EIDT_CONSOLE

Adler1337 · Post by **Adler1337** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:59 pm

I am trying to use the new console device, but when i put it in createDevice() it says it can not convert device type to driver type.
Any ideas?

vitek · Post by **vitek** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:57 pm

The first parameter to createDevice() is an enumeration of type E_DRIVER_TYPE, but you are passing an enumeration of type E_DEVICE_TYPE. Both types are unique and describe different things. There is no conversion between them, so you're obviously passing a parameter of the wrong type.

Perhaps you should look at the change log from the revision where the change was introduced. You might find some information on how to use it.

Travis

Adler1337 · Post by **Adler1337** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:27 pm

Thanks for the reply, but i am still confused on how to use it. Could you post some code?

vitek · Post by **vitek** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:56 pm

No. I will not post some code. You should have no problem figuring it out from the description in changes.txt. After reading that, you should know what class you need to look at next...

Travis

Adler1337 · Post by **Adler1337** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:56 pm

I have been researching it, and this is what i got:

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irr::SIrrlichtCreationParameters* param;
    param.Bits = 16;
    param.DeviceType = EIDT_CONSOLE;
    param.DriverType = EDT_OPENGL;
    param.Fullscreen = false;
    param.Stencilbuffer = false;
    param.Vsync = false;
	device = createDeviceEx(param);

These are the errors i am getting:
G:\CodeBlocksGame\MarsCodeBlocks\main.cpp||In function `int main(int, _TCHAR**)'
G:\CodeBlocksGame\MarsCodeBlocks\main.cpp|104|error: request for member `Bits' in `param', which is of non-class type `irr::SIrrlichtCreationParameters*'|
G:\CodeBlocksGame\MarsCodeBlocks\main.cpp|105|error: request for member `DeviceType' in `param', which is of non-class type `irr::SIrrlichtCreationParameters*'|
G:\CodeBlocksGame\MarsCodeBlocks\main.cpp|106|error: request for member `DriverType' in `param', which is of non-class type `irr::SIrrlichtCreationParameters*'|
G:\CodeBlocksGame\MarsCodeBlocks\main.cpp|107|error: request for member `Fullscreen' in `param', which is of non-class type `irr::SIrrlichtCreationParameters*'|
G:\CodeBlocksGame\MarsCodeBlocks\main.cpp|108|error: request for member `Stencilbuffer' in `param', which is of non-class type `irr::SIrrlichtCreationParameters*'|
G:\CodeBlocksGame\MarsCodeBlocks\main.cpp|109|error: request for member `Vsync' in `param', which is of non-class type `irr::SIrrlichtCreationParameters*'|
G:\CodeBlocksGame\MarsCodeBlocks\main.cpp|110|error: invalid initialization of reference of type 'const irr::SIrrlichtCreationParameters&' from expression of type 'irr::SIrrlichtCreationParameters*'|
..\..\irrlicht-1.6\irrlicht-1.6\include\irrlicht.h|351|error: in passing argument 1 of `irr::IrrlichtDevice* irr::createDeviceEx(const irr::SIrrlichtCreationParameters&)'|
||=== Build finished: 8 errors, 3 warnings ===|

I have been trying to research this and i am getting very confused.

Can someone please tell me how to use this correctly?

ericaus · Post by **ericaus** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:05 am

Adler1337 wrote:I have been researching it, and this is what i got:
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irr::SIrrlichtCreationParameters* param;
    param.Bits = 16;
    param.DeviceType = EIDT_CONSOLE;
    param.DriverType = EDT_OPENGL;
    param.Fullscreen = false;
    param.Stencilbuffer = false;
    param.Vsync = false;
	device = createDeviceEx(param);
These are the errors i am getting:
G:\CodeBlocksGame\MarsCodeBlocks\main.cpp||In function `int main(int, _TCHAR**)'
G:\CodeBlocksGame\MarsCodeBlocks\main.cpp|104|error: request for member `Bits' in `param', which is of non-class type `irr::SIrrlichtCreationParameters*'|
G:\CodeBlocksGame\MarsCodeBlocks\main.cpp|105|error: request for member `DeviceType' in `param', which is of non-class type `irr::SIrrlichtCreationParameters*'|
G:\CodeBlocksGame\MarsCodeBlocks\main.cpp|106|error: request for member `DriverType' in `param', which is of non-class type `irr::SIrrlichtCreationParameters*'|
G:\CodeBlocksGame\MarsCodeBlocks\main.cpp|107|error: request for member `Fullscreen' in `param', which is of non-class type `irr::SIrrlichtCreationParameters*'|
G:\CodeBlocksGame\MarsCodeBlocks\main.cpp|108|error: request for member `Stencilbuffer' in `param', which is of non-class type `irr::SIrrlichtCreationParameters*'|
G:\CodeBlocksGame\MarsCodeBlocks\main.cpp|109|error: request for member `Vsync' in `param', which is of non-class type `irr::SIrrlichtCreationParameters*'|
G:\CodeBlocksGame\MarsCodeBlocks\main.cpp|110|error: invalid initialization of reference of type 'const irr::SIrrlichtCreationParameters&' from expression of type 'irr::SIrrlichtCreationParameters*'|
..\..\irrlicht-1.6\irrlicht-1.6\include\irrlicht.h|351|error: in passing argument 1 of `irr::IrrlichtDevice* irr::createDeviceEx(const irr::SIrrlichtCreationParameters&)'|
||=== Build finished: 8 errors, 3 warnings ===|

