Graphics for Unix in C++
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Hello, I'm not exactly certain that this is the riht place to post this. If I am wrong, could someone please redirect me?ve never done graphics programming, Anyhow, here's my question. What can I use to print graphics to the screen in Unix with C++? I'm rather restricted on platform and compiler choice, but other than that I'm free to do what I want. I'm telnet-ing into a unix server, so I don't know if that will affect my ability to download libraries like OpenGL. I've never done graphics programming so everything here is somewhat new to me. If I can gain to draw and move bitmaps on the screen it will be enough. Thanks to anyone who helps or at least pushes me in the right direction.
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Hello, I'm not exactly certain that this is the riht place to post this. If I am wrong, could someone please redirect me?ve never done graphics programming, Anyhow, here's my question. What can I use to print graphics to the screen in Unix with C++? I'm rather restricted on platform and compiler choice, but other than that I'm free to do what I want. I'm telnet-ing into a unix server, so I don't know if that will affect my ability to download libraries like OpenGL. I've never done graphics programming so everything here is somewhat new to me. If I can gain to draw and move bitmaps on the screen it will be enough. Thanks to anyone who helps or at least pushes me in the right direction.
MartyExodus wrote:
What can I use to print graphics to the screen in Unix with C++?
MartyExodus wrote:
I'm telnet-ing into a unix server, so I don't know if that will affect my ability to download libraries like OpenGL.
1st off if you are executing via telnet, you are stuck with Xwindows. OpenGL doesn't remote well. 2nd I wouldn't recommend installing OpenGL into a Unix box unless you have full control over that box, A) I doubt it is possible without root access and B) it's not for the faint hearted.
MartyExodus wrote:
If I can gain to draw and move bitmaps on the screen it will be enough.
That definitely sounds simple enough to be an X-windows job. http://trolltech.com/products/qt[^] will let you use Xwindows as a front-end and they have some bitmap manipulation routines as well as 2D drawing. OpenGL will take you beyond that stage into 3D textured environments multi-frame rendering and complex 3D shapes with rotations.
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