GLUT win management

[cg-hci_novice]

Hi,

Are there any sites that show the results of the GLUT commands for window creation/management? I have the commands but would like to be able to see pictures of what they result in. (Kind of ironic that tutorials on graphics langs wouldn't do this.)

Thanks a lot.

[nexusone]

Why should a graphics tutor try to deal with all the aspects of window creation?
It takes to much time to cover both also not all OS's have the same windowing features.

Also for most who only want to write a game or demo, other window functions the top bar drop down menus are not needed.

So best to only cover the basic idea of opening and closeing a window, this way you don't get traped into one OS structure.
And get right into doing graphincs on the screen.

Those who want advanced menu features can always go to a windows site to learn to use them.

Originally posted by cg-hci_novice:
Hi,

Are there any sites that show the results of the GLUT commands for window creation/management? I have the commands but would like to be able to see pictures of what they result in. (Kind of ironic that tutorials on graphics langs wouldn't do this.)

Thanks a lot.

[cg-hci_novice]

What do you mean by a windows site? Do those cover GLUT commands? Still looking for an ans. to this question.

Thanks.

[cg-hci_novice]

Also looking for any Web site that covers error msgs?

Because I am currently getting:

Fatal Error: redisplay needed for window 1, but no display callback

I tried adding glutPostRedisplay call at the end of my main window display routine but am still getting this msg.

[virtualchetan]

Are u registering a callback for display function?

Can u post some code - where u initialize glut and create window(s)

- Chetan

[nexusone]

All the glut functions are listed on this website under documentation, also if you put a glut function in the search window on the main page of this website you will get a webpage with details on the useage of that function that includes errors.

Originally posted by cg-hci_novice:
What do you mean by a windows site? Do those cover GLUT commands? Still looking for an ans. to this question.

Thanks.

[nexusone]

I have glut examples on my website with details in the example as to what the functions are doing in the program.

Go to my website and download my basic glut frame work.

wwww.angelfire.com/linux/nexusone/

Here is the basic stucture for setting up a glut window.
Note that you have to have defind some basic routines before glut will work.

Fatal Error: redisplay needed for window 1, but no display callback

This error tell's us you have not created a display routine. glutPostRedisplay requires you define a routine for it to run when called.

Look at my basic glut frame work and you will be able to see how everything works together.


// Main program
int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
glutInit(&argc, argv);
glutInitDisplayMode (GLUT_DOUBLE | GLUT_RGB);
glutInitWindowSize (500, 500);
glutInitWindowPosition (10, 10);
glutCreateWindow (argv[0]);
glutSetWindowTitle("GlutWindow");
init ();
glutDisplayFunc(display); // Routine to call when needing to draw to the window
glutReshapeFunc(reshape); // This is what routine glut is to call when the window is resphaped
glutKeyboardFunc(keyboard); // What routine to call when the keyboard is pressed
glutSpecialFunc(arrows);
glutTimerFunc( 10, TimeEvent, 1);
glutMainLoop(); // Always call last
return 0;
}




[This message has been edited by nexusone (edited 10-13-2003).]

[cg-hci_novice]

I was aware of the of the GLUT info on this site but since I couldn't find any pics of the wins, I couldn't tell if I needed to create subwins or just small wins that are located close to a large win (from a screen shot I was provided with) since I am not very familiar with GLUT (and didn't know what a subwin would imply).

I talked to someone today about it and found out that I need to make additional small wins not subwins.

I did have a display function but due to my trying to create subwins incorrectly, I was getting the error message I posted.

I appreciate that not everyone feels pics are necessary part of every tutorial but for this specific purpose, it would probably have been helpful to me.

Thanks very much for the info/links. I will now go ahead apply it to creating the small wins, etc.

[cg-hci_novice]

Hi,

I was wondering if someone could explain why you would use glutSetWindow vs just creating and displaying multiple windows? Or, maybe give an example where this is necessary?

Thanks a lot.

[Rob Fletcher]

glutSetWindow() is used to set the window (of the ones you have created) into which your OpenGL commands are rendered!

e.g. setting which window is cleared with glClear() etc etc etc etc ...

r