OpenGL with Gtk+, shapes are not being drawn despite background being cleared - c++

I am trying to get OpenGL to work with gtk+. It seemed to be working size I was able to clear the background color. However, when I went to draw something it is not there. Am I missing something. I put the eye at 10, 10, 10 and I am looking at the origin. I should see a back triangle near the origin.
#include <gtk/gtk.h>
#include <GL/gl.h>
#include <GL/glu.h>
#include <iostream>
GtkWidget* wnd;
GtkWidget* glarea;
static gboolean render(GtkGLArea *area, GdkGLContext *context)
{
int w = gtk_widget_get_allocated_width(GTK_WIDGET(area));
int h = gtk_widget_get_allocated_height(GTK_WIDGET(area));
glViewport(0, 0, w, h);
glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
glLoadIdentity();
gluPerspective(180, (double)w / (double)h, 0.1, 100.0);
glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
glLoadIdentity();
gluLookAt(10, 10, 10, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0);
glClearColor(1, 1, 1, 0);
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
glColor3f(0, 0, 0);
glBegin(GL_TRIANGLES);
glVertex3f(0, 0, 0);
glVertex3f(-1, 2, -1);
glVertex3f(1, 3, 2);
glEnd();
return TRUE;
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
wnd = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
glarea = gtk_gl_area_new();
gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(wnd), glarea);
g_signal_connect(wnd, "destroy", gtk_main_quit, 0);
g_signal_connect(glarea, "render", G_CALLBACK(render), NULL);
gtk_widget_show_all(wnd);
gtk_main();
return 0;
}

Source: Emanuele Bassi's blog - GTK+ developer
[...] The OpenGL support inside GTK+ requires core GL profiles, and thus it won’t work with the fixed pipeline API that was common until OpenGL 3.2 and later versions. this means that you won’t be able to use API like glRotatef(), or glBegin()/glEnd() pairs, or any of that stuff.
Solution: drop the fixed function pipeline.

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gluLookAt() has no effect in OpenGL

