TIFF Programming Lessons

[SG57]

Lessons 1 - 3 + BLANK TIFF SDK Template as an All In One
Check my sig.
The lessons are now in side the main.c in the comments so...
Enjoy

Changelog for v3 of my lessons:
* Fixed up small bugs in GFX
* Added custom colour value (RGB)
* Added Lesson 3: Background Changer introducing SFX and bg color changing
* Added some more functions to tiffsdk.c

So, try this new version. Much more clean and organized and more functionality.

Report any bugs/suggestions/requests/problems/etc.

LESSONS:
Lesson 1: Hello World
Requires very small C programming skill. Basic app showing fade effect + text printing (ASCII games anyone? )
Lesson 2: Counter
Requires some C programming knowledge (switch statements). Basic app showing transitions with fade effect, printing a value to the screen (integer), and most importantly: controls/button input.
Lesson 3: Background Changer
Requires more C programming knowledge than last lesson, but not a whole lot. Basic app showing how to do menus efficiently, take input for each option menu, as well as change background color. Best of all, SFX is introduced! Yes, shows usage of sounds. A nice touch is the usage of RANDOM colour'd text.

[Access_Denied]

Good Job. Too bad it's only a Hello World.
-= Double Post =-
Just two things that need fixing.

1. You said that on a normal graph, (0,0) is in the bottom right hand corner. It's actually in the bottom left. I know that, but other people might not.

2. Your forgot the ";" after fadeOut.

[davidthefat]

good job but i think noobs wont be able to use the psp-programs tutorials cuz the 1.5 has way more functions so that is a real good idea... but psp programming is pretty self xplanitory after u see some source codes (or is it just me??)

[--DylanDangles--]

Originally Posted by Propel

Good Job. Too bad it's only a Hello World.

this is off topic, but could you please change your font color? i cant read your posts. i have to highlight your posts just to see what they say.

[Anti-QuickJay]

This is nice! Hopefully i can learn, Then i can make some TIFF games!

[Access_Denied]

SG57, you forgot the loadbin.tif. And, no, I won't change my font color. But, I'll change to a thicker font.

[davidthefat]

Originally Posted by Propel

SG57, you forgot the loadbin.tif. And, no, I won't change my font color. But, I'll change to a thicker font.

u realy dont need to change it unless u actually get into it

[shaminpsp]

SG57 is god of TIFF

[Anti-QuickJay]

Originally Posted by Propel

SG57, you forgot the loadbin.tif. And, no, I won't change my font color. But, I'll change to a thicker font.

Its hard to read what you say so for now on i wont read what you say...

[pspcoder05]

Thanks. This is superb.

[IMMIGRANT]

Omggg I Been Waitin For This Nice S*** Sg I Was The One Who Told U Once To Make A Tutorial For Us ..thankssss Alot For Real ..
-= Double Post =-
I Love The Fire Application U Did ..how About U Make Somtin So When We Press A Button It Changes Colors Like A Blue Fire Or Maybe Green Fire... Thanks

[SG57]

Ok, back from friends... First Im going to finish the tutorials, but its soooo hard to explain this stuff to people without ANY C knowledge, so from now on, im going to commnet it as if you know it, and if you dont, ill be linking every function/operator/routine used to a site to explain it. As for loadbin.tif - I explained what to do thinking every 2.8 user knows what a hex editor is as almost all of them like editing the text in some apps...

As for the other apps (flamez) im going to release the source to everything ive released so i dont have to be the only one on them... This way - people can update, learn and improve what ive started - only thing is theres a bug in Crucenic's collision i want to fix.

[Anti-QuickJay]

Your my TIFF Homebrew GOD!

[Insert_Witty_Name]

This is going to sound a bit harsh - but I mean no disrespect to SG57.

I don't understand why your tutorials basically just use functions from the tetris code or your own fancy functions to print centred colored text?

Why didn't you just do simple, easy to follow examples without the gfx.c/.h stuff from tetris?

