Re: DirectX and ScreenSaverProc

Load the textures before playing anything. Loading such big resources amidst
app main loop is a big no-no for performance...

Wessam Bahnassi
Microsoft DirectX MVP,
Lead Programmer
In|Framez

"Bryan" <kashmir76@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:VKidnbuJZp9LRR3fRVn-pg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi all,
>
> I hope that someone will be able to help me. I created a screensaver of
> a cube that I can map my pictures to all 6 surfaces. I call the render
> function each time a WM_TIMER messageis recieved and then after every 10
> (or
> 20 ect ) WM_TIMER calles I also call D3DXCreateTextureFromFile to load
> another file on to the cube. The problems is that while the file is
> loading
> the cube stops spinning. Does anyone have an idea how I can avoid this and
> keep the cube from stopping while mesh changes?
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Bryan
>
>


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