Graphics in GNAT for Windows, how?

Graphics in GNAT for Windows, how?

[JOL]

A example, please.
Thanks you.

Re: Graphics in GNAT for Windows, how?

[chris.danx]

"JOL" <181873@cienz.unizar.es> wrote in message
news:Xns91A5C24417198JOL@155.210.11.17...
> A example, please.

DirectX, AdaGraph, JEWL, Gwindows, GtkAda, Opengl...?  You'll have to be
more specific before we can help you.

Bye,
Chris

Re: Graphics in GNAT for Linux, how?

[David Starner]

On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 18:23:12 -0000, chris.danx <chris.danx@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> 
> "JOL" <181873@cienz.unizar.es> wrote in message
> news:Xns91A5C24417198JOL@155.210.11.17...
>> A example, please.
> 
> DirectX, AdaGraph, JEWL, Gwindows, GtkAda, Opengl...?  You'll have to be
> more specific before we can help you.

How about OpenGL? I'm taking a programming class on graphics using
OpenGL and GLUT, and I have my choice of languages for programs. I have
found a binding for OpenGL and GLUT on the web, but it was painfully
thin - 
procedure glutInit (argcp : access Integer; argv  : access Interfaces.C.Strings.Chars_Ptr);
is overly difficult to use for Ada, when all it needs is the command
line or a reasonable facismilie thereof. I can't use anything that would
hide the GL, though, so it has to be reasonably thin. Anyone know of a
suitable binding to OpenGL and GLUT?

I guess I could do it in Java (which I've only glanced at) or Fortran 77
(which is suitably perverse), or just plain C/C++. Any one know of any
more interesting languages with OpenGL bindings - Ocaml, or APL or the
like?

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Re: Graphics in GNAT for Linux, how?

[Ted Dennison]

David Starner <dvdeug@x8b4e53cd.dhcp.okstate.edu> wrote in message news:<a3ag3k$aai1@news.cis.okstate.edu>...
> How about OpenGL? I'm taking a programming class on graphics using
> OpenGL and GLUT, and I have my choice of languages for programs. I have
> found a binding for OpenGL and GLUT on the web, but it was painfully
> thin - 
> procedure glutInit (argcp : access Integer; argv  : access Interfaces.C.Strings.Chars_Ptr);
> is overly difficult to use for Ada, when all it needs is the command
> line or a reasonable facismilie thereof. I can't use anything that would
> hide the GL, though, so it has to be reasonably thin. Anyone know of a
> suitable binding to OpenGL and GLUT?

Why not just make it yourself? Bindings aren't all that tough,
particularly when they are "semi-thick" bindings and you already have
thick bindings to work off of. You'd only need to make ones for the
routines you use.

I'm not just saying this; I've done it. I had an AI class that was
using the PD CLIPS AI shell, and like you I was given my choice of
language to use. The project I made is here -
http://www.telepath.com/dennison/Ted/Fodderbot/Fodderbot.html , and
the semi-thick CLIPS bindings I made for it are here -
http://www.telepath.com/dennison/Ted/AdaClips/AdaClips.html .

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Re: Graphics in GNAT for Linux, how?

[Ted Dennison]

dennison@telepath.com (Ted Dennison) wrote in message news:<4519e058.0201310726.23c4ac52@posting.google.com>...
> Why not just make it yourself? Bindings aren't all that tough,
> particularly when they are "semi-thick" bindings and you already have
> thick bindings to work off of. You'd only need to make ones for the
  ^^^^^  
    |    Whoops. That should be:
  thin
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Re: Graphics in GNAT for Linux, how?

[chris.danx]

"David Starner" <dvdeug@x8b4e53cd.dhcp.okstate.edu> wrote in message
news:a3ag3k$aai1@news.cis.okstate.edu...
> On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 18:23:12 -0000, chris.danx <chris.danx@ntlworld.com>
wrote:
> >
> > "JOL" <181873@cienz.unizar.es> wrote in message
> > news:Xns91A5C24417198JOL@155.210.11.17...
> >> A example, please.
> >
> > DirectX, AdaGraph, JEWL, Gwindows, GtkAda, Opengl...?  You'll have to be
> > more specific before we can help you.
>
> How about OpenGL? I'm taking a programming class on graphics using
> OpenGL and GLUT, and I have my choice of languages for programs.

Nice.  I hope they let us do that next year.


> I have found a binding for OpenGL and GLUT on the web, but it was
painfully
> thin -
> procedure glutInit (argcp : access Integer; argv  : access
Interfaces.C.Strings.Chars_Ptr);
> is overly difficult to use for Ada, when all it needs is the command
> line or a reasonable facismilie thereof. I can't use anything that would
> hide the GL, though, so it has to be reasonably thin. Anyone know of a
> suitable binding to OpenGL and GLUT?

Not beyond what you've got for Ada, you'd have to create your own thick glut
binding as Ted suggested.

