Framebuffer

This API provides a virtual framebuffer abstraction for the VMU with a series of convenient methods for drawing complex and dynamic content. More...

Files
file	vmu_fb.h
	VMU framebuffer.

Data Structures
struct	vmufb_t
	Virtual framebuffer for the VMU. More...
struct	vmufb_font_t
	VMU framebuffer font meta-data. More...

Functions
void	vmufb_paint_area (vmufb_t *fb, unsigned int x, unsigned int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h, const char *data)
	Render into the VMU framebuffer.
void	vmufb_clear_area (vmufb_t *fb, unsigned int x, unsigned int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h)
	Clear a specific area of the VMU framebuffer.
void	vmufb_clear (vmufb_t *fb)
	Clear the VMU framebuffer.
void	vmufb_present (const vmufb_t *fb, maple_device_t *dev)
	Present the VMU framebuffer to a VMU.
void	vmufb_print_string_into (vmufb_t *fb, const vmufb_font_t *font, unsigned int x, unsigned int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h, unsigned int line_spacing, const char *str)
	Render a string into the VMU framebuffer.
static __inline__ void	vmufb_print_string (vmufb_t *fb, const vmufb_font_t *font, const char *str)
	Render a string into the VMU framebuffer.
void	vmu_printf (const char *fmt,...) __printflike(1
	Render a string to attached VMUs using the built-in font.
void const vmufb_font_t *	vmu_set_font (const vmufb_font_t *font)
	Sets the default font for drawing text to the VMU.
const vmufb_font_t *	vmu_get_font (void)
	Returns the default font used to draw text to the VMU.

Detailed Description

This API provides a virtual framebuffer abstraction for the VMU with a series of convenient methods for drawing complex and dynamic content.

Function Documentation

vmu_get_font()

const vmufb_font_t * vmu_get_font

(

void

)

Returns the default font used to draw text to the VMU.

Returns

Pointer to the font currently set as the default

See also

vmu_set_font()

vmu_printf()

void vmu_printf	(	const char *	fmt,
			... )

Render a string to attached VMUs using the built-in font.

Uses the built-in VMU font to render a string to all VMUs connected to the system.

Note

The font currently set as the default font will be used.

Parameters

fmt	The format string, optionally followed by extra arguments.

See also

vmu_set_font()

vmu_set_font()

void const vmufb_font_t * vmu_set_font

(

const vmufb_font_t *

font

)

Sets the default font for drawing text to the VMU.

This function allows you to set a custom font for drawing text to the VMU screen. If the font parameter is set to NULL, the built-in VMU font will be used as the default.

Warning

The API does not take ownership of or copy font, so the given pointer must remain valid as long as it is set as the default!

Parameters

font	Pointer to the font to set as default

Returns

Pointer to the previous default font

See also

vmu_get_font()

vmufb_clear()

void vmufb_clear

(

vmufb_t *

fb

)

Clear the VMU framebuffer.

This function clears the whole VMU framebuffer.

Parameters

fb	A pointer to the vmufb_t to paint to.

vmufb_clear_area()

void vmufb_clear_area	(	vmufb_t *	fb,
		unsigned int	x,
		unsigned int	y,
		unsigned int	w,
		unsigned int	h )

Clear a specific area of the VMU framebuffer.

This function clears the area of the VMU framebuffer designated by the x, y, w and h values.

Parameters

fb	A pointer to the vmufb_t to paint to.
x	The horizontal position of the top-left corner of the drawing area, in pixels
y	The vertical position of the top-left corner of the drawing area, in pixels
w	The width of the drawing area, in pixels
h	The height of the drawing area, in pixels

vmufb_paint_area()

void vmufb_paint_area	(	vmufb_t *	fb,
		unsigned int	x,
		unsigned int	y,
		unsigned int	w,
		unsigned int	h,
		const char *	data )

Render into the VMU framebuffer.

This function will paint the provided pixel data into the VMU framebuffer, into the rectangle provided by the x, y, w and h values.

Parameters

fb	A pointer to the vmufb_t to paint to.
x	The horizontal position of the top-left corner of the drawing area, in pixels
y	The vertical position of the top-left corner of the drawing area, in pixels
w	The width of the drawing area, in pixels
h	The height of the drawing area, in pixels
data	A pointer to the pixel data that will be painted into the drawing area.

vmufb_present()

void vmufb_present	(	const vmufb_t *	fb,
		maple_device_t *	dev )

Present the VMU framebuffer to a VMU.

This function presents the previously rendered VMU framebuffer to the VMU identified by the dev argument.

Parameters

fb	A pointer to the vmufb_t to paint to.
dev	The maple device of the VMU to present to

vmufb_print_string()

static __inline__ void vmufb_print_string ( vmufb_t * fb, const vmufb_font_t * font, const char * str )

static

Render a string into the VMU framebuffer.

Simplified version of vmufb_print_string_into(). This is the same as calling vmufb_print_string_into with x=0, y=0, w=48, h=32, line_spacing=0.

Parameters

fb	A pointer to the vmufb_t to paint to.
font	A pointer to the vmufb_font_t that will be used for painting the text (or NULL to use the default)
str	The text to render

References VMU_SCREEN_HEIGHT, VMU_SCREEN_WIDTH, and vmufb_print_string_into().

vmufb_print_string_into()

void vmufb_print_string_into	(	vmufb_t *	fb,
		const vmufb_font_t *	font,
		unsigned int	x,
		unsigned int	y,
		unsigned int	w,
		unsigned int	h,
		unsigned int	line_spacing,
		const char *	str )

Render a string into the VMU framebuffer.

This function uses the provided font to render text into the VMU framebuffer.

Parameters

fb	A pointer to the vmufb_t to paint to.
font	A pointer to the vmufb_font_t that will be used for painting the text (or NULL to use the default)
x	The horizontal position of the top-left corner of the drawing area, in pixels
y	The vertical position of the top-left corner of the drawing area, in pixels
w	The width of the drawing area, in pixels
h	The height of the drawing area, in pixels
line_spacing	Specify the number of empty lines that should separate two lines of text
str	The text to render

Referenced by vmufb_print_string().