Topic: Exploding Head

[James]

I want to maintain the idea that a wave is a wave and you don't need any special player to make use of it.

I also want it to be an accurate and literal file format. That's why it must be something that can be undone with nothing more than information provided in the header.

James. 

[meandean]

  OK, but you still didn't answer my question- can you build a m-ch wave player in LaserBoy or not?

[James]

SDL is stereo out only. There is no record either.

But that doesn't mean "no".

There are other ways.

James. 

[BlinkenLights]

in windows there is DirectX (directsound) and the new XAudio2 which replaces Direct3d

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee419250(VS.85).aspx
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[Fanny Pack]

SDL is stereo out only. There is no record either.

But that doesn't mean "no".

There are other ways.

James. 

So, just use SDL to write a cross platform sound library.  Easy peasy, nice and easy.  It's a lot of work but since you are all about writing all of the code and want to know how it all works it should be right up your alley.

[James]

HAH!

Just found some more bugs in the quad orthographic view! 

James. 

[James]

So, just use SDL to write a cross platform sound library.  Easy peasy, nice and easy.  It's a lot of work but since you are all about writing all of the code and want to know how it all works it should be right up your alley.

Since you are all about using libraries of code that's already written, writing an interface for LaserBoy should be Easy peasy, big-toe cheesy.

James. 

[Fanny Pack]

I suggested that in the past but you never did.

[James]

Did what?

I don't know how to make a Windows DLL!

Have you ever looked at the code?

You know all you have to do is include the header files and instantiate a LaserBoy_space class object into your own application scope.

Even if you don't write an application, you might get some kicks out of writing frame or frame set effects.

James. 

[James]

I haven't given up!

It's just a lot of code to fix!

LaserBoy is already more than 2 million 180 thousand key strokes!

I'm getting the new color rescaling features to work now.

New release soon!

James. 

[Fanny Pack]

Did what?

I don't know how to make a Windows DLL!

Have you ever looked at the code?

You know all you have to do is include the header files and instantiate a LaserBoy_space class object into your own application scope.

Even if you don't write an application, you might get some kicks out of writing frame or frame set effects.

James. 

Windows DLLs are nothing but EXEs without main methods for the most part.  There really isn't anything special you need to do other than specify which methods you want to be visible to the outside world.  Those become your API calls.

I'm probably past being able to use LaserBoy for anything.  I could probably use some of your ideas for creating new effects but the code wouldn't work since I have to use an on the fly mechanism.  But, I am sure someone else could use a LaserBoy API.

[James]

Hmmmmmm.

Have you seen LaserBoy.cpp?

Code: [Select]

#include "LaserBoy_SDL_GUI.hpp"

//############################################################################
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    int xres = 640,
        yres = 480;

    if(argc >= 3)
    {
        xres = atoi(argv[1]);
        yres = atoi(argv[2]);
    }

    LaserBoy_SDL_GUI LaserBoy_App(xres, yres);

    return LaserBoy_App.start_menu_loop();
}
//############################################################################

Not much to it, really.

I'm probably past being able to use LaserBoy for anything.

Ummmmmmmm. OK.

James. 

[James]

I'm still working on the color signal rescaling stuff.

Doing all of that exposed some other issues; not really bugs, but ways to make things better.

Tests are looking good.

The coolest thing about a 100% software solutuion is that it can keep on getting better and better!

You'll never be stuck with last-year's box AND you will always benefit from tomorrow's faster generic hardware!

James. 

[no-esc]

The coolest thing about a 100% software solutuion is that it can keep on getting better and better!

You'll never be stuck with last-year's box AND you will always benefit from tomorrow's faster generic hardware!

James. 

That's what I love about them high school girls.....

I GET OLDER >>>> They stay the same age......

[James]

Well..... Keep it up!

Someday, you'll be too old and your software won't run in hardware mode anymore.

James.