> I guess I could do it in Java (which I've only glanced at) or Fortran 77
> (which is suitably perverse), or just plain C/C++. Any one know of any
> more interesting languages with OpenGL bindings - Ocaml, or APL or the
> like?

If your considering a functional language, maybe Haskell is worth
considering?  It's a nice language and there's a binding for glut available
(http://haskell.org/HOpenGL/ looks like the official site).  There is
atleast compiler available called GHC (Glasgow Haskell Compiler), and an
interpreter Hugs.  I don't know if the binding works with hugs or GHC, you'd
need to check.

Running a search for OCaml and opengl on google with give you quite a few
hits, you'd need to judge for yourself what you need.


Chris

Re: Graphics in GNAT for Windows, how?

[Stephen Leake]

JOL <181873@cienz.unizar.es> writes:

> A example, please.
> Thanks you.

The recently posted Othello game is a good example of graphics in Ada
for MS Windows or X Windows: http://greenlime.com/users/adrian.hoe/

Here's a Windex application with bitmapped graphics in Ada:
http://users.erols.com/leakstan/Stephe/Ada/mandelplot.html

-- 
-- Stephe

Re: Graphics in GNAT for Windows, how?

[David Botton]

GWindows - http://www.adapower.com/gwindows
About 20 examples here tutorial style -
http://www.adapower.com/gwindows/user_guide.html
Many more inside the package.

David Botton

"JOL" <181873@cienz.unizar.es> wrote in message
news:Xns91A5C24417198JOL@155.210.11.17...
> A example, please.
> Thanks you.

Thanks, Thanks, Thanks: Gracias a todos

[JOL]

"David Botton" <David@Botton.com> wrote in 
news:u5eq9e1d35n536@corp.supernews.com:

> GWindows - http://www.adapower.com/gwindows
> About 20 examples here tutorial style -
> http://www.adapower.com/gwindows/user_guide.html
> Many more inside the package.
> 
> David Botton
> 
> "JOL" <181873@cienz.unizar.es> wrote in message
> news:Xns91A5C24417198JOL@155.210.11.17...
>> A example, please.
>> Thanks you.
> 
> 
Thanks...

Re: Graphics in GNAT for Windows, how?

[John English]

JOL wrote:
> 
> A example, please.
> Thanks you.

Have a look at http://www.it.bton.ac.uk/staff/je/jewl/. In particular,
look at http://www.it.bton.ac.uk/staff/je/jewl/docs/windows.htm#5

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Re: Graphics in GNAT for Windows, how?

[Randy Brukardt]

The Claw Introductory version works with GNAT, and contains a variety of
examples. Get it at
http://www.rrsoftware.com/html/prodinf/claw/clawintro.html.

        Randy Brukardt
        R.R. Software, Inc.

JOL <181873@cienz.unizar.es> wrote in message ...
>A example, please.
>Thanks you.

Re: Graphics in GNAT for Windows, how?

[tmoran]

>The Claw Introductory version works with GNAT, and contains a variety of
>examples. Get it at
>http://www.rrsoftware.com/html/prodinf/claw/clawintro.html.
  There are also various graphics examples using Claw on www.adapower.com
For three rather different examples see:
http://www.adapower.com/os/orbitals.html
http://www.adapower.com/os/windmine.html
http://www.adapower.com/lang/diners_src.zip and diners_exe.zip

Re: Graphics in GNAT for Windows, how?

[Necros]

What's the best graphics package to generate a game with bitmaps and image 
scrolls ??? Thanks,



"Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com> wrote in 
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> 
> 

Re: Graphics in GNAT for Windows, how?

[Preben Randhol]

On Thu, 31 Jan 2002 00:22:44 +0000 (UTC), Necros wrote:
> What's the best graphics package to generate a game with bitmaps and image 
> scrolls ??? Thanks,

SDL is used a lot. http://www.libsdl.org/

Ada binding to SDL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/adasdl/

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Re: Graphics in GNAT for Windows, how?

[David Botton]

A combination of GWindows for your windows and DirectX and if you need it
OpenGL. There is an example of doing OpenGL with GWindows on the GWindows
page - http://www.adapower.com/gwindows

David Botton

"Necros" <necros@navegalia.com> wrote in message
news:Xns91A7E06C72F2necrosmanawanadooes@62.36.220.94...
> What's the best graphics package to generate a game with bitmaps and image
> scrolls ??? Thanks,
>
>
>
> "Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com> wrote in
> news:u5gkioh2vu3k1d@corp.supernews.com:
>
> >
> >
> >
>

Re: Graphics in GNAT for Windows, how?

[tmoran]

> The Claw Introductory version works with GNAT, and contains a variety of
> examples. Get it at
> http://www.rrsoftware.com/html/prodinf/claw/clawintro.html.
  There are also example programs on www.adapower.com that use the
intro version of Claw in several different type of graphics:
http://www.adapower.com/os/orbitals.html
http://www.adapower.com/os/windmine.html
http://www.adapower.com/lang/diners_src.zip   and  diners_exe.zip