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    okay so i have some questions about graphics programming. i have gone through a C++ class so i understand the console programming but i dont want to move on to API becuase thats just how i am. i like the harder stuff when it comes to learning how to do something. so i guess what do i need to learn before i dive into the whole graphics process?

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    Re: general help

    hey,
    okay so i have started to learn how to program directx 11 but my graphics card doesnt exactly support directx 11 it has the reference .dll files but how do i use them?

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    Re: general help

    Download the directX SDK from MS. Be careful to read the information and also study the example files.
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    Re: general help

    okay so now that i have worked on this stuff for a few days i decided to make a cool little bedroom deal. well i dont want it to rotate automatically forever. i want it so that if you press the left arrow key it moves left and if you press the right arrow key it moves right but how do i do that?

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    Re: general help

    I'm absolutely not a DirectX guy but I've a looked at the interface. I do remember that you can register to get keyboard pressure. Have you looked into that?
    Last edited by S_M_A; August 14th, 2010 at 05:13 PM.
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    Re: general help

    yeah i have i look to try and capture keyboard input but i cant seem to find a way that works. i try the whole switch statement for messages. ex.

    switch (msg)
    {
    case WM_CHAR:
    {
    switch(wParam)
    {
    case VK_LEFT://Left arrow key
    {
    code here
    }
    }
    }
    }
    however many i need but it wont run it through the statements at all. and the directx doesnt affect how you input keyboard input atleast i dont think. but how would you do it in WinAPI?

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