CEGUI Wrapper

Hi all,

I've prepared the alpha version of GsGui, you can download it from

http://centillex.com/files/gsgui_20060310a.exe

(If you've installed the previous alpha,
please uninstall it and re-install the above package instead.
it's fixed by adding the missing dll file.)

This distribution comes with a simple example,
just setup and run the example from Start menu.

Anyway, there is no guarantee that it will work on other machine,
sorry about that
It should work with A6.3+ DX9.0c.
I'll be happy to see it run on other version of A6 (such as 6.22).
Please visit www.cegui.org.uk to download CEGUI editor,
if you want to design your own GUI.
Feedbacks are welcome!

Hope you enjoy with this alpha version

Upon launching the example, it gives the error 'd3dx9d_27.dll not found'. After that, the program opens up but gives a bunch of function-not-found-in-DLL errors.

I confirm the function not found errors. I didn't get the first one, though. I just installed the Feb. 2006 DX9.0c update, so maybe that has something to do with it.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai...;DisplayLang=en

Downloading the Feb 06 version of DX didn't fix the d3dx9d_27.dll error for me. And googling it's filename doesn't yield anything useful either. Hmm.

Thanks Zio, and Orange Brat.

Sorry for inconvinience.
CEGUI's compiled with DX9.0c Aug or Oct 2005 (I think).
So it depends on D3DX9_27.DLL, and D3DX9D_27.DLL (debug version).
I've the debug DLL for you, could you please put it into "ex1" directory, and run the example again.

http://centillex.com/files/d3dx9d_27.zip

I'll re-pack the setup ASAP.

Works flawlessly now

One question comes to mind right away. Can you make windows that can't be moved or resized? I'm guessing you can, but just thought I'd ask.

Just put these two lines after line 6 in ex1.layout

<Property Name="SizingEnabled" Value="False" />
<Property Name="DragMovingEnabled" Value="False" />

in fact, setting property can be done programmatically,
and it will be in the next alpha.

BTW, which version of A6 you're using?

Yea same prob im gettin here. Not finding dll files.

Nice. So I could grab the editor and play around even with this example? Sounds good, I'll have to try it.

I'm using whatever the current public beta is, 6.40.2 I believe, Commercial edition.

That's very cool. This plugin has a serious future. 3DGS desperately needs GUI support like this!

I would, but it's uninstalled. However, I recall it loadedt he level(a cube in the middle of a black space) and then a series of no function found in DLL errors displayed. You had to press OK and then the next one would pop up. I think it finally got to one that repeated over and over again, but I don't recall the specific one. I can't re-download, since the app seems to be unavailable at the moment.

could you please just provide a zip instead of an installer? i hate installers.

cegui for a6... very cool! a6's native gui system is quite rigid.

wasn't wrapping the object oriented cegui api to c-script a pain? i also thought about doing a cegui wrapper a while ago but gave up very soon. looked too overwhelming to me (not very experienced with c++/direct3d).

Seems to be a very useful plug-in.
Unfortunaltely I started to write a GUI plug-in some monts ago. Very bad, but that doesnt matter.( You can find an alpha version here )

Will I be able to place A6-Panels in front or behind the GUI objects?

Here's the zip version of GSGUI alpha.
Please download it from

http://centillex.com/files/gsgui_20060310a.zip

thanks for the zip!

i get "ui_... not found in dll" errors. i have copied the files into the correct folder like described in the readme. what could be the reason for this? seems like the plugin dll can't get opened.

Did you run example with batch file?
or you're trying to run your own project?

If you ran the demo, could you try running the it with "ex1.bat"?
(just simply double-click)
All DLLs, look-and-feel files are needed to be copied
into the example folder before the example start.
You can check the source of ex1.bat to see how it works.

i have tried both, copying manually and using the bat. i think the acknex.log shows that the gsgui.dll doesn't get opened. the plugindir variable seems to be set correctly. i will experiment some more tomorrow...

Thank for that .
BTW, could you please tell me which version of A6 you're using?

i couldn't get it to work. does the zip version work for anyone? i tried it with 6.40.2 and 6.40.4.

May I have your log file?
And could you please tell me which version of DirectX you've installed?

