Beggining OpenGL -

http://nehe.gamedev.net/

There are a number of lessons. Each lesson has code for different
systems.

Thanks for your posts guys! But I like to work with the "original" if you know what I mean which is why I have to work with OpenGL itself or DirectX.

Philip Nicoletti: I'll know be checking your link out

Everyone else: While I'm doing that could someone just give me an example of how to get that code above into a window?

Thanks.

I understand pretty much everything there except for how do I use WM_PAINT to display the thing up there?

You don't. OpenGL, indeed all 'graphics' APIs have their own drawing functions.

A whole lot. There's going to be a lot of initializing and preparation. I don't remember who recommended it first(Nicoletti??), but go to nehe (http://nehe.gamedev.net/). That place has been around forever and it is the best(in my opinion) resource for OpenGL. I remember going there as far back as 2000.

The lessons will walk you through, step by step. They also have full code listings available for each lesson. And for pretty much every platform in the known world.

Greggle - Thanks for the link, but it is so annoying! Its just an example yet they have to use extra functions and things when it really shouldn't be used, I don't even understand what they did to make the program full screen, do you mind giving me an example by editing the following code? -

#include <windows>

const char *ClsName = "BasicApp";
const char *WndName = "A Simple Window";

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg,
WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam);

INT WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
{
MSG Msg;
HWND hWnd;
WNDCLASSEX WndClsEx;

// Create the application window
WndClsEx.cbSize = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);
WndClsEx.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW;
WndClsEx.lpfnWndProc = WndProc;
WndClsEx.cbClsExtra = 0;
WndClsEx.cbWndExtra = 0;
WndClsEx.hIcon = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
WndClsEx.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
WndClsEx.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)GetStockObject(WHITE_BRUSH);
WndClsEx.lpszMenuName = NULL;
WndClsEx.lpszClassName = ClsName;
WndClsEx.hInstance = hInstance;
WndClsEx.hIconSm = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);

// Register the application
RegisterClassEx(&WndClsEx);

// Create the window object
hWnd = CreateWindow(ClsName,
WndName,
WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
CW_USEDEFAULT,
CW_USEDEFAULT,
CW_USEDEFAULT,
CW_USEDEFAULT,
NULL,
NULL,
hInstance,
NULL);

// Find out if the window was created
if( !hWnd ) // If the window was not created,
return 0; // stop the application

// Display the window to the user
ShowWindow(hWnd, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
UpdateWindow(hWnd);

// Decode and treat the messages
// as long as the application is running
while( GetMessage(&Msg, NULL, 0, 0) )
{
TranslateMessage(&Msg);
DispatchMessage(&Msg);
}

return Msg.wParam;
}

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT Msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
HWND EC;

switch (Msg) {

case WM_DESTROY :
PostQuitMessage(WM_QUIT);
break;

}

return DefWindowProc(hWnd, Msg, wParam, lParam);
}

ejac - I read the HTML version and have yet to do further study/research/understanding before I post information/complaints :)/problems/complements about it.

Thanks.

I hate this site too as it simply uses Glut which is something I don't have! How do I get it?

euh, first link when you google "glut": http://www.xmission.com/~nate/glut.html

If your running windows, download the zip. Put the .h in an include folder (or usually a new subfolder named "GL"), link the .lib in your project settings, and put the .dll where the .exe is compiled to.

Actually I'm not sure if I should work with OpenGL or DirectX, what do you ot think I should do?

I'm using Borland C++ Builder 6.

Actually I chose OpenGL because it is/and looks easier...

Thanks.

I found the library folder and put the .lib file in there but when I compiled the program it just gave a linker error.

What should I do?

Thanks.

Sadly it still does not work. I think in my case the best thing to do would be to simply find a tutorial that focuses on plain OpenGL.

Questions -
1) What sites offer "pain" OpenGL tutorials?
2) What sites explain how to work with Device Contexts and such?

(I did use Google).

Thanks.

Actually I did read the whole first chapter. But the Glut thing isn't working for me :(

Thanks for your post! Though I'll have to try/look/find info in the morning and can't now.

Thanks.