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D I G I T A L
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Posted: 7th Jul 2003 01:29
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hi fellaz,
i've created a PLAIN object and textured it with a text image, but the text isnt clear on the object as it is naturally like on the image, how could i make the texture smooth and clear for a good readiablity?
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lcfcfan
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Posted: 7th Jul 2003 01:39
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sounds to me like you may have to increase the texture size!

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D I G I T A L
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Posted: 7th Jul 2003 02:10
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but the size is limited, the object size will increase and taking much room for other menus
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Arkheii
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SET OBJECT Object Number, Wireframe, Transparency, Cull, Filter, Light, Fog, Ambient

try switching Filter to either 1 or 0 (on and off) and see which one is better.

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The Wendigo
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Is your image not in a format such as 128x128, 256x256, or 512x512 pixels. The image size should be a square and should always be a power of 2.

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i'll try that rite away!, thankx, but there's something else, i've noticed that if i'm loading an image with objects the image keeps blinking, dont know if thats from the SYNC command, plz notify me wut to do about that, and how do i load a background image with loaded objects?
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it's from the SYNC command!!!!!
i wrote SYNC ON before the loop and the image stoped blinking, but there's something else, my objects disappeared!!!!!! help me out plz!
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Posted: 8th Jul 2003 03:54
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anybody out there?
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ok, i'm really having a hard time working on it. this is what i'm doing:
i'm working on a settings menu, it's an image that consists of radio buttons, the circle of the radio buttons which show me what i choose on the menu is an object (sphere). when i put SYNC ON after my DO LOOP the image keeps blinking, but the objects r visiable when i choose an item, now, when i put SYNC ON "before" my DO LOOP the image stands still, but my objects disappeared, even if i choose an item. i tried to figure out whats happening but it's just a waste of time, plz help me out of it!
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Posted: 8th Jul 2003 21:50 Edited at: 8th Jul 2003 21:53
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'sync on' just turns manual syncing on; put the sync on and sync rate commands at the beginning of your program. then each time you want to display what is in the backbuffer, throw a 'sync' in wherever ( NOT A SYNC ON ).

let me just say that if you need help, first look in the tutorials section (http://www.darkbasic.com/create/bm_tutorials/. if you still can't figure it out, then flood the boards.

edit : http://www.darkbasic.com/create/bm_tutorials/2dbasics/syncing.htm - there, no hassle

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when you have "sync on" you can draw as much as you like on the screen and nothing will be seen until you do a sync, so you could spend twenty minutes drawing the most fantastic computer generated art, but nothing is visible until you do a sync, if you start all your code with this line

sync on:sync rate 0:hide mouse:autocam off

then you have a clear screen with no mouse pointer and it will update as fast as it can hit your sync instructions (ie: run as fast as possible) and the camera will stay pointed where you aim it instead of pointing at objects as you make them, then in your main loop do

do

program
and
cool
effects

sync
loop

and the computer will draw everything in the "program and cool effects section" and not display it until it gets to the sync instruction, hope that explains it, cheers.

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hi Mentor,
i've done everything u said, and here's the results:
1. when turn off AUTOCAM my objects (radio buttons) dont appear.
2. i cant hide the mouse becoz it's a menu.
3. i turned off the AUTOCAM and hide the mouse and wrote SYNC ON:SYNC RATE 0...and guess what, my images still blink!
u c, i have this background (BITMAP IMAGE) which keeps blinking.
could it be the computer performance? it's a PIII 1GHZ 256MB RAM and a 32NVIDIA TNT2 graphic card.
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post yer code, then i'll help you

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i hope it can help.
thankx!
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Posted: 9th Jul 2003 07:04
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1)
Quote: "
do

load bitmap "bg unactive.bmp"
"


Never load a bitmap in the main loop! That means your loading the bmp EVERY loop! Yikes! Try making that filename only one word as well (never know )

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Quote: "
`*************************************RESOLUTION

`640
if mousex()>=270 and mousex()<=292 and mousey()>=111 and mousey()<=130
if mouseclick()=1
show object 5 : hide object 6 : hide object 7 : Resolution = 0
sync
position object 5,-0.19,0.57,-0.1
texture object 5,600
endif
endif
sync
"


You only sync once after all of these different display mode changes. You may need to update the screen again, and right after pasting those images.

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Posted: 9th Jul 2003 08:40 Edited at: 9th Jul 2003 08:40
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first, he's right. only load bitmaps in conditional statements, or before the main loop.

secondly, instead of checking for the mouse position every loop, check only when the mouse has been clicked; then jump to the proper subroutine each time it has been clicked. saves processing power for more intensive code.



may help

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well guyz, i've tried out ur solutions, and my images r still blinking
i've tried making subroutines to short out the code, but still.
and RPGamer, i've done what u said step by step, my background disappeared, my images still blink. the only thing that isnt blinking r my objects (radio buttons). now here's the question:
"does loading images with objects in one program make my images blink?"
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post your new code, then i'll help (dejavu?)

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hi everyone, i found the problem!!!!!!!!!!!!! guess what............
"BACKDROP OFF"!!!!!!! i just added it ontop of my do loop and my screen was still as the statue of libirty!!!
thankx 4 yer help all!
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