Re: free and accessible vb compiler?
- From: "Marlon Brandão de Sousa" <splyt.lists@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:57:35 -0300
possibly. Looking for ggetchar equivalents + java perhaps will result
in something usefull.
Marlon
2008/2/25, Sina Bahram <sbahram@xxxxxxxxx>:
> The characters that aren't there, actually are, and that has to do with the
> text editor you are using. So use a good text editor that informs you of
> such things rather than hiding them.
>
> As for java: I think you should read some beginning books on java, and you
> mentioned you were taking a class, so I would consult your textbook's
> section on how to make methods. Understanding how methods, in other
> languages: functions, work is sometimes tricky, but it's absolutely
> essential, so rather than just hacking at the code until it works, you need
> to understand why it said no return type and so on. It's a very simple
> problem, but one that will come up again.
>
> As for grabbing character input: I do believe this is actually possible, but
> not sure how to do it off hand ... something like a getchar is what you
> want.
>
> Take care,
> Sina
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Hall
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 9:08 AM
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: free and accessible vb compiler?
>
> The main problem with java for this is that the command line in Windows
> requires that you press enter before it will send the program anything, so
> hitting an arrow key to move around a game board cannot happen, unless I
> missed something in the responses.
> I appreciate the advice and seewhat you are saying; this just seems to not
> be possible in Java unless I make a gui and I have no clue how to do that.
> I got some code online for making one but it froze EdSharp completely when I
> tried to compile and the java cmd line compiler gave me errors that did not
> exist, like no return type for main (it was void just as it should have
> been) and odd characters being in the file that were not actually there,
> like \160.
>
> Have a great day,
> Alex
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Marlon Brandão de Sousa" <splyt.lists@xxxxxxxxx
> >To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Date sent: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:43:36 -0300
> >Subject: Re: free and accessible vb compiler?
>
> >Hello Alex,
> >You can do it in java, indeed ... you asked about key hooks and
> you
> >got a response. Java can also manage sounds, you just need to
> research
> >it. Programmers are always trying to do what nobody already did,
> so
> >they are always researching and trying things. If programmers
> did what
> >was already there then they would not be needed because what have
> >already been done is done. So far, the main required hability of
> a
> >programmer is not its techniccal aspect, because one can always
> learn
> >a new language and such. The main required hability is its
> hability of
> >researching and figuring out a way of doing what is needed to be
> done.
> >So far, if you need to do it in java, go and do it in java
> because
> >it's what you have to do. And java, as a advansed language it
> is, will
> >certainly allow a relatively easy project like your game to be
> done
> >with no problems. I think probably if you're going to work with
> >programming one day you will have a task and you won't be allowed
> to
> >say a, it can't be done using this language, so I will switch to
> that
> >other I have heard is good for doing this.
> >You can get hungry with me and others here for giving you these
> >advices, and personally if you don't like them you just drop me a
> >letter and I am not gonna follow with them, but again the right
> way to
> >go may be not as easy and the easier way to go can make your
> learning
> >almost unusefull if you don't follow and acomplish your tasks.
> >hth
> >Marlon
>
> >2008/2/25, Valiant (on laptop) <valiant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> >> as far as I know yes indeed they will.
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Alex Hall" <mehgcap@xxxxxxx
> >> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 8:55 PM
> >> Subject: Re: free and accessible vb compiler?
>
>
> >>> Will the express edition still allow me to make programs that
> can
> >>> play sounds and use kbd input?
>
> >>> Have a great day,
> >>> Alex
>
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>From: "Valiant \(on laptop\)" <valiant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>Date sent: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:45:21 -0500
> >>>>Subject: Re: free and accessible vb compiler?
>
> >>>>Hi.
> >>>>I never did manage to get it to work, but vb express 2007 or
> >>> which ever the
> >>>>newest one is is free from microsoft.com
> >>>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>>From: "Alex Hall" <mehgcap@xxxxxxx
> >>>>To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 5:53 PM
> >>>>Subject: free and accessible vb compiler?
>
>
> >>>>> Hi all,
> >>>>> As I cannot do what I want for my battleship game using java I
> >>> am thinking
> >>>>> of doing the java part to satisfy the requirements for my
> >>> computer science
> >>>>> class but furthering the game by switching to vb. I have heard
> >>> that vb is
> >>>>> the best language for playing sounds, using keyboard input, and
> >>> all that.
> >>>>> Is there a free and accessible vb compiler? It could even be
> >>> command line,
> >>>>> like the java compiler from Sun.
>
> >>>>> Have a great day,
> >>>>> Alex
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