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Window / sf::Input and keypress repeat problem

« on: August 10, 2009, 01:49:21 am »

I'm using SFML 1.4 on Ubuntu 9.04.

It seems when I use this code:

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if (Input.IsKeyDown(sf::Key::A))
        OffsetDirection(1);
if (Input.IsKeyDown(sf::Key::D))
        OffsetDirection(-1);
and press and hold the 'D' or 'A' key, it calls OffsetDirection once, pauses, then calls it continuously as if I was holding the key down (which I am). But I don't want it to pause. Is this normal behavior for sf::Input? If it is, is there something I can use as an alternative that doesn't pause?

By the way, if I configure my computer to have no delay between key press repeating through System>Preferences>Keyboard, then this problem goes away. But I don't want to have to have anybody that wants to use my program to have to toggle their system preferences.

I've tried doing this as an alternative:

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// outside the main loop
struct KeysPressed {
        bool A;
        bool B;
} KeysPressed;
...
// inside the main loop
if (Event.Type == sf::Event::KeyPressed)
{
        switch (Event.Key.Code)
        {
        case sf::Key::A:
                KeysPressed.A = true;
                break;
        case sf::Key::D:
                KeysPressed.D = true;
                break;
        default:
                break;
        }
}
else if (Event.Type == sf::Event::KeyReleased)
{
        switch (Event.Key.Code)
        {
        case sf::Key::A:
                KeysPressed.A = false;
                break;
        case sf::Key::D:
                KeysPressed.D = false;
                break;
        default:
                break;
        }
}

if (KeysPressed.A == true)
        OffsetDirection(1);
if (KeysPressed.D == true)
        OffsetDirection(-1);

But the problem persists.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Jordy

EDIT: I deleted this from System and reposted here, because I realized I posted in the wrong section. Sorry.

2

Graphics / When an sf::Shape::SetPosition is called, what is moved?

« on: August 04, 2009, 04:46:00 am »

Center? Upper-left corner? I was wondering because I'm trying to get sf::Rect and sf::Shape to play nice, meaning they would both move at the same time. So I've implemented a class like this:
Shape.h

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/*
 * Shape.h
 *
 *  Created on: Aug 3, 2009
 *      Author: Jordy
 */

#ifndef SHAPE_H_
#define SHAPE_H_

#include <algorithm>
#include <SFML/Graphics/Shape.hpp>
#include <SFML/Graphics/Rect.hpp>
#include <SFML/System/Vector2.hpp>

namespace Solids
{

class Shape : public sf::Shape, public sf::Rect<float>
{
public:
Shape();
virtual ~Shape();

virtual void Move(float OffsetX, float OffsetY);
virtual void Move(const sf::Vector2f &Offset);
virtual void SetPosition(float OffsetX, float OffsetY);
virtual void SetPosition(const sf::Vector2f &Offset);

void SetSpeed(float NewSpeedX, float NewSpeedY);
void SetSpeedX(float NewSpeedX);
void SetSpeedY(float NewSpeedY);

void Update(float FrameTime=1);

static Shape Rectangle(float X, float Y, float Width, float Height);
static Shape Triangle(float P1X, float P1Y, float P2X, float P2Y, float P3X, float P3Y);

private:
float SpeedX, SpeedY;
};

}

#endif /* SHAPE_H_ */

Shape.cpp

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/*
 * Shape.cpp
 *
 *  Created on: Aug 3, 2009
 *      Author: Jordy
 */

#include "Shape.h"

namespace Solids
{

Shape::Shape()
{
}

Shape::~Shape()
{
}

void Shape::Move(float OffsetX, float OffsetY)
{
sf::Shape::Move(OffsetX, OffsetY);
Offset(OffsetX, OffsetY);
}

void Shape::Move(const sf::Vector2f &Offset)
{
Move(Offset.x, Offset.y);
}


void Shape::SetSpeed(float NewSpeedX, float NewSpeedY)
{
SpeedX = NewSpeedX;
SpeedY = NewSpeedY;
}

void Shape::SetSpeedX(float NewSpeedX)
{
SpeedX = NewSpeedX;
}

void Shape::SetSpeedY(float NewSpeedY)
{
SpeedY = NewSpeedY;
}

void Shape::Update(float FrameTime)
{
Move(SpeedX * FrameTime, SpeedY * FrameTime);
}

Shape Shape::Rectangle(float X, float Y, float Width, float Height)
{
Shape Rect;

Rect.Left   = X;
Rect.Top    = Y;
Rect.Right  = Rect.Left + Width;
Rect.Bottom = Rect.Top + Height;

Rect.AddPoint(Rect.Left,  Rect.Top);
Rect.AddPoint(Rect.Right, Rect.Top);
Rect.AddPoint(Rect.Right, Rect.Bottom);
Rect.AddPoint(Rect.Left,  Rect.Bottom);

return Rect;
}

Shape Shape::Triangle(float P1X, float P1Y, float P2X, float P2Y, float P3X, float P3Y)
{
Shape Tri;

// Find boundaries of enclosing sf::Rect
Tri.Left   = std::min(std::min(P1X, P2X), P3X);
Tri.Right  = std::max(std::max(P1X, P2X), P3X);
Tri.Top    = std::min(std::min(P1Y, P2Y), P3Y);
Tri.Bottom = std::max(std::max(P1Y, P2Y), P3Y);

Tri.AddPoint(P1X, P1Y);
Tri.AddPoint(P2X, P2Y);
Tri.AddPoint(P3X, P3Y);

return Tri;
}

}


As you can see, I've implemented a Shape::Move method, but not the Shape::SetPosition method. This is because I'm not sure whether I should be doing this:

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void Shape::SetPosition(float PosX, float PosY)
{
sf::Shape::SetPosition(PosX, PosY);

float Width  = GetWidth();
float Height = GetHeight();

Left   = PosX;
Top    = PosY;
Right  = Left + Width;
Bottom = Top + Height;
}

or this:

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void Shape::SetPosition(float PosX, float PosY)
{
sf::Shape::SetPosition(PosX, PosY);

float Width  = GetWidth();
float Height = GetHeight();

Left   = PosX - Width / 2;
Top    = PosY - Height / 2;
Right  = Left + Width;
Bottom = Top  + Height;
}

Note that there may be other errors in my code. I haven't tested it thoroughly yet.

Thanks,
Jordy

3

Feature requests / pkg-config support

« on: August 03, 2009, 05:05:44 am »

It would make it much easier to use SFML. It would mean I don't have to manually edit configure.ac, too.

What do you say?

4

Graphics / error: cannot convert 'const float' to 'sf::Rect<float>

« on: July 24, 2009, 05:10:06 pm »

I'm getting two errors when trying to compile this function:

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sf::Rect<float>* DeriveRect(sf::Shape* shape)
{
    sf::Rect<float>* rect(shape->GetPointPosition(0).x,
                          shape->GetPointPosition(0).y,
                          shape->GetPointPosition(3).x,
                          shape->GetPointPosition(3).y); /* The errors bring me to this line */
    return rect;
}

The errors:

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error: initializer expression list treated as compound expression
error: cannot convert 'const float' to 'sf::Rect<float>*' in initialization

I get the feeling that these are simple errors, but I could be wrong.

More information:
OS: Mac OS X 10.5
Compiler: g++
IDE: XCode 3
I have not called this function anywhere in the other parts of the program yet.
This is my first time with SFML.

Could anybody help me out with this?

Thanks,
Jordy