I'm making a digital whiteboard program with C++Builder.
It draws lines on a TImage using MouseDown and MouseMove events, like this:
Image1->Picture->Bitmap->Canvas->LineTo(x, y);
There is no problem when using the mouse.
However, when I use a Wacom tablet to draw the line, it doesn't fully recognize the movement of the pen. The problem occurs more when writing than when drawing a figure on the whiteboard.
I have no idea how to solve this problem.
What is the cause of the problem? How can I solve it?
Attached is the captured one to help you understand the problem. Same is written with mouse on the left side, and tablet pen on right side.
Code is like this:
void __fastcall TForm1::Image1MouseDown(TObject *Sender,
TMouseButton Button, TShiftState Shift, int X, int Y)
{
MouseClick = true;
Image1->Picture->Bitmap->Canvas->MoveTo(X,Y);
Image1->Picture->Bitmap->Canvas->LineTo(X,Y);
if (Pen==1){
if(type==0) //pen
{
Image1->Picture->Bitmap->Canvas->Pen->Color = ColorDialog1->Color;
PenColor = ColorDialog1->Color;
}
else if(type==1) //eraser
{
Image1->Picture->Bitmap->Canvas->Pen->Color = clWhite;
PenColor = clWhite;
}
Image1->Picture->Bitmap->Canvas->Pen->Width = ScrollBar1->Position;
PenWidth = ScrollBar1->Position;
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void __fastcall TForm1::Image1MouseMove(TObject *Sender,
TShiftState Shift, int X, int Y)
{
if(MouseClick)
{
Image1->Picture->Bitmap->Canvas->LineTo(X,Y);
}
}
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I am new to the Processing and now trying to use FaceOSC. Everything was done already, but it is hard to play the game I made when everything is not a mirror view. So I want to flip the data that FaceOSC sent to processing to create video.
I'm not sure if FaceOSC sent the video because I've tried flip like a video but it doesn't work. I also flipped like a image, and canvas, but still doesn't work. Or may be I did it wrong. Please HELP!
//XXXXXXX// This is some of my code.
import oscP5.*;
import codeanticode.syphon.*;
OscP5 oscP5;
SyphonClient client;
PGraphics canvas;
boolean found;
PVector[] meshPoints;
void setup() {
size(640, 480, P3D);
frameRate(30);
initMesh();
oscP5 = new OscP5(this, 8338);
// USE THESE 2 EVENTS TO DRAW THE
// FULL FACE MESH:
oscP5.plug(this, "found", "/found");
oscP5.plug(this, "loadMesh", "/raw");
// plugin for mouth
oscP5.plug(this, "mouthWidthReceived", "/gesture/mouth/width");
oscP5.plug(this, "mouthHeightReceived", "/gesture/mouth/height");
// initialize the syphon client with the name of the server
client = new SyphonClient(this, "FaceOSC");
// prep the PGraphics object to receive the camera image
canvas = createGraphics(640, 480, P3D);
}
void draw() {
background(0);
stroke(255);
// flip like a vdo here, does not work
/* pushMatrix();
translate(canvas.width, 0);
scale(-1,1);
image(canvas, -canvas.width, 0, width, height);
popMatrix(); */
image(canvas, 0, 0, width, height);
if (found) {
fill(100);
drawFeature(faceOutline);
drawFeature(leftEyebrow);
drawFeature(rightEyebrow);
drawFeature(nosePart1);
drawFeature(nosePart2);
drawFeature(leftEye);
drawFeature(rightEye);
drawFeature(mouthPart1);
drawFeature(mouthPart2);
drawFeature(mouthPart3);
drawFeature(mouthPart4);
drawFeature(mouthPart5);
}
}
//XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
void drawFeature(int[] featurePointList) {
for (int i = 0; i < featurePointList.length; i++) {
PVector meshVertex = meshPoints[featurePointList[i]];
if (i > 0) {
PVector prevMeshVertex = meshPoints[featurePointList[i-1]];
line(meshVertex.x, meshVertex.y, prevMeshVertex.x, prevMeshVertex.y);
}
ellipse(meshVertex.x, meshVertex.y, 3, 3);
}
}
/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
public void found(int i) {
// println("found: " + i); // 1 == found, 0 == not found
found = i == 1;
}
//XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
The scale() and translate() snippet you're trying to use makes sense, but it looks like you're using it in the wrong place. I'm not sure what canvas should do, but I'm guessing the face features is drawn using drawFeature() calls is what you want to mirror. If so, you should do place those calls in between pushMatrix() and popMatrix() calls, right after the scale().
