quote:Original post by FlamePixel
If you want to do 2D without messing with vertices, use ID3DXSprite. You simply load a texture and call the Draw method of the interface. and voila!

#include <windows.h>									#include <stdio.h>#include <d3d8.h>	#include <d3dx8.h>										//Globalchar *g_WindowClass = "Game";char *g_WindowName = "Game";HWND g_hWnd;//graphic-based globelsIDirect3D8 *g_d3d; //globel for device checking and settingIDirect3DDevice8 *g_d3dd; //device for the vertex drawing//vertex matrixstruct sVertex{	int PosX, PosY, PosZ, RHW; //x, y, z cordinates	D3DCOLOR Diffuse; //diffuse color of pixel	float TextureU, TextureV; //texture mappin cordinates};//FVF Format#define VertexFVF (D3DFVF_XYZRHW | D3DFVF_DIFFUSE)// Vertex bufferIDirect3DVertexBuffer8 *g_d3dvb;// TextureIDirect3DTexture8 *g_d3dt;//Main PrototypesHWND CreateNewWindow(HINSTANCE, char *, char *, int, int);bool RegisterWindow(HINSTANCE, char *);bool UnRegisterWindow(HINSTANCE, char *);bool Init();bool PreFrame();bool PerFrame();bool PostFrame();int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInst, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,                    PSTR szCmdLine, int iCmdShow)			{    MSG msg;		//Regeister New Window	RegisterWindow(hInst, g_WindowClass);	CreateNewWindow(hInst, g_WindowClass, g_WindowName, 800, 600);	if(Init() == false)		MessageBox(g_hWnd, "test", "test", MB_OK);	if(PerFrame() == false)		MessageBox(g_hWnd, "test", "test", MB_OK);	while(msg.message != WM_QUIT)	if(PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE))	    {															TranslateMessage (&msg);						DispatchMessage (&msg);					}		UnRegisterWindow(hInst, g_WindowClass);	return msg.wParam;					 }LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc (HWND hwnd, UINT iMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam){    switch (iMsg)							    {	case WM_DESTROY:		PostQuitMessage(0);						break;										}														return DefWindowProc (hwnd, iMsg, wParam, lParam);}//Create a New WidnowHWND CreateNewWindow(HINSTANCE hInst,char *WindowClass, char *WindowClassName, int WindowWidth, int WindowHeight){	HWND hWnd;	 hWnd = CreateWindow (WindowClass, WindowClassName, WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,CW_USEDEFAULT,							 CW_USEDEFAULT, WindowWidth, WindowHeight, NULL, NULL, hInst, NULL);	 	ShowWindow(hWnd, SW_NORMAL);					    UpdateWindow(hWnd);		g_hWnd = hWnd;	return hWnd;}//Register New Windowbool RegisterWindow(HINSTANCE hInst, char *WindowClass){	WNDCLASSEX  wndclass;    wndclass.cbSize        = sizeof (wndclass);	    wndclass.style         = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW;	    wndclass.lpfnWndProc   = WndProc;	    wndclass.cbClsExtra    = 0;						    wndclass.cbWndExtra    = 0;					    wndclass.hInstance     = hInst;			    wndclass.hIcon         = LoadIcon (NULL, IDI_WINLOGO);    wndclass.hCursor       = LoadCursor (NULL, IDC_ARROW);										    wndclass.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH) GetStockObject (WHITE_BRUSH);    wndclass.lpszMenuName  = NULL;					    wndclass.lpszClassName = WindowClass;				    wndclass.hIconSm       = LoadIcon (NULL, IDI_WINLOGO);		RegisterClassEx (&wndclass);			return true;}//UnRegesterWindowbool UnRegisterWindow(HINSTANCE hInst, char *WindowClass){	UnregisterClass(WindowClass,hInst);	return true;}bool Init(){  D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS d3dpp; //display parameters  D3DDISPLAYMODE        d3ddm; //display mode  byte *VertexPtr; //vertex pointer  sVertex Verts[4] =   {	  {10, 10, 1, 1, D3DCOLOR_RGBA(15, 0, 210, 255) },	  {20, 10, 1, 1, D3DCOLOR_RGBA(15, 0, 210, 255)},	  {10, 20, 1, 1, D3DCOLOR_RGBA(15, 0, 210, 255)},	  {20, 20, 1, 1, D3DCOLOR_RGBA(15, 0, 210, 255)}  };  //window intinalization  //creates a object taht allows creation of other objects  if((g_d3d = Direct3DCreate8(D3D_SDK_VERSION)) == NULL)    return false;  //gets Display Mode  if(FAILED(g_d3d->GetAdapterDisplayMode(D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT, &d3ddm)))    return false;  //clears the present parameters  ZeroMemory(&d3dpp, sizeof(d3dpp));  //set the present parameters  d3dpp.Windowed = true; //tellss compiler its windowed  d3dpp.SwapEffect = D3DSWAPEFFECT_DISCARD; //what do so with enpty buffer  d3dpp.BackBufferFormat = d3ddm.Format; //format of backbuffer  d3dpp.EnableAutoDepthStencil = false;  //create display Device  if(FAILED(g_d3d->CreateDevice(D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT, D3DDEVTYPE_HAL, g_hWnd,                                  D3DCREATE_SOFTWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING,                                  &d3dpp, &g_d3dd)))	return false;  // Create the vertex buffer and set data  g_d3dd->CreateVertexBuffer(sizeof(sVertex)*4, 0,                          VertexFVF, D3DPOOL_DEFAULT, &g_d3dvb);  g_d3dvb->Lock(0,0, (BYTE**)&VertexPtr, 0); //locks vertex ptr  memcpy(VertexPtr, Verts, sizeof(Verts)); //copys it  g_d3dvb->Unlock(); //then releases  // Load the texture map  D3DXCreateTextureFromFile(g_d3dd, "Texture.bmp", &g_d3dt);  return true;}bool PerFrame(){	// Clear device backbuffer  g_d3dd->Clear(0, NULL, D3DCLEAR_TARGET,                                       D3DCOLOR_RGBA(255,255,150,255), 1.0f, 0);  // Begin scene  if(SUCCEEDED(g_d3dd->BeginScene()))   {    // Set the vertex stream, shader, and texture    g_d3dd->SetStreamSource(0, g_d3dvb, sizeof(sVertex));    g_d3dd->SetVertexShader(VertexFVF);    g_d3dd->SetTexture(0, g_d3dt);    // Draw the vertex buffer    g_d3dd->DrawPrimitive(D3DPT_TRIANGLESTRIP, 0, 2);    // Release texture    g_d3dd->SetTexture(0, NULL);    // End the scene    g_d3dd->EndScene();  }  // Display the scene  g_d3dd->Present(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);  return true;}