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al_wait_for_event won't catch the timer.
Darren Hoehna
Member #15,297
September 2013

Hey all,

I don't know if the problem is allegro or my I.D.E. But al_wait_for_event() won't catch the timer event unless I am stepping through my code; however, if I let my code run without any breakpoints, then my code will wait at al_wait_for_event() unless I press a button on the keyboard.

I tried looking online for the answer by I can't find any.

Any idea of where I could look?

Thanks,

Activfire.

P.S. Below is my code.

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1#include <allegro5/allegro.h> 2#include <allegro5/allegro_image.h> 3#include <allegro5/allegro_native_dialog.h> 4#include <allegro5/allegro_primitives.h> 5#include <stdio.h> 6#include <math.h> 7#include <iostream> 8#include "Ship.h" 9 10 11const int SCREEN_WIDTH = 640; 12const int SCREEN_HEIGTH = 640; 13 14const int SHIP_WIDTH = 32; 15const int SHIP_HEIGTH = 32; 16 17const double CHANGE_IN_ANGLE = 0.034906585; 18const double SPEED_OF_SHIP = 4.0; 19 20const double FRAMES_PER_SECOND = 60.0; 21 22const enum KEYS {UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT}; 23 24//I keep track of the center and not a second point since the second point is never used. 25//To get the secodn point the program uses First_X_Position + SHIP_WIDTH 26 27//The Center_X_Position and Center_Y_Position is used in the redraw step near the end of the program. 28//The Center points are to make the square move around the center of the square. 29//struct ShipStuff 30//{ 31// float First_X_Position; 32// float First_Y_Position; 33// float Center_X_Position; 34// float Center_Y_Position; 35// float Angle; 36//}; 37 38/* Function prototypes */ 39static Ship MakeShip(float Center_X_Position, float Center_Y_Position, float First_X_Position, float First_Y_Position, float Angle); 40static ALLEGRO_DISPLAY* MakeDisplay(const int ScreenWidth, const int ScreenHeigth); 41static ALLEGRO_TIMER* MakeTimer (const int FramerPerSecond); 42static ALLEGRO_EVENT_QUEUE* MakeEventQueue(); 43static bool MakeAllegro(); 44static bool InstallPrimitives(); 45static bool InstallKeyboard(); 46 47int main(int argc, char **argv) 48{ 49 MakeAllegro(); 50 InstallKeyboard(); 51 InstallPrimitives(); 52 ALLEGRO_DISPLAY *Display = MakeDisplay(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGTH); 53 ALLEGRO_TIMER *Timer = MakeTimer(FRAMES_PER_SECOND); 54 ALLEGRO_EVENT_QUEUE *EventQueue = MakeEventQueue(); 55 56 57 58 //UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT 59 bool KeyPresses[] = {false, false, false, false}; 60 bool Redraw = true; 61 62 al_register_event_source(EventQueue, al_get_display_event_source(Display)); 63 al_register_event_source(EventQueue, al_get_timer_event_source(Timer)); 64 al_register_event_source(EventQueue, al_get_keyboard_event_source()); 65 66 67 float First_X_Position = SCREEN_WIDTH / 2.0; 68 float First_Y_Position = SCREEN_HEIGTH / 2.0; 69 float Center_X_Position = First_X_Position + (SHIP_WIDTH / 2.0); 70 float Center_Y_Position = First_Y_Position + (SHIP_HEIGTH / 2.0); 71 float Angle = -ALLEGRO_PI/2; 72 73 Ship ThisShip(Center_X_Position, Center_Y_Position, First_X_Position, First_Y_Position, Angle); 74 al_draw_filled_rectangle(ThisShip.GetFirst_X_Position(), ThisShip.GetFirst_Y_Position(), ThisShip.GetFirst_X_Position() + SHIP_WIDTH, 75 ThisShip.GetFirst_Y_Position() + SHIP_HEIGTH, al_map_rgb(255, 124, 68)); 76 al_flip_display(); 