SFML Forum. I come to you in a time of great need.
I am starting to learn C++, after learning Python, and I want to learn C++ in an entreating way; that is, by making games with SFML. I am following a book which you can find [here][1]. The problem is that, when using a basic example, listed below, SFML does not create a window. (Sorry for my use of using namespace)
My Code:
// Include important C++ libraries here
#include <SFML/Graphics.hpp>
// Make code easier to type with "using namespace"
using namespace sf;
int main()
{
// Create a video mode object
VideoMode vm(1920, 1080);
// Create and open a window for the game
// RenderWindow window(vm, "Timber!!!", Style::Fullscreen);
// Low res code
RenderWindow window(vm, "Timber!!!");
// Create a texture to hold a graphic on the GPU
Texture textureBackground;
// Load a graphic into the texture
textureBackground.loadFromFile("graphics/background.png");
// Create a sprite
Sprite spriteBackground;
// Attach the texture to the sprite
spriteBackground.setTexture(textureBackground);
// Set the spriteBackground to cover the screen
spriteBackground.setPosition(0, 0);
while (window.isOpen())
{
/*
****************************************
Handle the players input
****************************************
*/
if (Keyboard::isKeyPressed(Keyboard::Escape))
{
window.close();
}
/*
****************************************
Update the scene
****************************************
*/
/*
****************************************
Draw the scene
****************************************
*/
// Clear everything from the last frame
window.clear();
// Draw our game scene here
window.draw(spriteBackground);
// Show everything we just drew
window.display();
}
return 0;
}
An image of what happens when I build and execute is below
[![The Image][2]][2]
I tried to reinstall SFML, make the window smaller (the book suggests that I create a smaller, 960-pixel-wide VideoMode object and then window.draw() the original 1920/1080 picture*, but this did not work), re-build the project, execute it from XCode, and copy the SFML.dll files into my main project directory (and also I checked for my project directory).
Is this normal? Do you know how I can fix it? Notice how it takes up my screen as if it were the app which I am currently using. Thank you for your time.
* As a footnote, I ran some other SFML examples to check the correctness of my SFML installation. The ran successfully.
[1]:
https://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Game-Programming-program-building/dp/1838648577/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=learn%20c%2B%2B%20by%20making%20games&qid=1593817894&sr=8-2 The link to my photo is here:
https://i.stack.imgur.com/D8KuF.png