMMAND Then
If CBCTLMSG = %BN_CLICKED Then
' -- Closes the dialog
Dialog End CBHNDL
End If
End If

End Function

CallBack Function refreshProc()

If CBMSG = %WM_COMMAND Then
If CBCTLMSG = %BN_CLICKED Then
Dialog Kill Timer CBHNDL, %tAnimationTimer

Canvas_Attach(CBHNDL, %myCanvas, %TRUE)
DrawGraphics(CBHNDL, %myCanvas)
Canvas_Redraw
End If
End If

End Function

'---------------------------------------------------------->
Sub DrawGraphics(ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal lCanvas As Long)
'---------------------------------------------------------->
Local InDrawing As Long
Local z, v, r, g, b As Long
Local x, y As Double = 20
Local hDlg, mygraf As Long
Local oldx, oldy As Double
Local d, myExit As Long
Local ypush As Double
Local t As Single
Dim tx As Double, ty As Double

r = 228
g = 255
b = 0
v = Rgb(r, g, b)
z = (r + g + b)\3

If z < 128 Then z = 255 Else z = 0
z = Rgb(100, 220, 40)
Canvas_Clear v
Canvas_Color z, v
Canvas_Width 1
d = 1 : x = 20 : y = 20 : oldx = x : oldy = y

For x = -1 To 175 Step 5.5 '0.1
For ypush = -1 To 175 Step 5.5 '
Canvas_Box(oldx,oldy, oldx+20,oldy+20,0,%GREEN,%GREEN)
oldx = x : oldy = y

Canvas_Clear %myCanvas
Canvas_Clear(Rgb(100,220,0))

Canvas_Box(x,y, x+20,y+20,0,%RED,%GREEN)
Canvas_Ellipse(x+50, y+50, x+30, y+30,%GREEN ,%RED, 0 )
Canvas_Color z,v

'-- simple font part ------------------------------->
Canvas_Font "Comic Sans MS", 18, 0
Canvas_SetPos(10+x/4,80+y/4)
Canvas_Print "Canvas Font test: "+Str$(x,y)
Canvas_Color(Rgb(255,10,100))
'-- simple font part ------------------------------->

Canvas_Redraw
Next
Next
End Sub

[Petr Schreiber]

Hi,

your code is quite fine - the input issue is caused by fact that when the timer ticks, you do the complete animation inside sub. That is why buttons do not react immediately, as they wait till the animation is complete.
The better approach would be to make single frame of animation on timer tick - that leaves more space "to breathe".

That means mostly omitting the FOR cycles inside DrawGraphics. But how to achieve similar effect without them?

Using static variables. Static variables are special type of local variables, which have one feature extra - they don't get reset between function calls.

So here is the modified version:


Uses "UI", "console"

' -- ID numbers of controls
Begin ControlID
%myCanvas

%refresh, %stops

%bClose

%tAnimationTimer

End ControlID

' -- Create dialog here
Function TBMain()
Local hDlg As Long, mygraf As Long

Dialog New 0, "Moving canvas Box_sphere + Font 1a",-1,-1, 300, 240,
%WS_POPUP | %WS_VISIBLE |
%WS_CLIPCHILDREN | %WS_CAPTION |
%WS_SYSMENU | %WS_MINIMIZEBOX, 0 To hDlg

Dim cx, cy As Long
Dialog Pixels hDlg, 300, 300 To Units cx, cy
Control Add Canvas, hDlg, %myCanvas, "", 5, 5, cx, cy

Control Add Button, hDlg, %refresh, "refresh", 10+cx, 5, 50, 14, Call refreshProc
Control Add Button, hDlg, %stops, "stops", 10+cx, 25, 50, 14, Call stopProc
Control Add Button, hDlg, %bClose, "Close", 20, 220, 50, 14, Call bCloseProc

Canvas_Attach hDlg,%myCanvas

Dialog Show Modal hDlg, Call dlgProc

End Function

' -- Callback for dialog -------------
CallBack Function dlgProc()
Static myvalue As Long

Local mousePosition As POINTAPI
Local locX, locY, colrVal As Long

Select Case CBMSG

Case %WM_INITDIALOG
' -- Put code to be executed after dialog creation here
Dialog Set Timer CBHNDL, %tAnimationTimer, 10, %NULL

' -- Attach canvas for double buffer
Canvas_Attach(CBHNDL, %myCanvas, %TRUE) '%FALSE


