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Introduction To GLUT

OpenGL is a cross-platform graphics specification maintained by Khronos Group that provides an API for drawing 2D and 3D graphics. The API functions are defined in the OpenGL specification and can be implemented in both software and hardware. GLUT is a windowing toolkit for OpenGL programs that provides a simple API for creating windows, registering callbacks and handling events to facilitate OpenGL programming. The code sample demonstrates how to use GLUT functions like glutInit(), glutInitDisplayMode(), glutInitWindowPosition(), glutInitWindowSize(), glutCreateWindow() to set up an OpenGL window and GLUT functions like glutDisplayFunc() and glutMainLoop() to draw graphics in the window using basic OpenGL commands.

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Introduction To GLUT

OpenGL is a cross-platform graphics specification maintained by Khronos Group that provides an API for drawing 2D and 3D graphics. The API functions are defined in the OpenGL specification and can be implemented in both software and hardware. GLUT is a windowing toolkit for OpenGL programs that provides a simple API for creating windows, registering callbacks and handling events to facilitate OpenGL programming. The code sample demonstrates how to use GLUT functions like glutInit(), glutInitDisplayMode(), glutInitWindowPosition(), glutInitWindowSize(), glutCreateWindow() to set up an OpenGL window and GLUT functions like glutDisplayFunc() and glutMainLoop() to draw graphics in the window using basic OpenGL commands.

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OpenGL

 OpenGL is mainly considered an API (an Application Programming Interface) that


provides us with a large set of functions that we can use to manipulate graphics and
images. However, OpenGL by itself is not an API, but merely a specification, developed
and maintained by the Khronos Group.

 The OpenGL specification describes an abstract API for drawing 2D and 3D graphics.
Although it is possible for the API to be implemented entirely in software, it is designed
to be implemented mostly or entirely in hardware.

 Although the function definitions are superficially similar to those of the programming
language C, they are language-independent. As such, OpenGL has many language
bindings.

 In addition to being language-independent, OpenGL is also cross-platform.


GLUT

 GLUT is the OpenGL Utility Toolkit, a window system independent toolkit for writing
OpenGL programs.

 It implements a simple windowing application programming interface (API) for OpenGL.

 GLUT makes it considerably easier to learn about and explore OpenGL programming.

 GLUT provides a portable API so you can write a single OpenGL program that works on
both Win32 PCs and X11 workstations.

 GLUT is designed for constructing small to medium sized OpenGL programs.

 GLUT is well-suited to learning OpenGL and developing simple OpenGL applications,

 GLUT is not a full-featured toolkit so large applications requiring sophisticated user


interfaces are better off using native window system toolkits like Motif.

 GLUT is simple, easy, and small.


#include<windows.h>

#include<GL/glut.h>
Library
#include<stdlib.h>

#include<stdio.h>

void display(void)

{
which are bracketed by glBegin() and glEnd(),
glBegin(GL_POINTS); define the object to be drawn . Here a point (x,y)
will be drawn
glVertex2f(x,y);
It specifies the vertex's coordinates as single-
glEnd();
precision floating-point numbers.
do

{ if(abs(m)<=1){

x=x+1;

y=y+m;

glBegin(GL_POINTS);
Algo
glVertex2f(x,y); Implement
glEnd(); }

if(abs(m)>1){

y=y+1;

x=x+(1/m);

glBegin(GL_POINTS);

glVertex2f(x,y);

glEnd(); } } glFlush() ensures that the drawing


commands are actually executed
while(x<=xn && y<=yn); rather than stored in
a buffer awaiting additional OpenGL
glFlush(); }
commands
void init(void)

{
glClearColor() establishes what color the window will be
cleared to, and glClear() actually clears the window. Once
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
the clearing color is set, the window is cleared to that color
glClearColor(0,0,0,0); whenever glClear() is called. This clearing color can be
changed with another call to glClearColor().
glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);

glLoadIdentity();

gluOrtho2D(-100,100,-100,100);

int main(int argc, char** argv)

glutInit(int *argc, char **argv) initializes


GLUT and processes any command line
scanf("%f %f %f %f", &x,&y,&xn,&yn); arguments geometry). glutInit() should be
called before any other GLUT routine.
glutInit(&argc, argv);

glutInitDisplayMode(GLUT_SINGLE | GLUT_RGB); glutInitDisplayMode(unsigned int mode)


specifies whether to use an RGBA or
glutInitWindowSize(500,500); color-index color model. You can also
specify whether you want a single- or
glutInitWindowPosition(100,100);
double-buffered window
glutCreateWindow("___");
glutInitWindowPosition(int x, int y)
init(); specifies the screen location for the upper-
left corner of your window.
glutDisplayFunc(display);

glutMainLoop(); glutInitWindowSize(int width, int size)


specifies the size, in pixels, of your
window.
return 0;
int glutCreateWindow(char *string)
} creates a window with an OpenGL
context. It returns a unique identifier for
the new window. Be warned:
Until glutMainLoop() is called (see next
section), the window is not yet displayed.
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