[platform-swt-dev] GL Support in SWT. Why the paradigm shift?

["Ivan Markov" <ivan.markov@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Guys,

 

I noticed the new GLCanvas based OpenGL support in SWT.

I'm just curious as to why you changed from the more "orthogonal" GLContext-based OpenGL support, to the GLCanvas based one?

While it means less work for SWT/Fox (GLCanvas will map nicely to FXGLCanvas, it seems), and while I understand that using GL on Image is rarely a good idea because X11 pixmaps + GLX means software GL, the GLCanvas thing does not allow to draw with GL on arbitrary Composite/Canvas widget, as it used to be.

 

Regards,

Ivan