Case %WM_TIMER
If CBCTL = %tAnimationTimer Then
DrawGraphics(CBHNDL, %myCanvas)
End If

Case %WM_DESTROY
Dialog Kill Timer CBHNDL, %tAnimationTimer

Case %WM_CLOSE

End Select

End Function

' -- Callback for close button
CallBack Function bCloseProc()

If CBMSG = %WM_COMMAND Then
If CBCTLMSG = %BN_CLICKED Then
' -- Closes the dialog
Dialog End CBHNDL
End If
End If

End Function

' -- Refresh button
CallBack Function refreshProc()

If CBMSG = %WM_COMMAND Then
If CBCTLMSG = %BN_CLICKED Then

Dialog Kill Timer CBHNDL, %tAnimationTimer
Dialog Set Timer CBHNDL, %tAnimationTimer, 10, %NULL

End If
End If

End Function

' -- Stop button
CallBack Function stopProc()

If CBMSG = %WM_COMMAND Then
If CBCTLMSG = %BN_CLICKED Then

Dialog Kill Timer CBHNDL, %tAnimationTimer

End If
End If

End Function

'---------------------------------------------------------->
Sub DrawGraphics(ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal lCanvas As Long)
'---------------------------------------------------------->
Local InDrawing As Long
Local z, v, r, g, b As Long
Local hDlg, mygraf As Long
Local oldx, oldy As Double
Local myExit As Long
Local t As Single
Dim tx As Double, ty As Double

' -- STATICS - they remember their value
Static x As Double = -1
Static y As Double = 20
Static yPush As Double

r = 228
g = 255
b = 0
v = Rgb(r, g, b)
z = (r + g + b)\3

' -- More elegant than single line IF
z = IIf(z < 128, 255, 0)

z = Rgb(100, 220, 40)
Canvas_Clear v
Canvas_Color z, v
Canvas_Width 1
oldx = x
oldy = y

' -- Imitation of FOR cycles by decomposig step by step
x = CYCLE_Next(x, -1, 175, 5.5)

If x = -1 Then
ypush = CYCLE_Next(ypush, -1, 175, 5.5)
End If
' -- End of imitation

' -- Actual drawing S
Canvas_Box(oldx,oldy, oldx+20,oldy+20,0,%GREEN,%GREEN)
oldx = x : oldy = y

Canvas_Clear %myCanvas
Canvas_Clear(Rgb(100,220,0))

Canvas_Box(x,y, x+20,y+20,0,%RED,%GREEN)
Canvas_Ellipse(x+50, y+50, x+30, y+30,%GREEN ,%RED, 0 )
Canvas_Color z,v

'-- simple font part ------------------------------->
Canvas_Font "Comic Sans MS", 18, 0
Canvas_SetPos(10+x/4,80+y/4)
Canvas_Print "Canvas Font test: "+Str$(x,y)
Canvas_Color(Rgb(255,10,100))
'-- simple font part ------------------------------->

Canvas_Redraw

End Sub


Petr

[largo_winch]

I don't like only "cycle_next", because I cant understand that function/syntax command. thank you petr for fixing my example :)
do you know a longer way with "for/next" or "min/max" value (I've tried but without starting font animation) ? If you have another subdrawgraphic solution for me I am very happy about this one ;)
bye, largo

[Petr Schreiber]

Hi,

Cycle_Next is your friend! For/Next is not good idea to generate the animation, because it blocks the dialog from responding (the subroutine blocks execution until completed).

Cycle_Next works on really simple principle:

you pass it variable you want to increase
you pass it minimum value
you pass it maximum value
you pass increment


If the increment would return value bigger than maximum, it will return the minimum instead, and than it goes again.

The Cycle_Next(variable, minimum, maximum, step) is just an equivalent for:


variable = variable + step
if variable > maximum then variable = minimum ' for step > 0
if variable < minimum then variable = maximum ' for step < 0



Petr

[largo_winch]

thank you for explanations and more details. It's always good to understand what's going behind the commands and programmers intention. the idea of cycle_next is good, well done ;)

bye, largo

[largo_winch]

hi petr! It's possible to get some big help for the "circle_next" command to replace it with a usual function as you've mentioned or sub instead of ready "circle_next" command? I tried it but without a good working solution.


