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DarkBASIC Discussion / Any commands/custom functions that can make my cursor appear ABOVE my other images?

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Sunflash
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Posted: 15th Feb 2006 21:09
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Lol, read the title^
I have a cursor image that follows the mouse (of course), but for some reason it appears UNDER some of the images, and OVER others. I know this has got to be something with the sequence in which I loaded the images, and made them into sprites.

I made the cursor image into a sprite AFTER I made all the other sprites, but it still won't show up above them. Is there any commands that will send an image above the others?
Thanks for the help,
-Sunflash

P.S. Oh yeah, it's a 2D game, I guess that would help a little

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Stora tomtefar
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Posted: 15th Feb 2006 21:22
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I think you can change the cursor's default image when you've created the final .EXE-file by changing some properties in it whith "Resource Hacker". That means you don't need to use a sprite as the cursor, just use the standard one.
You could search for it on google, or something. Very usefull little program, I think.

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Tinkergirl
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You probably want to look up the help for the command - SET SPRITE PRIORITY.

That lets you force what sprite will be drawn last - i.e. on top of all the rest. I hope it helps you.
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UFO
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Posted: 15th Feb 2006 22:54
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Is that command in DBC? (Set sprite priority)


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Tinkergirl
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Oh, um - sorry. I'm not sure :/

If not (and I apologise if it isn't) then you could paste your sprite at the mouse coordinates each frame/loop instead of using a sprite - I think that would happen 'last'?
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BearCDPOLD
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Posted: 16th Feb 2006 05:10 Edited at: 16th Feb 2006 05:11
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Unfortunately SET SPRITE PRIORITY isn't in classic. You just need to evaluate the order in which your sprites are drawn and the screen is SYNC'd.

Maybe try this,

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PASTE SPRITE 1, mousex(), mousey()
SYNC
`all other stuff here
LOOP

That way the mouse update is always the last thing before it SYNCs.


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Grog Grueslayer
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Posted: 16th Feb 2006 21:45
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In Classic the sprite that's created last is on top of all the other sprites.


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Sunflash
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Quote: "In Classic the sprite that's created last is on top of all the other sprites."


Yup, and thats what makes me wonder why it isn't showing up after the others.

I'll try pasting the image to the mouse cordinates. To bad that SET SPRITE PRIORITY dosn't work
Thanks for the help guys
-Sunflash

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Ok, here's the trouble. I'm useing more then 32 sprites and images, so whenever the user switches menus (Options, Play Game, Practice, Exit ect.) I have to delete all the uneeded images, and loade the needed ones. Well, when you first run the program, the cursor is over the buttons fine. But when you switch menus, it isn't. This is because all the images that weren't needed in the main menu, were deleted, and the ones needed in the options menu were created... created OVER the cursor. So the only way (that I know of) is to delete the cursor, and reload it. But that takes time to load an image and then make it a sprite AND move it along the screen. It takes long enough for the cursor image to start flickering.

Wait, I'm having a thought here... I'll Be back, I have to test something.

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Pincho Paxton
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Just don't delete the menu images. You don't need to reload the cursor image either if you don't delete it. Just remake the sprite.

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Quote: "Just don't delete the menu images. You don't need to reload the cursor image either if you don't delete it. Just remake the sprite."


Lol, I tested for like, two hours, almost got it, but gave up. I decided to do what you just said. It works well!
Thanks all
I just hope that I don't run out of space for images and sprites in the future (I'm already at 21 of both)

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Pincho Paxton
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It's down to memory mainly. I mean the limit is over 60 thousand.

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