Request: Rotate images

[SlimShady]

The topic title is clear.

If you're bored, here's a story why...

This morning at school, a friend showed me a game he made.

Really interesting and great that you can create a working game by typing code.

Makes you wonder how many lines of code Doom III has.

Anyways, he told me he tried to create a Tetris game.

And he gave up because it's too hard and alot of work/code.

Then I thought: Great idea! A tetris clone!

So I started working on it.

1. I assigned HotKeys to the arrow keys.

2. I created a label control with a black background. It became the long bar.

3. using the arrow keys, I could move the label

4. Then I added checks so the label didn't move outside the window

5. I added another 'object'. A 2x2 square.

6. When an object hits the ground, another object should appear at the top

7. Two dilemmas: 1. I can't rotate the labels 2. I can't create the orginal Tetris objects using labels.

For 2nd dilemma, I made images.

(I think I'll make an array so I know when it's an image or label.)

Can you add the ability to rotate a control?

Edit:

Removed typos

Edited October 4, 2004 by SlimShady

[Valik]

I'm sure its possible by overriding the painting process, but I don't recall ever seeing a simple API call to change the orientation of a control. In short, I wouldn't count on seeing that as doing custom/special things with the painting is just a mess.

[Josbe]

mmm...interesting.

Maybe, 2nd. dilemma:

You could 'construct' every piece with several labels. (An array)

...and to manipulate the positions.

Although really it requires more code than simply to rotate an image...

Good luck!

[Josbe]

I'm sure its possible by overriding the painting process, but I don't recall ever seeing a simple API call to change the orientation of a control.  In short, I wouldn't count on seeing that as doing custom/special things with the painting is just a mess.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You're talking with a call from DllCall?

[SlimShady]

You say "several labels"...

That requires more thinking, because currently it's just one control (image or label) that moves to the bottom.

Fnishing this, is a real challenge.

But this is nice when I'm bored and it's raining outside...

[Valik]

You're talking with a call from DllCall? 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

No, I'm talking internal.

[SlimShady]

I knew it would be difficult to do...

And I'm using ControlGetPos in a very sloppy way atm.

A GUI function for it would help me alot.

[redndahead]

I would use pictures and move the control when you want to rotate it update it with a new picture that has that orientation.

red

[SlimShady]

I would use pictures and move the control when you want to rotate it update it with a new picture that has that orientation.

red

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm doing that now.

But I have a feeling that ControlGetPos caused a new problem.

The width of the control is incorrect.

I'm going to test a little to be sure.

Edit:

I forgot that $Pos[3] contains the height of the control instead of the width.

Edited October 5, 2004 by SlimShady

[Josbe]

A small "proof of concept" for a Tetris.(I think)

If you want take a look, see attachment.

AKATetris.au3

[SlimShady]

@josbe:

Looks really good. The code is very advanced.

I'll use it for future reference.