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In basic, to put a pixel, we say
PSET(X, Y), COLOR
where X and Y are coordinates and COLOR is the color.
is there a similar function in C/C++ ?
Basically, I want to draw the picture of a jet plane and use it.
If this is not the way peole do it, what is other way ?
You need to use a graphics library to do this. Take a look at opengl or directx.
- Sean
if you are using windows you probably want to draw into a DIB and BitBlt to the screen. PutPixel for every pixel is a painfully slow way of doing things.
The windows call is SetPixel() if you insist on doing it though.
DOS or windows? They have tottally different ways of plotting pixels and displaying images
go with the allegro library its easy compared to the rest
Which is better ? DOS/ Windows games ?
I mean... for a newbie... which is simpler ??
if dos is simpler, how can I plot a pixel in dos?
also, what is OpenGL ? can it be used with bc++ 5.5 ?
well dos games are far from simple. There is a need to know about ever stinking driver on the market to get anything decent accomplished. But I do remeber Allegro from a long time ago and that could help.
As for windows and opengl or directx I can't say they are simple but they are far more capable of accomplishing modern games. You should take note that DOS based games really aren't sold anymore.
SDL is a really easy windows library, it isn't the fastest library or anything, but it's incredibly easy to learn
thanks for the info...
i dont wanna sell my games. i am just writing programs/games to satisfy myself that i can do something with which i can make others waste some time :)
it makes my life a little more meaningful :D
As for the game, I just want to draw a jetplane and make
it move around the screen... just for the sake of learning.
i know how to do this in QB (i used to love this thing... but i
can't imagine how i used to write code in QB after i saw
the beauty of structured programming in c/c++)
just want to know how i can do that in c ..
well, in the tutorial that comes with SDL there is a putpixel funtion...really simple. I used to program in QB and Visual Basic, too, and yeah, after C, there is no going back (:
thanks a lot.
i'll check it out right away! :)