Horizontal scrolling ofa block(10x10) letters right to left?

[vinostien]

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Hello my name is Vinostien, and new to computers, and very new to coding.
I am tring to make a fun program that will scroll right to left a block (10x20) of letters horizontal that will display my word search puzzles.
I have on idea where to start this coding at, coz the help file has nothing or I do not what it is called to look on the internet for this type of horizontal scroling.
Anything will be very helpful.

vinostien

[Nituvious]

Hi, welcome to the forums!
I hope this helps you out.

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Declare scrollText(text.s, x.l, y.l)

If InitSprite()
	Global myWindow = OpenWindow(#PB_Any, 0, 0, 300, 300, "Scroll", #PB_Window_ScreenCentered | #PB_Window_SystemMenu)
	OpenWindowedScreen(WindowID(myWindow), 0, 0, 300, 300, 1, 0, 0)
	
	Repeat
		ClearScreen(RGB(0,0,0))
		eventID = WaitWindowEvent(1)
		Delay(10)
		scrollText("Hello, world!", 50, 100)
		FlipBuffers()
	Until eventID = #PB_Event_CloseWindow
Else
	End
EndIf

Procedure scrollText(text.s, x.l, y.l)
	Static sprText.l, firstCall.l, newX.l, newY.l	, textWidth.l, textHeight.l
	If Not firstCall.l
		StartDrawing(WindowOutput(myWindow))
		textWidth.l = TextWidth(text.s)
		textHeight.l = TextHeight(text.s)
		StopDrawing()
		sprText.l = CreateSprite(#PB_Any, textWidth.l, textHeight.l)
		StartDrawing(SpriteOutput(sprText))
		DrawText(0, 0, text.s, RGB(0, 10, 200))
		StopDrawing()
		newX.l = x.l
		newY.l = y.l
		firstCall.l = #True
	EndIf
	
	DisplaySprite(sprText.l, newX.l, newY.l)
	
	If newX.l >= -TextWidth
		newX.l - 1
	Else
		newX.l = 300	
	EndIf

EndProcedure

[vinostien]

here is a sample of 1 of my puzzle.
B Y A L P S I D X P
U E L Z Z U P E U W
F R T P R O G R A M
F A D E L S E U R W
E L R K L B B D A I
R C A B A P J E E N
S E W S Z H M C L D
U D I G N I D O C O
D C N T A H C R C W
A N G E T I R P S O
All this needs to scroll at the same time, Hmm the spacing did not work out on here.
vinostien

[citystate]

welcome vinostien,

don't forget to check the search function of the forums - there is a good chance someone has asked a similar question in the past.

here's one I found earlier >LINK<

[vinostien]

Hello
I did find that post and could not run it, error 'content not found' and I did not know how to change the code to work on my laptop, but the code gave me some ideas to try to fix my own code.
thanks again
vinostien

[vinostien]

Hmm,
Line 63: GetTickCount_() is nounction (or not available in demo version), macro, array or linked list.
Sorry, I guess I will have to upgrade to the full version to under stand this programing.

vinostien

[Nituvious]

You can import or load WinAPI functions directly from the lib or dll that contains them.

[Demivec]

Hmm,
Line 63: GetTickCount_() is nounction (or not available in demo version), macro, array or linked list.
Sorry, I guess I will have to upgrade to the full version to under stand this programing.

Upgrading is not a bad option. You can also just substitute the native ElapsedMilliseconds() function for GetTickCount_().

[netmaestro]

If you want to avoid using DirectX, the canvas gadget is a good choice for something like this. Unfortunately, the Canvas gadget is not available in the demo yet. Here is code for it:

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OpenWindow(0,0,0,640,640,"",#PB_Window_ScreenCentered|#PB_Window_SystemMenu|#PB_Window_Invisible)
LoadFont(0, "courier new", 10, #PB_Font_Bold|#PB_Font_HighQuality)

brush = CreateImage(#PB_Any,20,20)
StartDrawing(ImageOutput(brush))
  Box(0,0,20,20,#White)
  Box(0,0,10,10,RGB(220,220,220))
  Box(10,10,10,10,RGB(220,220,220))
StopDrawing()

Global cBrush = CreateImage(#PB_Any,640,200)
StartDrawing(ImageOutput(cBrush))
  For j=0 To 180 Step 20
    For i = 0 To 620 Step 20
      DrawImage(ImageID(brush),i,j)
    Next
  Next
StopDrawing()

hBrush = CreatePatternBrush_(ImageID(brush))
SetClassLong_(WindowID(0),#GCL_HBRBACKGROUND,hbrush)