I'm trying to look at the square from the other side using the gluLookAt() function.
After using the function, nothing changes, although I expected that the corners of the square will change.
I set the camera point to the rightmost part of the world and look at its center, where the square is located.
He had to stretch out to the sides. Why hasn't anything changed?
Code:
#include "includes.h"
using namespace std;
constexpr auto FPS_RATE = 60;
int windowHeight = 600, windowWidth = 600, windowDepth = 600;
void init();
void idleFunction();
void displayFunction();
double getTime();
double getTime()
{
using Duration = std::chrono::duration<double>;
return std::chrono::duration_cast<Duration>(
std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now().time_since_epoch()
).count();
}
const double frame_delay = 1.0 / FPS_RATE;
double last_render = 0;
void init()
{
glutDisplayFunc(displayFunction);
glutIdleFunc(idleFunction);
glViewport(0, 0, windowWidth, windowHeight);
glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
glLoadIdentity();
glOrtho(-windowWidth / 2, windowWidth / 2, -windowHeight / 2, windowHeight / 2, -windowDepth / 2, windowDepth / 2);
glClearColor(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
glDepthFunc(GL_LEQUAL);
}
void idleFunction()
{
const double current_time = getTime();
if ((current_time - last_render) > frame_delay)
{
last_render = current_time;
glutPostRedisplay();
}
}
void displayFunction()
{
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
glBegin(GL_POLYGON);
gluLookAt(-300, 0, 0,
0, 0, 0,
0, 1, 0);
glColor3f(1, 1, 1);
glVertex3i(-150, 150, 0);
glVertex3i(150, 150, 0);
glVertex3i(150, -150, 0);
glVertex3i(-150, -150, 0);
glEnd();
glutSwapBuffers();
}
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
glutInit(&argc, argv);
glutInitDisplayMode(GLUT_DOUBLE | GLUT_RGB);
glutInitWindowSize(windowWidth, windowHeight);
glutInitWindowPosition((GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN) - windowWidth) / 2, (GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN) - windowHeight) / 2);
glutCreateWindow("Window");
init();
glutMainLoop();
return 0;
}
The issue is caused because gluLookAt() is call with in a glBegin/glEnd sequence. This is not allowed. You've to call gluLookAt before glBegin.
Once drawing of primitives was started by glBegin it is only allowed to specify vertex coordinates (glVertex) and change attributes (e.g. glColor, glTexCoord ...), till the drawn is ended (glEnd).
All other instruction will be ignored and cause a GL_INVALID_OPERATION error (error code 1282).
Further note, that glLookAt doesn't set a the current matrix. It defines a matrix and multiplies the current matrix by the new matrix. Set the matrix mode (glMatrixMode) and set Identity matrix by glLoadIdentity before gluLookAt.
With the view matrix
gluLookAt(-300, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0);
you want "see" anything, because with that matrix the line of sight is set along the x-axis and you look at the 2 dimensional polygon from the side.
Note, the polygon is a 2D object. The size of the object appears different if you look at it from the front, from the side (then it is a line and not visible) or from an direction in between. The first 3 parameters of gluLookAt define the point of view the next 3 parameters define the point you look at. The vector from the point of view to the point you look at is the line of sight.
Probably yo want look along the z-axis:
void displayFunction()
{
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
glLoadIdentity();
gluLookAt(0, 0, -300, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0);
glBegin(GL_POLYGON);
glColor3f(1, 1, 1);
glVertex3i(-150, 150, 0);
glVertex3i(150, 150, 0);
glVertex3i(150, -150, 0);
glVertex3i(-150, -150, 0);
glEnd();
glutSwapBuffers();
}
You use Orthographic (parallel) projection. If you would use Perspective projection, then the projected size of the object would decrease, when the distance to the point of view increases. Perspective projection can be set by gluPerspective. e.g.:
glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
glLoadIdentity();
gluPerspective(90.0, (double)windowWidth / windowHeight, 0.1, 600.0);

Draw a triangle with OpenGL

Write a C++ program which will draw a triangle having vertices at (300,210),
(340,215) and (320,250). Center of the triangle lies at (320,240).
#include <GL/glut.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
void display(void)
{
glClearColor(1,1,0,0);
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
glBegin(GL_TRIANGLES);
glColor3f(0.5,0,0);
glVertex2f(300.0,210.0);
glVertex2f(340.0,215.0);
glVertex2f(320.0,250.0);
glEnd();
glFlush();
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
glutInit(&argc, argv);
glutInitWindowSize(640,500);
glutInitWindowPosition(1,1);
glutCreateWindow("Triangle");
glutDisplayFunc(display);
glutMainLoop();
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
Issue triangle isn't appearing only a yellow screen appears.
Your program needs an appropriate view/projection matrix. glOrtho(0, 640, 480, 0, -1, 1) should do the trick. Ideally it should be called with MatrixMode set to GL_PROJECTION.
The coordinate system in OpenGL is from -1 -> 1. You'll have to convert your coordinates from your desired pixel values.
This can be done by some linear interpolation. Something like this should work:
float c = -1.0 + 2.0*desiredPixel/pixelWidth
You would need to do this conversion for all your triangle coordinates.
Below is a simple and valid triangle code:
glBegin(GL_TRIANGLES);
glColor3f(0.1, 0.2, 0.3);
glVertex3f(0, 0, 0);
glVertex3f(1, 0, 0);
glVertex3f(0, 1, 0);
glEnd();
glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
gluOrtho2D(0,400,0,500);
This solved my issue mostly 3D perspective was not working i think

