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2003-09-02 08:18:11 PM
delphi39
Hi,
what are the best approaches to fill in the entire screen with "random"
dots?
I see it in some applications, but I have vague idea how it is done.
Anybody knows the internals?
 

andru123 writes:
But I'd guess this is how to do it. Map each pixels to a list,
iterate through the list, and at random pick one from the list, change
the color of the pixel at the list, then delete that node from the list.
Repeat until list is empty.
I think the basic idea should be the same in Windows.
Wien.
 

"andru123" <andru123 at hotmail dot com>wrote in news:3f548a84$1
@newsgroups.borland.com:
portion of the screen ... making a 25x25 matrix of these squares(on a
800x600 screen for example).
Then pig a random number in 32x24 and fill it in in all 25x25 'squares -
however fill them in in a all over the place way.
TO make it look even better ... use the x,y of the 'square' to alter the
position of the random position in each square.
Becomes mostly formulaic, and you are filling in>600 dots for every
'random' calculation.
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Luckily, I never upgraded from D5. As long as Intraweb etc. continue to
support it I think I will stick.
Rgds,
Martin
 

Martin James writes:
It is a great product for me.
Now I am however going to use Delphi the RAD way, write GUI apps for Win
XP, and am curious about how that will turn out.
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