Re: [Plib-users] Hi all!

[Cameron B. <ko...@da...>]

Steve Baker <sjb...@ai...> writes:
  |
  | Well, I know there were people working on this - but I never did see
  | the results.  Not being a Python person myself, I didn't try them.

I look forward to hearing from any python fans out there...

*simpsonseque silence, broken only by crickets* :) :) 



  | > was a little puzzled not to find that  puFileSelector  didnt just
  | > use a base class like  puEditableChunkOfLineSelector  or something. ;)
  | 
  | It's a valid thought.  I guess we all just wanted a file selector
  | widget and didn't think too much about more general applicability.

It only stuck me, because reading the docs, I was expecting it from the
(excellent) modular design.....

... that combined with the fact that Id just come from the Utility
Library docs and that had me thinking about those 'virtual file
systems' routines in 'doom' type games where it ties a whole lot
of zip files together into one FS. (Not that im in any way supporting
that as an idea. ;)

Just ignore me.. its just two random thoughts colliding in my head. :)



should I be quiet?
==================
I realise these may be simple opengl questions (and that I dont
realise that yet :) and so this might be the wrong place to bring this
stuff up, if so, just say 'plib stuff only' and ill be more list-nice ;).

(I once did a psych subject which said something wise, that is that
people who know what they are doing often cant 'look back' at what its
like to be clueless and if thats the case, then I figure that
'clueless' input (from me :) can sometimes help make docs etc clearer
by pointing out questions that 'clueless' users have when they are
trying to grok things. I know thats not a view shared by all, so I
defer to the wiser people people on the list. ;)


clueless questions
==================
minor
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http://plib.sourceforge.net/pw/index.html uses pwCallbacks
but my installed version  media-libs/plib-1.8.4 uses pwSetCallbacks

pwSwapBuffers and vsync
-----------------------
The book (and the man page) refers to flipping buffers in GLX waiting
for the vsync, but pwSwapBuffers doesnt seem to do this (which is what
I prefer :). But if thats the case, do I use the raw glFlush if I want
to wait?

I guess I dont need to worry about flickering if Im double buffered.
And I guess I could put in a sleep if I dont need the cpu...

multi windows?
--------------
Im an opengl newbie so im working my way through "OpenGL programming
guide" and I noticed that plib supports more than one window. But I
havnt worked out how set which one to draw to given that pwInit doesnt
return anything (not that Im going to use that, but I thought it was
best to comment on this stuff as I hit it).

glXSwapBuffers seems to have links to things that might be the right
options, but Im not using glx (that I know of :). Maybe I just havnt
read the docs on the right library, but it seems that it would be
something that the Windowing Library should be responsible for (atleast
to me).


returning vectors
-----------------
I was looking at sgSphere and I noticed:
  sgVec3  center ;
  SGfloat *getCenter (void) ;

not:
  sgVec3  *getCenter (void) ;

Which made me wonder if it was the same structure or one that had
'munged' into an array of 3 SGfloat (which further looking at the code
shows that that was was an sgVec3 was). I guess its just so that it
can return 2, 3 or 4 element coords.

(It just confused me for a moment)




Well Im just heading off to dive into ssg's :)


:)
cam



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