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DarkBASIC Discussion / screenshot help

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TheComet
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Posted: 26th Dec 2007 18:45
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hey guys!

I have two questions:

1.) How do I take a screenshot of darkbasic in the editor or in the game? is there som button like f5 or f6 i can just push?

2.) How do i save whatever is displayed on the screen to a bitmap?

Many thanks!

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Jmahmood
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Posted: 26th Dec 2007 18:56
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Ans to your question 1:-

Press F9.

Ans to your question 2:-

Here is a command you can use,




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TheComet
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Posted: 26th Dec 2007 19:47
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Thanks mate! I was troubled with those buttons in 1.)
With 2.) I didnt know how to store the picture shown in internal memory. The rest is clear.

Thanks a lot!!

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Libervurto
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Posted: 26th Dec 2007 22:26
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Bitmap 0 is the screen.
Save Bitmap 0

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Quote: "Bitmap 0 is the screen."


i didnt knew that!!


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TheComet
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Posted: 27th Dec 2007 21:41 Edited at: 27th Dec 2007 21:43
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To the post above: I didnt KNOW that.

Quote: "Bitmap 0 is the screen.
Save Bitmap 0"


You need a name for the bitmap 0:



But it`s much easier to leave the 0 away:

:

I don`t want to look like a smart-ass...

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Posted: 28th Dec 2007 07:04
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If you wish to take more then one screenshot you will need to use a different code or the file will be over written.


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TheComet
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Posted: 28th Dec 2007 09:35
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Your right! So how about this:



Now No file will be overwritten.

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You're right!


The code looks fine.


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I think leaving out the 0 is just likely to be confusing.

The way you have the filename now all files will have "00" before the number even numbers greater than 9 e.g. "00199", I've added in a little code to make all number three digital.


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jason p sage
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Posted: 28th Dec 2007 15:44
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I like that one... though I don't see a perfect LEFT ZERO PADDED fucntion call here yet.


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Posted: 28th Dec 2007 15:54
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You can press the Print Screen button (usually says Prnt Scrn on the key), that will take a snapshot of the screen and place it on the clipboard, allowing you to open up paint and paste it in.

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Quote: "You can press the Print Screen button (usually says Prnt Scrn on the key), that will take a snapshot of the screen and place it on the clipboard, allowing you to open up paint and paste it in."

Where's the fun in that

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LoL ... though he brings up a good point, what would it take to make a game companion program - scan user32.dll for printscreen button, poll the clipboard, and save stuff for ANY GAME. (They have tools like that but... I digress


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Actually, it doesn't take that much. You need user32, gdi32, and a memblock. You can use the DB keystate() command or scancode() to check for the keypress of PrintScreen. Once it's found call the function that opens the clipboard, get the information of CF_BITMAP or type 2, transfer the bits into the memblock, close the clipboard, make an image or a bitmap from the memblock and save it or display it. If you want a forced keypress as a result of some other action in your program, use the keybd_event from user32 to force the PrintScreen key to be pressed.

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you can force keys to be pressed!!!!!!!!!!!!


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@Pixelator: I think it just has the effect of the key being pressed. Not actually forcing the key to be pressed. Although that would be really cool if you were sitting looking at your keyboard and it was just typing merrily away.

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Quote: "you can force keys to be pressed!!!!!!!!!!!!"

You can do it with mouseclicks, too. I made a simple macro for a game that is slightly boring. But now I have a new monitor so it doesn't work

Seriously, how do you make the little blue text come up below your message?
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Quote: "you can force keys to be pressed!!!!!!!!!!!!"

yes

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