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3 - Middle Layer - The img_ Routines
Obviously, except for the most diehard programmer, this requires a lot of extra coding for the typical game. The next layer provides an easier way to interact with the screen, via the img_ routines (/franklin/SDK/sneak32/include/gui_types.h):| imgGetBase() | imgInit() | imgReset() | ||
| imgAlloc() | imgFree() | imgGetBase() | ||
| imgSetColorBG() | imgSetColorFG() | imgPixelSetColor() | ||
| imgPixelGetColor() | imgGetColorDepth() | imgLine() | ||
| imgRectSetColor() | imgRectCombine() | imgRectCombineSub() | ||
| imgUpdate() | imgRecolor() |
These routines handle display modes, orientation, and provide routines we need for simplifying tasks - character display, image display, and so forth. At this level, the display is viewed as an IMAGE structure, with img_buffer pointing to the same buffer used by the LCD_ functions.
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