I would try something like this in draw():
void draw() {
background(0);
stroke(255);
//flip horizontal
pushMatrix();
translate(width, 0);
scale(-1,1);
if (found) {
fill(100);
drawFeature(faceOutline);
drawFeature(leftEyebrow);
drawFeature(rightEyebrow);
drawFeature(nosePart1);
drawFeature(nosePart2);
drawFeature(leftEye);
drawFeature(rightEye);
drawFeature(mouthPart1);
drawFeature(mouthPart2);
drawFeature(mouthPart3);
drawFeature(mouthPart4);
drawFeature(mouthPart5);
}
popMatrix();
}
The push/pop matrix calls isolate the coordinate space.
The coordinate system origin(0,0) is the top left corner: this is why everything is translated by the width before scaling x by -1. Because it's not at the centre, simply mirroring won't leave the content in the same place.
For more details checkout the Processing Transform2D tutorial
Here's a basic example:
boolean mirror;
void setup(){
size(640,480);
}
void draw(){
if(mirror){
pushMatrix();
//translate, otherwise mirrored content will be off screen (pivot is at top left corner not centre)
translate(width,0);
//scale x -= 1 mirror
scale(-1,1);
//draw mirrored content
drawStuff();
popMatrix();
}else{
drawStuff();
}
}
//this could be be the face preview
void drawStuff(){
background(0);
triangle(0,0,width,0,0,height);
text("press m to toggle mirroring",450,470);
}
void keyPressed(){
if(key == 'm') mirror = !mirror;
}
Another option is to mirror each coordinate, but in your case it would be a lot of effort when scale(-1,1) will do the trick. For reference, to mirror the coordinate, you simply need to subtract the current value from the largest value:
void setup(){
size(640,480);
background(255);
}
void draw(){
ellipse(mouseX,mouseY,30,30);
//subtract current value(mouseX in this case) from the largest value it can have (width in this case)
ellipse(width-mouseX,mouseY,30,30);
}
You can run these examples right here:
var mirror;
function setup(){
createCanvas(640,225);
fill(255);
}
function draw(){
if(mirror){
push();
//translate, otherwise mirrored content will be off screen (pivot is at top left corner not centre)
translate(width,0);
//scale x -= 1 mirror
scale(-1,1);
//draw mirrored content
drawStuff();
pop();
}else{
drawStuff();
}
}
//this could be be the face preview
function drawStuff(){
background(0);
triangle(0,0,width,0,0,height);
text("press m to toggle mirroring",450,470);
}
function keyPressed(){
if(key == 'M') mirror = !mirror;
}
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/p5.js/0.5.4/p5.min.js"></script>
function setup(){
createCanvas(640,225);
background(0);
fill(0);
stroke(255);
}
function draw(){
ellipse(mouseX,mouseY,30,30);
//subtract current value(mouseX in this case) from the largest value it can have (width in this case)
ellipse(width-mouseX,mouseY,30,30);
}
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/p5.js/0.5.4/p5.min.js"></script>
I want to draw a line using mouse-event in Opencv in a webcam frame. I also want to erase it just like an eraser in MS-Paint.How can i do it? I dont have much idea about it. But i have this scrambled pseduo code from my head which can be completely wrong but i will write it down anyway. I would like to know how to implement it in c++.
So, i will have two three mouse event-
event 1- Mouse leftbuttonup-- this will be used to start the drawing
event 2- Mouse move -- this will be used to move the mouse to draw
event 3:- Mouse leftbuttondown-this will be used to stop the drawing.
event 4- Mouse double click - this event i can use to erase the drawing.
I will also have a drawfunction for a line such as line(Mat image,Point(startx,starty),Point(endx,endy),(0,0,255),1));
Now, i dont know how to implement this in a code format. I tried a lot but i get wrong results. I have a sincere request that please suggest me the code in Mat format not the Iplimage format. Thanks.
please find working code below with inlined explained comments using Mat ;)
Let me know in case of any problem.
