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[roslamir]

The code

Code:

mainMenuDialog.getContentPane().setBackgroundTexture("mainmenu_background.png", TileMode.TILE_BOTH);

produced a tiled background image.

But the equivalent code

Code:

Texture2D texture1 = (Texture2D) ResBag.getTexture(RES_TEXTURE_MAINMENU_BACKGROUND);
mainMenuDialog.getContentPane().setBackgroundTexture(texture1, TileMode.TILE_BOTH);

produced a stretched background image.

Any ideas?

Roslan

[Marvin Fröhlich]

Load the texture through the utility method

Code:

org.xith3d.ui.hud.utils.HUDTextureUtils.getTexture()

and you'll be fine.

Marvin

[roslamir]

Thanks, Marvin.

[roslamir]

In fact, if this is the recommended way, why don't we put this information in the XIN? I learned about the ResBag from it.

I can help you update the XIN, if you like. I've written technical manuals before in my day job.

Roslan

[Marvin Fröhlich]

In fact, if this is the recommended way, why don't we put this information in the XIN? I learned about the ResBag from it.

I can help you update the XIN, if you like. I've written technical manuals before in my day job.

Please fell free to update the document. I am happy for any help.

Marvin

[roslamir]

OK. I will. A few questions first.

Is the String tetxureName relative to the resource directory as specified like this:

Code:

ResourceLocator resLoc = ResourceLocator.create("resources/");
resLoc.useAsSingletonInstance();
resLoc.createAndAddTSL("textures");

or we can specify the absolute path as in "/<path>/resources/textures/background.png"? Or even a URL string?

I use the first way and org.xith3d.ui.hud.utils.HUDTextureUtils.getTexture(java.lang.String textureName, boolean useCache) works like a charm.

Roslan

[Marvin Fröhlich]

The HUDTextureUtils.getTexture() method is simply a wrapper for the org.xith3d.loaders.texture.TextureLoader.getTexture() method. So all rules also apply here. This also means, that this name is a resource name, that is searched in all the TextureStreamLocators, added to the TextureLoader (which you're doing through the helper method in ResourceLocator) .

Marvin

[roslamir]

Thanks. I'm updating the Javadoc comments for HUDTextureUtils and will send to you for checking and putting into the SVN source.

Roslan

[Marvin Fröhlich]

Thanks. I'm updating the Javadoc comments for HUDTextureUtils and will send to you for checking and putting into the SVN source.

You may want to send me your sourceforce account name, so that I can grant you dev access. This way it is a lot simpler for you and also for me.

Marvin

[roslamir]

OK. Sourceforge account name is roslamir.

Roslan

[Marvin Fröhlich]

I have granted you dev access on the xith3d, xith-tk and jagatoo projects.

Marvin

[roslamir]

Thanks. I have never had a developer access on any project before.

So how do I go about updating, say, the Javadoc comments of a class?

Make changes on my copy of the source, then do a SVN commit?

Roslan

[roslamir]

OK. That's what I did and it worked. BTW, I updated the Javadoc for HUDTextureUtils.

Roslan

[Marvin Fröhlich]

Great work. Thanks a lot.

For the future:

1. Please don't apply a formatter to the code. It will always change more than it should. In this case you converted all the spaces to tabs and removed the spaces between parentheses. This leads to changes in each single line.

2. You should better not use Team->Commit, but Team->Synchronize. This way you can check, what changed and even compare the changeed files with the original version. Then you will see, if there are unwanted changes.

Marvin

[roslamir]

Sorry. That was a mistake. I applied the formatter before I even made any changes. So I could understand the code. I know not to reformat from now on.

Actually I don't use Subclipse (spelling?). I use TortoiseSVN. It does show me all the changed files. But I selected only the actual file affected.

Roslan