Using GLUT library in Visual Studio, no error, but output console doesn't work

I'm trying to use GLUT for a specific openGL project. I've put glut32.dll/glut.h/glut32.lib in their required directories. After adding a source file to the project in Visual Studio, when I hit debug/run, it doesn't show any error what so ever. The source code I'm using is that of a colored cube that rotates. Now after hitting debug, the output console does show up with the colored cube, but only for a split second, which was not supposed to happen.
the code I'm using:
#include <GL/glut.h>
#define window_width 640
#define window_height 480
// Main loop
void main_loop_function() {
// Z angle
static float angle;
// Clear color (screen)
// And depth (used internally to block obstructed objects)
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
// Load identity matrix
glLoadIdentity();
// Multiply in translation matrix
glTranslatef(0, 0, -10);
// Multiply in rotation matrix
glRotatef(angle, 0, 0, 1);
// Render colored quad
glBegin(GL_QUADS);
glColor3ub(255, 000, 000);
glVertex2f(-1, 1);
glColor3ub(000, 255, 000);
glVertex2f(1, 1);
glColor3ub(000, 000, 255);
glVertex2f(1, -1);
glColor3ub(255, 255, 000);
glVertex2f(-1, -1);
glEnd();
// Swap buffers (color buffers, makes previous render visible)
glutSwapBuffers();
// Increase angle to rotate
angle += 0.25;
}
// Initialze OpenGL perspective matrix
void GL_Setup(int width, int height) {
glViewport(0, 0, width, height);
glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
gluPerspective(45, (float) width / height, .1, 100);
glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
}
// Initialize GLUT and start main loop
int main(int argc, char** argv) {
glutInit(&argc, argv);
glutInitWindowSize(window_width, window_height);
glutInitDisplayMode(GLUT_RGB | GLUT_DOUBLE);
glutCreateWindow("GLUT Example!!!");
glutIdleFunc(main_loop_function);
GL_Setup(window_width, window_height);
glutMainLoop();
}
Can someone tell me what might be causing this? The code doesn't have any error. And since the output is indeed showing for only half of a second, I'm assuming the GLUT files have been placed correctly. Then what might be causing the console to go away within a second?
With glut you should not draw things from the function attached to glutIdleFunc but rather glutDisplayFunc.
Use glutDisplayFunc(main_loop_function); and create a new timer function doing the angle += 0.25; and connect the callback with glutTimerFunc(...) to rotate in a timed fashion rather than on every redraw, which may not happen in regular intervals.

SDL openGL issue, no openGL drawing seen

I am using cygwin SDL 1.2.15 using the latest cygwin
Here is my code using SDL and openGL
#include <SDL/SDL.h>
#include <SDL/SDL_opengl.h>
#include <iostream>
size_t sx=600, sy=600, bpp=32;
void render(void) {
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
glLoadIdentity(); // set location in front of camera
//glTranslated(0, 0, -10);
glBegin(GL_QUADS); // draw a square
glColor3d(1, 0, 0);
glVertex3d(-2, 2, 0);
glVertex3d( 2, 2, 0);
glVertex3d( 2, -2, 0);
glVertex3d(-2, -2, 0);
glEnd();
glFlush();
SDL_GL_SwapBuffers();
GLenum e;
while ((e =glGetError()) != GL_NO_ERROR)
std::cout<<"Error "<< e << std::endl;
}
int input(void) {
SDL_Event event;
while (SDL_PollEvent(&event))
if (event.type == SDL_QUIT || (event.type == SDL_KEYUP && event.key.keysym.sym == SDLK_ESCAPE)) return 0;
return 1;
}
and this is my main function
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
SDL_Surface *surf;
if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_EVERYTHING) != 0) return 0;
if (!(surf = SDL_SetVideoMode(sx, sy, bpp, SDL_OPENGL))) return 0;
glViewport(0, 0, sx, sy);
glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
glLoadIdentity();
gluPerspective(45.0, (float)sx / (float)sy, 1.0, 100.0);
glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
glClearColor(0, 0, 0, 1);
glClearDepth(1.0);
glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
GLenum e;
while ((e =glGetError()) != GL_NO_ERROR)
std::cout<<"Error "<< e << std::endl;
for (;;) {
if (!input()) break;
render();
SDL_Delay(10);
}
SDL_FreeSurface(surf);
SDL_Quit();
return 0;
}
it compiles with no error but when I run it only the window shows up and now openGL rectangle..
You have setup a near plane to one :
gluPerspective(45.0, (float)sx / (float)sy, 1.0/*near plane*/, 100.0);
Everything that is closer to the camera is clipped.
Your quad lies in plane z = 0. Try moving it a bit backward.
glBegin(GL_QUADS); // draw a square
glColor3d(1, 0, 0);
glVertex3d(-2, 2, 5);
glVertex3d( 2, 2, 5);
glVertex3d( 2, -2, 5);
glVertex3d(-2, -2, 5);
glEnd();
I don't remember if Z is facing the camera, so you might need negative Z value.
You also need to pay attention to face culling. It might be better to deactivate it to be sure ( glDisable( GL_CULL_FACE ))
Try changing the black color of the SDL window. Some times it renders the drawing with black color...may be this helps!

