Basic Graphics In C++

[The Niles]

I am learning how to program in this language but the only things I have found are some very poor tutorials about Open GL and DirectX. I don't want to use either (for reasons of platform compatability) and want to know the basics of programming with graphics in C++. Who can help?

[Data]

you need a library to do graphics. as c++ doesn;t come with it by default.

I suggest libsdl (www.libsdl.org).

it's quite simple to do graphics that way.
You just get a virtual screen on which you can write data.

[Kon-Tiki]

I've meddled around with doing it the 'old' way ages ago, by switching screen modes... screen 13 or 16, I believe it was. It's risky and hard as hell. I once forgot to go back from that different screen mode and when exiting my program, the comp crapped up. Didn't even have any graphics in it yet, cause I don't know how to turn bitmaps into code :whistle:

[The Niles]

Thanks Data. I see that it can be used even with WindowsCE which is just what I want.

[chickenman]

Some things that may help...

Irrlicht engine (http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/index.html)
A very fast 3D engine that also can be used to make GUI's very easy to use, also has support for images, models, quake maps, sound \ music and a number of other things including some physics engines.

GTKMM (http://www.gtkmm.org/)
A C++ interface for the GTK+ library used to make GUI's.

DevPaks.org (http://devpaks.org/)
A number of good librarys ;)

Open Scene Graph (http://www.openscenegraph.org/)
A very very nice looking 3D game \ graphics engine :P

Hope this helps :D

[The Niles]

That does all look great but unfortunatly WAY above my level of expertise. Thanks anyway and maybe someone else will have some use for this.

[robotangel]

If you want to do more, you can use OpenGL instead. It's aviable for a lot of platforms, too.

[NrmMyth]

Originally posted by robotangel@May 13 2005, 09:20 PM
If you want to do more, you can use OpenGL instead. It's aviable for a lot of platforms, too.
He said that even these were above his expertise.

[robotangel]

Yes, but what i meant is he said "(for reasons of platform compatability)" and i meant that opengl is aviable for a lot of different platforms.

Yes, i know what he said, don't hit me :tomato:

;-)

[NrmMyth]

So does SDL.

[robotangel]

Yes, you've won. :bye:

[NrmMyth]

Now i'm very happy. :eeeeeh:

LOL

[robotangel]

Not everybody win aganist me. :D

[Data]

in fact from sdl you can call opengl as well.

[Mr.Modem]

Yep SDL is the best thing for 2d. I love it. It's very popular and many projects uses it (DosBox, ScummVM for example) because of its high platform compatibility.

[NrmMyth]

Originally posted by Data@May 19 2005, 03:08 PM
in fact from sdl you can call opengl as well.
Muah ha ha ha!
Now my victory is even bigger! :evil:
















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