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OK....I have the first version finsihed. When I get at least 3 replies from you guys that sais that it is finished, I will notify Marty to make it sticky here....
What to look for:
- Dead links
- Spelling/grammar errors
- More links
- More questions
- Comment the layout
- Other stuff
Thansk in advance. Here is the link
FAQ v1.0
And please add the comments here...and not there.
First Comment:
resolved in all the thrads you are
Threads :D.
Hehe...fixed it...:D
Real good, I reckon its a go :D:D:D
Thanks....that was the first one...lets see if Bodwad, Keda, or Manavo is the next one....or anyone else...:D
You could add this: Extremly Fast Pixel Editing Example
But I think I need to check it all makes sense first, haven't checked it for a while.
I will have a look at it now...
Is that the DMA thingy?
Line 119 gave me an out of range error. It was a loop, so it is probably no that big issue. Just don't have the guts to dig into that code right now...I am pretty empty in my head now. HAvn't slept all night and that FAQ took the rest of my energy out...:d
Hehe....OK I looked at it. And becuase of the size of the image it looks like you can't do this:
For i = 0 To UBound(pic, 1) - 1 Step 3
Step 3 will make it fo out and only -1 will somehow make it go out of the range...Not 100% why....but changing it to -2 will help, but then you are not getting the last pixel column. But since you are stepping 3 you have to do it...or you will step out of it...:(
BodwadUKs Trancparency in DDraw sample
Should be Transparency (s added)
Looks dam good otherwise :D :D
GJ :)
:confused:
Should I change it from
BodwadUKs Trancparency in DDraw sample
to
BodwadUKs Trancparencys in DDraw sample
or should I add the "added" too??? Or should I take away DDraw sample...:D...I am not getting this..:D
Quote:
Originally posted by NoteMe
Hehe....OK I looked at it. And becuase of the size of the image it looks like you can't do this:
For i = 0 To UBound(pic, 1) - 1 Step 3
Step 3 will make it fo out and only -1 will somehow make it go out of the range...Not 100% why....but changing it to -2 will help, but then you are not getting the last pixel column. But since you are stepping 3 you have to do it...or you will step out of it...:(
Forget what I said...saw what you are doing now....:D
Yeah it is the DMA thingy. What was the error? I know sometimes it decides to mess up the range but i can't figure it out, It seems to happen with certain size pictures, thort I'd fixed it :confused:. You need windows to be in 24bit, or 32bit for it to work.
BTW I think I just crashed my Webserver so the link might be dead for a short while, opps.
He means:
BodwadUKs Transparency in DDraw sample
BodwadUKs Trancparency in DDraw sample
:D
Hehe...yeah it makes a lot of memory errors when it craches. It is a range error in the width of the picture somehow....can't see the error....:(
Quote:
Originally posted by Electroman
He means:
BodwadUKs Transparency in DDraw sample
BodwadUKs Trancparency in DDraw sample
:D
Hehe....I think that I have always thought it was written with a C...:D....fixed it BTW...then I am only waithing for one more and we are off to go....
Did you change the picture or use the same ones that came with it? I've tested it with the ones that come with it, so could I use the pic you used just to see if I can find out whats up?Quote:
Originally posted by NoteMe
Hehe...yeah it makes a lot of memory errors when it craches. It is a range error in the width of the picture somehow....can't see the error....:(
I used the default one. The sky thingy....
Looked it up. 1.bmp it was called
:confused:, Windows is running in 32bit?Quote:
Originally posted by NoteMe
I used the default one. The sky thingy....
For the VB: DirectX samples/tutorials: you could add Lucky's VB Gaming Site
Replace the problem loop with this one and see if its better:
VB Code:
Hehe...I thought I had it on 24bit, but must have forgotten to change it after I fomated my HD. Did set it to 32bit now...and it worked like a charm...:D...will add both that and Luckys page to the FAQ....thanks
Quote:
Originally posted by Electroman
Replace the problem loop with this one and see if its better:
VB Code:
I tried something like that...but as I said I was stupid not the code...:D
Fuw, dont scare me like that :), I was just about to rip apart my OffScreenDC class to find out why that always works and this example didn't :D.
