Main Menu in SFML need tips

[darekg11]

Hello.
I want to create simple main menu, which way to do it is the best?
a)Create JPG with static buttons on its
b)Create background and create buttons with SFML
c)Create background and buttons and then place buttons on background?

I think C options is the best way to do this?
Do You have any protips for main menu?

[PeterWelzien]

If you want to easily be able to change the text of the buttons. I suggest you make an image a button, load it, display it and then place the text you want on top of it.

[Friend]

I've been working on the same thing pretty much. At first I did background image, then text as buttons. Later, I realized the font I used looks really bad when it was used under the SFML font stuff, so I ended up putting them through photoshop and exporting png images (that way I can put shadows behind the text to make them look good as well.

Once all that's done, I use a background image, then display the buttons (texts) on top of it, with the shadows and all, it looks really great. Really simple and looks the best out of all 3 of your choices IMO.

Here's a screenshot of the final version of the menu I did.

[darekg11]

Lol Your main menu is just too fucking epic.

[code315]

Can you tell me how to create these menus? thank you

[Finn]

There a several ways to do it, but most of them are really easy!
I did mine with Images as buttons. Then just check if one of the buttons is clicked and if so, go on to whawtever the button says

[Fierce_Dutch]

There a several ways to do it, but most of them are really easy!
I did mine with Images as buttons. Then just check if one of the buttons is clicked and if so, go on to whawtever the button says

Ya create 1 image for normal and then when scrolled over then set another image that is like a highlight.

Uless you just create a text one like i did with a rectangle as a shader

[Contadotempo]

I don't intend to thread-hijack but I have a question related to main menus as well.
I did the same thing as Friend I think.

First made a background, and then made an image that contained the menu text like this:


I was wondering: What would be the most efficient way to display each option?
Creating a Sprite object for each selection?
Or using just one Sprite object but setting a SetSubRect() each part each frame?
Like this:

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sMenu.SetImage("The menu image posted loaded into an sf::Image Object");

while(App.IsOpened())
{
        (...)
//Iniciar selected
sMenu.SetSubRect(IntRect(0,25,174, 55));
App.Draw(sMenu);

//Definições unselected
sMenu.SetSubRect(IntRect(0,60,174,90));
App.Draw(sMenu);
}
(...)



[burningprodigy]

Awesome menu, I sure hope the game is equally good. What is the game , by the way, Rpg? The menu reminds me of visual novels, is it one of those? I sure hope it isnt some idiotic arcade game.