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How can i show text with opengl??
Author : blackevanuz Post Date : 2008-02-22 01:05 Posts : 4	please help me with that i have followed all the tutorials of opengl but it is not mentioned thanks
Author : grant Post Date : 2008-02-22 06:08 Posts : 117	Hi, You basically have to render textured quads onto the screen, with each quad containing a letter of the text you require to be printed. Regards, Grant
Author : blackevanuz Post Date : 2008-02-25 23:41 Posts : 4	Hmm ok thanks but im new in this so i dont know what is a quad, can you explain me more, or give me a piece of code? thank you very much
Author : grant Post Date : 2008-02-26 06:12 Posts : 117	Hi, If you have a look at the tutorial : http://www.zeuscmd.com/tutorials/opengl/05-Primitives.php It will show you how to render a quad (bottom left shape). A quad is essentially a 2D shape with 4 sides e.g. square / rectangle. Regards, Grant
Author : blackevanuz Post Date : 2008-02-26 12:01 Posts : 4	ok thx but the letter?? do i have to draw it?? thank your for your patience
Author : grant Post Date : 2008-02-26 12:03 Posts : 117	Hi, You will need to use a texture. There are not yet tutorials for OpenGL on this but you can have a look at the OpenGL ES tutorials which are very similar : http://www.zeuscmd.com/tutorials/opengles/17-TextureMapping.php Regards, Grant
Author : blackevanuz Post Date : 2008-02-26 14:14 Posts : 4	Ok i will check it thanks

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