English Q for you...when I write NoteMe has a tutorial
will that be
NoteMes tutorial
or
NoteMe's tutorial
I thougt "NoteMe's" = "NoteMe is"
but I saw at Lucky(')s site he had written Lucky's VB gaming site....
Quote:
Originally posted by Electroman
Fuw, dont scare me like that :), I was just about to rip apart my OffScreenDC class to find out why that always works and this example didn't :D.
I like to hold you on the edge...:D
It would be NoteMe's tutorial, the 's can mean either "is" or represent "owns"/"belongs to".Quote:
Originally posted by NoteMe
English Q for you...when I write NoteMe has a tutorial
will that be
NoteMes tutorial
or
NoteMe's tutorial
I thougt "NoteMe's" = "NoteMe is"
but I saw at Lucky(')s site he had written Lucky's VB gaming site....
Thanks, then I will change that too....and I think Manavo has his exam today. So he will probably not be online before tonight....so I will post the FAQ here now. And notify Marty. Thanks for all your help.
What were you trying to say here:
Here is the ideas that has not been taken care of in this version of the FAQ.
I was trying to reword it for you but I'm not sure what your trying to say?
I was thinking you might have meant:
If there are ideas that have not been taken care of in this version of the FAQ.
But I wasn't sure.
Hehe...thanks...I was trying to say that these topics has been mentioned in this thread. They are topics that should be in the FAQ sooner or later. But no one has found any good links or written any tutorials on the subjects yet. So if someone want to do it, then they can post in THIS thread, so I can add it to the FAQ.
Did you get it now....or should I try again...:D...I saw it was a pretty bad sentence, but I din't manage to get it 100% Oxford look alike..:D
Quote:
Originally posted by Electroman
I was thinking you might have meant:
If there are ideas that have not been taken care of in this version of the FAQ.
But I wasn't sure.
I think I was trying to write both at the same time.....HEre is the ideas that we have not written anything for yet, and if you have even more then post them HERE..or something like that...
:eek: cheeky puppet :D.Quote:
Originally posted by NoteMe
I saw it was a pretty bad sentence, but I didn't manage to get it 100% Oxford look alike..:D
Try this, then i'll be happy: :D
Here are the ideas that have not been taken care of in this version of the FAQ
Fixed it..:D
here's code for finding best colors in 256 color palett
it's in c (c++? dunno the difference ;)) but can easily be translated to vb...
Code:unsigned char quakepalette[768] =
{
0x00,0x00,0x00,0x0F,0x0F,0x0F,0x1F,0x1F,0x1F,0x2F,0x2F,0x2F,0x3F,0x3F,0x3F,0x4B,
