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		<webMaster>matthew@allegro.cc (Matthew Leverton)</webMaster>
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The code below doesn&#39;t draw anything and I can&#39;t use ESC or close the window to exit. The drawing function is inside a class but that shouldn&#39;t be a problem. If I comment out line 91 in the 1st block of code everything works fine?</p><div class="source-code"><div class="toolbar"><span class="button numbers"><b>#</b></span><span class="button select">Select</span><span class="button expand">Expand</span></div><div class="inner"><span class="number">   1</span><span class="p">#include &lt;stdio.h&gt;</span>
<span class="number">   2</span><span class="p">#include &lt;allegro5/allegro.h&gt;</span>
<span class="number">   3</span><span class="p">#include &lt;allegro5/allegro_primitives.h&gt;</span>
<span class="number">   4</span><span class="p">#include &lt;allegro5/allegro_font.h&gt;</span>
<span class="number">   5</span><span class="p">#include &lt;allegro5/allegro_ttf.h&gt;</span>
<span class="number">   6</span><span class="p">#include "some_class.h"</span>
<span class="number">   7</span>
<span class="number">   8</span><span class="k1">const</span> <span class="k1">float</span> FPS <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="n">30</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">   9</span>
<span class="number">  10</span><span class="k1">int</span> main<span class="k2">(</span><span class="k1">int</span> argc, <span class="k1">char</span> <span class="k3">*</span><span class="k3">*</span>argv<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number">  11</span><span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  12</span>   <span class="k1">int</span> screen_width <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="n">640</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  13</span>   <span class="k1">int</span> screen_height <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="n">480</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  14</span>
<span class="number">  15</span>   some_class <span class="k3">*</span>the_class <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="k1">new</span> some_class<span class="k2">(</span>screen_width, screen_height<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  16</span>
<span class="number">  17</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/ALLEGRO_DISPLAY"><span class="a">ALLEGRO_DISPLAY</span></a> <span class="k3">*</span>display <span class="k3">=</span> NULL<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  18</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/ALLEGRO_BITMAP"><span class="a">ALLEGRO_BITMAP</span></a> <span class="k3">*</span>bitmap <span class="k3">=</span> NULL<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  19</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/ALLEGRO_EVENT_QUEUE"><span class="a">ALLEGRO_EVENT_QUEUE</span></a> <span class="k3">*</span>event_queue <span class="k3">=</span> NULL<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  20</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/ALLEGRO_TIMER"><span class="a">ALLEGRO_TIMER</span></a> <span class="k3">*</span>timer <span class="k3">=</span> NULL<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  21</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/ALLEGRO_FONT"><span class="a">ALLEGRO_FONT</span></a> <span class="k3">*</span>ttf_font<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  22</span>
<span class="number">  23</span>   <span class="k1">bool</span> <a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_298.html" target="_blank">exit</a> <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="k1">false</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  24</span>
<span class="number">  25</span>   <span class="k1">if</span><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k3">!</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_init"><span class="a">al_init</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number">  26</span>   <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  27</span>      <a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_345.html" target="_blank">fprintf</a><span class="k2">(</span>stderr, <span class="s">"failed to initialize allegro!\n"</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  28</span>      <span class="k1">return</span> <span class="k3">-</span><span class="n">1</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  29</span>   <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number">  30</span>
<span class="number">  31</span>   timer <span class="k3">=</span> <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_create_timer"><span class="a">al_create_timer</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="n">1</span>.<span class="n">0</span> <span class="k3">/</span> FPS<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  32</span>   <span class="k1">if</span><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k3">!</span>timer<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number">  33</span>   <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  34</span>      <a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_345.html" target="_blank">fprintf</a><span class="k2">(</span>stderr, <span class="s">"failed to create timer!\n"</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  35</span>      <span class="k1">return</span> <span class="k3">-</span><span class="n">1</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  36</span>   <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number">  37</span>
<span class="number">  38</span>
<span class="number">  39</span>
<span class="number">  40</span>   display <span class="k3">=</span> <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_create_display"><span class="a">al_create_display</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>screen_width, screen_height<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  41</span>
<span class="number">  42</span>   <span class="k1">if</span><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k3">!</span>display<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number">  43</span>   <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  44</span>      <a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_345.html" target="_blank">fprintf</a><span class="k2">(</span>stderr, <span class="s">"failed to create display!\n"</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  45</span>      <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_destroy_timer"><span class="a">al_destroy_timer</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>timer<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  46</span>      <span class="k1">return</span> <span class="k3">-</span><span class="n">1</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  47</span>   <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number">  48</span>
