Kamaelia.UI.Pygame.BasicSprite.BasicSprite

class BasicSprite(pygame.sprite.Sprite,Axon.Component.component)

BasicSprite(image[,position]) -> new BasicSprite component.

A sprite for a pygame application. Can be changed, moved, scaled and rotated on the fly.

Does not use the standard component 'main' loop - must be used in conjunction with SpriteSheduler.

Keyword arguments: - image -- pygame surface containing the image - position -- (x,y) pixels position of the top left corner (default=(10,10))

Inboxes

• control : NOT USED
• scaler : Change size (1.0=original)
• inbox : NOT USED
• rotator : Rotate by 'n' degrees counterclockwise
• translation : Change position to (x,y) in pixels
• imaging : Change the image

Outboxes

• outbox : NOT USED
• signal : Diagnostic messages

Methods defined here

__init__(self)

x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for signature

main(self)

Main loop

pause(self)

Set paused flag, and signal "pause"

shutdown(self)

Send shutdown message

sprite_logic(self)

Effectively the main loop. Listens for messages on inboxes and adjusts the sprite accordingly, unless 'paused'.

togglePause(self)

Toggle between paused and unpaused states

unpause(self)

Unset paused flag, and signal "unpause"

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