Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/11/17/15:56:42
On Mon, 16 Nov 1998 18:02:38 -0000, "Arthur" <arfa AT clara DOT net> wrote:
>I've got nothing against newbies, and I'll help if I can, but it seems like
>we're figuring your code out for you. :-) Experimentation is the name of the
Far from it actually. :) I always try to do things on my own first.
I vigorously read the docs, and I think every time I work on a piece
of code, I have "allegro.txt" open. :) Rest assured that if I have a
question, it means I've spent at least a good 3 to 4 hours trying to
get it to work. (but not before pulling my hair out first.)
>game. Incidentally, have you read George Foot's Vivace tutorial? On the
>Allegro Homepage (http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/allegro/) there are links to
After you mentioned it, I grabbed a copy of it. I just wish some
sections were finished though.
>loads of tutorials in the "documentation" section. Have a read of a few of
>these, and memorise the Allegro manual (or at least learn what it can do).
>Obviously I'll help if you get really stuck, but just think logically and
>half of your problems will disappear (Ok, so it's not that simple...).
Yeah, unless you forget a semicolon somewhere, then spend fifteen
minutes wondering why you got 50,000+ errors. :)
- Steve
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