Author Topic: Show FPS In Title Bar Window (Read 12527 times)

Auron · « **on:** August 05, 2009, 04:27:33 am »

Hey Guys,

I was wondering if there was a way to show the FPS or Framerate in the title bar of the window? I've seen it done in other libraries and engines, but I have just started using SFML. Any exmaples, please?

klusark · « **Reply #1 on:** August 05, 2009, 06:15:05 am »

There currently is no way to change the window title.

Auron · « **Reply #2 on:** August 05, 2009, 07:16:54 am »

So you're saying that you can't display the framerate or FPS in the title bar window. Only the name of the window.

Laurent · « **Reply #3 on:** August 05, 2009, 07:49:28 am »

Once you've created the window you can't change its title.

If you want to quickly display the current FPS you can use FRAPS.

Auron · « **Reply #4 on:** August 05, 2009, 05:49:26 pm »

Ah, ok, thanks.

Astrof · « **Reply #5 on:** August 05, 2009, 09:32:55 pm »

Or if you really want to you can get the window handle and change the title yourself...but that would require work.

Auron · « **Reply #6 on:** August 06, 2009, 05:27:56 am »

I just wanted to display the FPS in the title bar, but if there's not a lot that can be done about, then its no biggie.

Sirt · « **Reply #7 on:** August 24, 2009, 08:20:43 am »

It sounds like a neat idea though having an fps counter in the titlebar.

You could create an sf::RenderWindow without a titlebar,
then blit your image of a titlebar to the top of the screen every frame while also outputing an sf::String anywhere in that titlebar.

(just a thought).

klusark · « **Reply #8 on:** August 24, 2009, 11:28:42 pm »

Quote from: "Sirt"

It sounds like a neat idea though having an fps counter in the titlebar.

You could create an sf::RenderWindow without a titlebar,
then blit your image of a titlebar to the top of the screen every frame while also outputing an sf::String anywhere in that titlebar.

(just a thought).

That would only work for one platform. Imagine running a program on linux and having the windows xp titlebar showing up.

Hiura · « **Reply #9 on:** August 25, 2009, 08:00:42 am »

You can have a style sheet file to do the job.

e_barroga · « **Reply #10 on:** August 31, 2009, 07:48:42 am »

Quote from: "Laurent"

Once you've created the window you can't change its title.

If you want to quickly display the current FPS you can use FRAPS.

Will there be a future method to change the title? If not, why?

Laurent · « **Reply #11 on:** August 31, 2009, 08:20:25 am »

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Will there be a future method to change the title?

I still don't know

Auron · « **Reply #12 on:** September 28, 2009, 07:58:21 am »

Wow, I'm surpirsed this thread still kept going. I haven't used SFML in awhile, and forgot, well pretty much everything. Although I'm now thinking of starting up again.