Lots of simple typo's too mate, crack down on those

[SG57]

I know. I was in a hurry. And hell, im not teacher and nor will i pretend to be one. But, I will finish what i started and get to lesson 4. As for typos, i think any prior experienced C coder should be able to read a debug output

[IMMIGRANT]

SG57 I JST SEEN UR SIG SO I JST MADE THIS SIG..HOPE U LIKE

[Bob Hoil]

Lol.I might try these out.

[SG57]

That sig is hot... Anyway you still can remove the PSP? I like the current one, but the PSP kinda ruined it for me. So, if you could just remove the PSP thatd be really awesome (no TIFF God thing though, atleast not yet i suppose). As for lessons, ive completed another one. ITs more for people with some prior expereince with C programming so... If you dont k now C well enough to understand the lesson 2, google

But, im now trying my tutorials to see if theyactually work, and right now, lesson 2 is crashingafter fading for some reason. Ill take another look.

[IMMIGRANT]

sorry i was jst tryin to make it cooler lol




another thing am havin this error doin the HELLOWORLD can u pls check it out and tell me what can b the problem

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...igrant/yup.jpg

[davidthefat]

y wont u stop with the template stuff??? u r going all their dirty work and they wont know wat to put wen they start from scratch on their own... y wont u make ur tutorials make them start from scratch and use the file they used the last time to use... ya. so they know wat the other codes actually do...

[whitehawk]

Nice tutorial. I'm sure this will help a quite a few people, although for some beginners, this still may be a little tricky

None the less, another great tut to help the scene Well done! :claps:

[Sylar]

i made this from the tut and heres the error iget and the scorce is at the bottom
can anyone tell me what to fix.

psp-gcc -D PSP -I /usr/local/pspdev/psp/sdk/include -W -Wall -O2 -G0 -fno-pic -mno-abicalls -w -fomi
t-frame-pointer -S main.c -o main.s
psp-as main.s -o main.o
psp-gcc -D PSP -I /usr/local/pspdev/psp/sdk/include -W -Wall -O2 -G0 -fno-pic -mno-abicalls -w -fomi
t-frame-pointer -O2 -S tiffsdk.c -o tiffsdk.s
tiffsdk.c:215: error: conflicting types for 'sceKernelDelayThread'
/usr/local/pspdev/psp/sdk/include/pspthreadman.h:323: error: previous declaration of 'sceKernelDelay
Thread' was here
make: *** [tiffsdk.o] Error 1

this is my main.c

#include <pspdisplay.h>
#include <pspctrl.h> 

#include "gfx.h"

extern unsigned long failedNID;

SceCtrlData gpaddata;

#define BLACK      12
#define WHITE      1
#define PINK       2
#define RED        3
#define BLUE       4
#define GREEN      5
#define YELLOW     6
#define CYAN       7
#define GRAY       9
#define DARKBLUE   10
#define DARKRED    11
#define DARKGREEN  0
#define RANDOM     rand()%12

#define true 1
#define false !true
#define bool int

unsigned long colours[13];

void InitGlobals()        // use this to declare a variables value
{
     colours[12]= 0x00000000L;
 	colours[1] = 0x00FFFFFFL;
 	colours[2] = 0x00FF00FFL;
 	colours[3] = 0x000000FFL;
 	colours[4] = 0x00FF0000L;
 	colours[5] = 0x0000FF00L;
 	colours[6] = 0x0000FFFFL;
 	colours[7] = 0x00FFFF00L;
 	colours[8] = 0x00FFFF88L;
 	colours[9] = 0x00888888L;
 	colours[0] = 0x00008800L;
     colours[10]= 0x00880000L;
     colours[11]= 0x00000088L;
}

extern _start; unsigned long gsp;
void ProcessKeys(unsigned long xikeys)
{

  if (xikeys & PSP_CTRL_HOME) // if home is pressed
  {
		   vshKernelExitVSHVSH(NULL);                             // exit
  }
}

void main(unsigned long sp)
{  
  gsp = sp;

  InitGlobals();
  initSound();
  initScreenAndCtrl();

