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+/*
+ * Code that sets up an Allegro application with Guichan using the 
+ * Guichan Allegro back end.
+ */
+
+#include <guichan.hpp>
+#include <guichan/allegro.hpp>
+
+namespace allegro
+{
+    BITMAP* screenBuffer;
+
+    // All back ends contain objects to make Guichan work on a
+    // specific target - in this case Allegro - and they are a Graphics
+    // object to make Guichan able to draw itself using Allegro, an
+    // input objec to make Gopenglsdluichan able to get user input using Allegro
+    // and an ImageLoader object to make Guichan able to load images
+    // using Allegro.
+    gcn::AllegroGraphics* graphics;
+    gcn::AllegroInput* input;
+    gcn::AllegroImageLoader* imageLoader;
+
+    /**
+     * Initialises the Allegro application. This function creates the global
+     * Gui object that can be populated by various examples.
+     */
+    void init()
+    {
+        // We simply initialise Allegro as we would do with any Allegro application.
+        allegro_init();
+
+        int bpp = desktop_color_depth();
+        if (bpp == 0)
+        {
+            bpp = 16;
+        }
+
+        set_color_depth(bpp);
+
+        if (set_gfx_mode(GFX_AUTODETECT_WINDOWED, 640, 480, 0, 0))
+        {
+            if (set_gfx_mode(GFX_AUTODETECT, 640, 480, 0, 0))
+            {
+                throw GCN_EXCEPTION("Unable to set graphics mode");
+            }
+        }
+
+        screenBuffer = create_bitmap(SCREEN_W, SCREEN_H);
+
+        if (screenBuffer == NULL)
+        {
+            throw GCN_EXCEPTION("Unable to create a screen buffer");
+        }
+
+        install_keyboard();
+        install_mouse();
+        install_timer();
+
+        // Now it's time to initialise the Guichan Allegro back end.
+
+        imageLoader = new gcn::AllegroImageLoader();
+        // The ImageLoader Guichan should use needs to be passed to the Image object
+        // using a static function.
+        gcn::Image::setImageLoader(imageLoader);
+        graphics = new gcn::AllegroGraphics();
+        // Set the target for the graphics object to be the doublebuffer
+        // for the screen. Drawing to the screen directly is not a good
+        // idea, as it will produce flicker, unless you use page flipping.
+        graphics->setTarget(screenBuffer);
+        input = new gcn::AllegroInput();
+
+        // Now we create the Gui object to be used with this Allegro application.
+        globals::gui = new gcn::Gui();
+        // The Gui object needs a Graphics to be able to draw itself and an Input
+        // object to be able to check for user input. In this case we provide the
+        // Gui object with Allegro implementations of these objects hence making Guichan
+        // able to utilise Allegro.
+        globals::gui->setGraphics(graphics);
+        globals::gui->setInput(input);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Halts the Allegro application.
+     */
+    void halt()
+    {
+        delete globals::gui;
+
+        delete imageLoader;
+        delete input;
+        delete graphics;
+
+        destroy_bitmap(screenBuffer);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Runs the Allegro application.
+     */
+    void run()
+    {
+        while(!key[KEY_ESC])
+        {
+            // Now we let the Gui object perform its logic.
+            globals::gui->logic();
+            // Now we let the Gui object draw itself.
+            globals::gui->draw();
+
+            // We draw the mouse pointer manually, as Allegro's mouse
+            // drawing code is so wierd.
+            draw_sprite(screenBuffer, mouse_sprite, mouse_x, mouse_y);
+
+            // Finally we update the screen.
+            blit(screenBuffer, screen, 0, 0, 0, 0, SCREEN_W, SCREEN_H);
+        }
+    }
+}