• Robin (25/25) Oct 01 2015 Hi. I like to learn programming by examples but I need help
• Adam D. Ruppe (13/18) Oct 01 2015 Those describe simple class members, so you can set them through
• Robin (4/18) Oct 01 2015 Wow, thank you so much. I have never seen code like that before

Robin <robindahoods gmail.com> writes:

Hi. I like to learn programming by examples but I need help 
learning how to read documentation. I have some idea of how it 
works in some aspects but in others i get completely stuck 
because there are no examples or code snippets.

I am using dgame (dgame-dev.de) and im reading the documentation 
for changing the background text of my font in my program.
I have the basic code for font creation but i need to make 
changes to the colors.

import std.stdio;
import std.system;

import Dgame.System;
import Dgame.Window;
import Dgame.Graphic;
import Dgame.Audio;
import Dgame.Math;

void main()
{
      Font dejavu = Font("resources/dejavu.ttf", 12);
      Text CurrentFps = new Text(dejavu);

      ..window loop
}

The documentation here 
(http://dgame-dev.de/index.php?controller=learn&mode=package&package=graphic&module=Text&version=0.6)...
gives me the Text() class but i dont know how to use "foreground, 
background, and Font mode" or at least turn it into usable syntax.

Adam D. Ruppe <destructionator gmail.com> writes:

On Thursday, 1 October 2015 at 19:15:39 UTC, Robin wrote:
 The documentation here 
 (http://dgame-dev.de/index.php?controller=learn&mode=package&package=graphic&module=Text&version=0.6)...
 gives me the Text() class but i dont know how to use 
 "foreground, background, and Font mode" or at least turn it 
 into usable syntax.

Those describe simple class members, so you can set them through 
assignment:

      Text CurrentFps = new Text(dejavu);
      // change to white on black
      CurrentFps.foreground = Color4b.White;
      CurrentFps.background = Color4b.Black;
      // change mode
      CurrentFps.mode = Font.Mode.Shaded;


I haven't actually used this library, but since the doc describes 
it with variable syntax (`Color4b foreground;`) that means you 
should be able to just assign to them like ordinary object member 
variables.

Robin <robindahoods gmail.com> writes:

On Friday, 2 October 2015 at 01:20:50 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
 On Thursday, 1 October 2015 at 19:15:39 UTC, Robin wrote:
 [...]

 Those describe simple class members, so you can set them 
 through assignment:

      Text CurrentFps = new Text(dejavu);
      // change to white on black
      CurrentFps.foreground = Color4b.White;
      CurrentFps.background = Color4b.Black;
      // change mode
      CurrentFps.mode = Font.Mode.Shaded;


 I haven't actually used this library, but since the doc 
 describes it with variable syntax (`Color4b foreground;`) that 
 means you should be able to just assign to them like ordinary 
 object member variables.

Wow, thank you so much. I have never seen code like that before 
but the documentation there made me scratch my head.

Thank you.