I''ve a problem. OpenGL or Directx? I''ve tried both, but I don''t know. OpenGL seems to be better, easier, but has it a chance when microsoft doesn''t support it? I''m not gonna download DX SDK, but when there is no other way... Please, answer as quickly as posible. (and correct my mistakes in english:-)

quote: Original post by jankuchar
Please, answer as quickly as posible.

why?

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[edited by - TheBlackJester on December 11, 2002 4:00:53 PM]

I still think that page should have something about OpenGL. It makes C++ and DirectX/Direct3D look like the only ways to do anything... or at least so it would seem by the content list at the top.

quote: Original post by TheBlackJester
Fellow GDNeters... I''ve been around a little while and I finally understand....

it does look more understandable after the edit.

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quote: Original post by jankuchar
OpenGL seems to be better, easier...

I''m not gonna download DX SDK...

It appears that you should use OpenGL instead of DirectX. It depends on you, which one do you like. Both are equally good.



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quote: Original post by TheBlackJester
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No, go here.

quote: Original post by Xori
I still think that page should have something about OpenGL. It makes C++ and DirectX/Direct3D look like the only ways to do anything... or at least so it would seem by the content list at the top.

Too me I always thought that article favoured openGL.

quote: Original post by jankuchar
OpenGL seems to be better, easier

Why? This post will be closed very soon (or so I suspect), however I will say that many people are scared of directx because it "looks" complicated. Once you get into it, you will realize that it is actually much easier than it looks. When you get into more advanced things, you''ll realize that directx is cleaner than openGL.

However, openGL is becomming more like directx, and directx is becomming more like opengl.

You will probably end up using some aspects of directx somewhere down the line (like directinput, directsound, ect.) Too me directx is the natural choice.

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quote: Original post by Xori
I still think that page should have something about OpenGL. It makes C++ and DirectX/Direct3D look like the only ways to do anything... or at least so it would seem by the content list at the top.

[EDIT] Weird...it didn't put in my message...I simply stated that neither "OpenGL" nor "Open GL" appeared on that page after a simple text search. Considering the amount of information on OpenGL on this site and NeHe's site, something ought to be done about this.

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[edited by - Thunder_Hawk on December 11, 2002 7:37:03 PM]

In the long run, it doesn''t really matter. Ideally, you should learn both. I haven''t done too much OpenGL, but I didn''t have any problems with it.

I found Direct3d to be a little confusing at first, but once I started programming in it, and got past the initial details, everything was fine. I find it to be quite clean for the most part. I just make wrappers for everything anyway, so if you do that, it won''t really matter whether or not you use DX or OpenGL.