Using the WinBGI Graphics Package

Create a new project with the name given in class for that assignment. This part is just like the tutorial you already saw.  Here's a detailed summary:

• Start the compiler (Start... Programs... Computer Science Programs... Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003...
      Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003)
• Click the menu item File | New | Project... or press CTRL+SHIFT+N or click the New Project button.
• On the "New Project" window, do four things:
  • In the left pane expand the selection named Visual C++ Projects and then select Win32. 
  • In the right pane, select Win32 Console Project.  
  • In the Name: text box type a name, for example initials.
  • In the Location: text box, click on the button to browse to your 105_Projects folder.
• Click the OK button to continue.
• Click Application Settings on the left side of the window and then place a check in the box marked Empty project.
• Click Finish.

Adding Existing Source Code

• Next, minimize the compiler and copy some files into the folder the compiler just created for you. You can copy them from any other place, or from this web page. These are the files you need:
  • winbgi2.cpp.
  • graphics2.h.
  • blank_graphics2.cpp.
• Note: To copy these from this web page, right-click on the links above, and then do File... Save Target As... and save those files in the correct directory.

• Rename blank_graphics.cpp to whatever project name you're working on. (For example: initials.cpp)
• Go back into the compiler and add those 3 files into your project. To do this: Under Project menu, choose Add Existing Item... (or Shift-Alt-A) then select all three files.

Since you'll be using these three files repeatedly, I suggest saving them somewhere easy to find in your My Documents (Called "Save Files Here" in the computer lab).

Minimal Graphics program:

Here's what the blank_graphics2.cpp program looks like. This program, along with the graphics2.h and winbgi2.cpp is sort of the bare minimum just to bring up a blank, black graphics window:

//
// Project Name:
//
// Author:
// Date  :

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <string.h>
#include "graphics2.h"

#define ESC 0x1b

void main()
{
    srand(time(NULL));  // Seed the random number generator
    int GraphDriver=0,GraphMode=0;
    initgraph( &GraphDriver, &GraphMode, "", 640, 480 ); // Start Window
    char tempstring[80];

 
    getch(); //Wait for a key. (When main function ends, the window will close)
} //end of main()