Multiple Window Data Transfer

void · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2003 8:12 am

Oky, heres the problem..i have this gay ass space shooter game, and i cant display the score on the same window, because i use cls alot, and thus making it hard for the player to see his/her score...now..when i shoot and hit...it tells me how many points i gain and howmuch i have...but only for like .5 seconds...now...i wanna make it so that the player can play in one window, and a secondary window that i will open will display the score...never needing to cls....is this possible...if yes...how would i go about sending data to taht window for display..thank you

Prince · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2003 10:03 am

update the score normally and use Window.Select (winID) to put the score in the other window... dont forget to switch back for the game or itll get very screwy

Mephi · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2003 11:03 am

use a delay when sum1 gets hit or sumthin....

ShadowStorm · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2003 3:32 pm

If you use delay.. the game would stop.. i don't think he want's that to happen..

void · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2003 3:56 pm

thanks prince

void · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2003 4:05 pm

one more thingy..how do u position ur screen aagain when u open it.....

PaddyLong · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2003 4:33 pm

var window : int := Window.Open ("position:x;y")

Andy · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2003 5:24 pm

ya, but u dun even have to use Window.Open you can just use setscreen

code:

setscreen("position: center;center)
setscreen("position: center;top")

PaddyLong · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2003 7:09 pm

well if he's going to be using multiple windows, he kinda needs Window.Open

Andy · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2003 7:19 pm

true, u got a point there

Andy · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2003 7:20 pm

hey does any body know how to close a window that wasn't opened with Window.Open?

PaddyLong · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2003 7:29 pm

I would have thought something like this would have worked, but apparently you're not supposed to be able to close the main run window...

code:

var activeWindow : int
activeWindow := Window.GetActive
Window.Close (activeWindow)

Andy · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2003 7:32 pm

damn, cause its real screwy if u have gui on a opened window

Mazer · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2003 7:36 pm

dodge_tomahawk wrote:

hey does any body know how to close a window that wasn't opened with Window.Open?

i'm pretty sure you can't. just start your program with your Window.Open window or at least make sure you don't draw/put before it's opened

PaddyLong · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2003 7:38 pm

if it's something like a game or something where I care about what size the window is or whatever I'll usually always have my first line as my window

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