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  26. margin-left: 0;
  27. vertical-align: middle;
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  66. {
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  68. }
  69. div.hxnx5
  70. {
  71. margin-left: 1.5em;
  72. }
  73. /* Font for all headings */
  74. h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6
  75. {
  76. font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  77. margin-top: 18;
  78. margin-bottom: 8;
  79. font-weight: bold;
  80. }
  81. h1
  82. {
  83. font-size: 130%;
  84. color: #003399;
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  86. div#scrollyes h1 /* Changes font size for full-scrolling topic */
  87. {
  88. font-size: 150%;
  89. }
  90. h2
  91. {
  92. font-size: 125%;
  93. }
  94. h3
  95. {
  96. font-size: 115%;
  97. margin-top: 9;
  98. margin-bottom: 4;
  99. }
  100. h4
  101. {
  102. font-size: 115%;
  103. margin-top: 9;
  104. margin-bottom: 4;
  105. }
  106. h5
  107. {
  108. font-size: 100%;
  109. margin-top: 9;
  110. margin-bottom: 4;
  111. }
  112. h6
  113. {
  114. font-size: 100%;
  115. margin-top: 9;
  116. margin-bottom: 4;
  117. }
  118. ul p, ol p, dl p
  119. {
  120. margin-left: 0em;
  121. }
  122. p
  123. {
  124. margin-top: .6em;
  125. margin-bottom: .6em;
  126. }
  127. td p
  128. {
  129. margin-top: 0.0em;
  130. margin-bottom: 0.6em;
  131. }
  132. dd p
  133. {
  134. margin-top: 0.0em;
  135. margin-bottom: 0.6em;
  136. }
  137. .image
  138. {
  139. text-align: center;
  140. }
  141. dl
  142. {
  143. margin-top: 0em;
  144. margin-bottom: 1.3em;
  145. }
  146. dd
  147. {
  148. margin-bottom: 0em;
  149. margin-left: 0;
  150. }
  151. dl.glossary dd
  152. {
  153. margin-bottom: 0em;
  154. margin-left: 1.5em;
  155. }
  156. dt
  157. {
  158. margin-top: .6em;
  159. margin-bottom: 1;
  160. }
  161. ul, ol
  162. {
  163. margin-top: 0.6em;
  164. margin-bottom: 0.6em;
  165. }
  166. ol
  167. {
  168. margin-left: 2.5em;
  169. }
  170. ul
  171. {
  172. list-style-type: disc;
  173. margin-left: 1.9em;
  174. }
  175. li
  176. {
  177. margin-bottom: 0.4em;
  178. }
  179. ul ol, ol ol
  180. {
  181. list-style-type: lower-alpha;
  182. }
  183. pre
  184. {
  185. margin-top: .6em;
  186. margin-bottom: .6em;
  187. }
  188. pre
  189. {
  190. font: 105% Lucida, mono;
  191. color: #000066;
  192. }
  193. code
  194. {
  195. font-family: Monospace, Courier New, Courier;
  196. font-size: 105%;
  197. color: #000066;
  198. }
  199. table.userdata td
  200. {
  201. background: #ffffff;
  202. background-color: #F5F5F5;
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  206. table.clsWarning
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  208. background: #ffffff;
  209. padding: 0px;
  210. margin: 0px;
  211. border: none;
  212. }
  213. table.clsWarning td
  214. {
  215. padding: 0px;
  216. margin: 0px;
  217. background: #ffffff;
  218. vertical-align: middle;
  219. font-size: 70%;
  220. }
  221. div#mainSection table
  222. {
  223. width: 98%;
  224. background: #ffffff;
  225. margin-top: 5px;
  226. margin-bottom: 5px;
  227. }
  228. div#mainSection table th
  229. {
  230. padding: 5px 6px;
  231. background: #EFEFF7;
  232. text-align: left;
  233. font-size: 70%;
  234. vertical-align: bottom;
  235. border-bottom: 1px solid #C8CDDE;
  236. }
  237. div#mainSection table td
  238. {
  239. padding: 5px 5px;
  240. background: #F7F7FF;
  241. vertical-align: top;
  242. font-size: 70%;
  243. border-bottom: 1px solid #D5D5D3;
  244. }
  245. div#syntaxCodeBlocks table th
