I am a programmer working the free version of lite-c.
I have made the first level of a game and I want a simple intro text.
I used the bitmap stuff from the workshops and got it to appear on screen at the correct coordinates..ect.
My problem is that I don't know how to code it so when I press any key the bitmaps dissapear.
PLEASE HELP!!!!
rtsgamer706

Do you use panel objectsto display the bitmap?

Anyway you can use something like this:


If this makes no sense to you and you are still unable to solve your problem, maybe showing the important code parts might get you some more (practical) help.

when I hit run I get an error message that says:

'MAIN' line 40: Syntax error:Can't convert BITNOT:POINTER::LONG.

<reset(my,intro,panel, VISIBLE);
>

what does that mean and how do I fix it?
Thanks for the help

did you read Xarthors post?


why there are "," ?

reset(myintropanel, SHOW); //it have to be show!

if you want to reset different panels you need to call that function every time you want to reset one...

now it just says:

myintropanel undeclared identifier as an error, I got that before that's why I added the commas.

Sorry, yeah it should be SHOW as Rei stated.

It looks like you just copy&paste that, of course that cannot work.
Maybe post the important snippet of your code using the [ code ] ... [ /code ]
tags (without the spaces)

edit:
I asked if you use PANELs to display the bitmaps. Of course you have to change the "myintropanel" into YOUR panel name.

I do use Panels for my bitmaps if that helps in any way.
I changed the name and everything but still nothing happens on any_key.
I have put the "on_anykey" line in function main().
I made a void main() and put it in that! Still absolutely nothing happens on any key.

here is the first bit of my code:

PANEL* first_pan =
{
pos_x = 135;
pos_y = 90;
layer = 2;
bmap = intro;
flags = OVERLAY | VISIBLE;
}

PANEL* back_pan =
{
pos_x = 0;
pos_y = 0;
layer = 1;
bmap = backg;
flags = OVERLAY | VISIBLE;

}

void Intropic_off()
{
reset(intro, SHOW);
}

//and then at the end:

function main ()
{
level_load ("fl_bg.hmp");
ent_create ("WBC.mdl", vector (-35, 0, 10), white_bc);
ent_create ("helper T cell.mdl", vector (35, 25, 10), helper_cell);
ent_create ("RBC.mdl", vector (40, 0, 10), red_bc);
ent_create ("RBC.mdl", vector (80, 0, 10), red_bc);
ent_create ("RBC.mdl", vector (0, -30, 10), red_bc);
ent_create ("new bacteria.mdl", vector (80, -80, 10), bacterias);
ent_create ("new bacteria.mdl", vector (50, -10, 10), bacterias);
ent_create ("RBC.mdl", vector (98, -75, 10), red_bc);
ent_create ("RBC.mdl", vector (128, -100, 10), red_bc);
ent_create ("RBC.mdl", vector (88, -30, 10), red_bc);
vec_set (camera.tilt, vector (-30, 0, 0));
while (1)
{
vec_set (camera.x, vector (wbc.x-120, wbc.y, wbc.z+50));
on_anykey = Intropic_off;
wait (1);
}
}

I hope this helps

rtsgamer706

void Intropic_off()//thats wrong
{
reset(intro, SHOW);
}


try this

void Intropic_off()
{
reset(first_pan, VISIBLE);
}

WFG progger

IT WORKS! IT WORKS! IT WORKS! IT WORKS! IT WORKS! IT WORKS!
IT WORKS! IT WORKS! IT WORKS! IT WORKS! IT WORKS! IT WORKS!
Thank you so much! Now I can continue with level 2!
rtsgamer706

No problem
Im happy to hear that it works (:
When u have questions PM me (:
WFG Progger