GAMES-Main Menu-HELP!

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package Assignment1;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Random;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Canvas;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Display;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Graphics;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Image;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.game.GameCanvas;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.game.Sprite;
public class a1Canvas extends GameCanvas implements Runnable{
    private Display display;
    private Sprite ufoSprite;
    private Image backgroundImage;
    private long frameDelay;
    private int ufoX;
    private int ufoY;
    private int ufoXDir;
    private int ufoXSpeed;
    private int ufoYSpeed;
    private Random rand;
    private Sprite[] roidSprite = new Sprite[3];
    private boolean gameOverState;
    //constructor
    public a1Canvas(Display display){
        super(true);
        this.display = display;
        frameDelay = 33;
        gameOverState = false;
    public void start(){
        display.setCurrent(this);
        //start the animation thread
         rand = new Random();     // Initialize the random number generator
         ufoXSpeed = ufoYSpeed = 0; // Initialize the UFO and roids sprites
        try {
            backgroundImage = Image.createImage("/background.jpg");
            ufoSprite = new Sprite(Image.createImage("/ufo.png"));
            //initialise sprite at middle of screen
            ufoSprite.setRefPixelPosition(25,25);
            ufoX = (int)(0.5 * (getWidth()- ufoSprite.getWidth()));
            ufoY = (int)(0.5 * (getHeight()- ufoSprite.getHeight()));
            ufoSprite.setPosition(ufoX, ufoY);
            Image img = Image.createImage("/Roid.png");
            roidSprite[0] = new Sprite(img, 42, 35);   //create 1st frame-animated asteroid sprite
            roidSprite[1] = new Sprite(img, 42, 35);
            roidSprite[2] = new Sprite(img, 42, 35);
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            System.err.println("Failed to load images");
        Thread t = new Thread(this);
        t.start();
    public void run() {
        while (!gameOverState){
            update();
            draw(getGraphics());
            try{
                Thread.sleep(frameDelay);
            }catch(InterruptedException ie){}
        gotoMainMenu(getGraphics());
    private void draw(Graphics graphics) {
        //clear background to black
        graphics.setColor(0, 0, 0);
        graphics.fillRect(0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight());
        //draw the background
        graphics.drawImage(backgroundImage, getWidth()/2, getHeight()/2, Graphics.HCENTER | Graphics.VCENTER);
        ufoSprite.paint(graphics);
        for(int i=0;i<3;i++){
            roidSprite.paint(graphics);
flushGraphics(); //flush graphics from offscreen to on screen
private void update() {
// Process user input to control the UFO speed
int keyState = getKeyStates();
if ( (keyState & LEFT_PRESSED) != 0 )
ufoXSpeed--;
else if ( (keyState & RIGHT_PRESSED) != 0 )
ufoXSpeed++;
if ( (keyState & UP_PRESSED) != 0 )
ufoYSpeed--;
else if ( (keyState & DOWN_PRESSED) != 0 )
ufoYSpeed++;
ufoXSpeed = Math.min(Math.max(ufoXSpeed, -8), 8);
ufoYSpeed = Math.min(Math.max(ufoYSpeed, -8), 8);
ufoSprite.move(ufoXSpeed, ufoYSpeed); // Move the UFO sprite
checkBounds(ufoSprite); // Wrap UFO sprite around the screen
// Update the roid sprites
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
roidSprite[i].move(i + 1, 1 - i); // Move the roid sprites
checkBounds(roidSprite[i]); // Wrap asteroid sprite around the screen
// Increment the frames of the roid sprites; 1st and 3rd asteroids spin in opposite direction as 2nd
if (i == 1)
          roidSprite[i].prevFrame();
else
          roidSprite[i].nextFrame();
// Check for a collision between the UFO and roids
if ( ufoSprite.collidesWith(roidSprite[i], true) ) {
System.out.println("Game Over !");
gameOverState = true;
}//if
}//for
public void stop(){
gameOverState = true;
private void checkBounds(Sprite sprite) {
// Wrap the sprite around the screen if necessary
if (sprite.getX() < -sprite.getWidth())
     sprite.setPosition(getWidth(), sprite.getY());
else if (sprite.getX() > getWidth())
     sprite.setPosition(-sprite.getWidth(), sprite.getY());
if (sprite.getY() < -sprite.getHeight())
     sprite.setPosition(sprite.getX(), getHeight());
else if (sprite.getY() > getHeight())
     sprite.setPosition(sprite.getX(), -sprite.getHeight());
private void gotoMainMenu(Graphics graphics) {
graphics.setColor(0, 0, 0);
graphics.fillRect(0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight());
graphics.setColor(255, 0, 0);
graphics.drawRect(0, 0, getWidth()-1, getHeight()-1);
graphics.setColor(255, 255, 255);
graphics.drawString("GAME NAME", getWidth()/2 -50, 30, Graphics.LEFT | Graphics.TOP);
graphics.setColor(255, 0, 0);
graphics.drawString("Main Menu", getWidth()/2 -50, 50, Graphics.LEFT | Graphics.TOP);
graphics.setColor(0, 255, 0);
graphics.drawString("Start Game", getWidth()/2 , 80, Graphics.LEFT | Graphics.TOP);
graphics.drawString("Instructions", getWidth()/2 , 110, Graphics.LEFT | Graphics.TOP);
flushGraphics();
int keyState = getKeyStates();
if ( (keyState & FIRE_PRESSED) != 0 ){
System.out.println("game start");
gameOverState = false;
The problem i am facing is :
the FIRE button is not functioning, i put a system.out.println and it didnt print.
i am unsure whether i put the key input listener at the correct function
this button is supposed to start the game again.
What i want to do :
i want to display the main menu when i launched the game
when game is over, it will display back to the main menu again
when i press the fire button it will play the game again.
i hope someone can help me on this :)