<span class="number">  49</span>   <span class="k1">if</span> <span class="k2">(</span><span class="k3">!</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_init_primitives_addon"><span class="a">al_init_primitives_addon</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number">  50</span>   <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  51</span>      <a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_345.html" target="_blank">fprintf</a><span class="k2">(</span>stderr, <span class="s">"failed to initiialize primitives addon!\n"</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  52</span>      <span class="k1">return</span> <span class="k3">-</span><span class="n">1</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  53</span>   <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number">  54</span>
<span class="number">  55</span>    <span class="k1">if</span><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k3">!</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_install_keyboard"><span class="a">al_install_keyboard</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number">  56</span>    <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  57</span>      <a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_345.html" target="_blank">fprintf</a><span class="k2">(</span>stderr, <span class="s">"failed to initialize the keyboard!\n"</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  58</span>      <span class="k1">return</span> <span class="k3">-</span><span class="n">1</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  59</span>   <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number">  60</span>
<span class="number">  61</span>   event_queue <span class="k3">=</span> <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_create_event_queue"><span class="a">al_create_event_queue</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  62</span>
<span class="number">  63</span>   <span class="k1">if</span><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k3">!</span>event_queue<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number">  64</span>   <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  65</span>      <a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_345.html" target="_blank">fprintf</a><span class="k2">(</span>stderr, <span class="s">"failed to create event_queue!\n"</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  66</span>      <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_destroy_display"><span class="a">al_destroy_display</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>display<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  67</span>      <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_destroy_timer"><span class="a">al_destroy_timer</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>timer<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  68</span>      <span class="k1">return</span> <span class="k3">-</span><span class="n">1</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  69</span>   <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number">  70</span>
<span class="number">  71</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_register_event_source"><span class="a">al_register_event_source</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>event_queue, <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_get_keyboard_event_source"><span class="a">al_get_keyboard_event_source</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  72</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_register_event_source"><span class="a">al_register_event_source</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>event_queue, <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_get_display_event_source"><span class="a">al_get_display_event_source</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>display<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  73</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_register_event_source"><span class="a">al_register_event_source</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>event_queue, <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_get_timer_event_source"><span class="a">al_get_timer_event_source</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>timer<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  74</span>
<span class="number">  75</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_clear_to_color"><span class="a">al_clear_to_color</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_map_rgb"><span class="a">al_map_rgb</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="n">0</span>,<span class="n">0</span>,<span class="n">0</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  76</span>
<span class="number">  77</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_flip_display"><span class="a">al_flip_display</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  78</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_start_timer"><span class="a">al_start_timer</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>timer<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  79</span>
<span class="number">  80</span>   <span class="k1">bool</span> redraw <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="k1">true</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  81</span>
<span class="number">  82</span>   <span class="k1">while</span><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k3">!</span><a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_298.html" target="_blank">exit</a><span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number">  83</span>   <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  84</span>
<span class="number">  85</span>      <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/ALLEGRO_EVENT"><span class="a">ALLEGRO_EVENT</span></a> ev<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  86</span>      <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_wait_for_event"><span class="a">al_wait_for_event</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>event_queue, <span class="k3">&amp;</span>ev<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  87</span>
<span class="number">  88</span>      <span class="k1">if</span> <span class="k2">(</span>redraw<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number">  89</span>      <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  90</span>
<span class="number">  91</span>                the_class-&gt;draw<span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  92</span>
