November 18, 2004

• Conversion from Glaux to SDL - ModelLoader.cpp
  • AUX_RGBImageRec -> SDL_Surface
  • SDL_LoadBMP
  • pBitmap.data -> pBitmap.pixels
  • pBitmap.xValue -> pBitmap.w
  • pBitmap.yValue -> pBitmap.h

• Today
  • Further worked on fine tuning SDL so that it compiles and runs
    • Eliminated all compile warnings and linker errors on Windows through tinkering with project linker and C++ settings
    • Had to remove a library that was causing linker errors
    • Worked out a couple errors that occured during execution
  • Spent way too much time trying to figure out why the sample project code to display a fullscreen selection window won't work in our game. Decided to just scrap it and allow resizing of the window
  • Worked on figuring out and implementing keyboard input polling. Pressing Alt+F4 now quits the application...good because there was no way to quit other than through TaskManager during fullscreen mode.
  • Commented eracer.cpp
  • SDL Key mappings
• TODO
  • Singletons
    • Create _appStatus singleton
    • Create memento singleton structure
    • Develop Memento Singletons
      • Generic display function
      • Generic keyboard function w/ specific key mappings for each Memento
      • GameMemento
      • WelcomeMemento
      • PauseMemento
      • MenuMemento
  • Dashboard
    • How should it be structured? Singleton? Facade? ????
    • Necessary functions depend on structure
  • ERacer class
    • Fine tune init operation
    • WHY ISN'T ASK_FULLSCREEN WORKING!?!?!?!?!?
    • Further develop main loop and when currentMemento will be displayed
    • Timer workings
    • Implement _appStatus

-- RyanAusankaCrues - 17 Nov 2004

• SDL Documentation
• Over the weekend I went through all the Glut alternatives and add-ons and decided that SDL would work the best.
• Spent Sunday and Monday converting the initialization, display, and input functions of our World class from proj2 from GLUT to SDL
• Today
  • Continued SDL conversion and extension
  • Removed "world" code from main file into "eracer.h" and "eracer.cpp" files
  • Took James' InputHandler idea and changed it to "Memento" by:
    • Creating Memento base class
    • Started work on GameMemento class, will make GameMemento and other Mementos to singletons later
    • Added "currentMemento" variable to ERacer class which will hold an instance of the current Memento singleton (replaces memento stack)
  • Worked on polling keyboard input in SDL and handling multiple keys being pressed at the same time, almost done with that
• Before Thursday
  • Finish Memento implementation in ERacer class with GameMemento basic but workable and extendable so we can add items for it to control
  • Develop interface between ERacer class and Mementos
• Future
  • Fine tune SDL use
  • Fully integrate mementos to ERacer class
  • Add WelcomeMemento, PauseMemento, and MenuMemento singleton classes
  • implement proper keyboard polling in each Memento
  • implement proper GL/SDL display in each Memento

-- RyanAusankaCrues - 16 Nov 2004

• Took scoreboard class from last project and stripped it down to be used as the DashBoard class in this assignment
• Researched glut alternatives...found SDL. Worked on getting SDL to work in visual studio and got a sample project to work in visual studio
  • SDL Home Page
    • Setting up and getting started on SDL
    • Install SDL on Linux
  • CPW
    • Open AL for sound
    • Maybe use CPW? Implements keyboard polling.
  • Or plib's neworking?
  • Good info site

-- RyanAusankaCrues - 11 Nov 2004