phil67rpg

what is trolling

should I use c++ or c#?

Remove the option to just hard code everything and force yourself to think in algorithms instead of a huge list of if-elses.

how do I get better at algorithms

how do I get rid of magic numbers?

so how do I get better at programming? should I read and work through a book?

so I should plan things out very carefully more, should I use pseudocode or flowcharts or uml

well I have decided since I SUCK at c++ maybe I should try c# and do apps NOT games

so how do I get better at coding?

yes I listen beer nutts, I am trying my best, I do need practice

well after a break I am going to finish my tic tac toe game, however I still get the problem I have stated above.

well I reread lesson 5

Well I am still working on my tic tac toe game using dx9 and c++. My problem is that when I click on the second row that it puts a mark in the first row and when I click on the third row it puts a mark in the second row. The x and y variables are the mouse position.
here is the code I am using.

void display_text_x(int x,int y)
{
	d3ddev->BeginScene();

	RECT font_rect;
	
	if(x>=300 && x <=350 && y>=225 && y <=275)
	{
	font_rect.left=310;
	font_rect.top=235;
	font_rect.right=330;
	font_rect.bottom=255;
	board_x[0][0]=true;
	}

	if(x>=350 && x <=400 && y>=225 && y <=275)
	{
	font_rect.left=360;
	font_rect.top=235;
	font_rect.right=380;
	font_rect.bottom=255;
	board_x[0][1]=true;
	}

	if(x>=400 && x <=450 && y>=225 && y <=275)
	{
	font_rect.left=415;
	font_rect.top=235;
	font_rect.right=435;
	font_rect.bottom=255;
	board_x[0][2]=true;
	}

	if(x>=300 && x <=350 && y>=275 && y <=325)
	{
	font_rect.left=310;
	font_rect.top=290;
	font_rect.right=330;
	font_rect.bottom=310;
	board_x[1][0]=true;
	}

	if(x>=350 && x <=400 && y>=275 && y <=325)
	{
	font_rect.left=360;
	font_rect.top=290;
	font_rect.right=380;
	font_rect.bottom=310;
	board_x[1][1]=true;
	}

	if(x>=400 && x <=450 && y>=275 && y <=325)
	{
	font_rect.left=415;
	font_rect.top=290;
	font_rect.right=435;
	font_rect.bottom=310;
	board_x[1][2]=true;
	}

	if(x>=300 && x <=350 && y>=325 && y <=375)
	{
	font_rect.left=310;
	font_rect.top=350;
	font_rect.right=330;
	font_rect.bottom=370;
	board_x[2][0]=true;
	}

	if(x>=350 && x <=400 && y>=325 && y <=375)
	{
	font_rect.left=360;
	font_rect.top=350;
	font_rect.right=380;
	font_rect.bottom=370;
	board_x[2][1]=true;
	}

	if(x>=400 && x <=450 && y>=325 && y <=375)
	{
	font_rect.left=415;
	font_rect.top=350;
	font_rect.right=435;
	font_rect.bottom=370;
	board_x[2][2]=true;
	}

	HRESULT hr=D3DXCreateFontA(d3ddev,
				  20,
				  10,
				  FW_NORMAL,
				  1,
				  false,
				  DEFAULT_CHARSET,
				  OUT_DEFAULT_PRECIS,
				  ANTIALIASED_QUALITY,
				  DEFAULT_PITCH|FF_DONTCARE,
				  "Arial",
				  &g_font);
			 g_font->DrawTextA(NULL,"X",-1,&font_rect,DT_CENTER,0xFFFFFFFF);

	 d3ddev->EndScene();

    d3ddev->Present(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
}

well I am going to take a break because I am angering some good people and that is not my intent.

	RECT font_rect;
	
	if(x>=300 && x <=350 && y>=225 && y <=275)
	{
	font_rect.left=310;
	font_rect.top=235;
	font_rect.right=330;
	font_rect.bottom=255;
	board_x[0][0]=true;
	}

is RECT font_rect;
and font_rect.left;
correct.

I am able to draw a triangular pyramid to the screen, I am working with the directxtutorial.com web site. I really like this tutorial. I want to draw 20 triangular pyramids to the screen. Here is the code I am working with.

        { -1.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0, 255, 0), },
        { -1.0f, 1.0f,-1.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0, 0, 255), },
        { 1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 0, 0), },
        { 1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0, 0, 255), },