From: Phlip <phlip_cpp@...>
Date: 2001-11-30T00:14:31+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:26908] Re: FXGLViewer - rotate a primitive?

Phlip wrote:

> void FXGLCylinder::drawshape(FXGLViewer*){
....
>   glPushMatrix();
>   glRotatef(-90,1,0,0);
 gluCylinder(quad,radius,radius,height,FXGLCYLINDER_SLICES_NUMBER,FXGLCYLIND
ER_STACKS_NUMBER);
.... 
>   }
> 
> Observe that we push the matrix, add a hard-coded rotation to the current
> matrix, paint the cylinder, and pop the matrix. The library therefor
> disables end-programmer control over the orientation of the cylinders
> available.
> 
> Also observe this is on the FOX side, not the FXRuby side.

One Jeroen from FOX-land states:

> The "shape" classes are really just examples.  I expect people who're more
> serious to derive from FXGLObject.

Then the issue would be A> FXRuby took them seriously, B> I don't want to 
ship a FOX patch, or any C++ source, with my project, and C> I don't know 
how to derive from FXGLObject within Ruby yet. But the last option would 
appear to be the best.

Lyle - can I inherit from FXGLObject thru Ruby? I'm asking you first to 
avoid trying and getting all tangled up. Recall that "inherit" imlies I can 
override the draw() methods.

-- 
Phlip

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