The Cycle_Next(variable, minimum, maximum, step) is just an equivalent for:
? (http://www.thinbasic.com/community/#)


1
2
3

variable = variable + step
if variable > maximum then variable = minimum ' for step > 0
if variable < minimum then variable = maximum ' for step < 0









bye, largo

[Petr Schreiber]

Hi largo_winch!,

I would like to help, but I am not sure I understand your question 100%, could you please give me more info on what do you want to achieve and what is the problem? Does Cycle_Next work not good for you?


Petr

[largo_winch]

well, "cycle_next" is working fine here petr. but I wanted to know how I can instead of this command to get a normal function (powerbasic/freebasic, vs, java or something else) with the content of this nice command. I tried to make a function with minimum/maximum and "variable step" in my own function (and delete your "cycle_next" command) but my font animation didn't run. The animatino doesn't work as wished. as programmer I wanted only to achieve what's behind the "cycle_next" as complete function, if that's possible to know :)
bye, largo

[Petr Schreiber]

Hi,

it is relatively easy, have a look here:


Function Custom_Cycle_Next( nValue As Number, nMin As Number, nMax As Number, Optional nStep As Number = 1) As Number
variable = variable + nStep
If nValue > nMax Then nValue = nMin
If nValue < nMin Then nValue = nMax

Function = nValue
End Function


Petr

[largo_winch]

my mistake was I tried function with a do/loop and for/next statements. many thanks petr, solution looks so easy, but not for me (!), thought too complicated! ;) bye, largo

[largo_winch]

how I can set the color (background) of a FONT transparent? That's possible?

see simple example with question:



' Empty GUI script created on 01-15-2013 18:06:16 by (thinAir)


Uses "UI", "console"

' -- ID numbers of controls
Begin ControlID
%myCanvas
%refresh, %stops
%bClose
%tAnimationTimer
End ControlID

' -- Create dialog here
Function TBMain()
Local hDlg As Long, mygraf As Long, counts As Long

Dialog New 0, "Moving canvas Box_sphere + Font transparence?_1c",-1,-1, 300, 240,
%WS_POPUP | %WS_VISIBLE |
%WS_CLIPCHILDREN | %WS_CAPTION |
%WS_SYSMENU | %WS_MINIMIZEBOX, 0 To hDlg

Dim cx, cy As Long
Dialog Pixels hDlg, 300, 300 To Units cx, cy
Control Add Canvas, hDlg, %myCanvas, "", 5, 5, cx, cy

Control Add Button, hDlg, %refresh, "refresh", 10+cx, 5, 50, 14, Call refreshProc
Control Add Button, hDlg, %stops, "stops", 10+cx, 25, 50, 14, Call stopProc
Control Add Button, hDlg, %bClose, "Close", 20, 220, 50, 14, Call bCloseProc

Canvas_Attach hDlg,%myCanvas

Dialog Show Modal hDlg, Call dlgProc
Do
Dialog DoEvents To Counts
Loop Until Counts = 0

End Function

' -- Callback for dialog -------------
CallBack Function dlgProc()
Static myvalue As Long

Local mousePosition As POINTAPI
Local locX, locY, colrVal As Long

Select Case CBMSG

Case %WM_INITDIALOG
' -- Put code to be executed after dialog creation here
Dialog Set Timer CBHNDL, %tAnimationTimer, 10, %NULL

' -- Attach canvas for double buffer
Canvas_Attach(CBHNDL, %myCanvas, %TRUE) '%FALSE

Case %WM_TIMER
If CBCTL = %tAnimationTimer Then
DrawGraphics(CBHNDL, %myCanvas)
End If

Case %WM_DESTROY
Dialog Kill Timer CBHNDL, %tAnimationTimer

Case %WM_CLOSE

End Select

End Function

' -- Callback for close button
CallBack Function bCloseProc()

If CBMSG = %WM_COMMAND Then
If CBCTLMSG = %BN_CLICKED Then
' -- Closes the dialog
Dialog End CBHNDL
End If
End If

End Function

' -- Refresh button
CallBack Function refreshProc()

If CBMSG = %WM_COMMAND Then
If CBCTLMSG = %BN_CLICKED Then

Dialog Kill Timer CBHNDL, %tAnimationTimer
Dialog Set Timer CBHNDL, %tAnimationTimer, 10, %NULL

End If
End If

End Function

' -- Stop button
CallBack Function stopProc()

