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Dark GDK / Load png image from imbedded resource

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WickedX
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Posted: 29th Jun 2014 07:18 Edited at: 29th Jun 2014 07:24
This question has been asked on the forum. How do I load a png image imbedded in the executables resource? Hay, Rocky. Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat. The function declares 3 local variables and calls 1 Dark GDK function and only three DirectX functions. It uses the function D3DXLoadSurfaceFromResource() to load directly to the images texture surface, no memblock hacks here.

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s_i
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Posted: 29th Jun 2014 13:27
Cool! How do you do it? To work with the imbedded resources will be enough Express version of VisualStudio? (I know how to use only imbedded icon for game file.)
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Posted: 29th Jun 2014 18:27 Edited at: 29th Jun 2014 19:12
Works just fine with Visual C++ Express. Project attached.

Edit: Whoops, forgot to release the surface. Download updated.

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Posted: 29th Jun 2014 21:51 Edited at: 29th Jun 2014 21:53
This function loads the image into a bitmap. Do not release the surface, as a bitmap consists of a surface only.

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Posted: 29th Jun 2014 22:07
Thanks, very interesting.
But I do not understand, why are you doing this:


it is necessary to use internal resources?..
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Posted: 29th Jun 2014 22:11
That handles the DirectX Lost Device issue. Lock your system or alt-tab - the application will recover.
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Posted: 29th Jun 2014 22:20 Edited at: 29th Jun 2014 22:39
Strange, because my full-screen game perfectly fulfills combination "alt-tab" without "handles the DirectX Lost Device issue".
What means "Lock your system"?..
P.S. I set resolution and use #include "DarkGDKWindow.h" instead of #include "DarkSDK.h" only in main.cpp, in other included .cpp files I use #include "DarkSDK.h".
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Posted: 29th Jun 2014 22:37
Hold the windowkey and hit L - or see image.

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Posted: 29th Jun 2014 22:47 Edited at: 29th Jun 2014 22:48
Yes, Win+L crashes my game if I use shaders, and makes nonfunctioning when I do not use shaders.
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Posted: 29th Jun 2014 22:56 Edited at: 29th Jun 2014 23:01
In my function initVolitile(); - I reload and reinitialize everything lost. Such as the backdrop, images, objects, camera's (if using more than the default), shaders and display setting if not running in a window. With shaders you may only need to re-apply them.
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Posted: 30th Jun 2014 08:49 Edited at: 30th Jun 2014 08:55
Looking through the dsutil.h and dsutil.cpp files, I just realized DarkGDK is already setup to load sounds from an imbedded resource. Cool, saves me the work.

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