Game Menus

Can someone please give me a link to a tutorial that shows how to make menus in c++. Thanks.

OS? API?

You know what? There are way too many ways to list them all right here.

Perhaps he ment implementing a menusystem in a game.

Heres what I like to do - branch the game loop to two sections:
The first section is menu section
The second section is the game section

Toggled by a boolean flag you either render the game, or you render the menu - you can also add update functions for the game in the menu too - if you dont want to pause certain events.


As far as menu structure goes i start with a menu item:

Code:

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struct sMenuItem {
        int top;        // top left corner to start drawing menu item
        int left;       
        int height;        // how much space is this item going to take up?
        int height;
        media content;        // all in one abstract graphic interface for easy art->Render(); :)
                        // .. could be text, could be pictures,could be sound - yippe
        bool interact;        // does this thing interact with user? clicks - mouse over etc.
        lpfn focus;        // function pointer to the fucus function you want to use
                        // .. could vary between graphic items, list items, check box etc.
        lpfn action;        // function pointer to the function this item enacts when clicked
        sMenuItem *dependant; // this item could control another itme: Ie. the arrow in drop down lists
        smenuItem *depends;  // thsi item might depend on another item: ie. the arrow in drop down lists  heh
}

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Then I might make a class or another struct for actual menu's that has an array of menu items. I push what ever items into what ever menu i want.

I got a lot of ideas working with quake 3 sdk. That thing has been the light unto my path for inspiration I come to realize. I've learned so much tinkering with it.

Either way - I've lost interest in further tutorage on this subject - so instead I'll post some old code for the menu system of my direct x game XWORM! or something like that ....



LOL - after downloading my game source from a siteI gave it to- i remembered how lazy i got with comments. Sorry.

and the .h file has the struct definitions.


Btw, I make no claims as to the cleanliness, effectiveness, or correctness in the coding of, or implimenting of, my ideas.