HideWindow(0,0)

CanvasGadget(0,0,439,640,200)

CreateImage(0, 200, 200, 32|#PB_Image_Transparent)
StartDrawing(ImageOutput(0))
  DrawingMode(#PB_2DDrawing_AllChannels)
  DrawingFont(FontID(0))
  For j = 0 To 180 Step 20
    For i=0 To 180 Step 20
      Read.b a.b
      DrawText(i,j,Chr(a),RGBA(0,0,0,255),RGBA(0,0,0,0))
    Next
  Next
StopDrawing()

Procedure ReDraw(uID, uMsg, dwUser, dw1, dw2)
  Static x=0
  x+1:If x>=640:x=0:EndIf
  If IsGadget(0) And IsImage(cBrush) And IsImage(0)
    StartDrawing(CanvasOutput(0))
      DrawImage(ImageID(cbrush),0,0)
      DrawAlphaImage(ImageID(0),x,0)
      If x>440
        GrabImage(0,1,640-x,0,200-(640-x),200)
        If IsImage(1) : DrawAlphaImage(ImageID(1),0,0) : EndIf
      EndIf
    StopDrawing()  
  EndIf
EndProcedure

tid = timeSetEvent_(12,1,@ReDraw(),0,#TIME_PERIODIC|$100)

Repeat
  
  EventID = WaitWindowEvent()
  
Until EventID = #PB_Event_CloseWindow 
timeKillEvent_(tid)
End

DataSection
  Data.b 'B', 'Y', 'A', 'L', 'P', 'S', 'I', 'D', 'X', 'P' 
  Data.b 'U', 'E', 'L', 'Z', 'Z', 'U', 'P', 'E', 'U', 'W' 
  Data.b 'F', 'R', 'T', 'P', 'R', 'O', 'G', 'R', 'A', 'M' 
  Data.b 'F', 'A', 'D', 'E', 'L', 'S', 'E', 'U', 'R', 'W' 
  Data.b 'E', 'L', 'R', 'K', 'L', 'B', 'B', 'D', 'A', 'I' 
  Data.b 'R', 'C', 'A', 'B', 'A', 'P', 'J', 'E', 'E', 'N' 
  Data.b 'S', 'E', 'W', 'S', 'Z', 'H', 'M', 'C', 'L', 'D' 
  Data.b 'U', 'D', 'I', 'G', 'N', 'I', 'D', 'O', 'C', 'O' 
  Data.b 'D', 'C', 'N', 'T', 'A', 'H', 'C', 'R', 'C', 'W' 
  Data.b 'A', 'N', 'G', 'E', 'T', 'I', 'R', 'P', 'S', 'O'
EndDataSection

And since you can't compile it with the demo, here's the result for you to run: http://lloydsplace.com/puzzletest.exe

[vinostien]

Wow that is nice, I like what you did in that coding, however I am so new to the programing that I still have not decided to pay for the full code yet, I would like to learn a bit more about coding before I buy it.

thanks again
vinostien

[vinostien]

Hello

Where is a good place to get PureBasic samples that I may download and look at and play with, they must beable to run on the free ver of PB?

thanks
vinostien

[netmaestro]

Here's the same program with adjustments to make it run on the demo version of Purebasic 4.51:

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; First take steps to make the code "Demo Friendly":

Prototype patternbrush(imageid.l)
OpenLibrary(0, "gdi32.dll")
CreatePatternBrush.patternbrush = GetFunction(0, "CreatePatternBrush")

Prototype setclasslong(hwnd.l, index.l, newclassbits.l)
OpenLibrary(1, "user32.dll")
SetClassLong.setclasslong = GetFunction(1, "SetClassLongA")

Prototype timesetevent(uDelay.l, uResolution.l, lpTimeProc.l, dwUser.l, fuEvent.l)
Prototype timeKillEvent(event.l)
OpenLibrary(2, "winmm.dll")
timeSetEvent.timesetevent = GetFunction(2, "timeSetEvent")
timeKillEvent.timekillevent = GetFunction(2, "timeKillEvent")

#GCL_HBRBACKGROUND = -10
#TIME_PERIODIC = $1

; Now for the program:

OpenWindow(0,0,0,640,640,"",#PB_Window_ScreenCentered|#PB_Window_SystemMenu|#PB_Window_Invisible)
LoadFont(0, "courier new", 10, #PB_Font_Bold|#PB_Font_HighQuality)

brush = CreateImage(#PB_Any,20,20)
StartDrawing(ImageOutput(brush))
Box(0,0,20,20,RGB(255,255,255))
Box(0,0,10,10,RGB(220,220,220))
Box(10,10,10,10,RGB(220,220,220))
StopDrawing()