<span class="number">  93</span>    <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_flip_display"><span class="a">al_flip_display</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  94</span>                redraw <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="k1">false</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  95</span>      <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number">  96</span>      <span class="k1">if</span><span class="k2">(</span>ev.type <span class="k3">=</span><span class="k3">=</span> ALLEGRO_EVENT_TIMER<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number">  97</span>      <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  98</span>         redraw <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="k1">true</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  99</span>      <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 100</span>      <span class="k1">else</span> <span class="k1">if</span><span class="k2">(</span>ev.type <span class="k3">=</span><span class="k3">=</span> ALLEGRO_EVENT_DISPLAY_CLOSE<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 101</span>      <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 102</span>         <a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_298.html" target="_blank">exit</a> <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="k1">true</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 103</span>         <span class="k1">break</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 104</span>      <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 105</span>      <span class="k1">if</span><span class="k2">(</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_is_event_queue_empty"><span class="a">al_is_event_queue_empty</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>event_queue<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 106</span>      <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 107</span>           <span class="k1">if</span> <span class="k2">(</span>ev.type <span class="k3">=</span><span class="k3">=</span> ALLEGRO_EVENT_KEY_DOWN<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 108</span>           <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 109</span>        <span class="k1">if</span> <span class="k2">(</span>ev.keyboard.keycode <span class="k3">=</span><span class="k3">=</span> ALLEGRO_KEY_ESCAPE<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 110</span>        <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 111</span>          <a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_298.html" target="_blank">exit</a> <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="k1">true</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 112</span>          <span class="k1">break</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 113</span>        <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 114</span>      <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 115</span>           <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 116</span>   <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 117</span>
<span class="number"> 118</span>    <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_destroy_timer"><span class="a">al_destroy_timer</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>timer<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 119</span>    <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_destroy_display"><span class="a">al_destroy_display</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>display<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 120</span>    <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_destroy_event_queue"><span class="a">al_destroy_event_queue</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>event_queue<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 121</span>
<span class="number"> 122</span>    <span class="k1">delete</span> the_class<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 123</span>
<span class="number"> 124</span>    <span class="k1">return</span> <span class="n">0</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 125</span><span class="k2">}</span>
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</p><div class="source-code"><div class="toolbar"><span class="button numbers"><b>#</b></span><span class="button select">Select</span><span class="button expand">Expand</span></div><div class="inner"><span class="number">  1</span><span class="p">#ifndef SOME_CLASS_H</span>
<span class="number">  2</span><span class="p">#define SOME_CLASS_H</span>
<span class="number">  3</span>
<span class="number">  4</span><span class="p">#include &lt;allegro5/allegro.h&gt;</span>
<span class="number">  5</span><span class="p">#include &lt;allegro5/allegro_primitives.h&gt;</span>
<span class="number">  6</span>
<span class="number">  7</span><span class="k1">class</span> some_class
<span class="number">  8</span><span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  9</span>  private:
<span class="number"> 10</span>
<span class="number"> 11</span>    <span class="k1">int</span> SCREEN_HEIGHT_Y<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 12</span>    <span class="k1">int</span> SCREEN_WIDTH_X<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 13</span>    <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/ALLEGRO_COLOR"><span class="a">ALLEGRO_COLOR</span></a> COLOR_WHITE<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 14</span>
<span class="number"> 15</span>  public:
<span class="number"> 16</span>
<span class="number"> 17</span>  some_class<span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">{</span><span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 18</span>  ~some_class<span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">{</span><span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 19</span>  some_class<span class="k2">(</span><span class="k1">int</span> sw, <span class="k1">int</span> sh<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 20</span>  <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 21</span>    SCREEN_HEIGHT_Y <span class="k3">=</span> sh<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 22</span>    SCREEN_WIDTH_X <span class="k3">=</span> sw<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 23</span>    COLOR_WHITE <span class="k3">=</span>  <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_map_rgb"><span class="a">al_map_rgb</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="n">0</span>,<span class="n">0</span>,<span class="n">255</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 24</span>  <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 25</span>  <span class="k1">void</span> draw<span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 26</span>  <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 27</span>    <span class="k1">for</span><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k1">int</span> y <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="n">0</span><span class="k2">;</span> y <span class="k3">&lt;</span> SCREEN_HEIGHT_Y<span class="k2">;</span> y<span class="k3">+</span><span class="k3">+</span><span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 28</span>    <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 29</span>      <span class="k1">for</span><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k1">int</span> x <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="n">0</span><span class="k2">;</span> x <span class="k3">&lt;</span> SCREEN_WIDTH_X<span class="k2">;</span> x<span class="k3">+</span><span class="k3">+</span><span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 30</span>      <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 31</span>        <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_draw_pixel"><span class="a">al_draw_pixel</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>x, y, COLOR_WHITE<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 32</span>      <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 33</span>    <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 34</span>  <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 35</span><span class="k2">}</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 36</span><span class="p">#endif</span>
