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Re: LDGLite outputting gobble-dee-goo to terminal window
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lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad.dev
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Fri, 25 Jul 2003 19:41:42 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev.mac, Travis Cobbs wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev.mac, Don Heyse wrote:
> > > That means I also have to adjust any OpenGL context dependent bug fixes
> > > whenever the the window is resized.
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> Having said this, it should be noted that if you have an older video
> card in Windows, and resize a relatively small window to be larger
> than the video card can handle, it becomes very slow, apparently
> going into software mode. I'm not sure how it is handled, but the
> context doesn't change, and is still listed as being provided by the
> video card, not Microsoft (at least with my ATI card at work).
So you're saying that if I ask for the GL_RENDERER etc strings after
a window resize I'll get the same ones I started with no matter what?
(I added some code to check it anyway just in case) That really sux.
Who designed that feature, Microsoft?
> However, any time you go to fullscreen mode at a different
> resolution or color depth, you are supposed to completely destroy
> your original context, and create a new one from scratch. This
> requires you to also destroy and re-create the window that the
> context is attached to, because the two are closely linked. After
> doing this, you have to rebuild any display lists, rebind any
> textures, and do all of your other first-time OpenGL setup.
I guess that explains why games like to go fullscreen in a particular
video mode and stay there.
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