Problem with graphics again

[koey]

I have a graphics which is 150*100 in dimension and 32KB, which can display properly on simulator by not in the real mobile. I guessed that it is the problem of size before, therefore, i have tried the create another graph with the same dimension but larger in size, however, it works!

Then, I also tried to create another graph with different dimension(larger), and it works also!

Do anyone here faced this kind of problem before? And do you know the reason for this?

I have tried once and when I use another software for creating the graphics, it works! but now, it doesn't.

And I also think that it is strange that when I just save the same graphic file with the same name but using different software, it can work......

[DevelopmentTeam]

yes, This kind of problem is related to the PNG or the file format you use, there are a large number of formats in which only a few is supported on the device. When we consider the PNG format some devices donot accept PNG24 or so. So you must better use a png optimizer after saving it with any software. This will help you to bring the format to support on all devices.

[DevelopmentTeam]

You can use PNGOUT for optimizing the png files. You can download the software here http://advsys.net/ken/utils.htm

[koey]

Actually my graph is png8 only. I have tried to download the software, but the result is the same.

[DevelopmentTeam]

Let us first confirm things, I have met with same problem when I create png files from paint or another similar software. Now we use Photoshop and save is in PNG8 with 64 colors in the "save for web" option. You can also remove some unwanted colors. This is how we create pngs for our games. Always try to follow the same procedure for all images in your game. And can you send me the image file through email. enquiry@smackall.com.

[koey]

I have sent an email to you already, thx a lot!!

[DevelopmentTeam]

hey, sorry I think I missed your email, can you please sent me the picture again...

[koey]

Doesn't matter, I sent again already

[DevelopmentTeam]

Koey, I test the image you gave me, and it worked fine on my device. I tested it on N70, 6630 and SE K790i. there was no problem.

[DevelopmentTeam]

The bug might be in your implementation, can you put the piece of code here which us use to load and show the image.

[koey]

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   protected void paint(Graphics g) {
       
        g.setColor(0x00BC00);
        g.fillRect(0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight());
       

        if (MAX_ELE==0)
        try {
                   image = Image.createImage("/notable.png");
                   g.drawImage(image, 0, 0, 0);
          } catch (java.io.IOException e) { }
                
        for (int i=0; i<MAX_ELE; ++i){

           if (marker==i){
              try {
                   image = Image.createImage("/s_table.PNG");
                } catch (java.io.IOException e) { }
             }
             else{
                try {
                   image = Image.createImage("/table.PNG");
                } catch (java.io.IOException e) { }   
             }   
           g.drawImage(image, 0, 0+i*100, 0);
           
           g.setColor(0x000000);
           
           g.drawString(m_table, 50, 50+i*100, Graphics.BOTTOM | Graphics.LEFT);
           g.drawString(m_game, 40, 70+i*100, Graphics.BOTTOM | Graphics.LEFT);
       
           g.drawString(m_player[i][0], 55, 18+i*100, Graphics.BOTTOM | Graphics.LEFT);
           g.drawString(m_player[i][1], 5, 60+i*100, Graphics.BOTTOM | Graphics.LEFT);
           g.drawString(m_player[i][2], 110, 60+i*100, Graphics.BOTTOM | Graphics.LEFT);
           g.drawString(m_player[i][3], 55, 100+i*100, Graphics.BOTTOM | Graphics.LEFT);
           
         }
         
  }

[DevelopmentTeam]

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    protected void paint(Graphics g) {
        try {
            g.setColor(0x00BC00);
            g.fillRect(0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight());
           
            if (MAX_ELE==0) {
                image = Image.createImage("/notable.png");
                g.drawImage(image, 0, 0, 0);
            } else {
                for (int i = 0; i < MAX_ELE; ++i){
                    if (marker == i)
                        image = Image.createImage("/s_table.PNG");
                    else
                        image = Image.createImage("/table.PNG");
                   
                    g.drawImage(image, 0, 0+i*100, 0);
                    g.setColor(0x000000);
                    g.drawString(m_table, 50, 50+i*100, Graphics.BOTTOM | Graphics.LEFT);
                    g.drawString(m_game, 40, 70+i*100, Graphics.BOTTOM | Graphics.LEFT);
                   
                    g.drawString(m_player[i][0], 55, 18+i*100, Graphics.BOTTOM | Graphics.LEFT);
                    g.drawString(m_player[i][1], 5, 60+i*100, Graphics.BOTTOM | Graphics.LEFT);
                    g.drawString(m_player[i][2], 110, 60+i*100, Graphics.BOTTOM | Graphics.LEFT);
                    g.drawString(m_player[i][3], 55, 100+i*100, Graphics.BOTTOM | Graphics.LEFT);
                }
            }
        } catch (java.io.IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

I am not sure if the code will work now, coz I didnt understand the ultimate use of the code. But some tips are here for you,
1) Never load any resource (sound, image, text file) in paint method to just display an image construct all the images int he constructos and use it to display in the paint function.

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public class game extends Canvas {
       private Image img1= null;
       public game() {
             try {
                  img1 = Image.createImage("/hello.png");
             } catch (Exception ex) {
                  ex.printstacktrace();
             }
       }

       public void paint(Graphics g) {
             g.drawImage(img1, 0, 0, 0);
       }
}

Thanks

[koey]

thx a lot, it works now!!!But actually why it is not good to doing so?

[DevelopmentTeam]

The Paint function is directly called by the main thread that JVM runs for this application, and if there is some 'time consuming' task it gets struck on refreshing the screen. And as you have loaded the image every time it refreshes the screen, it get struck and shows nothing. Always do 'Load once and use many times' idea.