5 replies to this topic

[Deokhee Lee]

Generally, if use TextOut()... That string is blink in OpenGL...

[Julio]

don''t use textout. it''s slow and won''t work very well. use bitmaped fonts instead.



How many Microsoft employees does it take to screw in a light bulb?
None, they just declare drakness as a new standard.

[Sneftel]

Yeah... OpenGL and GDI drawing functions won''t play nice with each other. Look up wglUseFontBitmaps() for the beginnings of the Right Way for Win32/OpenGL text.

[MButchers]

hi there,

use texture fonts for even greater performance
wglbitmapfonts is painfully slow

mark.

[Deokhee Lee]

BUT MY APPLICATION IS SUPPORT ENGLISH, <> SUPPORT MY COUNTRY LANGUAGE(2BYTE CHARACTER).
wgl.. FUNCTION IS RIGHT IN ASCII CHARACTOR..

[TheRealMAN11]

create a bitmap with the characters you need on it then texture parts of it to quads to make words, simple. NeHe did a tutorial on this if you need help.

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