PS: In main function, I have changed defauld cam id to 1 for my code, you should keep it suitable for you PC, probably 0. Good Luck.
#include <iostream>
#include <opencv\cv.h>
#include <opencv2\core\core.hpp>
#include <opencv2\highgui\highgui.hpp>
class WebCamPaint
{
public:
int cam_id;
std::string win_name;
cv::VideoCapture webCam;
cv::Size frame_size;
cv::Mat cam_frame, drawing_canvas;
cv::Point current_pointer, last_pointer;
cv::Scalar erase_color, paint_color;
int pointer_size;
//! Contructor to initialize basic members to defaults
WebCamPaint()
{
cam_id = 0;
pointer_size = 5;
win_name = std::string("CamView");
current_pointer = last_pointer = cv::Point(0, 0);
erase_color = cv::Scalar(0, 0, 0);
paint_color = cv::Scalar(250, 10, 10);
}
//! init function is required to set some members in case default members needed to change.
bool init()
{
//! Opening cam with specified cam id
webCam.open(cam_id);
//! Check if problem opening video
if (!webCam.isOpened())
{
return false;
}
//! Reading single frame and extracting properties
webCam >> cam_frame;
//! Check if problem reading video
if (cam_frame.empty())
{
return false;
}
frame_size = cam_frame.size();
drawing_canvas = cv::Mat(frame_size, CV_8UC3);
//! Creating Activity / Interface window
cv::namedWindow(win_name);
cv::imshow(win_name, cam_frame);
//! Resetting drawing canvas
drawing_canvas = erase_color;
//! initialization went successful ;)
return true;
}
//! This function deals wih all processing, drawing and displaying ie main UI to user
void startAcivity()
{
//! Keep doing until user presses "Esc" from Keyboard, wait for 20ms for user input
for (char user_input = cv::waitKey(20); user_input != 27; user_input = cv::waitKey(20))
{
webCam >> cam_frame; //Read a frame from webcam
cam_frame |= drawing_canvas; //Merge with actual drawing canvas or drawing pad, try different operation to merge incase you want different effect or solid effect
cv::imshow(win_name, cam_frame); //Display the image to user
//! Change size of pointer using keyboard + / -, don't they sound fun ;)
if (user_input == '+' && pointer_size < 25)
{
pointer_size++;
}
else if (user_input == '-' && pointer_size > 1)
{
pointer_size--;
}
}
}
//! Our function that should be registered in main to opencv Mouse Event Callback
static void onMouseCallback(int event, int x, int y, int flags, void* userdata)
{
/* NOTE: As it will be registered as mouse callback function, so this function will be called if anything happens with mouse
* event : mouse button event
* x, y : position of mouse-pointer relative to the window
* flags : current status of mouse button ie if left / right / middle button is down
* userdata: pointer o any data that can be supplied at time of setting callback,
* we are using here to tell this static function about the this / object pointer at which it should operate
*/
WebCamPaint *object = (WebCamPaint*)userdata;
object->last_pointer = object->current_pointer;
object->current_pointer = cv::Point(x, y);
//! Drawing a line on drawing canvas if left button is down
if (event == 1 || flags == 1)
{
cv::line(object->drawing_canvas, object->last_pointer, object->current_pointer, object->paint_color, object->pointer_size);
}
//! Drawing a line on drawing canvas if right button is down
if (event == 2 || flags == 2)
{
cv::line(object->drawing_canvas, object->last_pointer, object->current_pointer, object->erase_color, object->pointer_size);
}
}
};
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
WebCamPaint myCam;
myCam.cam_id = 1;
myCam.init();
cv::setMouseCallback(myCam.win_name, WebCamPaint::onMouseCallback, &myCam);
myCam.startAcivity();
return 0;
}
Okay so I'm starting to make a main menu for a small flash game and to do this I want to use the mouse to click on buttons etc. I have a button class in which I create two rectangles: a rectangle for the button and a rectangle for the mouse based on its X and Y, 1 pixel by 1 pixel. I use Rectangle.Intersects to check if they are touching before seeing if left mouse button is down. Problem is, the thing the mouse position is relative to changes every time so no matter where the mouse button is on the screen, it's never the same co-ordinates as in a different build in that exact same position. I seriously just need ideas now as I'm running out. If I didn't explain it very well or you need further details to help please ask - I WOULD BE SO GRATEFUL.