  246. {
  247. padding: 1px 6px;
  248. color: #000066;
  249. }
  250. div#syntaxCodeBlocks table td
  251. {
  252. padding: 1px 5px;
  253. }
  254. /* Applies to the running header text in the first row of the upper table in the
  255. non-scrolling header region. */
  256. span#runningHeaderText
  257. {
  258. color: #003399;
  259. font-size: 90%;
  260. padding-left: 13;
  261. }
  262. /* Applies to the topic title in the second row of the upper table in the
  263. non-scrolling header region. */
  264. span#nsrTitle
  265. {
  266. color: #003399;
  267. font-size: 120%;
  268. font-weight: 600;
  269. padding-left: 13;
  270. }
  271. /* Applies to everything below the non-scrolling header region. */
  272. div#mainSection
  273. {
  274. font-size: 70%;
  275. width: 100%;
  276. }
  277. /* Applies to everything below the non-scrolling header region, minus the footer. */
  278. div#mainBody
  279. {
  280. font-size: 90%;
  281. margin-left: 15;
  282. margin-top: 10;
  283. padding-bottom: 20;
  284. }
  285. /* Adds right padding for all blocks in mainBody */
  286. div#mainBody p, div#mainBody ol, div#mainBody ul, div#mainBody dl
  287. {
  288. padding-right: 5;
  289. }
  290. div#mainBody div.alert, div#mainBody div.code, div#mainBody div.tableSection
  291. {
  292. width:98.9%;
  293. }
  294. div.alert p, div.code p
  295. {
  296. margin-top:5;
  297. margin-bottom:8;
  298. }
  299. /*- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Begin Note Styles - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -*/
  300. div#mainSection div.alert table
  301. {
  302. border: 0;
  303. }
  304. div#mainSection div.alert table th
  305. {
  306. padding-top: 0;
  307. padding-bottom: 0;
  308. padding-left: 5;
  309. padding-right: 5;
  310. }
  311. div#mainSection div.alert table td
  312. {
  313. padding-left: 5;
  314. padding-right: 5;
  315. }
  316. img.note
  317. {
  318. border: 0;
  319. margin-left: 0;
  320. margin-right: 3;
  321. }
  322. /*- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - End Note Styles - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -*/
  323. /*- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Begin Non-scrolling Header Region Styles - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -*/
  324. /* Applies to the entire non-scrolling header region. */
  325. div#header
  326. {
  327. background-color: #D4DFFF;
  328. padding-top: 0;
  329. padding-bottom: 0;
  330. padding-left: 0;
  331. padding-right: 0;
  332. width: 100%;
  333. }
  334. /* Applies to both tables in the non-scrolling header region. */
  335. div#header table
  336. {
  337. margin-top: 0;
  338. margin-bottom: 0;
  339. border-bottom-color: #C8CDDE;
  340. border-bottom-style: solid;
  341. border-bottom-width: 1;
  342. background: #D4DFFF;
  343. width: 100%;
  344. }
  345. /* Applies to cells in both tables in the non-scrolling header region. */
  346. div#header table td
  347. {
  348. color: #0000FF;
  349. font-size: 70%;
  350. padding-right: 20;
  351. padding-top: 1;
  352. padding-bottom: 1;
  353. border: none;
  354. background: #D4DFFF;
  355. }
  356. /* Applies to the last row in the upper table of the non-scrolling header region. Text
  357. in this row includes See Also, Constructors, Methods, and Properties. */
  358. div#header table tr#headerTableRow3 td
  359. {
  360. padding-bottom: 2;
  361. padding-top: 5;
  362. padding-left: 15;
  363. }
  364. /* Applies to the lower table in the non-scrolling header region. Text in this table
  365. includes Collapse All/Expand All, Language Filter, and Members Options. */
