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ScottyB
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Posted: 29th Aug 2007 19:38
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How do I display text over a 3d-scene?
Like regular text and bitmap fonts
to display score ect...
Are the certain commmands to do this
and what might they be and how are they used?

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Dark Dragon
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Posted: 29th Aug 2007 19:41 Edited at: 29th Aug 2007 19:42
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just use the text command and position it accordinly..

this is actual code if you want to try it....
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Posted: 29th Aug 2007 19:48
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Wait wait wait wait wait. Do do it over 3D, text needs to be in a loop. The moment you make an object 3D is turned on, and everything is automatically cleared off the screen every loop, but if you constantly print the text, it will stay. Bitmaps too I think, but sprites update automatically, so it's OK to have them just the once over 3D.

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Posted: 29th Aug 2007 19:50
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oh.....
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Yep, INH is totally right
I've had to write the same on two other threads

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I usually make each letter into a texture, and put it on a plain. Then you need to convert strings into each letter of the alphabet, or number. You use commands like Val(Mid$...etc) to change each letter into a number, and each number into a texture.

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Posted: 29th Aug 2007 22:03
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If you just want to use plain text with the Text command, just make sure that the Text lines are AFTER the Sync command at the end of the main program loop. Eg:



You put all Text commands after the Sync because in DBC, the Sync command refreshes the 3D window and naturally wipes off the text you've just drawn.

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Huh? But it's a loop, it doesn't matter where you put the sync because it will loop round anyway. If you have the TEXT at the beginning of the loop and the SYNC at the end, then the TEXT is right after the SYNC.
I've tested it out and it works the same both ways, if you can prove otherwise then I'll shut up

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Quote: "it doesn't matter where you put the sync because it will loop round anyway If you have the TEXT at the beginning of the loop and the SYNC at the end, then the TEXT is right after the SYNC"


However, a lot of users put the text commands at the end of their main program code just before the Sync.

Putting the Text commands immediately after the Sync (I agree that a text command at the start and the Sync at the end of the same loop is the same) makes sure that the text is on the screen for the longest possible time before the next Sync wipes it.

Quote: "if you can prove otherwise then I'll shut up"


No need - we are both right!

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Posted: 30th Aug 2007 00:05 Edited at: 30th Aug 2007 00:05
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hmm... maybe I should add this to my Code Structure tutorial (Still unfinished ) would you agree on this as a good layout?



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Here's the layout web page off my old web site. It includes a skeleton program of what I think is a good structure for a program.

Others may or may not agree though as it's always a matter of choice.

http://www.computechtenerife.com/layout.htm

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Posted: 31st Aug 2007 01:05 Edited at: 31st Aug 2007 01:07
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Thanks TDK, seems exactly the same as mine
but you have Functions and Gosubs the other way round; I used to do it like that but ran into a problem when one of my gosubs called a function. For some reason it worked fine when I re-positioned the function above the gosub.

You remind me of the episode of South Park where Butters/Professor Chaos is trying to come up with evil schemes, except now it's "TDK did it"

Owww I thought I'd found something that everyone else had overlooked
Have you had a look at my tutorial, I would like your feedback as you have written so many

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