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From: jamin1@psu.edu (Jamin Frederick)
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Subject: Re: Animation technique
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 23:02:46 GMT
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Also, you might want to check out my "onespr" tutorial...it explains
each function pretty extensively, plus its very simple, just
displays one sprite on the screen, not much more to it.
Its on my yaroze web page.

Jamin


On Sun, 13 Jul 1997 22:58:11 -0700, "Linda J. Hodge"
<hodgke@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Ok So I listened to what you said and Im thinking.
>
>maybe something like this
>
>	
>//defines
>
>GsOT// Define your ordertables
>GsOTTAG//Tag your odertables
>
>PACKET// Do packet for ot stufff
>GsSPRITE //pointer to sprite
>GsinitGraph//Screen initialiize stuff
>GsdefDispbuff// Setup double buffer stuff for page flipping
>//For loop for WOT  
>Activebuff =GsGetActiveBuff()//bouble buffer setup
>GsSetWorkBase//Have no idea except it asigns buffer to packet?  
>GsClearOt//init ot packet
>
>Do main loop animation stuff right here with frames and all
>
>
>DrawSync(0)// wait for the entire drawing   to be done
>Vsync(0)//Wait for the vblank interupt which tells the sys it is done
>//with drawing the pic on screen
>GsSwapDispBuff()// Switch the buffers
>GsSortClear()//Have no idea
>GsDrawOT()//Draw everything that has just been done in the ot
>
>Then do the sprite init.
>
>end
>
>This is probably completely wrong but I init the sprite.
>mario