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Hello.

I am making a extension and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas for what to put in it. so if you have any ideas that you want in a extension then please post them here.

Thanks!

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Answer 1

Ok, you're possibly the 251st person I annoy with that.
Create me some backbuffer!
How?

Needs an additional form.
form has to contain a picture-control
This picture is invisible = just in memory.

so there will besomething like

GameWindow.Show()

Gamewindow.Hide(), Left, Width, Top, Height, Title...

then it needs 2 main-methods to manipulate it:

ClearBackBuffer(backgndcolor) 'that should erase the contents of this picture-control, the "backbuffer"

Present() - that should draw the picture wich the backbuffer contains onto the GameWindow-form.

additional it would need standard-drawing functions, but it would be enough if it had just those:

DrawFilledTriangle(X1,Y1,X2,Y2,X3,Y3,Color)
DrawLine(X1,Y1,X2,Y2,Color)
DrawText("text",ForeColor, BackColor)

[DrawTransparentText("text",Color), DrawPixel(X,Y,Color)+ all you want to]

you could add an image-list-control (alike usual imagelist, but i call it sprite) with methods:

mySprite=LoadSprite(mySpriteFilename)

'  and

DrawSprite(mySprite,X,Y)
DrawTransparentSprite(mySprite,X,Y,TransparentColor)

'  all drawing-methods should go directly onto the backbuffer.

RemoveSprite(mySprite)

myWidth = SpriteWidth(mySprite)
myHeight = SpriteHeight(mySprite)

[myNewSprite = CopySprite(mySprite) makes just sense if there are drawing-methods to sprites available]


and, if you already typing then, add some SoundList-Object, alike Imagelist with methods

mySound = Soundlist.LoadSound(soundfile) ' load sound into memory
soundlist.Playsound(mySound)             ' play sound from memory    
soundlist.StopSound(mySound)
soundlist.RemoveSound(mySound)

all together = a small basic sprite engine for easy 2dgames and a little more complex (therefor it needs DrawTriangle-method) can it be used for a simple 3d-program.

Send me a message when I can test it!

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Answer 2

There is LDUtilities.PausUpdates and LDUtilities.ResumeUpdates (no refresh between these calls)- not a back buffer, but can improve flicker, especially when setting up a lot a of shapes, and LDShapes has triangle/line shape movement.

On the suggestions front the soundList is a good one, or how about a shapes collision event.

Answer 3

I believe most of those features would be better in a native future Small Basic version. Especially a shape collision triggered event feature!

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Answer 4

There is LDUtilities.PauseUpdates and LDUtilities.ResumeUpdates (no refresh between these calls)

Indeed, halting/resuming screen refresh is how far we can get near what a blitter/back-buffer tries to accomplish.

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Answer 5

How about adding a menu-Control to GraphicsWindow and TextWindows? (the usual "File, Edit, View...")

Especially on GraphicsWindow, textwindow is not that useful since it can be used to type in. On the GraphicsWindow it would just easy allow settings/input

@GoToLoop:check "showcase" thread, maybe you like doing some benchmarking tests

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if apple made a car - would it have windows?

Answer 6

Ok, you're possibly the 251st person I annoy with that.
Create me some backbuffer!
How?

Needs an additional form.
form has to contain a picture-control
This picture is invisible = just in memory.

so there will besomething like

GameWindow.Show()

Gamewindow.Hide(), Left, Width, Top, Height, Title...

then it needs 2 main-methods to manipulate it:

ClearBackBuffer(backgndcolor) 'that should erase the contents of this picture-control, the "backbuffer"

Present() - that should draw the picture wich the backbuffer contains onto the GameWindow-form.

additional it would need standard-drawing functions, but it would be enough if it had just those:

DrawFilledTriangle(X1,Y1,X2,Y2,X3,Y3,Color)
DrawLine(X1,Y1,X2,Y2,Color)
DrawText("text",ForeColor, BackColor)

[DrawTransparentText("text",Color), DrawPixel(X,Y,Color)+ all you want to]

you could add an image-list-control (alike usual imagelist, but i call it sprite) with methods:

mySprite=LoadSprite(mySpriteFilename)

'  and

DrawSprite(mySprite,X,Y)
DrawTransparentSprite(mySprite,X,Y,TransparentColor)

'  all drawing-methods should go directly onto the backbuffer.

