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From: "Maurice Sibrandi" <sibrandi@orion.nl>
Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.programming.2d_graphics
Subject: LoadImaga and FntPrint
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 14:19:49 +0200
Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE)
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Hi folks,

I'm trying to get some full screen graphics working as a first attempt to
create
a marvelous game, but I don't seem to get it right. I want to display a full
screen
image with some debug text, but the text won't show. The text is under the
image
(I checked that!) although it is plotted after a LoadImage and even after a
DrawSync(0).

What am I doing wrong?

BTW.1 How does the Yaroze handle 320x256 sprites? Performance?
BTW.2 What is a nice way to see what the frame rate is?

// cut here

// imgLogo is GsIMAGE struct of a picture with size 320x256
// other variable should explain themself...

  while (1)
  {
    nActiveBuf = GsGetActiveBuff();
    GsSetWorkBase(GpuPacketArea[nActiveBuf]);

    GsClearOt(0, 0, &otWorld[nActiveBuf]);

    setRECT(&rc, 0, GsDRAWENV.clip.y, imgLogo.pw, imgLogo.ph);

    LoadImage(&rc, imgLogo.pixel);

    FntPrint(nFontstream[0], "This text can't be read!");

    DrawSync(0);
    nVSync = VSync(1);
    VSync(0);

    // this text can't be read also
    FntPrint(nFontstream[7], "~c900HSync = %d", nVSync);

    GsSwapDispBuff();

    GsSortClear(0, 64, 128, &otWorld[nActiveBuf]);
    GsDrawOt(&otWorld[nActiveBuf]);

    for (i=0; i<8; i++)


      if (nFontstream[i] != -1)
        FntFlush(nFontstream[i]);
    };
  };

// till here

Regards,
Maurice 'YarozeMaster' Sibrandi