Java Development

[dmglakewood]

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JCarty wrote:

Try using paintBackground instead  of paint to draw your bitmap and see how it works out. Usually works for me too. I can't see what's wrong with your code.

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I just tried that and it doesn't paint the image. It's just a blank screen, but the field shows just fine.

[JCarty]

    public void paintBackground(Graphics g)
    {
        g.drawBitmap(0,0, _backgroundBM.getWidth(), _backgroundBM.getHeight(), _backgroundBM , 0, 0);
    }

Actual code from one of my games that is out right now.

In the paint method, all I have are the elements that move.

public void paint(Graphics g)
    {
        super.paint(g);
    	
        for( int i=0; i<_pieceTotal; i += 6 ) {
        	_piece[i].draw(g);
        	_piece[i+1].draw(g);
        	_piece[i+2].draw(g);
        	_piece[i+3].draw(g);
        	_piece[i+4].draw(g);
        	_piece[i+5].draw(g);
        }
    }

These pieces are painted on top of the background and the elements that I've added to the screen via the standard add.

The only difference is I don't have a vertical manager sitting in between them. So maybe you need to add your paint to your HorizontalFieldManager.

[dmglakewood · Accepted solution]

I figured it out, but it was more trial and error then anything.

I created a vfm and put the background image in there. I then created a new vfm and added it to the first vfm. After playing around with the paint methods it now works. Thanks for your help.