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Allegro is a low-level game programming library distributed freely, supporting desktop and mobile platforms. It is coded in C and offers several language bindings.

The latest stable version is 5.0. It is completely rewritten with a new API and full hardware accelerated graphics via OpenGL or D3D. There is official support for Windows, OS X, Linux, and iOS. There is also an unstable branch 5.1.

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How to return an array of structs from a class in a getter function

I have a relatively simple question but I cant seem to find an answer specific for my case and I just may not be approaching this problem the right way. I have a class that looks like this: struct tileProperties { int x; int y; }; class…
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Fix image distortion in Allegro 5

I've been running into some interesting behavior on Allegro 5 in regards to its bitmap library. Essentially, when I try to load either a bmp or png of the same image, that image goes through some sort of anti-aliasing or blur procedure by default…
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CMake 2.8.10.2 fails with Xcode 4.6

I'm trying to build the Allegro 5.0.8 game library for iOS and it seems CMake 2.8.10.2 is failing with Xcode 4.6: localhost:build steve$ cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=../cmake/Toolchain-iphone.cmake -G Xcode .. -- The C compiler identification is…
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Allegro C++ how to refresh delete lines?

Hey so I was trying to make a program where you can draw a line from a point to where your mouse is but I am having trouble figuring out how to delete the line after it has been drawn. #include #include BITMAP *buffer; int…
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Allegro updating drawing

Hey first off I just want to say i am a complete noob at allegro and pretty much just started. What I want to do is keep a line on the screen for a second, but then have it disappear. Right now all that is happening is the line is just staying on…
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Allegro 4.2.3 Creating A Static/Release Build Using Visual C++ 2010 Express To Run On Other Windows Computers

I have successfully installed allegro 4.2.3 in accordance with the instructions at the following link and it all works great: http://blog.hamidnazari.com/2010/07/21/installing-allegro-on-visual-cpp-express-2010/ The only thing I've ended up…
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Allegro, outputting mouse click

I want to print out the coordinates of my mouse in the graphical window, and when the user clicks it, there should appear a message "clicked". But the problem is when the user does click it, instead of 1 message, I get around 5-10 messages. I…
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MSVCR100D.dll missing when running Allegro project in debug

I have Allegro 5 set up with VS2012 on Windows 8 and am trying to compile the sample code from the Allegro wiki. I have installed VC++ 2010 Redist. (both x86 and x64) and I am able to build/run the project in release just fine. The issue is that…
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How can a variable in C++be named a function call?

While going through some allegro tutorials I found an odd call. int al_init(); The function al_init() initializes allegro so that the allegro functions can be used. What is with the int al_init(); line? If I change this line of the code to exclude…
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Allegro 5 - MinGW + Geany

I'm trying to set up Allegro to work with MinGW in Geany in Windows. But I keep running into errors (I assume linker errors). Here's what I've done so far: I already had Geany and MinGW installed. I downloaded Allegro 5 from…
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Xcode 4 and Allegro 5.1 - Linker can't find Framework

I know there are several other questions here regarding the Linker and Xcode 4, but they don't really relate to my problem. I've built Allegro 5.1 and it took me a while because of FreeType, but eventually it worked. Now I've written a little Space…
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Allegro color change in fullscreen mode

I am learning to use the allegro library right now and when using the set_gfx_mode function if I use GFX_AUTODETECT_FULLSCREEN for the first argument the window will go fullscreen when running the compiled application, but after about the first…
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Allegro 5 drawing a bitmap over a primitive

I've recently tried making an inventory system in allegro 5, where I draw a grid of squares 20x20 and drag-drop items around. The problem is, I can see the item sprite going under the actual grid that I drew, which is an unwanted effect. Here's my…
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Allegro Framework Cannot Be Found in Xcode

Possible Duplicate: Xcode 4 and Allegro 5.1 - Linker can't find Framework I've been trying to get Allegro working on my Mac running OS X 10.8. I followed these instructions: http://wiki.allegro.cc/index.php?title=OSX,_Xcode_4,_Framework I go down…
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is there a way to move shapes by x and y in Allegro 4.2?

I'm a newbie to allegro so this may be a simple question. I'm wondering if there is a way to move allegro shapes by x,y without filling the circle i made with a black circle and making a new circle. Currently i have a while loop that moves the…
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