</div></div><p>
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		<author>no-reply@allegro.cc (verthex)</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="mockup v2"><p>Its probably working but draw_pixel on a hardware surface is ultra slow. You should lock it, which downloads the surface to memory, then operate it and finally unlock it.</p><div class="source-code snippet"><div class="inner"><pre><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_lock_bitmap"><span class="a">al_lock_bitmap</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_get_target_bitmap"><span class="a">al_get_target_bitmap</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span>, ALLEGRO_PIXEL_FORMAT_ANY, ALLEGRO_LOCK_READWRITE<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
al_putpixel<span class="k2">(</span>...<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_unlock_bitmap"><span class="a">al_unlock_bitmap</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_get_target_bitmap"><span class="a">al_get_target_bitmap</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
</pre></div></div><p>

Something like that. Also you should lock/unlock outside the for loop.
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		<author>no-reply@allegro.cc (kazzmir)</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="mockup v2"><p>I changed it to the following and its still the same (in terms of problems). Its supposed to draw white pixels... no?</p><div class="source-code"><div class="toolbar"><span class="button numbers"><b>#</b></span><span class="button select">Select</span><span class="button expand">Expand</span></div><div class="inner"><span class="number">  1</span><span class="p">#ifndef SOME_CLASS_H</span>
<span class="number">  2</span><span class="p">#define SOME_CLASS_H</span>
<span class="number">  3</span>
<span class="number">  4</span><span class="p">#include &lt;allegro5/allegro.h&gt;</span>
<span class="number">  5</span><span class="p">#include &lt;allegro5/allegro_primitives.h&gt;</span>
<span class="number">  6</span>
<span class="number">  7</span><span class="k1">class</span> some_class
<span class="number">  8</span><span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  9</span>  private:
<span class="number"> 10</span>
<span class="number"> 11</span>    <span class="k1">int</span> SCREEN_HEIGHT_Y<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 12</span>    <span class="k1">int</span> SCREEN_WIDTH_X<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 13</span>    <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/ALLEGRO_COLOR"><span class="a">ALLEGRO_COLOR</span></a> COLOR_WHITE<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 14</span>
<span class="number"> 15</span>  public:
<span class="number"> 16</span>
<span class="number"> 17</span>  some_class<span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">{</span><span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 18</span>  ~some_class<span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">{</span><span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 19</span>  some_class<span class="k2">(</span><span class="k1">int</span> sw, <span class="k1">int</span> sh<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 20</span>  <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 21</span>    SCREEN_HEIGHT_Y <span class="k3">=</span> sh<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 22</span>    SCREEN_WIDTH_X <span class="k3">=</span> sw<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 23</span>    COLOR_WHITE <span class="k3">=</span>  <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_map_rgb"><span class="a">al_map_rgb</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="n">255</span>,<span class="n">255</span>,<span class="n">255</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 24</span>  <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 25</span>  <span class="k1">void</span> draw<span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 26</span>  <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 27</span>    <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_lock_bitmap"><span class="a">al_lock_bitmap</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_get_target_bitmap"><span class="a">al_get_target_bitmap</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span>, ALLEGRO_PIXEL_FORMAT_ANY, ALLEGRO_LOCK_READWRITE<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 28</span>    <span class="k1">for</span><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k1">int</span> y <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="n">0</span><span class="k2">;</span> y <span class="k3">&lt;</span> SCREEN_HEIGHT_Y<span class="k2">;</span> y<span class="k3">+</span><span class="k3">+</span><span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 29</span>    <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 30</span>      <span class="k1">for</span><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k1">int</span> x <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="n">0</span><span class="k2">;</span> x <span class="k3">&lt;</span> SCREEN_WIDTH_X<span class="k2">;</span> x<span class="k3">+</span><span class="k3">+</span><span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 31</span>      <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 32</span>        <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_draw_pixel"><span class="a">al_draw_pixel</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>x, y, COLOR_WHITE<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 33</span>      <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 34</span>    <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 35</span>    <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_unlock_bitmap"><span class="a">al_unlock_bitmap</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_get_target_bitmap"><span class="a">al_get_target_bitmap</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 36</span>  <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 37</span><span class="k2">}</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 38</span><span class="p">#endif</span>