Will post back if I find an answer
Update - Okay here's the button class
class OnScreenButton
{
public Texture2D texture;
Vector2 position;
Rectangle rectangle;
Color colour = new Color(255, 255, 255, 255);
public Vector2 size;
public OnScreenButton(Texture2D newtexture, GraphicsDevice graphics)
{
texture = newtexture;
// ScreenW = 500, ScreenH = 600
// Img W = 80, Img H = 20
size = new Vector2(graphics.Viewport.Width / 10, graphics.Viewport.Height / 30);
size = new Vector2(texture.Width, texture.Height);
}
bool down;
public bool isClicked;
public void Update(MouseState mouseState)
{
rectangle = new Rectangle((int)position.X, (int)position.Y, (int)size.X, (int)size.Y);
Rectangle mouseRectangle = new Rectangle(mouseState.X, mouseState.Y, 1, 1);
if (mouseRectangle.Intersects(rectangle))
{
if (colour.A == 255)
{
down = false;
}
if (colour.A == 0)
{
down = true;
}
if (down)
{
colour.A += 3;
}
else
{
colour.A -= 3;
}
if (mouseState.LeftButton == ButtonState.Pressed)
{
isClicked = true;
}
}
else if (colour.A < 255)
{
colour.A += 3;
isClicked = false;
colour.A = (255);
}
}
public void SetPosition(Vector2 newPos)
{
position = newPos;
}
public void Draw(SpriteBatch spriteBatch)
{
spriteBatch.Draw(texture, rectangle, colour);
}
}
}
(Sorry for weird formatting, brand new to stack overflow and the posting is still a little confusing)
Here is some other code I think is relevent...
Game.1 initializing stuff
GraphicsDeviceManager graphics;
SpriteBatch spriteBatch;
protected override void Initialize()
{
// TODO: Add your initialization logic here
Mouse.WindowHandle = Window.Handle;
base.Initialize();
}
public Main()
{
graphics = new GraphicsDeviceManager(this);
Content.RootDirectory = "Content";
}
KeyboardState keyboardState;
MouseState mouseState;
Main menu update routine...
private void UpdateMainMenu(GameTime gameTime)
{
// Button options
if (buttonPlay.isClicked == true)
{
CreateNewGame();
currentGameState = GameState.playing;
}
buttonPlay.Update(mouseState);
if (buttonExit.isClicked == true)
{
this.Exit();
}
buttonExit.Update(mouseState);
// Press enter to play
if (keyboardState.IsKeyDown(Keys.Enter))
{
CreateNewGame();
currentGameState = GameState.playing;
}
}
Here's thee draw routine for main menu...
public void DrawMainMenu()
{
spriteBatch.Draw(mainMenuBackground, new Vector2(0, 0), Color.White);
buttonPlay.Draw(spriteBatch);
buttonExit.Draw(spriteBatch);
spriteBatch.DrawString(playerAmmoFont, String.Format("{0}", mouseState), new Vector2(0, 0), Color.White);
}
okay that's all I can think of
UPDATE - Okay so I know a few things that aren't the problem...
The whole of my button class is fine, I made a new project and inserted all the relevant code into it and it worked absolutely perfectly so I'm starting to think its something to do with the code positioning and the graphics device stuff although I still don't have a clue how to fix it.
the window appears at the same spot every time
there is no pattern to the change in coordinates at all
this is really annoying
UPDATE - OKAY. I spent a long time writing down the coordinates that I got each time I ran the code and stuck to cursor in the top right corner of the screen. Here is what I got.
(-203, -225)
(-253, -275)
(-53, -75)
(-103, -125)
(-153, -175)
(-203, -225)
(-253, -275)
(-53, -75)
(-103, -125)
(-153, -175)
(-203, -225)
(-253, -275)
(-53, -75)
(-103, -125)
(-153, -175)
(-203, -225)
(-253, -275)
(-53, -75)
(-103, -125)
(-153, -175)
(-203, -225)
(-78, -100)
(-128, -150)
(-178, -200)
(-228, -250)
(-28, -50)
(-53, -75)
(-103, -125)
(-153, -175) < AND FROM HERE THE PATTERN LOOPS ROUND.