77 al_start_timer(Timer); 78 float AngleInRadians = 0.0f; 79 bool DoExit = false; 80 while (!DoExit) 81 { 82 ALLEGRO_EVENT Event; 83 al_wait_for_event(EventQueue, &Event); 84 std::cout << "In while loop" << std::endl; 85 86 if(Event.type == ALLEGRO_EVENT_TIMER) 87 { 88 std::cout << "In if event type = ALLEGRO_EVENT_TIMER" << std::endl; 89 if(KeyPresses[UP]) 90 { 91 ThisShip.SetFirst_X_Position(ThisShip.GetFirst_X_Position() + cos(ThisShip.GetAngle() * SPEED_OF_SHIP)); 92 ThisShip.SetCenter_X_Position(ThisShip.GetCenter_X_Position() + cos(ThisShip.GetAngle() * SPEED_OF_SHIP)); 93 94 ThisShip.SetFirst_Y_Position(ThisShip.GetFirst_Y_Position() + sin(ThisShip.GetAngle() * SPEED_OF_SHIP)); 95 ThisShip.SetCenter_Y_Position(ThisShip.GetCenter_Y_Position() + sin(ThisShip.GetAngle() * SPEED_OF_SHIP)); 96 } 97 if (KeyPresses[DOWN]) 98 { 99 ThisShip.SetFirst_X_Position(ThisShip.GetFirst_X_Position() - cos(ThisShip.GetAngle() * SPEED_OF_SHIP)); 100 ThisShip.SetCenter_X_Position(ThisShip.GetCenter_X_Position() - cos(ThisShip.GetAngle() * SPEED_OF_SHIP)); 101 102 ThisShip.SetFirst_Y_Position(ThisShip.GetFirst_Y_Position() - sin(ThisShip.GetAngle() * SPEED_OF_SHIP)); 103 ThisShip.SetCenter_Y_Position(ThisShip.GetCenter_Y_Position() - sin(ThisShip.GetAngle() * SPEED_OF_SHIP)); 104 105 } 106 if(KeyPresses[LEFT]) 107 { 108 ThisShip.SetAngle(ThisShip.GetAngle() - CHANGE_IN_ANGLE); 109 110 } 111 if(KeyPresses[RIGHT]) 112 { 113 ThisShip.SetAngle(ThisShip.GetAngle() + CHANGE_IN_ANGLE); 114 } 115 Redraw = true; 116 } 117 else if (Event.type == ALLEGRO_EVENT_DISPLAY_CLOSE) 118 { 119 break; 120 } 121 else if (Event.type == ALLEGRO_EVENT_KEY_DOWN) 122 { 123 std::cout << "In if ALLEGRO_EVENT_KEY_DOWN" << std::endl; 124 switch (Event.keyboard.keycode) 125 { 126 case ALLEGRO_KEY_UP: 127 KeyPresses[UP] = true; 128 break; 129 case ALLEGRO_KEY_DOWN: 130 KeyPresses[DOWN] = true; 131 break; 132 case ALLEGRO_KEY_LEFT: 133 KeyPresses[LEFT] = true; 134 break; 135 case ALLEGRO_KEY_RIGHT: 136 KeyPresses[RIGHT] = true; 137 break; 138 } 139 } 140 else if (Event.type == ALLEGRO_EVENT_KEY_UP) 141 { 142 std::cout << "In If ALLEGRO_EVENT_KEY_UP" << std::endl; 143 switch(Event.keyboard.keycode) 144 { 145 case ALLEGRO_KEY_UP: 146 KeyPresses[UP] = false; 147 break; 148 case ALLEGRO_KEY_DOWN: 149 KeyPresses[DOWN] = false; 150 break; 151 case ALLEGRO_KEY_LEFT: 152 KeyPresses[LEFT] = false; 153 break; 154 case ALLEGRO_KEY_RIGHT: 155 KeyPresses[RIGHT] = false; 156 break; 157 case ALLEGRO_KEY_ESCAPE: 158 DoExit = true; 159 break; 160 } 161 } 162 163 if(Redraw && al_is_event_queue_empty(EventQueue)) 164 { 165 std::cout << "In If Redraw." << std::endl; 166 Redraw = false; 167 al_clear_to_color(al_map_rgb(0, 0, 0)); 168 ALLEGRO_TRANSFORM ShipTransformation, Old; 169 al_identity_transform(&ShipTransformation); 170 //al_translate_transform(&ShipTransformation, -Ship.Center_X_Position, -Ship.Center_Y_Position); 171 al_translate_transform(&ShipTransformation, -ThisShip.GetCenter_X_Position(), -ThisShip.GetCenter_Y_Position()); 172 //al_rotate_transform(&ShipTransformation, Ship.Angle); 173 al_rotate_transform(&ShipTransformation, ThisShip.GetAngle()); 174 //al_translate_transform(&ShipTransformation, (Ship.Center_X_Position), (Ship.Center_Y_Position)); 175 al_translate_transform(&ShipTransformation, ThisShip.GetCenter_X_Position(), ThisShip.GetCenter_Y_Position()); 176 al_use_transform(&ShipTransformation); 177 //al_draw_filled_rectangle(Ship.First_X_Position, Ship.First_Y_Position, Ship.First_X_Position + SHIP_WIDTH, Ship.First_Y_Position + SHIP_HEIGTH, al_map_rgb(255,127,0)); 178 al_draw_filled_rectangle(ThisShip.GetFirst_X_Position(), ThisShip.GetFirst_Y_Position(), ThisShip.GetFirst_X_Position() - SHIP_WIDTH, 179 ThisShip.GetFirst_Y_Position() + SHIP_HEIGTH, al_map_rgb(255, 127, 0)); 180 al_flip_display(); 181 al_use_transform(&Old); 182 } 183 } 184 al_destroy_timer(Timer); 185 al_destroy_event_queue(EventQueue); 186 al_destroy_display(Display); 187 188 return 0; 189} 190 191static ALLEGRO_DISPLAY* MakeDisplay(const int SCREEN_WIDTH, const int SCREEN_HEIGTH) 192{ 193 ALLEGRO_DISPLAY *Display = al_create_display(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGTH); 194 if(!Display) 195 { 196 std::cout << "Sorry, but allegro can't make the display." << std::endl; 197 std::cout << "Press any key to exit..."; 198 return NULL; 199 } 200 return Display; 201} 202 203static ALLEGRO_TIMER* MakeTimer (const int FramerPerSecond) 204{ 205 ALLEGRO_TIMER* Timer = al_create_timer(FramerPerSecond); 206 if(!Timer) 207 { 208 std::cout << "Sorry, but allegro can't make the timer." << std::endl; 209 std::cout << "Press any key to exit..."; 210 std::cin.get(); 211 return NULL; 212 } 213 return Timer; 214} 215 216static ALLEGRO_EVENT_QUEUE* MakeEventQueue() 217{ 218 ALLEGRO_EVENT_QUEUE* EventQueue = al_create_event_queue(); 219 if(!EventQueue) 220 { 221 std::cout << "Sorry, but allegro can't make the event queue." << std::endl; 222 std::cout << "Press any key to exit..."; 223 std::cin.get(); 224 return NULL; 225 } 226 return EventQueue; 227} 228 229 230static bool MakeAllegro() 231{ 232 if(!al_init()) 233 { 234 std::cout << "Sorry, but Allegro did not install start correctly." << std::endl; 235 std::cout << "Press any key to exit..."; 236 std::cin.get(); 237 return false; 238 } 239 return true; 240} 241 242static bool InstallPrimitives() 243{ 244 if(!al_init_primitives_addon()) 245 { 246 std::cout << "Sorry but allegro could not install the primitives." << std::endl; 247 std::cout << "Press any key to exit..."; 248 std::cin.get(); 249 return false; 250 } 251 return true; 252} 253 254static bool InstallKeyboard() 255{ 256 if(!al_install_keyboard()) 257 { 258 std::cout << "Sorry, allegro could not install the keyboard." << std::endl; 259 std::cout << "Press any key to exit..."; 260 std::cin.get(); 261 return false; 262 } 263 return true; 264}

Edgar Reynaldo
Major Reynaldo
May 2007
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l j
Member #10,584
January 2009
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Based on the name of that variable it should be:
al_create_timer(1.0 / FramesPerSecond);
and not
al_create_timer(FramesPerSecond);

The first one will tick 60 times per second. (assuming FramesPerSecond = 60)
The other one will tick once every 60 seconds.

Edit: Beaten by Edgar.

Edgar Reynaldo
Major Reynaldo
May 2007
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jmasterx
Member #11,410
October 2009

Only because I will do anything to avoid my Sociology homework.

Ughhh I hate Sociology courses :'(

Darren Hoehna
Member #15,297
September 2013

I did that and it worked. Thank you very much. Also, I'm procrastination on my Technical writing homework.

Edgar Reynaldo
Major Reynaldo
May 2007
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Darren Hoehna
Member #15,297
September 2013

Yes yuck. But it's part of my classes for my major.

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