If CBMSG = %WM_COMMAND Then
If CBCTLMSG = %BN_CLICKED Then

Dialog Kill Timer CBHNDL, %tAnimationTimer

End If
End If

End Function

'---------------------------------------------------------->
Sub DrawGraphics(ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal lCanvas As Long)
'---------------------------------------------------------->
Local InDrawing As Long
Local z, v, r, g, b As Long
Local hDlg, mygraf As Long
Local oldx, oldy As Double
Local myExit As Long
Local t As Single
Dim tx As Double, ty As Double

' -- STATICS - they remember their value
Static vx As Double = -1
Static vy As Double = 20
Static yPush As Double

r = 228
g = 255
b = 0
v = Rgb(r, g, b)
z = (r + g + b)\3

' -- More elegant than single line IF
z = IIf(z < 128, 255, 0)

z = Rgb(100, 220, 40)
Canvas_Clear v
Canvas_Color z, v
Canvas_Width 1
oldx = vx
oldy = vy

' -- Imitation of FOR cycles by decomposig step by step
vx = CYCLE_Next(vx, 20, 200, 1.5)
'vx = CYCLE_Next(vx, -1, 175, 5.5)
'vy = CYCLE_Next(vy, 10, 125, 4.5)

'If vx = -1 Then
'ypush = CYCLE_Next(ypush, -1, 175, 5.5)
'End If

Canvas_Box(oldx,oldy, oldx+20,oldy+20,0,%GREEN,%GREEN)
oldx = vx : oldy = vy

Canvas_Clear %myCanvas
Canvas_Clear(Rgb(100,220,0))

Canvas_Box(vx,vy, vx+20,vy+20,0,%RED,%GREEN)
Canvas_Ellipse(vx+50, vy+50, vx+30, vy+30,%GREEN ,%RED, 0 )
Canvas_Color z,v

'- how to set font background transparent ? -------->

'-- simple font part ------------------------------->
Canvas_Font "Comic Sans MS", 18, 0
'Canvas_SetPos(10+vx/4,80+vy/4)
Canvas_SetPos(1+vx/4,8+vy/4)
Canvas_Print "Canvas Font test: "+Str$(vx,vy)
Canvas_Color(Rgb(255,10,100))
'-- simple font part ------------------------------->


Canvas_Redraw

End Sub
'=1






bye, largo

[Petr Schreiber]

Hi,

Canvas_Color has two parameters - foreground and background. If you want to print just text without highlight, pass -2 as background parameter.
It is documented, help file says:


If the background parameter is -2, the background is not painted, allowing the content behind to become visible



Petr

[largo_winch]

thank you petr for your answer.
new question: what I can do for the best way to load a picture (image) file and how I can get a control for that picture with an equate (%picCanvas) and features like for example a button control or something like that? next idea was to load several pictures like my "puzzle game" with a lot of buttons.

my idea:


' Empty GUI script created on 01-19-2013 19:14:20 by largo_winch (thinAir)
Uses "console", "ui"
Begin Const
%PicsCount = 8
%NumberofPics = 12
%ButtonClose = 100
%cCanvas
%picCanvas
%tAnimationTimer
%refresh, %stops
End Const
Randomize Timer
'-----------------------------> MAIN APPLICATION ----------------------------->
Function TBMain() As Long
Local hDlg,cx,cy As Long
Local x,y,nWidth, nHeight As Long
Local sImageSmall As String = APP_SourcePath+"thorLogo.bmp"

Dialog New 0, "Picture_test canvas",-1,-1, cx+%NumberofPics *%PicsCount+160 , cy+140+(%NumberofPics) *%PicsCount, _
%WS_POPUP Or _
%WS_VISIBLE Or _
%WS_CLIPCHILDREN Or _
%WS_CAPTION Or _
%WS_SYSMENU Or _
%WS_MINIMIZEBOX Or %WS_MAXIMIZEBOX, _
0 To hDlg

Control Add Button, hDlg, %refresh, "refresh", 10+cx, 85, 80, 18, Call refreshProc
Control Add Button, hDlg, %stops, "stops", 10+cx, 105, 80, 18, Call stopProc

Dialog Set Color hDlg, -1, Rgb(95, 185, 185)

Dialog Show Modal hDlg Call cbPicDialog

End Function

'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> test Callback, not perfect ------>
CallBack Function cbPicDialog() As Long

Local sImageSmall As String = APP_SourcePath+"thorLogo.bmp"
Static TimerValue As Double
Static vx, vy As Double