</div></div><p>

<b>EDIT:</b> Things get even weirder when I place the drawing function contents into main(), it actually works. There must be something wrong with the class part?</p><div class="source-code"><div class="toolbar"><span class="button numbers"><b>#</b></span><span class="button select">Select</span><span class="button expand">Expand</span></div><div class="inner"><span class="number">   1</span><span class="p">#include &lt;stdio.h&gt;</span>
<span class="number">   2</span><span class="p">#include &lt;allegro5/allegro.h&gt;</span>
<span class="number">   3</span><span class="p">#include &lt;allegro5/allegro_primitives.h&gt;</span>
<span class="number">   4</span><span class="p">#include &lt;allegro5/allegro_font.h&gt;</span>
<span class="number">   5</span><span class="p">#include &lt;allegro5/allegro_ttf.h&gt;</span>
<span class="number">   6</span><span class="p">#include "some_class.h"</span>
<span class="number">   7</span>
<span class="number">   8</span><span class="k1">const</span> <span class="k1">float</span> FPS <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="n">30</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">   9</span>
<span class="number">  10</span><span class="k1">int</span> main<span class="k2">(</span><span class="k1">int</span> argc, <span class="k1">char</span> <span class="k3">*</span><span class="k3">*</span>argv<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number">  11</span><span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  12</span>   <span class="k1">int</span> screen_width <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="n">320</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  13</span>   <span class="k1">int</span> screen_height <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="n">200</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  14</span>
<span class="number">  15</span>   some_class <span class="k3">*</span>the_class <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="k1">new</span> some_class<span class="k2">(</span>screen_width, screen_height<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  16</span>
<span class="number">  17</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/ALLEGRO_DISPLAY"><span class="a">ALLEGRO_DISPLAY</span></a> <span class="k3">*</span>display <span class="k3">=</span> NULL<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  18</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/ALLEGRO_BITMAP"><span class="a">ALLEGRO_BITMAP</span></a> <span class="k3">*</span>bitmap <span class="k3">=</span> NULL<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  19</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/ALLEGRO_EVENT_QUEUE"><span class="a">ALLEGRO_EVENT_QUEUE</span></a> <span class="k3">*</span>event_queue <span class="k3">=</span> NULL<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  20</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/ALLEGRO_TIMER"><span class="a">ALLEGRO_TIMER</span></a> <span class="k3">*</span>timer <span class="k3">=</span> NULL<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  21</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/ALLEGRO_FONT"><span class="a">ALLEGRO_FONT</span></a> <span class="k3">*</span>ttf_font<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  22</span>
<span class="number">  23</span>   <span class="k1">bool</span> <a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_298.html" target="_blank">exit</a> <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="k1">false</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  24</span>
<span class="number">  25</span>   <span class="k1">if</span><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k3">!</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_init"><span class="a">al_init</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number">  26</span>   <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  27</span>      <a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_345.html" target="_blank">fprintf</a><span class="k2">(</span>stderr, <span class="s">"failed to initialize allegro!\n"</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  28</span>      <span class="k1">return</span> <span class="k3">-</span><span class="n">1</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  29</span>   <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number">  30</span>
<span class="number">  31</span>   timer <span class="k3">=</span> <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_create_timer"><span class="a">al_create_timer</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="n">1</span>.<span class="n">0</span> <span class="k3">/</span> FPS<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  32</span>   <span class="k1">if</span><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k3">!</span>timer<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number">  33</span>   <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  34</span>      <a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_345.html" target="_blank">fprintf</a><span class="k2">(</span>stderr, <span class="s">"failed to create timer!\n"</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  35</span>      <span class="k1">return</span> <span class="k3">-</span><span class="n">1</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  36</span>   <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number">  37</span>
<span class="number">  38</span>
<span class="number">  39</span>
<span class="number">  40</span>   display <span class="k3">=</span> <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_create_display"><span class="a">al_create_display</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>screen_width, screen_height<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  41</span>
<span class="number">  42</span>   <span class="k1">if</span><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k3">!</span>display<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number">  43</span>   <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  44</span>      <a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_345.html" target="_blank">fprintf</a><span class="k2">(</span>stderr, <span class="s">"failed to create display!\n"</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  45</span>      <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_destroy_timer"><span class="a">al_destroy_timer</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>timer<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  46</span>      <span class="k1">return</span> <span class="k3">-</span><span class="n">1</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  47</span>   <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number">  48</span>
