RE: [Plib-devel] ssg animation

[Dave M. <Dav...@dy...>]

Steve wrote:
> > ssgSelector would allow more than 32 frames by adding a 
> > max_kids param to the constructor
>
> What about the current ability (which I use quite a bit) to 
> pass an integer mask with one bit per child object to
> enable you to select multiple child objects at once?
>
i was thinking that ssgSelector would replace the bitset with
an array of bools.  select() would be rewritten as:

  void select ( unsigned int s )
  {
    for ( int i=0; i<max_kids && i<32; i++ )
      selection [i] = ( (1<<i) & s ) != 0 ;
  }

does that work for you?

> Yes - but there are times when frame-locked synchronisation 
> is *CRITICAL*.
> 
> One example is in a weather simulation model we have at work that does
> lightning bolts...

cool example. i'll have to remember that.

> > Please tell me your thoughts
> 
> Wibble, wibble, wibble.
> 
>   -- You did ask.  :-)
> 
lol.

--Dave McClurg