  // End Blank Template
  for ( ;; ) {
	  fadeIn ();
      fadeOut  ();
PrintUltraCentered ( 131 , colours [ PINK ] , "deathanircist says doom to the World!" );changeBuffer();
}

[davidthefat]

Originally Posted by deathanarchist

i made this from the tut and heres the error iget and the scorce is at the bottom
can anyone tell me what to fix.

psp-gcc -D PSP -I /usr/local/pspdev/psp/sdk/include -W -Wall -O2 -G0 -fno-pic -mno-abicalls -w -fomi
t-frame-pointer -S main.c -o main.s
psp-as main.s -o main.o
psp-gcc -D PSP -I /usr/local/pspdev/psp/sdk/include -W -Wall -O2 -G0 -fno-pic -mno-abicalls -w -fomi
t-frame-pointer -O2 -S tiffsdk.c -o tiffsdk.s
tiffsdk.c:215: error: conflicting types for 'sceKernelDelayThread'
/usr/local/pspdev/psp/sdk/include/pspthreadman.h:323: error: previous declaration of 'sceKernelDelay
Thread' was here
make: *** [tiffsdk.o] Error 1

this is my main.c

#include <pspdisplay.h>
#include <pspctrl.h> 

#include "gfx.h"

extern unsigned long failedNID;

SceCtrlData gpaddata;

#define BLACK      12
#define WHITE      1
#define PINK       2
#define RED        3
#define BLUE       4
#define GREEN      5
#define YELLOW     6
#define CYAN       7
#define GRAY       9
#define DARKBLUE   10
#define DARKRED    11
#define DARKGREEN  0
#define RANDOM     rand()%12

#define true 1
#define false !true
#define bool int

unsigned long colours[13];

void InitGlobals()        // use this to declare a variables value
{
     colours[12]= 0x00000000L;
 	colours[1] = 0x00FFFFFFL;
 	colours[2] = 0x00FF00FFL;
 	colours[3] = 0x000000FFL;
 	colours[4] = 0x00FF0000L;
 	colours[5] = 0x0000FF00L;
 	colours[6] = 0x0000FFFFL;
 	colours[7] = 0x00FFFF00L;
 	colours[8] = 0x00FFFF88L;
 	colours[9] = 0x00888888L;
 	colours[0] = 0x00008800L;
     colours[10]= 0x00880000L;
     colours[11]= 0x00000088L;
}

extern _start; unsigned long gsp;
void ProcessKeys(unsigned long xikeys)
{

  if (xikeys & PSP_CTRL_HOME) // if home is pressed
  {
		   vshKernelExitVSHVSH(NULL);                             // exit
  }
}

void main(unsigned long sp)
{  
  gsp = sp;

  InitGlobals();
  initSound();
  initScreenAndCtrl();

  // End Blank Template
  for ( ;; ) {
	  fadeIn ();
      fadeOut  ();
PrintUltraCentered ( 131 , colours [ PINK ] , "deathanircist says doom to the World!" );changeBuffer();

u never really closed it put } at the end

[Sylar]

oh i did but forgot to cut/paste it

[SG57]

Hey guyz, lesson 2 is up, lesson 1 revised, better nad upto date GFX and blank tiff sdk, etc...

too many new and better things to list, just check my site and first post!

P.S. Mod, can you change hte title of this in the forum to the one actually in here? thx alot.

P.P.S. Id like to post in the Developers Dungeon, buti cant... *crys*

[BlackShark]

he nice, i might take a look at these once i get the hang of C...or C++...still deciding

[FLIK]

great its about time someone started tutorials on the tiff sdk, it sure been out long enough. thanks SG57.

[Kazart]

I've been waitin' for this. What else would you expect from the greatest 2.8 programmer now and forever?

still waiting for the toolchain to install though...

[SG57]

UPDATED!

Check first post for more dtails but... Better GFX library, Better BLANK Template, Added new lesson, that lesson has SFX and a menu so someone should be able to make a small game now... Even if its just 21

[Sander122]

I would like a tutorial with how to display images and play real sound(.mp3/wav)
Also, thanks for the tutorials, this will help out much people