<span class="number">  49</span>   <span class="k1">if</span> <span class="k2">(</span><span class="k3">!</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_init_primitives_addon"><span class="a">al_init_primitives_addon</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number">  50</span>   <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  51</span>      <a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_345.html" target="_blank">fprintf</a><span class="k2">(</span>stderr, <span class="s">"failed to initiialize primitives addon!\n"</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  52</span>      <span class="k1">return</span> <span class="k3">-</span><span class="n">1</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  53</span>   <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number">  54</span>
<span class="number">  55</span>    <span class="k1">if</span><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k3">!</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_install_keyboard"><span class="a">al_install_keyboard</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number">  56</span>    <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  57</span>      <a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_345.html" target="_blank">fprintf</a><span class="k2">(</span>stderr, <span class="s">"failed to initialize the keyboard!\n"</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  58</span>      <span class="k1">return</span> <span class="k3">-</span><span class="n">1</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  59</span>   <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number">  60</span>
<span class="number">  61</span>   event_queue <span class="k3">=</span> <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_create_event_queue"><span class="a">al_create_event_queue</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  62</span>
<span class="number">  63</span>   <span class="k1">if</span><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k3">!</span>event_queue<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number">  64</span>   <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  65</span>      <a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_345.html" target="_blank">fprintf</a><span class="k2">(</span>stderr, <span class="s">"failed to create event_queue!\n"</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  66</span>      <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_destroy_display"><span class="a">al_destroy_display</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>display<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  67</span>      <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_destroy_timer"><span class="a">al_destroy_timer</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>timer<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  68</span>      <span class="k1">return</span> <span class="k3">-</span><span class="n">1</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  69</span>   <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number">  70</span>
<span class="number">  71</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_register_event_source"><span class="a">al_register_event_source</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>event_queue, <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_get_keyboard_event_source"><span class="a">al_get_keyboard_event_source</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  72</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_register_event_source"><span class="a">al_register_event_source</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>event_queue, <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_get_display_event_source"><span class="a">al_get_display_event_source</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>display<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  73</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_register_event_source"><span class="a">al_register_event_source</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>event_queue, <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_get_timer_event_source"><span class="a">al_get_timer_event_source</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>timer<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  74</span>
<span class="number">  75</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_clear_to_color"><span class="a">al_clear_to_color</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_map_rgb"><span class="a">al_map_rgb</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="n">0</span>,<span class="n">0</span>,<span class="n">0</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  76</span>
<span class="number">  77</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_flip_display"><span class="a">al_flip_display</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  78</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_start_timer"><span class="a">al_start_timer</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>timer<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  79</span>
<span class="number">  80</span>   <span class="k1">bool</span> redraw <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="k1">true</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  81</span>
<span class="number">  82</span>   <span class="k1">int</span> SCREEN_HEIGHT_Y<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  83</span>   <span class="k1">int</span> SCREEN_WIDTH_X<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  84</span>   <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/ALLEGRO_COLOR"><span class="a">ALLEGRO_COLOR</span></a> COLOR_WHITE<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  85</span>    SCREEN_HEIGHT_Y <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="n">200</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  86</span>    SCREEN_WIDTH_X <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="n">320</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  87</span>    COLOR_WHITE <span class="k3">=</span>  <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_map_rgb"><span class="a">al_map_rgb</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="n">255</span>,<span class="n">255</span>,<span class="n">255</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  88</span>
<span class="number">  89</span>   <span class="k1">while</span><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k3">!</span><a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_298.html" target="_blank">exit</a><span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number">  90</span>   <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  91</span>
<span class="number">  92</span>      <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/ALLEGRO_EVENT"><span class="a">ALLEGRO_EVENT</span></a> ev<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  93</span>      <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_wait_for_event"><span class="a">al_wait_for_event</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>event_queue, <span class="k3">&amp;</span>ev<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  94</span>