I have been trying to research this and i am getting very confused. Can someone please tell me how to use this correctly?

you'll need to change

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irr::SIrrlichtCreationParameters* param;

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irr::SIrrlichtCreationParameters param;

Adler1337 · Post by **Adler1337** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:55 pm

Thanks it compiles now

, but when i use EIDT_CONSOLE and run i get an error that pops up and says something about memory could not be read. In the console window it says:
Irrlicht Engine 1.6
<-c<-[71

Brkopac · Post by **Brkopac** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:56 pm

Okay, I'll bite. Why are you trying to use the console device?

Adler1337 · Post by **Adler1337** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 3:12 pm

Tutorial 1 doesn't say anything about EIDT_CONSOLE.

bitplane · Post by **bitplane** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:05 pm

You'll have to give us more information. It works for me on Windows, OSX and Linux, though I've only tried Linux recently

Adler1337 · Post by **Adler1337** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:41 pm

@bitplane
I am using Code Blocks on Windows.
@Brkopac
You should really post new replies instead of editing your old ones.

You wrote:Okay, I'll bite. Why are you trying to use the console device?

I wrote:Tutorial 1 doesn't say anything about EIDT_CONSOLE.

You are making me sound like i am crazy

Okay, I'll bite. Why are you trying to use the console device?

because it looks freakin amazing

bitplane · Post by **bitplane** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 4:40 pm

This works for me, only tested in Wine though:

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#include <irrlicht.h>
using namespace irr;
using namespace core;
using namespace scene;
using namespace video;
using namespace io;
using namespace gui;

int main()
{
	SIrrlichtCreationParameters params;

	params.WindowSize.Width  = 79;
	params.WindowSize.Height = 23;
	params.DeviceType = EIDT_CONSOLE;

	IrrlichtDevice *device =
		createDeviceEx(params);

	if (!device)
		return 1;

	device->setWindowCaption(L"Hello World! - Irrlicht Engine Demo");

	IVideoDriver* driver = device->getVideoDriver();
	ISceneManager* smgr = device->getSceneManager();
	IGUIEnvironment* guienv = device->getGUIEnvironment();

	guienv->addStaticText(L"Hello World! This is the Irrlicht Software renderer!",
		rect<s32>(10,10,260,22), true);

	IAnimatedMesh* mesh = smgr->getMesh("../../media/sydney.md2");
	if (!mesh)
	{
		device->drop();
		return 1;
	}
	IAnimatedMeshSceneNode* node = smgr->addAnimatedMeshSceneNode( mesh );

	if (node)
	{
		node->setMaterialFlag(EMF_LIGHTING, false);
		node->setMD2Animation(scene::EMAT_STAND);
		node->setMaterialTexture( 0, driver->getTexture("../../media/sydney.bmp") );
	}
	smgr->addCameraSceneNode(0, vector3df(0,30,-40), vector3df(0,5,0));
	while(device->run())
	{
		driver->beginScene(true, true, SColor(255,100,101,140));
		smgr->drawAll();
		guienv->drawAll();
		driver->endScene();
	}
	device->drop();
	return 0;
}

Adler1337 · Post by **Adler1337** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 5:01 pm

I have exactly what you have and it still crashes.

Adler1337 · Post by **Adler1337** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 4:35 pm

ok i think i found the problem. I got rid of device->getCursorControl()->setVisible(false); and it doesn't error anymore.
I am using a fps camera and i can't see my models. it just keeps printing <-[326;0H(326 counts up. Don't know what number it starts at.) Is this happening because EIDT_CONSOLE doesn't support fps camera(fps camera doesn't seem to move) or is because the camera is not looking at the models or something?

bitplane · Post by **bitplane** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 6:09 pm

The windows console device does support mouse, but it can't set the mouse position. What version of Windows are you using? Those control codes look like the ones for moving the caret.