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From: Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org>
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Subject: Re: Overloading procedures with Float and Long_Float types
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 18:58:11 +0100
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Luke Guest <lguest@bubball.com> wrote on 08/03/2004 (18:21) :
> 
> It works, (again) by using distinct names.

So in C it is called Double_Translate or something similar?
 
> So, you would have GL.Double.Translate()?

Yes. So if I use Double for a scientific application I

with GL.Double; (and possibly use GL.Double)

while in a game I would do:

with GL.Float;


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