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Black Shadow
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Posted: 18th Feb 2005 07:31
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OK so I have a long start to me program using data and get images and stuff. This takes a little bit and I don't want the player to watch this; I want him to see a loading screen. Could somebody help me please?
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Cookyzue
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Posted: 18th Feb 2005 08:08
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Just make an an image that says loading, or whatever. And make it a sprite. Then once everythiong is done delete it. Like this:




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Black Shadow
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Posted: 18th Feb 2005 23:26
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Yes but if i do that then when i use my get image command it gets part of the sprite insted of my image.
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wmf
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Black Shadow
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yes but then the get flashes of the picture.
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TravisP
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Posted: 19th Feb 2005 03:11 Edited at: 19th Feb 2005 03:12
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Hmm... try pasting the image off screen and then getting the images from there

Note: The above I didn't say, your just crazy.

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Dodo
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or create a bitmap and use this to draw to and get the image from

Part of solving the problem is actually noticing that the problem is there in the first place

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Black Shadow
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Thanks
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