Re: OpenGL option for GTK+ (bug #119189)

[Naofumi Yasufuku <naofumi yasufuku net>]

On 04.1.14 0:59 AM, "Naofumi Yasufuku" <naofumi yasufuku net> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I'm a maintainer of GtkGLExt, and working for OpenGL support in GTK+.
> 
> http://gtkglext.sourceforge.net/
> 
> In bugzilla bug #119189, Owen said that GtkGLExt-1.0's "gtk_widget_*()
> add-on API approach" doesn't fit into the GTK+ model very well.
> 
> http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=119189
> 
> So I've wrote new GtkGLDrawingArea widget built upon libgdkglext library
          ^^^^^
          written

Oops, this is typo. Sorry for my bad English...

> of GtkGLExt.
> 
> http://gtkglext.sourceforge.net/test/gtkgldrawingarea-0.0.2.tar.gz
> 
> This GtkGLDrawingArea widget basically models after the SGI's
> traditional GLwDrawingArea widget.
> 
> If you are interested in OpenGL support in GTK+, please try it, and tell
> me your comments. If Owen and other GTK+ people like this
> GtkGLDrawingArea widget rather than GtkGLExt-1.0's gtk_widget_*() add-on
> API, I'm going to add it to GtkGLExt API, and work for GtkGLExt-2.0
> release.

Any comments?

I'd like to make the decision about this GtkGLExt's API issue before
GTK+-2.4 release...

Regards,
--Naofumi

> 
> So please help me to realize the purpose of providing well-defined,
> flexible, multi-platform OpenGL support API for GTK+.
>