The zip version works fine for me. Simply unzipped it into a folder and then ran the bat file. :-/

Code:

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Log of A6 engine 6.40.4 run at Sun Mar 12 02:35:42 2006
Options  ex1.wdl -eq -diag
MM mixer opened
CD audio device opened
DSOUND device opened
DI interface opened
Start Window opened
GameStudio © Conitec . Dieburg . San Diego . www.3dgamestudio.com
A6 engine - Pro Edition V6.40.4 - Mar  7 2006
Beta version - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION
DI Microsoft-PC-Joysticktreiber 4 axes 12 buttons initialized
Mouse found
Joystick found
NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio opened
NVIDIA GeForce 6600  pure T&L device 1ff9 detected
D3D device NVIDIA GeForce 6600  1ff9 selected
Compiling EX1.WDL - [Esc] to abort.....
Script EX1.WDL compiled
3 objects
D3D_Init Window: 800x600x16
Backbuffer: 800x600 -> Window: 1x800x600x32
Video memory found: 290 MB
Main started
Perform01 started
Display00_Init started
Main loop..
WDL-Loaded:display00.wdl..ok.......ok
1st frame - 296960K..
1st frame - 296960K..
1st frame - 296960K..
Level(ex1.WMB)
NewLevel at 0.279
LevelInit at 0.279
LevelLoad at 0.281...cmap,0 ents,8 verts,lmaps,4 tex,ptls,hull
PhysicsInit at 0.283
Physics restarted
ObjForModel at 0.289...ok
LevelReady at 0.289
1st frame - 296960K... ok
WDL: main - Game 'start' saved.
Malfunction W1523: ui_init not found in DLL
Malfunction W1523: ui_load_scheme not found in DLL
Malfunction W1523: ui_load_font not found in DLL
Malfunction W1523: ui_load_window not found in DLL
Malfunction W1523: ui_add_event not found in DLL
Malfunction W1523: ui_draw not found in DLL
Program aborted
Close level,DLL,objects
Free input,path,funcs,panels,defs,syns,views,strings,vars..ok
Free sounds,bmaps,fonts,hash,defs1,script..ok
Close dx,multimedia,D3D,engine,physics,nexus..ok
A6 engine - Pro Edition V6.40.4 - Mar  7 2006
Close window
Close log

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i think i have directx9c installed. looks like the gsgui.dll doesn't get opened at all.

as you mentioned, Ventilator
it seems that gsgui.dll cannot be open because of it's dependencies.
If you don't mind, could you run dxdiag.exe, save all information and email it to me?

Zio, could you run dxdiag and send me the information also?
my e-mail is chanwit at gmail dot com.

ventilator,

Thank you very much for the file, but I didn't found any clue that caused the problem.

I'll try other configuration, and let you know soon.
May be using Dx8 device will work on most machines .

Thanks again for your time.

ventilator,

I have no luck compiling GSGUI with DX8.1.
However, I finally found that it may be because I use debug DLLs.
And some of them may not exist on your machine.

So, I recompiled with release configuration.
These distributions no longer LOCKED, (you guess ).

Grab one you want here:
http://centillex.com/files/gsgui_20060312.exe
http://centillex.com/files/gsgui_20060312.zip

Still works great for me. Hopefully it will run for V now too.

I tried the current and the previous version, but it still dont work for me, too. I did verything you said in your readme.

I had to change the strings from "program files" into "programme", because most german users have another spelling for the main program file directory.. but it didnt changed anything.

Can you please make an simple example without this odd bat file?? Just everything in one directory.

Hi Heelx,

Yes, sure.
I'll prepare a simple one for you tonight, may be in a separated package.

thanks! works for me now! very cool so far...

Yes I did so, but I got those errors concerning unfound DLL functions as well.

I'm awaiting the new package, I would love to integrate it!

Hi,

this is a GSGUI demo made with the Pulish command, so it also shows the folder structure for deployment. To run the demo, just unzip and double-click ex1.exe in "ex1.cd" folder. However, it's the same code as in the GSGUI distribution.

It's avialable here:
http://centillex.com/files/ex1.cd.zip

ps. DirectX 9.0c is required.

The newer one works here.

Orange Brat,

Glad to hear that from you.

How's it coming along?

Hi Zio,

APIs for the Window and PushButton classes are being converted.
However, I'm away from my machine to Bonn, Germany now.
After I back to UK (by this weekend), I'll try to finish those APIs ASAP

Anyway I can get in on the testing of this?
As a programmer I can even help debug.

Thanks