Can't change window name in code

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Grey Alien

(Posted 2012) [#1]

I tried to change the window title with this compiler directive which I put right at the top of my main file: #GLFW_WINDOW_TITLE="DyingToLive"

But it fails to compile with:

** BUILD FAILED **


The following build commands failed:
	CompileC build/MonkeyGame.build/Debug/MonkeyGame.build/Objects-normal/x86_64/main.o ../main.cpp normal x86_64 c++ com.apple.compilers.llvm.clang.1_0.compiler
(1 failure)
TRANS FAILED: TRANS Failed to execute 'xcodebuild -configuration Debug', return code=16640

The docs for the config file seem to indicate that this should be possible. I don't want to have to edit the config file to change the window name (this works fine btw) when I should be able to set it in code like the old AppTitle command in BlitzMax.

I tried deleting the build folder but it has the same result.

wiebow

(Posted 2012) [#2]

I'm having a problem with this as well (I tried to name the window "Test", but my error is:

Build FAILED.

"D:\Development\MyProjects\Monkey\mutated-monkey\wdw\framework\test\integration_tests\simpele_game.build\glfw\vc2010\MonkeyGame.sln" (default target) (1) ->
"D:\Development\MyProjects\Monkey\mutated-monkey\wdw\framework\test\integration_tests\simpele_game.build\glfw\vc2010\MonkeyGame.vcxproj" (default target) (2) ->
(ClCompile target) -> 
  ..\main.cpp(4425): error C2065: 'Test' : undeclared identifier [D:\Development\MyProjects\Monkey\mutated-monkey\wdw\framework\test\integration_tests\simpele_game.build\glfw\vc2010\MonkeyGame.vcxproj]

    0 Warning(s)
    1 Error(s)

Time Elapsed 00:00:04.45
TRANS FAILED: TRANS Failed to execute 'C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe /p:Configuration=Debug;Platform="win32" MonkeyGame.sln', return code=1
Abnormal program termination. Exit code: -1

dawlane

(Posted 2012) [#3]

The reason why your getting this is because monkey doesn't add the quotes in the main.cpp when it's generated. So you have to use the escape sequence for quotes.

#GLFW_WINDOW_TITLE="DyingToLive"
needs to be
#GLFW_WINDOW_TITLE="~qDyingToLive~q"

I think it really needs to be mentioned in the manual.

Amon	(Posted 2012) [#4]

That was bugging me for a while. Thanks dawlane for the fix!

dawlane

(Posted 2012) [#5]

@Amon:It's not really a fix just an omission from the Monkey documentation about dealing with those directives. You do the same thing when dealing with text and strings in C/C++.