EasySprite problems.

[NormanDunbar]

I've never used easySprite before. Now I'm using it and I wan't to create a few sprites, save them as a collection, load them into easyPTR4 and assign each one to a different loose item. Seems easy?

Here's what I did - based on not having any docs since EasyPointer 2!

• Design sprite 1
• Hit Files
• Named the sprite - sprite 1
• Do Save as Collection (_msc)
• Do Save as sprite
• Hit Ok
• Entered file name & OK to save
• ESC to close files dialogue.
• Design sprite 2
• Hit Files
• Named the sprite - sprite 2
• Do Append
• Do Save as sprite
• Hit OK
• Select previous _msc filename & OK to append
• ESC back to main screen.

Problem, when I go into easyMenu4 and hit Files, then under Load, choose _msc, navigate and select the file from easySprite and OK to load it, it does so. I then ESC back to the main design screen.

The sprites are not loaded or available for use when I go into the Loose Item, Object dialogue, hit object, and in the Sprite dialogue that appears, scroll through all the sprites -- none of my designs are to be found.

Could someone point me at the docs, or something to make it work please? Ta.


Cheers,
Norm.

[NormanDunbar]

I forgot to mention, if I save the sprites as a single, each one, it saves fine and loads into easyMenu and can be used quite happily.

Cheers,
Norm.

[mk79]

Here's what I did - based on not having any docs since EasyPointer 2!

I don't know the answer, not having used it for over 10 years. And I don't know if it will help, but I think the current manual is hidden under the first link here http://letmegooglethat.com/?q=easyptr+manual

Marcel

[mk79]

It appears sprites are inserted into the object list, but they are wrong (show up as the mouse pointer and "text" objects). Maybe the feature is simply broken

[NormanDunbar]

Thanks Marcel for the manual link etc. And for confirming that it's probably broken.

I'll use individual sprites instead.


Cheers,
Norm.

[mk79]

Like the idiot that I am I actually tried to fix it. Any probably succeeded. And maybe broke 10 other things on the way, the dictionary definition of "unmaintainable" is "EasyPtr". I once had to increase the size of some internal heap header for another feature, but turns out there was an implicit assumption that the header is always 2 bytes smaller than the _msc header. I think I managed to solve it some other way. Anyway, new version is on my page.

[NormanDunbar]

Bl00dy Hell!

Thank you very much. That is seriously impressive. And on a Sunday too.

I'll grab it as soon as I can.


Cheers,
Norm.

[BSJR]

Bl00dy Hell!

Thank you very much. That is seriously impressive. And on a Sunday too.

I'll grab it as soon as I can.

Thanks Marcel for fixing EasySprite, I had not encoutered that one.

Norrman, have you tried loading the _msc file into AppMan?
That is a good way to check if the save was OK and extract the each SPR as clean sprite again.

[mk79]

Thanks Marcel for fixing EasySprite, I had not encoutered that one.

As did apparently nobody else in the last 16 years EasySprite is fine, it was EasyMenu that couldn't load the _msc files anymore. So nothing should have changed in regards to AppMan.

Cheers, Marcel

[NormanDunbar]

I don't know the answer, not having used it for over 10 years. And I don't know if it will help, but I think the current manual is hidden under the first link here http://letmegooglethat.com/?q=easyptr+manual

Oh dear, double embarrassment!

1. "let me google that for you" - touche!
2. I already had the download of the docs after all.

I'm getting too old for this stuff!

Thanks again Marcel.


Cheers,
Norm.