' -- Test for messages
Select Case Callback_Message
Case %WM_INITDIALOG
'xx !! -- question if thats possible to make several number of pics here ? ---------------
' CONTROL ADD BITMAP, CBHNDL, %PICCANVAS,"",vx,vy,64,64 ' something like that I am looking for
For vy = 0 To %NumberofPics -1
For vx = 0 To %NumberofPics -1
Control Add Canvas, CBHNDL, %picCanvas, "", vx, vy, 64,64 'nWidth, nHeight
Control Add Canvas, CBHNDL, %picCanvas, "", vx+70, vy, 64,64 'nWidth, nHeight
'Control Add Canvas, CBHNDL, %picCanvas, ""+sImageSmall, vx*%PicsCount, vy*%PicsCount, 16+%PicsCount,16+%PicsCount 'nWidth, nHeight
Next
Next
Canvas_Attach(CBHNDL, %picCanvas, TRUE)
Canvas_Attach(CBHNDL, %picCanvas, TRUE)
Canvas_BitmapRender(sImageSmall)
'xx !! -- question if thats possible to make several numberofpics here ? ---------------

'Canvas_Redraw
' -- Put code to be executed after dialog creation here
'Dialog Set Timer Callback_Handle, %IDC_TIMER, %TIMER_DELAY
'Dialog Set Timer Callback_Handle, %IDC_TIMER, %PICCANVAS
'Dialog Set Timer CBHNDL, %tAnimationTimer, 10, %NULL

' Select Case CBMSG
Case %WM_COMMAND
If CBWPARAM = %ButtonClose Then Dialog End CBHNDL

Case %WM_DESTROY
End Select
End Function
'------------------- not in use ----------------------------------- >
CallBack Function refreshProc() As Long
Static picGameStarted As Byte
' -- Refresh button
If CBMSG = %WM_COMMAND Then
If CBCTLMSG = %BN_CLICKED Then

Dialog Kill Timer CBHNDL, %tAnimationTimer
Dialog Set Timer CBHNDL, %tAnimationTimer, 1000, %NULL
picGameStarted = 1

End If
End If

End Function
'------------------- not in use ----------------------------------- >
'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> not in use at moment ~~~~~>
CallBack Function PicsMoveProc() As Long
'------------------------------------------>
Local PicsLabel As String
Local hdlgz As Long
'
If CBMSG = %WM_COMMAND And CBCTLMSG = %BN_CLICKED Then
If CBCTL-1 >= %PICSTARTS Then
Control Get Text CBHNDL, CBCTL-1 To PicsLabel
If PicsLabel = "0" Then
MovePic CBHNDL,CBCTL- 1,CBCTL
End If
End If

If CBCTL+1 < %PICSTARTS + %NumberofPics*%NumberofPics Then
Control Get Text CBHNDL, CBCTL+1 To PicsLabel
Control Get Text hwnd, ctrlID To txtVarName
If PicsLabel = "0" Then
MovePic CBHNDL,CBCTL+1,CBCTL
End If
End If
If CBCTL-%NumberofPics >= %PICSTARTS Then
Control Get Text CBHNDL, CBCTL-%NumberofPics To PicsLabel
If PicsLabel = "0" Then
MovePic CBHNDL,CBCTL-%NumberofPics,CBCTL
End If
End If
If CBCTL+%NumberofPics < %PICSTARTS + %NumberofPics*%NumberofPics Then
Control Get Text CBHNDL, CBCTL+%NumberofPics To PicsLabel
If PicsLabel = "0" Then
MovePic CBHNDL,CBCTL+%NumberofPics,CBCTL
End If
End If
'
End If
'
End Function
' -- Stop button
CallBack Function stopProc()

If CBMSG = %WM_COMMAND Then
If CBCTLMSG = %BN_CLICKED Then

Dialog Kill Timer CBHNDL, %tAnimationTimer

End If
End If

End Function




bye, largo

[Petr Schreiber]

Hi,

I would recommend to start with data structure - design a TYPE, which would describe X, Y, Width, Height and bitmap of each tile.
Then you could make array of this TYPE to hold info about all the tiles you have.

Then you can use Canvas_BitmapRender with optional parameters X1, Y1, X2, Y2 to draw individual pieces into single canvas.

Then, to handle clicks, you could just have one handler routine for whole canvas, and based on place of click determine which tile was clicked by looking up to tile coordinates and dimensions stored in array.


Petr

[largo_winch]

thanks for your help and good tipp petr! I will check for another part of my not-ready-game project next time.

(deleted next question)


bye, largo