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Started by stenny Aug 9, 2007 at 4:19 PM 1 replies 1k views

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Aug 9, 2007 at 4:19 PM

Heya guys! I'm creating a messagebox like used in all RPGs. Because of the fact it's gonna be having quite nice graphics, I though of using a sprite and stretching it depending on the width and height of the messagebox. I'm using a ID3DXSprite interface with it's scale matrix. But if I stretch my 1px-in-width sprite to, e.g. a width of 640, it doesn't start at 0 and cuts off nicely after 640 pixels, no, it slowly blends away until it arrives at pixel 640. I guess it has something to do with blending modes or such, but I can't seem to find the solution. Any ideas? Much appreciated, -Stijn :D

galapogos22

Aug 9, 2007 at 4:35 PM

If i understood that right you are stretching a sprite of width 1 to 640. Width 1? Does this mean you want a uniform colour for your text box? If so i would draw a rectangle and fill it a single colour with the Clear() function you use to clear the viewport, but give it the said rectangle and the colour wanted. It esentially clears that rectangle to that colour to you can draw/write whatever on top.

As for the problem of it fading into nothingness i don't know i am afraid. If no one else give satisfactoy answer wack up the code so we can take a peek.

stenny

Aug 9, 2007 at 4:40 PM

Actually, the height can still be larger than 1.

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