@JessTicular - i dont think my brain will fry because i've done that all too often already (learning DB at 1 am). Right now im on holiday so i can afford that.
i have been thinking that apart from the chat system and being able to share code, won't we also need to share certain external files? i think it would be hard to explain something without getting the full picture.
i have a problem with my menu. This is what i have so far:
Sync On
Sync Rate 0
Dim Size(8,2)
Choice = 2
Step = 3 : sx = 0 : speed = 3
`Load Bitmaps and images
For i = 1 to 2
Load Bitmap "Menu" + Str$(i) + ".bmp",1
Create Bitmap 1+i,273,86
Set Current Bitmap 1
Get Image 1+4*(i-1),10,0,283,86 : Size(1+4*(i-1),1) = 273 : Size(1+4*(i-1),2) = 86
Get Image 2+4*(i-1),0,100,288,187 : Size(2+4*(i-1),1) = 288 : Size(2+4*(i-1),2) = 87
Get Image 3+4*(i-1),62,204,230,290 : Size(3+4*(i-1),1) = 168 : Size(3+4*(i-1),2) = 86
Get Image 4+4*(i-1),100,302,197,384 : Size(4+4*(i-1),1) = 97 : Size(4+4*(i-1),2) = 82
Delete Bitmap 1
Next i
Cls 0
Paste Image 5,0,0
`Get images for sin wave
For i = 100 to Size(5,2)
Get Image i,0,i-1,Size(5,1),i
Next i
Do
Cls 0
For i = 1 to 4
If i <> Choice
Paste Image i,320-(Size(i,1)/2.0),(Size(i,2)/2.0)+(i*100)-100
Else
If Choice <> 1
Paste Image 4+i,320-(Size(i,1)/2.0),(Size(i,2)/2.0)+(i*100)-100
Else
For i=100 to Size(5,2)
Paste Image i,320-(Size(5,1)/2.0)+sin(sx+(i-99)*step)*25,(Size(i,2)/2.0)+(i*100)-100+(i-100)
Next i
Inc sx,speed
Set Current Bitmap 0
Copy Bitmap 3,0
Endif
Endif
Next i
If Upkey() = 1 And Choice > 1
Dec Choice
Repeat
Until Scancode() = 0
Endif
If Downkey() = 1 And Choice < 4
Inc Choice
Repeat
Until Scancode() = 0
Endif
For i = 1 to 4
If Mousex() > 320-(Size(i,1)/2.0) And Mousex() < 320+(Size(i,1)/2.0)
If Mousey() > ((Size(i,2)/2.0)+(i*100)-100) And Mousey() < ((Size(i,2)/2.0)+(i*100)-100 + (Size(i,2)/2.0))
Choice = i
Endif
Endif
Next i
Sync
Loop
It doesn't work because as soon as choice = 1,the whole screen goes blank. im trying to make each item in the menu distort with a sin wave. so far,im only trying with the first item. the files menu1.bmp and menu2.bmp contains all the menu items as one big bmp. i get the images to break them up into individual items. the array stores the width and height of the eight items. Help plz.
Edit: menu1 contains the items unselected and menu2 the items selected. basically different colors of the same thing!
Edit Again: i figured it out
i am 8 hours ahead of the time on this forum. so if your'll are on at 8 or 9 pm, that means i have to be on at ... 4 or 5 am. Damn! sleepless nights, here i come
If it wasn't for the last minute, nothing would get done!
