OpenEuphoria

RE: ExoticaX

• Posted by Chris Burch <crylex at totalise.co.uk> Nov 12, 2003
• 617 views

Dan McGrath wrote:
> 
> 
> >Stewart MacKenzie-Leigh wrote:
> >> When i use ExoticaX, it just hangs most of the time.
> >> Usually it just displays the first frame and stops.
> >> Then i have to reboot my computer as ctrl-alt-del doen't work either.
> >>
> >> please help :)
> >
> >If I were you, I'd go with Allegro or an OpenGL library. I just heard 
> >today that Exotica is a bit touchy on most machines... :\
> 
> I've used ExoticaX on over 15 different machines and don't have a 
> problem.
> 
> Check over you code very clearfully. Make sure your locking 
> bmp's/surfaces correctly when you need to etc. If you have a runtime bug 
> with Exotica, it normally will do what you describe. This is because it 
> has the DirectX engine engaged, and Euphoria can't shut it down when it 
> dies.
> 
> 

Hi

Rpt message, Topica bounced last one.

I bet you're using eu2.3, as opposed to 2.4, which changed the way 
define_c_func/procs were handled in dll.e. I'm currently slugging 
through exotica to get it working with eu2.4 (partial success, and don't 
hold your breath). If you ARE using 2.4, please please please let me 
have the changes.

Chris

PS Irvs GTK2.2 library is superb!