Re: [perl-win32-gui-users] Win32::GUI + OpenGL

[Jeremy W. <jez...@ho...>]

Win32::GUI supports threading - if you use the module below, it makes Win32::GUI thread safe(er):
Win32::GUI::ThreadUtils
http://rob.themayfamily.me.uk/win32-gui/win32-gui-threadutils

Cheers,
jez.
Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 11:50:11 -0700
From: apu...@ya...
To: jez...@ho...; rob...@us...; per...@li...; kej...@ho...
Subject: Re: [perl-win32-gui-users] Win32::GUI + OpenGL



Does this mean, we will be able to make some kick ass 2D games using Win32::GUI and PERL?
Shouldn't that need some type of threading ?


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 Apu Islam
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From: Jeremy White <jez...@ho...>
To: rob...@us...; per...@li...; kej...@ho...
Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 12:50:50 PM
Subject: Re: [perl-win32-gui-users] Win32::GUI + OpenGL






> I have also experimented with OpenGL and Win32::GUI. I started to
> write a module to integrate the two, but never completed it - I did
> get it running though, and successfully ported most of the examples
> that some with the OpenGL module.

I've played with this too. Got the basics working, but found OpenGL (and DirectX for that matter) to heavy for what I needed at the time (fast simple 2D graphics).
 
> I'll make make my code available sometime next week, once I get back
> home; if anyone wants to pick this up I can give some direction on
> what needs doing to complete it.

Nice. 

Win32::GUI::OpenGL then? :)

> Rob.
> 

[snip]

>>> It is possible to create child windows that are rendered to using OpenGL
>>> instead of rendering to the parent window, but requires a lot more setup.
>>> One of the tricks needed is to specify
 the right styles for the window. I
>>> have yet to perfect this technique, but perhaps when I get it working
>>> correctly I'll post an example.

Good work - and thanks for the example. 

Feel free to drop me a mail off list as I can probably help here - I have got a 3rd party C++ graphics module painting into a Win32::GUI child window.

Cheers,

Jeremy.
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