<span class="number">  95</span>      <span class="k1">if</span> <span class="k2">(</span>redraw<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number">  96</span>      <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  97</span>
<span class="number">  98</span>                <span class="c">//the_class-&gt;draw();</span>
<span class="number">  99</span>
<span class="number"> 100</span>                <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_lock_bitmap"><span class="a">al_lock_bitmap</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_get_target_bitmap"><span class="a">al_get_target_bitmap</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span>, ALLEGRO_PIXEL_FORMAT_ANY, ALLEGRO_LOCK_READWRITE<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 101</span>    <span class="k1">for</span><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k1">int</span> y <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="n">0</span><span class="k2">;</span> y <span class="k3">&lt;</span> SCREEN_HEIGHT_Y<span class="k2">;</span> y<span class="k3">+</span><span class="k3">+</span><span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 102</span>    <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 103</span>      <span class="k1">for</span><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k1">int</span> x <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="n">0</span><span class="k2">;</span> x <span class="k3">&lt;</span> SCREEN_WIDTH_X<span class="k2">;</span> x<span class="k3">+</span><span class="k3">+</span><span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 104</span>      <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 105</span>        <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_draw_pixel"><span class="a">al_draw_pixel</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>x, y, COLOR_WHITE<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 106</span>      <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 107</span>    <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 108</span>    <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_unlock_bitmap"><span class="a">al_unlock_bitmap</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_get_target_bitmap"><span class="a">al_get_target_bitmap</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 109</span>
<span class="number"> 110</span>
<span class="number"> 111</span>    <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_flip_display"><span class="a">al_flip_display</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 112</span>                redraw <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="k1">false</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 113</span>      <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 114</span>      <span class="k1">if</span><span class="k2">(</span>ev.type <span class="k3">=</span><span class="k3">=</span> ALLEGRO_EVENT_TIMER<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 115</span>      <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 116</span>         redraw <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="k1">true</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 117</span>      <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 118</span>      <span class="k1">else</span> <span class="k1">if</span><span class="k2">(</span>ev.type <span class="k3">=</span><span class="k3">=</span> ALLEGRO_EVENT_DISPLAY_CLOSE<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 119</span>      <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 120</span>         <a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_298.html" target="_blank">exit</a> <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="k1">true</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 121</span>         <span class="k1">break</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 122</span>      <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 123</span>      <span class="k1">if</span><span class="k2">(</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_is_event_queue_empty"><span class="a">al_is_event_queue_empty</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>event_queue<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 124</span>      <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 125</span>           <span class="k1">if</span> <span class="k2">(</span>ev.type <span class="k3">=</span><span class="k3">=</span> ALLEGRO_EVENT_KEY_DOWN<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 126</span>           <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 127</span>        <span class="k1">if</span> <span class="k2">(</span>ev.keyboard.keycode <span class="k3">=</span><span class="k3">=</span> ALLEGRO_KEY_ESCAPE<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 128</span>        <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 129</span>          <a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_298.html" target="_blank">exit</a> <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="k1">true</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 130</span>          <span class="k1">break</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 131</span>        <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 132</span>      <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 133</span>           <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 134</span>   <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 135</span>
<span class="number"> 136</span>    <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_destroy_timer"><span class="a">al_destroy_timer</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>timer<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 137</span>    <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_destroy_display"><span class="a">al_destroy_display</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>display<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 138</span>    <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_destroy_event_queue"><span class="a">al_destroy_event_queue</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>event_queue<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 139</span>
<span class="number"> 140</span>    <span class="k1">delete</span> the_class<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 141</span>
<span class="number"> 142</span>    <span class="k1">return</span> <span class="n">0</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 143</span><span class="k2">}</span>
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		<author>no-reply@allegro.cc (verthex)</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 23:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="mockup v2"><p>It works for me if the class constructor is called after al_init. Maybe al_map_rgb doesn&#39;t work before that is called.</p><p>As for the input, my impression was that the event queue is flooded with timer events because drawing is still too slow.
