Hey, I'm a noob programmer and I have recently begun programming in Xlibc and I need to know how to create an app var. I'll appreciate any help you can give thanks.
Do you want to create a blank AppVar within your program, then use the Celtic 2 CSE commands to manipulate the contents of the AppVar? Or are you asking how to create an AppVar containing sprites or background images that you can use with the xLIBC commands?
The simples method is do in on a computer (with SourceCoder 
) and transfer that to the calculator. The other method is something like this:
Code:
(See also this link for inserting lines in an appvar)
EDIT: this is for data, not for images/sprites etc
) and transfer that to the calculator. The other method is something like this:
Code:
"rowSwap(APPVAR->Str0 // Name of appvar, with rowSwap, so that is in an appvar, not a program
det(4 // Create appvar/program
"UPLOAD DATA HERE..........->Str9 // Data to write in the appvar
1 // Line number where the data must be stored
det(2 // Insert line
(See also this link for inserting lines in an appvar)
EDIT: this is for data, not for images/sprites etc
Only data that can be normally stored in strings. This is like text, symbols, but as I said not images/backgrounds/sprites etc. What would you use?
For images etc, you must use TokenIDE where you can create, edit and save them.
For images etc, you must use TokenIDE where you can create, edit and save them.
Map data for xLIBC is pretty specific. TokenIDE has a map editor which can insert/edit strings from an appvar. It also supports the image formats so you can create sprite sheets etc.
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Yes. If you're using xLIBC, you can use TokenIDE (linked in my previous post) to create the sprite sheet, and the various DrawSprite functions. There's also the Celtic II BufSprite function which will draw a sprite with a different format, also supported by TokenIDE.
Okay thanks! BTW can you make the sprite sheet directly on the calculator, or do you absolutely need to make the sprite sheet in TokenIDE?
As far as I know, no one has made an on-calc tool that can generate an xLIBC sprite-sheet. I usually make it in Paint.NET (insert your favorite image editor here, of course) and then import it from TokenIDE. TokenIDE has some nice image editing tools, but it's not as fully-featured as an actual image editor.
Okay thanks! Also, is the tile map making process also done in TokenIDE or is it done in some other computer program?
Yup, per my earlier post:
merthsoft wrote:
TokenIDE has a map editor which can insert/edit strings from an appvar.
You should refer to the documentation: http://dcs.cemetech.net/index.php/Third-Party_BASIC_Libraries_%28Color%29
There are quite a few things Celtic II can do with AppVars.
There are quite a few things Celtic II can do with AppVars.
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