I just don't get how the same code can execute a different bug on different executions like this.
Also, mouse.Wheel doesn't go up or down whereas it works on the project that I made to test the relevant code where the mouse position was relevant to the top left pixel of the game window.
UPDATE - EVEN MORE DAMN COMPLICATIONS - So I just rand it a few times again and the offset values are offset... the increase is the same but I got values like (-178, -200) then (-228, -250). I have also discovered that the mouse is not relative to the game window what so ever, if I jam the mouse in the top right corner of the screen and check the coordinates, then move the game window and do the same again, the coordinates don't change. Please please please help me, or tell me if I'm being stupid, or something. Thanks.
The mouse coordinates are relative to the monitor. Here is my general button class to try and work for your situation.
public class Button
{
public event EventHandler<EventArgs> Clicked;
public Vector2 Position { get; set;}
public Texture2D Texture { get; set;}
public Color Tint { get; set; }
public float Scale { get; set; }
public float Rotation { get; set; }
public int Width
{
get
{
if (texture == null)
return 0;
else
return texture.Width;
}
}
public int Height
{
get
{
if (texture == null)
return 0;
else
return texture.Height;
}
}
private void OnClick()
{
if (Clicked != null)
Clicked(this, EventArgs.Empty);
}
public Button(Vector2 position, Texture2D texture)
: base(parent)
{
Position = position;
Texture = texture;
Tint = Color.White;
Scale = 1.0f;
Rotation = 0.0f;
}
public bool HandleClick(Vector2 vector)
{
if (vector.X >= Position.X)
{
if (vector.X <= Position.X + Width)
{
if (vector.Y >= Position.Y)
{
if (vector.Y <= Position.Y + Height)
{
OnClick();
return true;
}
}
}
}
return false;
}
public bool HandleEntered(Vector2 vector)
{
if (vector.X >= Position.X)
{
if (vector.X <= Position.X + Width)
{
if (vector.Y >= Position.Y)
{
if (vector.Y <= Position.Y + Height)
{
return true;
}
}
}
}
return false;
}
public override void Draw(SpriteBatch spriteBatch)
{
spriteBatch.Draw(Texture, Position, null, Tint, Rotation, Vector2.Zero, Scale, SpriteEffects.None, 0.0f);
}
Declare a button:
Button btn = new Button(position where you want the button, texture for the button);
btn.Clicked += () => { /* Handle button clicked code here */ };
In your update method inside your main game:
public void Update (GameTime gameTime)
{
MouseState mouseState = Mouse.GetState();
if(mouseState.LeftButton == ButtonState.Pressed) // check if mouse is clicked
{
btn.HandleClicked(new Vector2(mouseState.X, mouseState.Y)); // If true then the button clicked event will fire
// Here you can also change the color of the button if the button is currently clicked
}
// Here you can change the color of the button if the mouse is hover over the control
// Example:
btn.Tint = btn.HandleEntered(new Vector2(mouseState.X, mouseState.Y)) ? Color.White * 0.75f : Color.White;
}
Note: You can also use a rectangle for the button to adjust its size instead of strictly using the textures dimensions. Hope this gives some insight.
So here's what was going on: I had a bullet class in my game for every bullet shot. In this class I check whether the bullets hits nothing, hits the asteroid, or destroys the asteroids. If the latter is true then I would increment playerScore by 5. PlayerScore was a Game1 attribute so I thought the easiest way to do this would be to create a new Game1 in bullet.cs to allow me to refer to the variable. Deleting the "Main mainGame = new Main():" in Bullet.cs fixed this issue and I think the issue was coming from a new graphics device being made every single time I fired a single bullet.
Earlier, I had an issue with my Windows cursor being uncoordinated with the game and asked here how I could solve this. A member suggested me to hide the Windows cursor and create a custom game cursor, so I did this. However, a new problem occurred.
My game cursor is usually offset to the right of the Windows mouse, so when I want to move the game cursor to the left side of the window and click my left mouse button, it causes a disturbance to the game, such as bringing an application in the background to the top.
