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Is it possible to do 2D graphics programming with OpenGL like it is with DirectDraw? Or is it more similar to the new Direct3D?

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OpenGL was innitially a 2D graphics library, with 3D being added later. It''s very possible (and quite easy) to do 2D graphics with it. Look up glVertex2f and glOrtho.

For switching to a 2D perspective for drawing, I use the following function. Not sayings it''s the best, but it does the job.

void GL_Set2D ()
{
glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
glOrtho (0, 100, 0, 100, -99999, 99999);
glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
}

That will set OpenGL to draw in 2D. When drawing to the screen, you pass the location of where you want it drawn as a percentage of the screen size, so that glVertex2f(50,50); would place a vertice on the centre of the screen, no matter what your screen resolution is at.

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