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[Dev-C++] displaying text and opengl window simultaneously

[Prathmesh M. <pra...@te...>]

Hello all,
   I am new to Dev-cpp. Actually just started 2 days back. I am trying to run an opengl program from Dev-cpp as a console window. Along with the opengl program, I also have some "printf" statements based on certain actions happening in opengl window. Now the problem is I cant figure out where the text with the "printf" command is being printed out. It is of course not being printed in opengl window, because "printf" does not work in opengl, as we all know, and to print out in opengl there is a particular way. So I m really not able to understand, where the text with "printf" statement is being displayed along with the running opengl command. Can anybody plz help me and tell me where should I look for the printed text? I was using Borland C++ IDE before and in that you have 2 console windows, wherein in one window opengl runs and in the other window the normal printf text appears. There is no such thing in Dev-cpp as 2 console windows. So plz help.

Prathmesh
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Re: [Dev-C++] displaying text and opengl window simultaneously

[Neszt T. <ne...@ss...>]

Hello!

> I am new to Dev-cpp. Actually just started 2 days back. I am trying to
> run an opengl program from Dev-cpp as a console window. Along with the
> opengl program, I also have some "printf" statements based on certain
> actions happening in opengl window. Now the problem is I cant figure out
> where the text with the "printf" command is being printed out.
> .
> .
> .

If You are debugging Your program, You can execute:

 yourprogram.exe > debug.txt

and the printf output will be stored to the debug.txt file. 

Another way to write an opengl function, to display your txt on the opengl
screen. Like this: 

void txtout(char *txt) {
  int i;

  for (i=0 ; txt[i]!='\0' ; i++) {
    glutBitmapCharacter(GLUT_BITMAP_HELVETICA_10, txt[i]);
  }
}


Regards,
 Neszt Tibor