I am working on developing a simple console game in Visual Basic in which the "level" is drawn out after being read from a file.
So far, I'm using
Console.ReadKey()
to check for the arrow keys and to therefore move the position of the piece on the console.
The problem is that the only way I know to do this is to redraw the "level" every time that the piece moves - which is relatively slow.
Is there any better way to achieve this?
Three solutions:
Redraw only the changing screen chars.
Skip Console functions and use WINAPI WriteConsole (a little example to use WINAPI console functions).
Use Forms and draw the text into a window.
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Currently I would like to program an application gathering forms that are callable with buttons on the side. For this, I am using the latest build of Visual Studio Community. One way I thought of would be to literally put all the form elements (textboxes, lists, etc.) in the application window and only enable them whenever the according button is clicked on. However, if this is the way to do it, I find it quite messy and unpractical, and I'm pretty sure there's another way around.
After some research, I have learned about the MDI layouts, but they don't suit my taste. I would like to keep everything in one single frame.
Could you give me a hand?
We have a request to create 3D blocks both in cube format and curved formats and place them on a C# VB app. We need the ability to change the colors of the blocks based on some back end code.
It appears from my research that there may be a way to "fake" it with some perspective views in VB or I need to turn to a 3rd party program.
Does anyone know how a person would go about creating 3d blocks inside VB?
Hello All I was Wondering if it was possible to run another program in a window inside you're vb program? So here is what I was thinking I want to make a window with like three buttons at the top. Stop, >, >> The too arrows would be the speed. Then I want another window below this to run a program called NCO view which is a Cnc simulator. Is This even Possible? If so can I know where to start and where to find information on this.
Your question is a bit ambiguous and can't figure out what you're expecting really but YES this is totally possible in vb.net.
If you've got several process simultaneously, you can launch them on different threads. (Parallel programming)
And if you need several forms you can proceed by using Modal form: follow link
I am trying to load bulk images and trying to put them as a slideshow and it's working fine.
Now I would like to have some effects like flip out,ease out effect and fade effect on those images when changing them without using any user control as I would like to do with the existing picturebox.Is it possible to do so?
If so can anyone point me to some resources.
As I have done googling and found some useful links and I am placing here that might helpful to someone.And all these have use seperate usercontrols to do, and I am not looking into that.
http://code.google.com/p/dot-net-transitions/
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cpp/fluid_effect.aspx
The built-in picture box has no such capability. Your solution will require custom-drawing regardless what control you use (assuming you don't get a 3rd party product).
I have a very particular application I have developed. I want to create a second app, ideally in visual basic, that provides a tutorial/ guide on how to use my original app step by step.
I imagine PowerPoint slide style images embedded in a simple window with forward & back controls.
I have experience in java, C & VB. Ideally the app needs be be kept simple and written in VB. Can anyone recommend a starting point, or if any tutorials for such exist? I've had a search and nothing stands out.
Thanks.
So, if this essentially just has slides and annotations and forward/backward buttons, why try to write an app for this? (I get that it might be fun to try.) You could simply do screen captures and annotate them and use PowerPoint and create an executable out of that to run.
You can even, I understand, create hyperlinks and such to allow the slide show to progress more like the real app does. I'm no "power point ranger" so I'd point you at the Office docs to learn about that, but I've seen some pretty good tutorials using this method.