  366. div#header table#bottomTable
  367. {
  368. border-top-color: #FFFFFF;
  369. border-top-style: solid;
  370. border-top-width: 1;
  371. text-align: left;
  372. padding-left: 15;
  373. }
  374. blockquote
  375. {
  376. margin-left: 3.8em;
  377. margin-right: 3.8em;
  378. margin-top: .6em;
  379. margin-bottom: .6em;
  380. }
  381. sup
  382. {
  383. text-decoration: none;
  384. font-size: smaller;
  385. }
  386. a:link
  387. {
  388. color: #0000FF;
  389. /* font-weight: bold */
  390. }
  391. a:visited
  392. {
  393. color: #0000AA;
  394. /* font-weight: bold */
  395. }
  396. a:hover
  397. {
  398. color: #3366FF;
  399. /* font-weight: bold */
  400. }
  401. .label
  402. {
  403. font-weight: bold;
  404. margin-top: 1em;
  405. margin-left: -26px;
  406. }
  407. .tl
  408. {
  409. margin-bottom: .75em;
  410. }
  411. .atl
  412. {
  413. padding-left: 1.5em;
  414. padding-bottom: .75em;
  415. }
  416. .cfe
  417. {
  418. font-weight: bold;
  419. }
  420. .mini
  421. {
  422. font-size: smaller;
  423. }
  424. .dt
  425. {
  426. margin-bottom: -.6em;
  427. }
  428. .indent
  429. {
  430. margin-left: 1.9em;
  431. margin-right: 1.9em;
  432. }
  433. .product
  434. {
  435. text-align: right;
  436. color: #333333;
  437. font-size: smaller;
  438. font-style: italic;
  439. }
  440. .buttonbarshade
  441. {
  442. position: relative;
  443. margin: 0;
  444. left: 0px;
  445. top: 2;
  446. width: 50%;
  447. height: 40px;
  448. }
  449. .buttonbartable
  450. {
  451. position: absolute;
  452. margin: 0;
  453. padding:0;
  454. border:0;
  455. left:0px;
  456. top: 2;
  457. width: 100%;
  458. height: 40px;
  459. }
  460. /* background color, font for header */
  461. table.buttonbartable td, table.buttonbarshade td
  462. {
  463. background: #ffffff; /*#5177B8; #80C615;*/
  464. border-left: 0px solid #80C615;
  465. margin: 0;
  466. padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
  467. font-family: Impact, sans-serif;
  468. font-size: 14pt;
  469. }
  470. table.buttonbartable td.button1
  471. {
  472. background: #5177B8; /*#80C615;*/;
  473. padding: 0;
  474. font-weight: bold;
  475. text-align: center;
  476. cursor: hand;
  477. }
  478. table.buttonbartable td.button2
  479. {
  480. background: #5177B8; /*#80C615;*/;
  481. font-weight: bold;
  482. text-align: center;
  483. }
  484. table.buttonbartable td.button3
  485. {
  486. background: #5177B8; /*#80C615;*/;
  487. font-weight: bold;
  488. text-align: center;
  489. }
  490. table.buttonbartable td.runninghead
  491. {
  492. padding-left: 0px;
  493. font-style: italic;
  494. text-align: left;
  495. }
  496. .version
  497. {
  498. text-align: left;
  499. color: #000000;
  500. margin-top: 3em;
  501. margin-left: -26px;
  502. font-size: smaller;
  503. font-style: italic;
  504. }
  505. .lang, .ilang
  506. {
  507. color: #0000ff;
  508. font: normal 7pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  509. }
  510. div.langMenu
  511. {
  512. position: absolute;
  513. z-index: 1;
  514. width: 96pt;
  515. padding: 8pt;
  516. visibility: hidden;
  517. border: 1px solid #000000;
  518. background: #ffffd0;
  519. }
  520. div.langMenu ul
  521. {
  522. padding-left: 2em;
  523. margin-left: 0;
  524. }
  525. div.filtered
  526. {
  527. margin: 4pt 0 8pt -26px;
  528. padding: 4px 4px 8px 26px;
  529. width: 100%;
  530. border: 2px solid #aaaacc;
  531. background: #ffffff;
  532. }
  533. div.filtered2
  534. {
  535. margin: 4pt 0 8pt -26px;
  536. padding: 4px 4px 8px 26px;