0x4B,0x4B,0x5B,0x5B,0x5B,0x6B,0x6B,0x6B,0x7B,0x7B,0x7B,0x8B,0x8B,0x8B,0x9B,0x9B,
0x9B,0xAB,0xAB,0xAB,0xBB,0xBB,0xBB,0xCB,0xCB,0xCB,0xDB,0xDB,0xDB,0xEB,0xEB,0xEB,
0x0F,0x0B,0x07,0x17,0x0F,0x0B,0x1F,0x17,0x0B,0x27,0x1B,0x0F,0x2F,0x23,0x13,0x37,
0x2B,0x17,0x3F,0x2F,0x17,0x4B,0x37,0x1B,0x53,0x3B,0x1B,0x5B,0x43,0x1F,0x63,0x4B,
0x1F,0x6B,0x53,0x1F,0x73,0x57,0x1F,0x7B,0x5F,0x23,0x83,0x67,0x23,0x8F,0x6F,0x23,
0x0B,0x0B,0x0F,0x13,0x13,0x1B,0x1B,0x1B,0x27,0x27,0x27,0x33,0x2F,0x2F,0x3F,0x37,
0x37,0x4B,0x3F,0x3F,0x57,0x47,0x47,0x67,0x4F,0x4F,0x73,0x5B,0x5B,0x7F,0x63,0x63,
0x8B,0x6B,0x6B,0x97,0x73,0x73,0xA3,0x7B,0x7B,0xAF,0x83,0x83,0xBB,0x8B,0x8B,0xCB,
0x00,0x00,0x00,0x07,0x07,0x00,0x0B,0x0B,0x00,0x13,0x13,0x00,0x1B,0x1B,0x00,0x23,
0x23,0x00,0x2B,0x2B,0x07,0x2F,0x2F,0x07,0x37,0x37,0x07,0x3F,0x3F,0x07,0x47,0x47,
0x07,0x4B,0x4B,0x0B,0x53,0x53,0x0B,0x5B,0x5B,0x0B,0x63,0x63,0x0B,0x6B,0x6B,0x0F,
0x07,0x00,0x00,0x0F,0x00,0x00,0x17,0x00,0x00,0x1F,0x00,0x00,0x27,0x00,0x00,0x2F,
0x00,0x00,0x37,0x00,0x00,0x3F,0x00,0x00,0x47,0x00,0x00,0x4F,0x00,0x00,0x57,0x00,
0x00,0x5F,0x00,0x00,0x67,0x00,0x00,0x6F,0x00,0x00,0x77,0x00,0x00,0x7F,0x00,0x00,
0x13,0x13,0x00,0x1B,0x1B,0x00,0x23,0x23,0x00,0x2F,0x2B,0x00,0x37,0x2F,0x00,0x43,
0x37,0x00,0x4B,0x3B,0x07,0x57,0x43,0x07,0x5F,0x47,0x07,0x6B,0x4B,0x0B,0x77,0x53,
0x0F,0x83,0x57,0x13,0x8B,0x5B,0x13,0x97,0x5F,0x1B,0xA3,0x63,0x1F,0xAF,0x67,0x23,
0x23,0x13,0x07,0x2F,0x17,0x0B,0x3B,0x1F,0x0F,0x4B,0x23,0x13,0x57,0x2B,0x17,0x63,
0x2F,0x1F,0x73,0x37,0x23,0x7F,0x3B,0x2B,0x8F,0x43,0x33,0x9F,0x4F,0x33,0xAF,0x63,
0x2F,0xBF,0x77,0x2F,0xCF,0x8F,0x2B,0xDF,0xAB,0x27,0xEF,0xCB,0x1F,0xFF,0xF3,0x1B,
0x0B,0x07,0x00,0x1B,0x13,0x00,0x2B,0x23,0x0F,0x37,0x2B,0x13,0x47,0x33,0x1B,0x53,
0x37,0x23,0x63,0x3F,0x2B,0x6F,0x47,0x33,0x7F,0x53,0x3F,0x8B,0x5F,0x47,0x9B,0x6B,
0x53,0xA7,0x7B,0x5F,0xB7,0x87,0x6B,0xC3,0x93,0x7B,0xD3,0xA3,0x8B,0xE3,0xB3,0x97,
0xAB,0x8B,0xA3,0x9F,0x7F,0x97,0x93,0x73,0x87,0x8B,0x67,0x7B,0x7F,0x5B,0x6F,0x77,
0x53,0x63,0x6B,0x4B,0x57,0x5F,0x3F,0x4B,0x57,0x37,0x43,0x4B,0x2F,0x37,0x43,0x27,
0x2F,0x37,0x1F,0x23,0x2B,0x17,0x1B,0x23,0x13,0x13,0x17,0x0B,0x0B,0x0F,0x07,0x07,
0xBB,0x73,0x9F,0xAF,0x6B,0x8F,0xA3,0x5F,0x83,0x97,0x57,0x77,0x8B,0x4F,0x6B,0x7F,
0x4B,0x5F,0x73,0x43,0x53,0x6B,0x3B,0x4B,0x5F,0x33,0x3F,0x53,0x2B,0x37,0x47,0x23,
0x2B,0x3B,0x1F,0x23,0x2F,0x17,0x1B,0x23,0x13,0x13,0x17,0x0B,0x0B,0x0F,0x07,0x07,
0xDB,0xC3,0xBB,0xCB,0xB3,0xA7,0xBF,0xA3,0x9B,0xAF,0x97,0x8B,0xA3,0x87,0x7B,0x97,
0x7B,0x6F,0x87,0x6F,0x5F,0x7B,0x63,0x53,0x6B,0x57,0x47,0x5F,0x4B,0x3B,0x53,0x3F,
0x33,0x43,0x33,0x27,0x37,0x2B,0x1F,0x27,0x1F,0x17,0x1B,0x13,0x0F,0x0F,0x0B,0x07,