kdoom wrote:
The problem i am facing is :
the FIRE button is not functioning, i put a system.out.println and it didnt print.
i am unsure whether i put the key input listener at the correct function
this button is supposed to start the game again.
What i want to do :
i want to display the main menu when i launched the game
when game is over, it will display back to the main menu again
when i press the fire button it will play the game again.
i hope someone can help me on this :)You didn't have to create a whole new post just for the formatted code, silly. You could have just replied in the old thread. Anyway:
Step through the program and think about what each line is doing. Most importantly:
    public void run() {
        while (!gameOverState){
            update();
            draw(getGraphics());
            try{
                Thread.sleep(frameDelay);
            }catch(InterruptedException ie){}
        gotoMainMenu(getGraphics());
    }This says that while the game is being played, update( ), then draw( ). When the game is over, call gotoMainMenu( ).
   private void gotoMainMenu(Graphics graphics) {
        //do a bunch of graphics stuff
        int keyState = getKeyStates();
        if ( (keyState & FIRE_PRESSED) != 0 ){
            System.out.println("game start");
            gameOverState = false;
    }This says to do a bunch of graphics stuff, and then to check the key states. If fire is being pressed, print something out and set gameOverState to false. This check only happens once. When the state is being checked, most likely the user will not be pressing any keys, so the code is done.
Also, simply setting the gameOverState variable to false outside of the loop you use it in won't do anything. For example:
boolean doLoop = true;
int count = 0;
while(doLoop){
   count++;
   if(count > 10){
      doLoop = false;
doLoop = true;Would you expect that second doLoop = true to start the while loop over?

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I used this and it worked:
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look here for info on the exclamation point.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61003
Pressing the center buton and the menu button does a soft reset.
did you look hhere for general info
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod101/
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My ipod warranty ran out a few months ago I have a nano 5th gen. The problem is that if I want to play a song it would show the album artwork for about 3 seconds and go back to the main menu with no music playing. It'snot the head phones or ear jack. help

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- Jordan

I would also check just to be sure that your file is 720x480, at the correct pixel aspect ratio, and that none of your layers extend beyond the bounds of your canvas (just select all and crop in photoshop).
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