Global cBrush = CreateImage(#PB_Any,640,200)
StartDrawing(ImageOutput(cBrush))
For j=0 To 180 Step 20
  For i = 0 To 620 Step 20
    DrawImage(ImageID(brush),i,j)
  Next
Next
StopDrawing()

hBrush = CreatePatternBrush(ImageID(brush))
SetClassLong(WindowID(0),#GCL_HBRBACKGROUND,hbrush)

HideWindow(0,0)

CreateImage(0, 200, 200, 32|#PB_Image_Transparent)
StartDrawing(ImageOutput(0))
DrawingMode(#PB_2DDrawing_AllChannels)
DrawingFont(FontID(0))
For j = 0 To 180 Step 20
  For i=0 To 180 Step 20
    Read.b a.b
    DrawText(i,j,Chr(a),RGBA(0,0,0,255),RGBA(0,0,0,0))
  Next
Next
StopDrawing()

ImageGadget(0,0,439,640,200,ImageID(0))

Procedure ReDraw(uID, uMsg, dwUser, dw1, dw2)
  Static x=0
  x+1:If x>=640:x=0:EndIf
  If IsGadget(0) And IsImage(cBrush) And IsImage(0)
    CreateImage(1, 640,200)
    StartDrawing(ImageOutput(1))
    DrawImage(ImageID(cbrush),0,0)
    DrawAlphaImage(ImageID(0),x,0)
    If x>440
      GrabImage(0,2,640-x,0,200-(640-x),200)
      If IsImage(2) : DrawAlphaImage(ImageID(2),0,0) : EndIf
    EndIf
    StopDrawing()  
    SetGadgetState(0, ImageID(1))
  EndIf
EndProcedure

tid = timeSetEvent(12,1,@ReDraw(),0,#TIME_PERIODIC|$100)

Repeat
  
  EventID = WaitWindowEvent()
  
Until EventID = #PB_Event_CloseWindow 
timeKillEvent(tid)

For i=0 To 2
  If IsLibrary(i)
    CloseLibrary(i)
  EndIf
Next

End

DataSection
  Data.b 'B', 'Y', 'A', 'L', 'P', 'S', 'I', 'D', 'X', 'P' 
  Data.b 'U', 'E', 'L', 'Z', 'Z', 'U', 'P', 'E', 'U', 'W' 
  Data.b 'F', 'R', 'T', 'P', 'R', 'O', 'G', 'R', 'A', 'M' 
  Data.b 'F', 'A', 'D', 'E', 'L', 'S', 'E', 'U', 'R', 'W' 
  Data.b 'E', 'L', 'R', 'K', 'L', 'B', 'B', 'D', 'A', 'I' 
  Data.b 'R', 'C', 'A', 'B', 'A', 'P', 'J', 'E', 'E', 'N' 
  Data.b 'S', 'E', 'W', 'S', 'Z', 'H', 'M', 'C', 'L', 'D' 
  Data.b 'U', 'D', 'I', 'G', 'N', 'I', 'D', 'O', 'C', 'O' 
  Data.b 'D', 'C', 'N', 'T', 'A', 'H', 'C', 'R', 'C', 'W' 
  Data.b 'A', 'N', 'G', 'E', 'T', 'I', 'R', 'P', 'S', 'O'
EndDataSection

[vinostien]

Hello.

Where is a good place to get PureBasic samples that I may download and look at and play with, they must beable to run on the free ver of PB?

I am stil having trouble with the coding, I have run out of info and samples to play with.
any help would be nice
thanks vinostien.

[Bisonte]

Don't hurry

http://www.purearea.net/pb/CodeArchiv/CodeArchiv.html

[Zach]

I think you should also do some light/medium reading

Please read this - PureBasic Survival Guide

Also, read this book.

PureBasic - A Beginner's Guide To Programming

I know you are very excited about trying to get your idea working in a program, and maybe you have had an interest in it for a while... But I guarantee you that if you put your idea on hold, and spend just 1 week reading both the Survival Guide, and the eBook, you will understand a whole lot more, and be in a much better position to decide if PureBasic and/or Programming in any language, is for you. The eBook in particular will introduce you to the GUI system and how to program with it properly, it really helped me to understand some new stuff.

I'm not "new" to Programming as I tried to learn many times over the years, but when I decided to go with PureBasic, both these links made a lot of it much easier.
I'm sure they will help you too. Hopefully you won't run into too many problems getting any code from the Survival Guide & Book to run with the Demo version, but if you do let us know and we'll try to help get it running for you.