Edit the Canvas Width and Height

[Hblade]

Edit the Width and Height of the canvas like this

[4erv']

This could be useful in strategy games! like the ability to resize your territory where you can build your town
Great job!
+1 Point

[Fuzzy]

It is important when designing a game to decide on resource (CPU/RAM) limits for the player. One should not leave things open to unlimited growth like that. Decide on the maximum canvas size you will use, and if you need a smaller area, just use part of it.

You are the programmer. You must have tight control and constraints on your game if you wish to avoid all sorts of nasty trouble. Both for you and the player. That goes for things like player levels and equipment too.

Resizing canvas means resizing arrays, which is both an intensive use of ram and CPU, and can also run into problems of not enough ram, or not enough contiguous ram. It doesnt matter how fast your CPU is, nor how much ram you own. Resizing an array is slow and prone to failure.

To put it simple, resizing arrays is messy and buggy. Real game makers do not do this.

[Hblade]

It is important when designing a game to decide on resource (CPU/RAM) limits for the player. One should not leave things open to unlimited growth like that. Decide on the maximum canvas size you will use, and if you need a smaller area, just use part of it.

You are the programmer. You must have tight control and constraints on your game if you wish to avoid all sorts of nasty trouble. Both for you and the player. That goes for things like player levels and equipment too.

Resizing canvas means resizing arrays, which is both an intensive use of ram and CPU, and can also run into problems of not enough ram, or not enough contiguous ram. It doesnt matter how fast your CPU is, nor how much ram you own. Resizing an array is slow and prone to failure.

To put it simple, resizing arrays is messy and buggy. Real game makers do not do this.

Hey fuzzy, it dosnt actually resize anything, when using the lineto function, all it does it go the the set area that you placed, meaning, say... widht, the width is actually a canvas variable I created hehe... in other words, yeah the canvas IS the max width and height >.>

[4erv']

Well, I often do not understang these kind of texts (long, and requiring better english understanding), so i will just ask in a simple way:
If i would make a Paint in GE, is there any way to "fill" the canvas with white color? or show the white sprite sized the same as canvas?

[Hblade]

Well, I often do not understang these kind of texts (long, and requiring better english understanding), so i will just ask in a simple way:
If i would make a Paint in GE, is there any way to "fill" the canvas with white color? or show the white sprite sized the same as canvas?

Yep, if you use this fucntion erase(255, 255, 255, 0);

[Fuzzy]

It is important when designing a game to decide on resource (CPU/RAM) limits for the player. One should not leave things open to unlimited growth like that. Decide on the maximum canvas size you will use, and if you need a smaller area, just use part of it.

You are the programmer. You must have tight control and constraints on your game if you wish to avoid all sorts of nasty trouble. Both for you and the player. That goes for things like player levels and equipment too.

Resizing canvas means resizing arrays, which is both an intensive use of ram and CPU, and can also run into problems of not enough ram, or not enough contiguous ram. It doesnt matter how fast your CPU is, nor how much ram you own. Resizing an array is slow and prone to failure.

To put it simple, resizing arrays is messy and buggy. Real game makers do not do this.

Hey fuzzy, it dosnt actually resize anything, when using the lineto function, all it does it go the the set area that you placed, meaning, say... widht, the width is actually a canvas variable I created hehe... in other words, yeah the canvas IS the max width and height >.>

Sorry. I didnt read it very well, and overlooked the demo. I thought it was a request for resizable canvas. Ignore my rant, ok?

[Hblade]

Lol sure thing, I didnt know you can actually resize something though

[4erv']

Yep, if you use this fucntion erase(255, 255, 255, 0);

But how to fill only the resized square, not the all "Main window" canvas?

[Hblade]

Yep, if you use this fucntion erase(255, 255, 255, 0);

But how to fill only the resized square, not the all "Main window" canvas?

I too was wondering the same thing >.>

[4erv']

I have only one idea. To fill it using lineto with a white line that is as wide as the square is

[Hblade]

Yeah but that would jsut place 1 line, you need to fill the whole thing up O.o then if you made the size of it large it would make a big giant block, it wouldnt have the curved edges

[4erv']

Okay, 20 minutes and all done
Here's the demo:

FillSQR.zip

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[Hblade]

Hey this is pretty good but if you can make it instant thatd be cool too

[4erv']

i think with function lineto that is not imposible