If you could provide a Allegro load_bitmap routine that loads from a memory (stream) Windows GDI Bitmap.

That would be very nice.

I, for one, have zero understanding of the Windows GDI.

Best regards.

I’ve tried all Allegro C# wrappers that I’ve come across and can say that Sharp Allegro is the best, and probably the only one still mantained.

Sure there’s a lot that can be questioned about the need of such wrapper. One can say that Allegro 4.x is outdated, or that a C# wrapper is somewhat a overkill. But to me there are two main concerns that justifies the use (and development) of Sharp Allegro:

1) I’m (and most people are) more familiar with Allegro 4.x than Allegro 5. I don’t want to learn Allegro 5 just yet, and I already know Allegro 4.x to almost its full extent.

2) The aim of Sharp Allegro says it all: it eases the development by allowing a much more cleaner, neater language (C#) and IDE (VS 2010). To the average programmer that means a lot!

Of course, there’s always room for improvement. I would cite the following off the top of my head:

- Refactor the native Allegro 4.x function names to the de facto naming conventions of .NET.
- Add the complete set of functions of Allegro 4.x, especially some missing ‘voice’ funtions.

Anyways, Sharp Allegro seems to fill a gap that may exist in a very specific niche, and that’s why it deserves the utmost respect.

Eugenio… keep it going bro and thanks for all the hard work!

I am keeping sharprd “pinned” on my taskbar.

When it is opened and minimized the icon on the taskbar shows itself like its a closed application. Its easy to get in error and to re-launch the program.

when I’am smarter and I recognize it opened on the tray-bar still there is a not perfect behaviour.

If yuo single-click on the icon the app-windows doesn’t pop-up (correct!) , so you do a double-click … this time the window shows, but its like the app doesn’t “process” the double click correctly, in fact :
- the sharprod program pops-up (correctly)
- also the “next program (icon) on the left” starts-up! (wrong)
its like the double click its not “eatten” by the app. and the double click is “bounced” to the next icon that will take place on the same position.

anyway some parts could be easily improved.

- an explicit “save” command.
- a single-instance application mode
- bug solving about the correct program-launching when the internet connecnion is not available.
- bug solving about a correct folder-tree building
- the “x” (close) button should close the application, not to minimize it.

thanks for your effort

. Frankie .