More Than One Graphics Window?
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| How do I open more than one window for graphics? This is primarily for debugging purposes. Is there a way? |
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| You probably want to use something like MaxGUI, and create multiple canvases. |
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| All righty. How do you know so much? |
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| How do you know so much? A:Its Brucey B:Big brain C:Memory implants |
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| to open more than one graphics window you simple keep a copy of the return value from the Graphics command then when you want to 'send' max2d commands to specific window you use the SetGraphics command. No need for maxgui at all, unless of course you want to. It doesnt work for fullscreen modes though as each TGraphics variable will generally have exclusive access to the display device, it only works for windowed modes. |
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| If you're using OpenGL, make sure to also call GLShareContexts() before opening the graphics windows, or you won't be able to draw the same images to both. |
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Col: Sweet. Unfortunately the window appears to vanish and I get an exception error if I try to setgraphics to either window after the initial calls:window1:tgraphics = Graphics (640,480) window2:tGraphics = Graphics (640,480) SetGraphics window1 SetGraphics window2 I don't know what it is that I like about blitzmax so much but I just love it. |
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| My apologies you need CreateGraphics not Graphics. Try this... Strict Local window0:tgraphics = CreateGraphics(500,500,0,0,0) Local window1:tgraphics = CreateGraphics(500,500,0,0,0) enablepolledinput SetGraphics window0 SetClsColor 60,120,180 SetColor 255,0,0 SetGraphics window1 SetClsColor 0,6,60 SetColor 0,255,0 Global ang# While Not KeyDown(key_escape) Or AppTerminate() SetGraphics window0 Cls SetRotation -ang DrawText "Window0",30,30 Flip SetGraphics window1 Cls SetRotation ang DrawText "Window1",30,30 Flip ang :+ 1 Wend |
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| Thank you very much, it will help greatly for troubleshooting AI and other things. |
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