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GlutMaster Class Reference
[GLUT Master]

GlutMaster C++ Wrapper for GLUT event loop. More...

#include <master.h>

List of all members.

Static Public Methods
void	init ()
	Initialise GLUT.
void	init (int argc, char *argv[])
	Initialise GLUT with command-line parameters.
void	mainLoop ()
	Enter the GLUT event loop.
int	getScreenWidth ()
	Get the width of the screen in pixels.
int	getScreenHeight ()
	Get the height of the screen in pixels.
int	getScreenWidthMm ()
	Get the width of the screen in mm.
int	getScreenHeightMm ()
	Get the height of the screen in mm.
int	getElapsedTime ()
	Get the elapsed time (in sec).

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Detailed Description

GlutMaster C++ Wrapper for GLUT event loop.

Author:

Nigel Stewart (nigels.com@gmail.com) , George Stetten and Korin Crawford (stetten@acpub.duke.edu)

Adapted from original public domain version by George Stetten and Korin Crawford beta version 0.3 - 9/9/97

Enhancements for GlutMaster

• Make use of C++ standard library
• Idle and tick messages configurable on per-window basis
• Wrappers supplied for GLUT shapes - sphere, cylinder, etc.
• Pre-supplied main() and WinMain() for true portability
• Examiner style window with mouse manipulation via GlutWindowExaminer class
• glutGet() interface supplied via GlutWindow class
• Optional OpenInventor support via GlutWindowInventor class
• Optional Win32 screen saver support

Todo:

SDL backend

KDE/Qt backend

GTK backend

Improve seperation between GlutMaster interface and back-ends

Definition at line 67 of file master.h.

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Member Function Documentation

void GlutMaster::init (    )  [static]

Initialise GLUT. Note: Manual initialisation of GLUT is optional. GLUT can only be initialised once. Initialisation should be done before any windows are created. Definition at line 236 of file master.cpp. Referenced by mainLoop().

void GlutMaster::init (  int    argc, char *    argv[] )  [static]

Initialise GLUT with command-line parameters. Note: Manual initialisation of GLUT is optional. GLUT can only be initialised once. Initialisation should be done before any windows are created. Definition at line 210 of file master.cpp.

void GlutMaster::mainLoop (    )  [static]

Enter the GLUT event loop. Note: No windows will receive events until the event loop has started. According to GLUT specification, this function never returns. Definition at line 245 of file master.cpp. References init().

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• glutm/master.h
• glutm/master.cpp

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