I am trying to compile a program and I get the error: Error 1. I am using dev-C++ on Windows Vista. Please if you have any info for me can you tell me? Also I would like to know if anyone has a rather easy tutorial for openGL I'm rather new and am trying to learn what I can. My plan for...

hi, im new here, who's the "man" who know opengl programming to discus with?!

I am trying to make a OpenGL Program that enters game mode. I am using C++ and GLUT on Linux (Ubuntu, Gnome). I have made a program that enters gamemode, changing the screen to the set resolution before on windows, but I cannot seem to make it work on Linux. The program creates a blank canvas the...

hello I implemented a rotating cube in opengl which rotates when the user moves the mouse. I am a beginner with opengl, so i wanted to ask you a question on rotating. here is my code for the rotation : void CDiplomaView::OnLButtonDown(UINT nFlags, CPoint point) { // TODO: Add your message...

I'm an intermediate C++ programmer, and i'm interested in learning how to make games. I'm not very familiar with game programming at all, but i know about OpenGL and DirectX. What would you guys recommend i learn/use? And also, could you link me to some killer tutorials? My gratitude in advance :D

Has anybody done any work with hosting an XServer as a texture in an OpenGL application? I'm looking for an open source project so that I do not have to reinvent the wheel if I don't have to.

Hello all, I have an image with white background and a single blackdot on it. I was wondering if there is any function to read the pixels of an image to find the blackdots position by calculating the centroid of the black dot. I am new to opengl and c++ programming, i would appreciate if anyone...

can someone please explain how exactly i can link the GLUT files i have downloaded with visual studio 2005 so i can start using opengl and compiling programs? i cant seem to get anything running properly.

Hi Guys!! This is my first post on the forum. I'm trying to learn how to program in open gl. I recently bought a book on open gl game programming and am having trouble with one of the exercises. I'm not sure if it is ok to post the source code on here, but here goes. #include <gl\glut.h> #include...

Hi i am trying to compile a opengl graphics file on linux does anyone know how to get he program to execute? thanks for your help

#include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <GL/glut.h> #include <math.h> #define SPACE 32 #define ESCAPE 27 GLint window; GLint window_height; GLint Xsize=400;

i have been using c++ for ~1 month now, and i am wanting to start using openGL, but i cant figure out how to get started. I have visual studio 2005, so if someone could help me figure out how to get started using openGL (installing and running openGL), it would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

:?: How do I get my compiler ready to program with opengl. Whenever I try to compile example code, it says it can't find the opengl headers and libraries. If no one knows how to do opengl, maybe someone could explain it for directx? Help is appreciated. -matt

hello, the aim of my program is to move a 50x50 pixel (pic_a) immage over a 500x500 pixel (pic_b) image by moving the mouse over the big image. also, i have to copy a part of pic_b to produce pic_a and change to rgb color into a grayscale for pic_a. In the end the grayscaled pic_a has to move...

O.K. So I've been learning a lot of OpenGL and I was messing around with drawing shapes when I got the idea of making a triangle, which could via the W,A,S,D keys have its vertices moved about the screen to reshape it. I got it working with 1 vertex, just by making a GLfloat , and manipulating it...

Hey all, this is my first post on GIDForums and I need some advice; I've been searching for a book which can explain using OpenGL with VC++, especially with MFC, since I'm very new to VC++ and have been using Java for as long as I remember; I'm also more interested in how to use models designed in...

Hiya :) Im writing a program in C using openGL (GLUT) and im having a little trouble with the function to process textures (RAW files). It compiles ok but when i bind the texture in my display function and apply it to a quad it does not display it at runtime (just has a simple RGB default colour i...

can anybody help meunderstand how to use opengl in c++? i am using dev-c++. thanks

Hi all. I'm using WindowsXP. I have this program that uses OpenGL and I want to copy the contents of the OpenGL window to the clipboard: not to copy a bitmap, but to copy it vectorially (?), to be pasted in, say, Corel Draw. Any hints? Rodrigo

I got interested in learning graphics / games programming. I saw in many forums mentioning about OpenGL. What is OpenGL? Have I got to buy it or is it free ware? I did visit their site but nothing is mentioned clearly about it whether we have to buy it or simply download it. Please...