Topic: Problem To Add Resources To My Projects (Read 49 times)

SamSam · « **on:** September 23, 2003, 11:23:00 AM »

I have some problem to add resources to my projects with vs 2003.

i didn't find the files .rdf to add to my project like in the examples include in the xdk but i found a type .rc but when i try to add a .rc it's making a fatal error: "fatal error RC1015: Cannot open include file 'afxres.h'" and this file is really with all the others includes files.

Someone have an idea how i can add resources?

The unProfessional · « **Reply #1 on:** September 23, 2003, 04:01:00 PM »

With, I know the problem with adding the .RC files. Resource files are designed for Windows applications. In your case, since you mentioned "afxres.h", I believe those are MFC resource files. None of these such resource files will fly in Xbox projects. What're you trying to do exactly?

SamSam · « **Reply #2 on:** September 26, 2003, 04:47:00 AM »

In the examples of the XDK, they use .rdf files when they use fonts files and i want to do the same thing

Is it still very confusing?

delphaeus · « **Reply #3 on:** September 26, 2003, 06:50:00 AM »

CODE

Texture Font
{
Source ....CommonMediaFontsArial_16.tga
Format D3DFMT_A4R4G4B4
Levels 1
}

UserData FontData
{
DataFile ....CommonMediaFontsArial_16.abc
}

In this case, it's taking a bitmap, Arial_16.tga, and a raw formatting file, Arial_16.abc, and storing them in the file Font.xpr. Font.xpr is what the samples actually load, parse, and use to render fonts.

The files Arial_16.tga and Arial_16.abc are generated by the FontMaker program, also included in the XDK.

So, here's what you do -- you open up a command prompt and run FontMaker. It'll pop up a font dialog to let you pick the font, and then will spit out a .tga and an .abc -- then, you make an .rdf file to bundle them, and run Bundler on the .rdf, which spits out a .xpr. Then, in your program, you'll load the .xpr into the CXBFont class.

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