Resizing glut window

I'm doing 2D drawing in a glut window, and I'm having trouble making the window resize properly.
My glutDisplayFunc and glutReshapeFunc are below. As it is, the drawing disappears when the window is resized. If I delete the glClear() from displayFunc(), new pixels don't "initialize" and there are clipping problems. How do I fix this?
glutDisplayFunc:
void displayFunc() {
glDisable( GL_DEPTH_TEST );
glClear( GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT );
glPointSize ( 3.0 );
glFlush();
}
glutReshapeFunc:
void windowReshapeFunc( GLint newWidth, GLint newHeight ) {
glViewport( 0, 0, newWidth, newHeight );
glMatrixMode( GL_PROJECTION );
glLoadIdentity();
gluOrtho2D( 0, GLdouble (newWidth), 0, GLdouble (newHeight) );
windowWidth = newWidth;
windowHeight = newHeight;
}
I'd try adding a call to glutPostRedisplay() around the end of your reshape function.
This is basic template that I use...
#include <GL/glut.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
#define WINDOW_WIDTH 300
#define WINDOW_HEIGHT 300
// current Window width and height
int win_width, win_height;
void display()
{
glClearColor(0, 0, 0, 0);
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
// write your code here
//
//
glutSwapBuffers();
}
void on_resize(int w, int h)
{
win_width = w;
win_height = h;
glViewport(0, 0, w, h);
glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
glLoadIdentity();
glOrtho(-w / 2, w / 2, -h / 2, h / 2, -1, 1);
glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
glLoadIdentity();
display(); // refresh window.
}
void main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
glutInit(&argc, argv);
glutInitDisplayMode(GLUT_RGB | GLUT_DOUBLE);
glutInitWindowSize(WINDOW_WIDTH, WINDOW_HEIGHT);
glutCreateWindow("basic resize template");
glutDisplayFunc(display);
glutReshapeFunc(on_resize);
glutMainLoop();
}
You can not call gluOrtho2D twice with the same window, it will break the graphics and so nothing shows up. You would have to init window size and set Ortho to the size of the screen (current display resolution), then draw relative to the size of the window.
I guess your code does not draw everything on scene in display func, you see, if no events occcur ever you have to call display one time and in the first time it has your drawing. But your problem rises when there is an event which says the window is resized! try putting your drawing part in display function. Like so,
void displayFunc() {
glDisable( GL_DEPTH_TEST );
glClear( GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT );
glPointSize ( 3.0 );
glBegin(GL_POINTS);
{
//Blah blah blah some points here which you expect to draw
}
glEnd();
glFlush();
}
Please post the full code if this was not helpful.
You're not setting the matrix mode back to GL_MODELVIEW at the end of your reshape function.
void reshape(int width, int height) {
glViewport(0,0,width,height);
glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
glLoadIdentity();
gluOrtho2D(0, GLdouble (width), 0, GLdouble (height) );
glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
glLoadIdentity();
}
It's hard to say if there's something else in your display function without seeing more code. I hope that helps.