  537. width: 100%;
  538. border: none;
  539. background: #ffffff;
  540. }
  541. div.filtered h1, div.filtered h2, div.filtered h3, div.filtered h4
  542. {
  543. margin-left: -22px;
  544. }
  545. div.filtered span.lang
  546. {
  547. position: relative;
  548. left: -22px;
  549. }
  550. div.reftip
  551. {
  552. position: absolute;
  553. z-index: 1;
  554. padding: 8pt;
  555. visibility: hidden;
  556. border: 1px solid #000000;
  557. background: #ffffd0;
  558. }
  559. a.synParam
  560. {
  561. color: #0000FF;
  562. /*color: #3F7800;*/
  563. /*color: #8DC54F;*/
  564. text-decoration: none;
  565. font-weight: normal;
  566. }
  567. a.synParam:hover
  568. {
  569. text-decoration: underline;
  570. font-weight: normal;
  571. }
  572. div.sapop
  573. {
  574. position: absolute;
  575. z-index: 1;
  576. left: 26px;
  577. width: 100%;
  578. padding: 10px 10px 10px 36px;
  579. visibility: hidden;
  580. border: 1px solid #000000;
  581. background: #ffffd0;
  582. }
  583. div.footer
  584. {
  585. width: 100%;
  586. border: none;
  587. background: #ffffff;
  588. margin-top: 18pt;
  589. padding-bottom: 12pt;
  590. color: #0000FF;
  591. /*color: #228B22; */
  592. text-align: center;
  593. font-size: 76%;
  594. }
  595. div.preliminary
  596. {
  597. margin-top: 8pt;
  598. padding-bottom: 12pt;
  599. color: #A0A0A0;
  600. }
  601. /* A procedure section. eg. 'To create a file', 'To add a value' */
  602. div.proc
  603. {
  604. margin-left: 0.5em;
  605. }
  606. /* The title of a 'procedure' section. */
  607. div.proc h3
  608. {
  609. font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  610. font-weight: bold;
  611. font-size: 115%;
  612. margin-top: 1em;
  613. margin-bottom: 0.4em;
  614. margin-left: -0.5em;
  615. color: #003399;
  616. }
  617. div.proc ul
  618. {
  619. margin-left: 1.5em;
  620. }
  621. div.proc ol
  622. {
  623. margin-left: 2.0em;
  624. }
  625. .note
  626. {
  627. margin-left: 14pt;
  628. margin-right: 12pt;
  629. }
  630. .indent1
  631. {
  632. margin-left: 12pt;
  633. }
  634. .indent2
  635. {
  636. margin-left: 24pt;
  637. }
  638. .indent3
  639. {
  640. margin-left: 36pt;
  641. }
  642. p.proch
  643. {
  644. padding-left: 16px;
  645. }
  646. p.proch img
  647. {
  648. position: relative;
  649. vertical-align: top;
  650. left: -18px;
  651. margin-right: -14px;
  652. margin-bottom: -18px;
  653. }
  654. div.clsPlatSpec
  655. {
  656. background-color:#FFF8DC;
  657. border-style:solid;
  658. border-width:1pt 0pt 0pt 1pt;
  659. border-color:#ffE4C4;
  660. margin-top:0.6em;
  661. width:100%;
  662. }
  663. /* Applies to the language labels in the Language Filter drop-down list. */
  664. .languageFilter
  665. {
  666. color: #0000FF;
  667. cursor:hand;
  668. text-decoration:underline;
  669. padding-bottom:4;
  670. }
  671. /* Dropdown areas */
  672. #languageSpan {
  673. position: absolute;
  674. visibility: hidden;
  675. border-style: solid;
  676. border-width: 1px;
  677. border-color: #C8CDDE;
  678. background: #d4dfff;
  679. padding: 4px;
  680. font-size: 70%;
  681. }
  682. #membersOptionsSpan {
  683. position: absolute;
  684. visibility: hidden;
  685. border-style: solid;
  686. border-width: 1px;
  687. border-color: #C8CDDE;
  688. background: #d4dfff;
  689. padding: 4px;
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  709. <h1>Primitives Sample</h1>
  710. This sample shows you how to extend the Spacewar <b>VectorShape</b> code to create <b>PrimitiveBatch</b>. This enables you to easily draw points, lines, and triangles on the screen.
