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* Scroll supports “object binding” to custom classes. This means when a Scroll Object is created, it can automatically be set to use a C++ of choice for its implementation. This makes it easy to implement behavior that is specific to certain object types. | * Scroll supports “object binding” to custom classes. This means when a Scroll Object is created, it can automatically be set to use a C++ of choice for its implementation. This makes it easy to implement behavior that is specific to certain object types. | ||
* Additionally, | * Additionally, | ||
- | * Scroll supports saving and loading of .map files for easier Scene management. Scroll includes an embedded [[en: | + | * Scroll supports saving and loading of .map files for easier Scene management. Scroll includes an embedded [[en: |
- | ===== Before You Begin ===== | + | {{page> |
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- | This tutorial assumes proficiency with Orx. In particular, you should be comfortable creating a new Orx project as a standalone application. | + | |
You should also be familiar with the concepts of inheritance and polymorphism and how to use them in C++. | You should also be familiar with the concepts of inheritance and polymorphism and how to use them in C++. | ||
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===== Getting the Sources ===== | ===== Getting the Sources ===== | ||
- | Getting started with Scroll is easy. iarwain maintains the latest version of Scroll in a Bitbucket repository. | + | Getting started with Scroll is easy. Scroll |
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- | If you use the Mercurial version control system, you can pull the latest version of Scroll with this command: | + | |
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- | To avoid some ssh problems, you can also use this command: | + | |
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- | Otherwise, you can download | + | You can clone the latest version of Scroll with this command: |
- | For GIT users: | + | < |
- | <code>git clone https:// | + | Otherwise, you can download the source |
===== Creating the Project ===== | ===== Creating the Project ===== | ||
- | First, create | + | You can find instructions for this here: [[en: |
- | Then, extract the Scroll files to their own directory | + | Then, extract the Scroll files to their own directory. Add that directory to the include path of the Orx project. |
===== About the Scroll class ===== | ===== About the Scroll class ===== | ||
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This is just the same class as the standalone tutorial, you might be thinking. So far, you’re correct. What we’ve created in this tutorial is the bare minimum running Scroll project. The advantages of Scroll come in all the other functions available in the Scroll classes. Look into the header files to see what is available in the Scroll code; these features will be covered in future tutorials. | This is just the same class as the standalone tutorial, you might be thinking. So far, you’re correct. What we’ve created in this tutorial is the bare minimum running Scroll project. The advantages of Scroll come in all the other functions available in the Scroll classes. Look into the header files to see what is available in the Scroll code; these features will be covered in future tutorials. | ||
- | The [[en: | + | The [[en: |