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Greetings OpenGL-gurus!

In which way can I determine the windows dimensions (width and height)
just by using the GL and GLU functions.

Ciao...

Mirco

There isn't a way in OpenGL.

You should try to avoid GLU since it's not documented, not supported
and obsolete.

If (as usually recommended) you move from GLU to GLUT, there are
convenient glutGet functions to read the window dimensions.

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Correct, this is a window system issue.

Quote:> You should try to avoid GLU since it's not documented, not supported
> and obsolete.

???  Steve, did you forget your morning coffee?  GLU is well documented,
supported, and hardly obsolete.  Are you thinking of AUX?

Ooops!

I think people have been slipping me decaf since the last
bunch of flames on OpenGL-Gamedev.

Sorry:

   GLU - Fine! Great! Use it!
   AUX - Obsolete - don't use it!

However, GLU *won't* help you find the window dimensions.

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Steve Baker                  http://web2.airmail.net/sjbaker1

To determine the window dimensions, use GetSystemMetrics("flags") with
either SM_CXFULLSCREEN or SM_CYFULLSCREEN as your flag.
Note, this is only useful for fullscreen. For a windowed screen, you'll
have to check whatever helpfiles you have to determine which flags to use.

 Brett G

Quote:>   GLU - Fine! Great! Use it!
>   AUX - Obsolete - don't use it!

Ahum! One reason to use aux:
auxdibimageload WHOOHAH!
:)
(never used anything else btw;)

Quote:>>   AUX - Obsolete - don't use it!

>Ahum! One reason to use aux:
>auxdibimageload WHOOHAH!
>:)
>(never used anything else btw;)

If you have VC++, you can hack the DIBLOOK example program to do the
equivalent in under an hour's dedicated work. This will spare you from
having to use AUX.

   -Paul Martz
    Hewlett Packard Workstation Systems Lab
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I'm use unix and opengl. Did you know how to do it in unix? If what you
said can work for unix, what headfile do I need to include?

Thanks, I'm a newbie.

Yunnhong

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