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		<author>no-reply@allegro.cc (Polybios)</author>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 00:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="mockup v2"><div class="quote_container"><div class="title"><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/forums/thread/608093/928090#target">Polybios</a> said:</div><div class="quote"><p>
It works for me if the class constructor is called after al_init. Maybe al_map_rgb doesn&#39;t work before that is called.
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This is correct. <span class="source-code"><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_map_rgb"><span class="a">al_map_rgb</span></a></span> and the like use a lookup table that is initialized in <span class="source-code"><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_init"><span class="a">al_init</span></a></span>.
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		<author>no-reply@allegro.cc (SiegeLord)</author>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 00:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="mockup v2"><p>I moved the class constructor right up before the game loop like so and it works now.</p><div class="source-code"><div class="toolbar"><span class="button numbers"><b>#</b></span><span class="button select">Select</span><span class="button expand">Expand</span></div><div class="inner"><span class="number">  1</span>
<span class="number">  2</span>some_class <span class="k3">*</span>the_class <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="k1">new</span> some_class<span class="k2">(</span>screen_width, screen_height<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  3</span>
<span class="number">  4</span>   <span class="k1">while</span><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k3">!</span><a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_298.html" target="_blank">exit</a><span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number">  5</span>   <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number">  6</span>
<span class="number">  7</span>      <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/ALLEGRO_EVENT"><span class="a">ALLEGRO_EVENT</span></a> ev<span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  8</span>      <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_wait_for_event"><span class="a">al_wait_for_event</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>event_queue, <span class="k3">&amp;</span>ev<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number">  9</span>
<span class="number"> 10</span>      <span class="k1">if</span> <span class="k2">(</span>redraw<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 11</span>      <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 12</span>                the_class-&gt;draw<span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 13</span>    <a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_flip_display"><span class="a">al_flip_display</span></a><span class="k2">(</span><span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 14</span>                redraw <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="k1">false</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 15</span>      <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 16</span>      <span class="k1">if</span><span class="k2">(</span>ev.type <span class="k3">=</span><span class="k3">=</span> ALLEGRO_EVENT_TIMER<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 17</span>      <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 18</span>         redraw <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="k1">true</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 19</span>      <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 20</span>      <span class="k1">else</span> <span class="k1">if</span><span class="k2">(</span>ev.type <span class="k3">=</span><span class="k3">=</span> ALLEGRO_EVENT_DISPLAY_CLOSE<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 21</span>      <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 22</span>         <a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_298.html" target="_blank">exit</a> <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="k1">true</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 23</span>         <span class="k1">break</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 24</span>      <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 25</span>      <span class="k1">if</span><span class="k2">(</span><a href="http://www.allegro.cc/manual/al_is_event_queue_empty"><span class="a">al_is_event_queue_empty</span></a><span class="k2">(</span>event_queue<span class="k2">)</span><span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 26</span>      <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 27</span>           <span class="k1">if</span> <span class="k2">(</span>ev.type <span class="k3">=</span><span class="k3">=</span> ALLEGRO_EVENT_KEY_DOWN<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 28</span>           <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 29</span>        <span class="k1">if</span> <span class="k2">(</span>ev.keyboard.keycode <span class="k3">=</span><span class="k3">=</span> ALLEGRO_KEY_ESCAPE<span class="k2">)</span>
<span class="number"> 30</span>        <span class="k2">{</span>
<span class="number"> 31</span>          <a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_298.html" target="_blank">exit</a> <span class="k3">=</span> <span class="k1">true</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 32</span>          <span class="k1">break</span><span class="k2">;</span>
<span class="number"> 33</span>        <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 34</span>      <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 35</span>           <span class="k2">}</span>
<span class="number"> 36</span>   <span class="k2">}</span>
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		<author>no-reply@allegro.cc (verthex)</author>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 10:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
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