#160806 - Underscore - Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:36 pm
so when programming for the GBA in C++ text does not work.
i'm a beginner and and all i want to do is run simple programs
from the very little i know of C++.
although i dont think i can because i cant get plain text to work.
whats up with this? do i need to learn graphics in C++ and make
my own text?
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#160809 - Dwedit - Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:03 pm
Look at the text console example program that comes with devkitpro
C:\devkitPro\examples\gba\graphics\ansi_console
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#160826 - gauauu - Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:42 am
Slightly longer answer:
The gba doesn't have support for text directly, like a console or terminal from your pc's os does. Generally this means if you want text, you find or put together a library which writes textual graphics on the screen according to your text. A common way to do it is to use one 8x8 background tile for one character.
There are libraries out there which do a lot of that for you so you don't have to always worry about the details.
#160850 - ScottLininger - Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:29 pm
I'm a fan of AGBTTY by Tepples.
http://pineight.com/gba/
-Scott
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#160854 - Underscore - Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:39 pm
so does the gbfs work the same as the
agbtty?
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#160857 - Kyoufu Kawa - Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:44 pm
GBFS is a method to handle blocks of data. AGBTTY is a text output system.
#160868 - silent_code - Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:53 pm
GBFS = GAME BOY FILE SYSTEM...
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#160877 - Underscore - Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:07 pm
oh, that makes sense. Thanks everybody.
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#160944 - Kyoufu Kawa - Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:44 pm
No problem. Just try not to make such silly mistakes too often. If those add up too much, helpfulness on the Intertubes tends to decrease.