Re: Fwd: GtkGLArea for glChess?

[Andreas Røsdal <andrearo pvv ntnu no>]

On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Robert Ancell wrote:
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> I started using GtkGLArea back when I started combining GL and GTK+. I
> changed to GtkGLExt as GtkGLArea became unmaintained. There looks like
> there was an attempt to resurrect it
> (http://www.mono-project.com/GtkGLArea). The packages in Ubuntu link
> to GTK 1.2 and there are no python bindings available.

The reason I'm asking is because OpenSuSE is only distributed with 
gtkglarea, not gtkglext.

There's python bindings for python-gtkglarea:
http://packages.debian.org/oldstable/interpreters/python-gtkglarea

However, since as you point out, it only links to GTK 1.2,
it's out of the question really...


> I think it would be a bad idea to link to multiple 3D libraries as
> this creates a maintainence issue and GtkGLExt seems to be the
> dominant library. What we really need is project Ridley
> (http://live.gnome.org/ProjectRidley) to make native GL support (what
> we want is gtk_widget_get_gl_context() like Cairo has). Unfortunately
> I don't have the time or low level GL experience to get involved in
> this at the moment.

Yes, basically Project Ridley is about getting gtkglext into GTK+.
It would be a good idea to let argue for this to happen soon.

> So, yes it is possible. I can't (easily) test with my current system
> and I suspect the library is unmaintained anyway. If anyone knows of a
> distibution with easily installed python support for GtkGLArea on
> GTK+2.0 please reply here.
>
> --Robert
>
> ps Andreas; trying to get it in before 2.18 - what a slave driver!

I now realize that this isn't realistic...  :)

 - Andreas