  711. <a name="ID2EP"></a><h1 class="heading">Sample Overview</h1><div id="ID2EP" class="hxnx1">
  712. <p>The Spacewar Windows Starter Kit (2.0) includes a retro mode. The retro mode does all of its drawing with points and lines. This sample shows how you can extend the Spacewar <b>VectorShape</b> code to create <b>PrimitiveBatch</b>, which enables you to easily draw points, lines, and triangles on the screen. Such functionality can be useful, not only for drawing your game, but also for debugging.</p>
  713. <a name="ID2E1"></a><h2 class="subHeading">Minimum Shader Profile</h2><div id="ID2E1" class="hxnx2">
  714. <dl class="glossary">
  715. <dt>Vertex Shader Model 1.1</dt>
  716. <dt>Pixel Shader Model 1.1</dt>
  717. </dl>
  718. </div>
  719. <a name="ID2EGB"></a><h2 class="subHeading">Sample Controls</h2><div id="ID2EGB" class="hxnx2">
  720. <p>This sample uses the following keyboard and gamepad controls.</p>
  721. <table>
  722. <tr>
  723. <th>Action</th>
  724. <th>Keyboard Control</th>
  725. <th>Gamepad Control</th>
  726. </tr>
  727. <tr>
  728. <td>Exit.</td>
  729. <td>ESC or ALT+F4</td>
  730. <td>
  731. <b>BACK</b>
  732. </td>
  733. </tr>
  734. </table>
  735. </div>
  736. </div>
  737. <a name="ID2EGC"></a><h1 class="heading">How the Sample Works</h1><div id="ID2EGC" class="hxnx1">
  738. <p>The Spacewar <b>VectorShape</b> code is designed to draw shapes that are set up once, and then not modified throughout the game. However, it is not the easiest component with which to work. For debugging purposes, you may sometimes want to draw arbitrary primitives, without the overhead of setting up a <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.xna.framework.graphics.vertexbuffer.aspx">VertexBuffer</a> object.</p>
  739. <p><b>PrimitiveBatch</b> solves this problem by creating an abstraction layer that sits on top of <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb196411.aspx">GraphicsDevice.DrawUserPrimitives</a>. To minimize shader changes and the number of draw calls issued, <b>PrimitiveBatch</b>, like <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.xna.framework.graphics.spritebatch.aspx">SpriteBatch</a>, follows a <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.xna.framework.graphics.spritebatch.begin.aspx">Begin</a>/<a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.xna.framework.graphics.spritebatch.end.aspx">End</a> pattern. When a user wants to draw using <b>PrimitiveBatch</b>, the user should first call <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.xna.framework.graphics.spritebatch.begin.aspx">Begin</a>, call <b>AddVertex</b> the appropriate number of times, and then <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.xna.framework.graphics.spritebatch.end.aspx">End</a>.</p>
  740. <p>Internally, <b>PrimitiveBatch</b> maintains an array of vertices, and an index into that array. <b>AddVertex</b> uses this information to fill the array. If there is not enough room in the array, <b>Flush</b> is called. This submits the draw call to the graphics card and resets the array index to zero. Once this is done, copying can resume, starting over at zero.</p>
  741. <p>The main <b>Game</b> class for the sample shows how to use <b>PrimitiveBatch</b> by drawing a scene from Spacewar.</p>
  742. </div>
  743. </div><div class="footer" id="footer"><p>© 2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.<br>Send feedback to <a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Documentation Feedback: Primitives Sample">[email protected]</a>.</p></div></div></body></html>