[Glgui-dev] Issues

[Travis M. <Tra...@st...>]

Sorry Keith, I meant to just send it to the mailing list.

I suggest a fully implemented Bridge.  We can then allow any developers who
dislike our implementations of the D3D and OpenGL classes extend the
abstract base class which defines the interface easily.  Or create a simple
adapter and integrate their own versions of D3D OpenGL bridge with our own.
That would also allow a very easy extension to anything else, even (dare I
say it) a software renderer.  Then no ports will be necessary, we can just
derive from GraphicsAPI (or whatever we want to call it.)  This is what I do
in my engine, and it is one heck of a timesaver.  Admittedly it will add an
extra layer, but I think the increased flexibility would be worth it.

Also let me say here and now, I love the stl.  I know on a few systems it is
still unsupported, but it is the biggest time saver save templates
themselves.  I say we should use it to its fullest.

PS. Sorry I haven't been active, school has hit me harder than I thought it
would.  This is finals week, so hopeful If I survive I should be able to get
back into the swing of things next week. 



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	Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 10:23 AM
	Subject: [Glgui-dev] Bonjour


	> Subscribed at last! The archives are still fubar, so I haven't a
clue
	what's
	> been discussed in my absence.
	>
	> Anyway, I'll have my set of mod's done over the weekend (Famous
Last
	Words).
	> I'll post the URL to the list (binary attachments are *evil*) so
you can
	all
	> see what I'm doing.
	>
	> Scott and I have been discussing a few things over the last three
weeks or
	> so. Here's a segment of an email I sent to Scott last week:
	>
	> >I have some points I'd like to discuss on the mailing list:
	> >1. Use of C++ and how/if this effects portability.
	> >2. Use of stl.
	> >3. Usability with Direct3D. I can port glGameGUI to d3dGameGUI,
but we
	need
	> >a common base!
	>
	> There's no problem with doing the Direct3D port. That will be a
"piece of
	> cake". But what do we call it? We can't call it "glGui"!

	Does anyone have any comments on these issues? I'm just about to
start work
	again on glGui, so it would be nice if we had the relevant
discussions
	*before* I begin. [My contract work with Intel has taken prominence
over the
	last couple of weeks]

	For those who don't know, I will be using glGui in my next game
title. I
	will definitely be doing a Direct3D version of glGui, but we
absolutely need
	to keep full OpenGL functionality. ;-)

	Regards,

	Keith Harrison
	SiO2 Software.
	ke...@ne... <mailto:ke...@ne...>  (personal)
	si...@ne... <mailto:si...@ne...>  (work)



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