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Newcomers DBPro Corner / Black screen before games/programs starts

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Monzi
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Posted: 27th Oct 2004 22:14
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Why is there a always a black screen when running db executables? It shows up before the program/game appears that you've made. It would be nice to be able to put a loading screen there instead.

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indi
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Posted: 28th Oct 2004 00:30
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it is possible to create your own loading screens.

have a look at some commands

backdrop on / backdrop off
color backdrop
cls

etc..

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Monzi
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Posted: 28th Oct 2004 05:37
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i dont think you understood my question right.

when any db executable is run there is always a black screen for a certain amount of time at the very beginning of the execution (most noticeable when the executables are windowed). the period of time the black screen is there depends of the size of the program etc.
isnt there any way to work around this?

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Kentaree
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Posted: 28th Oct 2004 05:43
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Are you setting the resolution inside the program itself? If so, use the IDE to set the resolution. If you don't have DBP, you're kinda stuck with the black screen I'm afraid.

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Monzi
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Posted: 28th Oct 2004 05:48
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I have db pro
and it makes no difference wether i'm setting the resolution in the code or via the ide

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Turoid
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Posted: 28th Oct 2004 06:00
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man.. that black screen is there only for 2 sec does that really matter ?

Do you need a complete FPS,3rdPS engine ?? Or a collision command libary?? well here it is:
http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=38869&b=6&p=0
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Ian T
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Posted: 28th Oct 2004 06:26
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It's there with every single game on the planet, because when your monitor switches its display resolution and/or while DirectX / OpenGL initializes, there is nothing to display. As Jopie said it exists for all of two seconds, which is much shorter a responseless load time than some games have.


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The Wendigo
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Posted: 28th Oct 2004 19:04
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If you are thinking about creating a splash or something like that, here's a thought. If you have another language such as Visual Basic, you could create a Form that has your splash, display it on the screen for a bit (using a timer or a custom time job) and then after that use Shell() to load up your DBP executable. If I think you are going where I think you are going, that should do it.


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