RemoveSprite(mySprite)

myWidth = SpriteWidth(mySprite)
myHeight = SpriteHeight(mySprite)

[myNewSprite = CopySprite(mySprite) makes just sense if there are drawing-methods to sprites available]


and, if you already typing then, add some SoundList-Object, alike Imagelist with methods

mySound = Soundlist.LoadSound(soundfile) ' load sound into memory
soundlist.Playsound(mySound)             ' play sound from memory    
soundlist.StopSound(mySound)
soundlist.RemoveSound(mySound)

all together = a small basic sprite engine for easy 2dgames and a little more complex (therefor it needs DrawTriangle-method) can it be used for a simple 3d-program.

Send me a message when I can test it!

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if apple made a car - would it have windows?

So basically another Graphics Window?

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Answer 7

Hmm. I'll try that. you may have to explane that a little bit more...

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Answer 8

Maybe something like the below: (just pseudocode)

For i = 1 to 3
  SmallBasic.CallSub("Sub"+i)
EndFor
Sub Sub1
  TextWindow.WriteLine(1)
EndSub
Sub Sub2
  TextWindow.WriteLine(2)
EndSub
Sub Sub3
  TextWindow.WriteLine(3)
EndSub

That would be greatly appreciated so that every time I want to add a new function to one of my programs I don't have to create a whole bunch of 'If', 'ElseIf', and 'Else' statements just to handle them.

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Answer 9

Like that:

Menu.AddToGraphicsWindow()     '(can not be removed once it was added)

myFileMenu = Menu.AddMenu("&File", isVisivble, isEnabled)

myFileLoad = Menu.AddSubMenu(myFileMenu,"&Load", isVisible, isEnabled)

myFileSave = Menu.AddSubMenu(myFileMenu, "&Save", "true", "false")

Menu.AddSeperator(myFileMenu)

myFileExit = Menu.AddSubMenu(myFileMenu, "E&xit",isVisible, isEnabled)

myEditMenu = Menu.AddMenu("Edit", "true", "true")

myEditCopy = Menu.AddSubMenu(myEditMenu,"&Copy","true", "false")

myEditCut = Menu.AddSubMenu(myEditMenu,"Cu&t","true", "false")

myEditPaste = Menu.AddSubMenu(myEditMenu,"&Paste","true", "false")

myViewMenu = Menu.AddMenu("&View", "true", "true")

myFontMenu = Menu.AddSubMenu(myViewMenu, "Fonts", "true","true")

myFontToSelect[0] = Menu.AddSubMenu(myFontMenu, "Arial", "true", "true")

myFontToSelect[1] = Menu.AddSubMenu(myFontMenu, "Courier New", "true", "true")

Menu.Enable(myEditCut, "true")

Menu.Visible(myFileMenu, "true")

Menu.Checked(mySubMenu, "false")

Menu.Caption(myAbcMenu, "new caption")

did I forget something?

...oh... something like

Menu.Click = OnMenuClick

Sub OnMenuClick

if Menu.LastClicked = myFileExit then

program.End()

endif

endsub

Edit: you might also add something like

Menu.AddShortCut(mySubMenu, "Q", "ctrl")

Menu.RemoveShortCut(mySubMenu)

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if apple made a car - would it have windows?

Answer 10

Another one, could go together with the menu-stuff

Toolbar.AddToGraphisWindow(alignement, showCaptions)

'align could be top, left, bottom, right, showCaptions can be "true" or "false" 

myTbButtonNew = Toolbar.AddButton("New", myImageName, Enabled, Visible)

' size of all toolbar-buttons is first added images size

myTbButtonSave = Toolbar.AddButton("Save", myImageName, "false","true")

Toolbar.AddSeparator()

myTbButtonCopy = Toolbar.AddButton("Copy", myImageName, bool, bool)

Toolbar.Enable(myTbButtonSave, "true")

Toolbar.Visible(myTbButtonName, bool)

Toolbar.Click = OnToolbarClick

Sub OnToolbarClick

  if Toolbar.LastClicked() = myTbButtonXYZ then

      ' do xyz

  endif

Endsub

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Answer 11

I will try to do these things. but since i am not very good I may not succeed

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