Using Strings

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Started by Pacey June 26, 2002 02:14 PM

2 comments, last by Pacey 21 years, 9 months ago

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June 26, 2002 02:14 PM

I am new to API. I used to work in console and used strings. Is there a way to use them in opengl, or some suitable alternative?

IndirectX

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June 26, 2002 02:16 PM

You mean printing text? See tutorials 13, 14, 15, and 17.

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Pacey

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June 26, 2002 02:21 PM

Well, I want to be able to switch between pictures. So, if a key is pressed the variable picture will change from "this.bmp" to "that.bmp."

IndirectX

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June 26, 2002 02:43 PM

You need to load both bitmaps during startup and maintain a global variable indicating which bitmap should be presently used. Then handle appropriate keys in WM_KEYDOWN or WM_CHAR and set the global variable to either the first or the second bitmap mode.

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