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Title: Have window hidden by default upon creation
Post by: Laurent on December 21, 2010, 07:34:25 am

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the window could simply be hidden by default until Window::Display() is called

Hum that's an idea, I'll think about it for SFML 2.0 (SFML 1.7 is not going to exist).

Title: Have window hidden by default upon creation
Post by: Laurent on December 21, 2010, 07:40:41 pm

In fact the idea to have the window hidden until the first call to Display() looks really cool. It makes sense because until Display() is called, the window will show garbage -- so it's not even a hack.

I'd like to know what other users think about it. Would there be any drawback doing this automatically?

Title: Have window hidden by default upon creation
Post by: Orwel on December 21, 2010, 07:50:48 pm

I prefer to use clear() to init window, because I have test prog whithout Display()  :D.

If the window is hidden, the events are recovered???

Title: Have window hidden by default upon creation
Post by: Laurent on December 21, 2010, 08:06:40 pm

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I prefer to use clear() to init window, because I have test prog whithout Display()

Hum... that looks weird. Can you tell me more about what you do? How can you see something useful without calling Display()?

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If the window is hidden, the events are recovered???

It depends. Which events?

Title: Have window hidden by default upon creation
Post by: Terrydil on December 21, 2010, 09:38:26 pm

I can see why it would be useful but its also not hard to quickly create the window and throw up a logo or something while everything else gets loaded.  Of course having the window hidden until the first call of Display() doesn't stop anyone from doing that so I don't see any reason not to implement it if its not too difficult on Laurent.

Title: Have window hidden by default upon creation
Post by: Hiura on December 21, 2010, 10:19:24 pm

I'm so-so with this technic – my main concern is about the current Show(bool) function. Could we still be able to use such functionality ? – but I like the idea!

From all GUI lib I've worked with all have the same pattern : call explicitly a 'show' method to display the window. Why not having to call this Show(bool) function to explicitly put the window on screen and by default having the window hidden ?

Title: Have window hidden by default upon creation
Post by: Laurent on December 21, 2010, 11:52:22 pm

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my main concern is about the current Show(bool) function. Could we still be able to use such functionality ?

Why not?

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From all GUI lib I've worked with all have the same pattern : call explicitly a 'show' method to display the window. Why not having to call this Show(bool) function to explicitly put the window on screen and by default having the window hidden ?

I never do things just because all other libraries do it, I only do things which are relevant and well designed ;)
If we can do without explicitely using Show(true), that's a lot better. And it will avoid tons of forum topics like "I don't see my window what happens???" ;)

Title: Have window hidden by default upon creation
Post by: Hiura on December 22, 2010, 12:35:44 am

So I don't have any concern about it! =)

Quote from: "Laurent"

I never do things just because all other libraries do it, I only do things which are relevant and well designed ;)

Yeah, I know that : you're always way ahead of us (or at least me hahaha)!