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Hello all,

I try to insert a simple bitmap file in my project, and i obtain a runtime error

203 at 0040408E ,

In my project there is moving text and a music,

without the bitmap file , it works . with bitmap , blank screen , music on , no text , and pop up message runtime error,

i put a screenshot aof my Project tree there :

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Thanks,

Hi,

You have a BitmapLoad component in the bitmap. This causes a recursion error. You just need the BitmapFromFile component. Remove the BitmapLoad component and try again.

thanks , that's true !! my text came back !


but.............i can't see the bitmap displayed,

is t a question of transparency ?

sorry but i just begin to use zgameeditor ... and three tutos are too advanced , game making , but i haven't found any informations on how to display picture

Hi waste,

waste wrote:i can't see the bitmap displayed

You can't render a Bitmap component by itself. You need a Material that uses the Bitmap as texture and then render something ( Sprite / Mesh / Particles ) with the Material enabled.

waste wrote:i haven't found any information on how to display picture

Please try following along this video tutorial. If you still have questions after that, don't hesitate to ask

K

thanks a lot ! , that's ok now ,

so i have my bitmap file and a moving text , is it possible to make text

transparent ? we can see black color between two letters when the text

move on the bitmap ?

Hi,

waste wrote:is it possible to make text transparent ?

Certainly. First make sure the texture you're using for your font either has a alpha channel, or uses the color black as mask ( this option works best with nearest neighbor filtering ).



Second, select "Alpha / OneMinusSourceAlpha" ( at least, that's usually what you want ) as blend mode for the Material you're using for your font.



Let us know if you have any further questions ~

K

yes i have another question !!




here is my project running , i have a 3d rotating meshbox , but the bitmap is still displayed ,

the bitmap is only for the box texture, what's wrong ??

i have not fixed transparency yet , i'll do it later

thanks

Hi waste,

waste wrote:i have a 3d rotating meshbox , but the bitmap is still displayed, the bitmap is only for the box texture, what's wrong ??

Materials stay active until you enable another material using the UseMaterial component.

So for example, if you enable a red wireframe material at the beginning of OnRender and then render 3 different things ..



.. all of them will use the red wireframe material.



K