0x6F,0x83,0x7B,0x67,0x7B,0x6F,0x5F,0x73,0x67,0x57,0x6B,0x5F,0x4F,0x63,0x57,0x47,
0x5B,0x4F,0x3F,0x53,0x47,0x37,0x4B,0x3F,0x2F,0x43,0x37,0x2B,0x3B,0x2F,0x23,0x33,
0x27,0x1F,0x2B,0x1F,0x17,0x23,0x17,0x0F,0x1B,0x13,0x0B,0x13,0x0B,0x07,0x0B,0x07,
0xFF,0xF3,0x1B,0xEF,0xDF,0x17,0xDB,0xCB,0x13,0xCB,0xB7,0x0F,0xBB,0xA7,0x0F,0xAB,
0x97,0x0B,0x9B,0x83,0x07,0x8B,0x73,0x07,0x7B,0x63,0x07,0x6B,0x53,0x00,0x5B,0x47,
0x00,0x4B,0x37,0x00,0x3B,0x2B,0x00,0x2B,0x1F,0x00,0x1B,0x0F,0x00,0x0B,0x07,0x00,
0x00,0x00,0xFF,0x0B,0x0B,0xEF,0x13,0x13,0xDF,0x1B,0x1B,0xCF,0x23,0x23,0xBF,0x2B,
0x2B,0xAF,0x2F,0x2F,0x9F,0x2F,0x2F,0x8F,0x2F,0x2F,0x7F,0x2F,0x2F,0x6F,0x2F,0x2F,
0x5F,0x2B,0x2B,0x4F,0x23,0x23,0x3F,0x1B,0x1B,0x2F,0x13,0x13,0x1F,0x0B,0x0B,0x0F,
0x2B,0x00,0x00,0x3B,0x00,0x00,0x4B,0x07,0x00,0x5F,0x07,0x00,0x6F,0x0F,0x00,0x7F,
0x17,0x07,0x93,0x1F,0x07,0xA3,0x27,0x0B,0xB7,0x33,0x0F,0xC3,0x4B,0x1B,0xCF,0x63,
0x2B,0xDB,0x7F,0x3B,0xE3,0x97,0x4F,0xE7,0xAB,0x5F,0xEF,0xBF,0x77,0xF7,0xD3,0x8B,
0xA7,0x7B,0x3B,0xB7,0x9B,0x37,0xC7,0xC3,0x37,0xE7,0xE3,0x57,0x7F,0xBF,0xFF,0xAB,
0xE7,0xFF,0xD7,0xFF,0xFF,0x67,0x00,0x00,0x8B,0x00,0x00,0xB3,0x00,0x00,0xD7,0x00,
0x00,0xFF,0x00,0x00,0xFF,0xF3,0x93,0xFF,0xF7,0xC7,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0x9F,0x5B,0x53
};
int findcolor(int red, int green, int blue)
{
unsigned char* p = quakepalette;
int i, best;
int dist, bestdist, rd, gd, bd;
p += 0*3;
best = 0;bestdist = 2000000000;
for (i = 0;i < 255;i++)
{
rd = *p++ - red;
gd = *p++ - green;
bd = *p++ - blue;
// tuned roughly for human vision, humans notice green then red then blue
dist = rd*rd*2 + gd*gd*4 + bd*bd;
if (dist < bestdist)
{
best = i;
bestdist = dist;
}
}
return best;
}
Hehe...thats not hard to do in VB at all. It is just using a look up table...but it looks like you stole it from the Quake engine...:D....is that true. I stole the Reverse Sqrt function from it too in my next game...:D
BTW looks like it is pretty much standard C programming. But thats not a problem.
Hmmmm...can anyone tell me why this line is here???
p += 0*3;
isn't that the same as
p += 0;
oh...there was a variable instead of the 0, but i edited the code a bit, and i did it too fast to notice ;)
i did not stole the code from the quake engine, i stole it from a program that converts quake lmp files to pcx files (but he who made that program probably stole it from quake ;))
a reverse sqrt frunction huh? you're talking about pow?
No I am not I am talking about
1/sqrt
like when you are calculation scalars and stuff you need it.
Yeah maybe you edited it a bit fast, beauase as it is now, you can just as well take it away....:D
ok...
yeah :D that happens sometimes!