Here is a picture of what I mean: http://i.imgur.com/nChwToh.png
As you can see, the game cursor is offset to the right of the Windows cursor, and if I use game cursor to click on something on the left side of the window, the application in the background (Google Chrome in this case), will be brought up to the front, causing disturbance to the game.
Is there anything I can do to use my game cursor without any disturbances?
I have just tried to move everything out of their classes, all into the main Game class.
This fixed the problem, but does not give me an answer to WHY this happens.
The code is exactly the same, it's just organized to separate classes.
So, does anyone know why this is?
Why is using object-oriented programming instead of putting everything in the game class going mess up my mouse coordination and stuff?
Normally, you would have a texture for you in-game cursor where, for instance, the pixel at [16,16] is where you are "aiming" (the center of a crosshair, for instance). What you owuld to to draw this centered on the mouse is to use Mouse.GetState() to get the position, and then offset the drawing of your mouse-texture by the negative of the "center" of the "aim"-point.
so let's say we make a custom Mouse-Class:
public class GameMouse
{
public Vector2 Position = Vector2.Zero;
private Texture2D Texture { get; set; }
private Vector2 CenterPoint = Vector2.Zero;
public MouseState State { get; set; }
public MouseState PreviousState { get; set; }
//Returns true if left button is pressed (true as long as you hold button)
public Boolean LeftDown
{
get { return State.LeftButton == ButtonState.Pressed; }
}
//Returns true if left button has been pressed since last update (only once per click)
public Boolean LeftPressed
{
get { return (State.LeftButton == ButtonState.Pressed) &&
(PreviousState.LeftButton == ButtonState.Released); }
}
//Initialize texture and states.
public GameMouse(Texture2D texture, Vector2 centerPoint)
{
Texture = texture;
CenterPoint = centerPoint;
State = Mouse.GetState();
//Calling Update will set previousstate and update Position.
Update();
}
public void Update()
{
PreviousState = State;
State = Mouse.GetState();
Position.X = State.X;
Position.Y = State.Y;
}
public void Draw(SpriteBatch spriteBatch)
{
spriteBatch.Begin();
spriteBatch.Draw(Texture, Position - CenterPoint, Color.White);
spriteBatch.End();
}
}
I want to draw text to a DirectX game, so I've injected a DLL which hooks EndPaint. My logic was that since EndPaint is supposed to be the last step in the WM_PAINT operation, I could, in my hook, draw the text, and then call EndPaint myself. By doing this, I avoid the DX interface altogether.
The problem is that it is doing absolutely nothing. Here is my code.
#include <windows.h>
#include "Hooks.h"
static const TCHAR g_cszMessage[] = TEXT("utterly fantastic");
BOOL (WINAPI * _EndPaint)(__in HWND hWnd, __in const LPPAINTSTRUCT lpPaint) = EndPaint;
BOOL WINAPI EndPaintHook(__in HWND hWnd, __in const LPPAINTSTRUCT lpPaint)
{
// write message
TextOut(lpPaint->hdc, 0, 0, g_cszMessage, lstrlen(g_cszMessage));
GdiFlush();
// return original
return _EndPaint(hWnd, lpPaint);
}
BOOL APIENTRY DllMain(__in HINSTANCE hModule, __in DWORD fdwReason, __in __reserved LPVOID lpvReserved)
{
UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(lpvReserved);
switch (fdwReason)
{
case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:
if (AttachHook(reinterpret_cast<PVOID*>(&_EndPaint), EndPaintHook))
{
DisableThreadLibraryCalls(hModule);
break;
}
return FALSE;
case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH:
DetachHook(reinterpret_cast<PVOID*>(&_EndPaint), EndPaintHook);
break;
}
return TRUE;
}
I know the issue isn't with my AttachHook/DetachHook functions because I've tested via message boxes and confirmed that the hooks are installed. The text simply isn't showing up.
Anyone have any idea? I don't really want to hook the DX interface. Shouldn't it work either way, since WM_PAINT is still used at the base level?
Thanks in advance.
You are better off hooking the present of DirectX and then using ID3DXFont to do some font rendering. AFAIK WM_PAINT is not used for DirectX rendering.