Re: [AD] Fwd: Re: Additional opengl functions

[trent@xxxxxxxxxx]

On Sun, November 27, 2016 3:45 pm, Edgar Reynaldo wrote:
>
>
> On 11/27/2016 12:12 PM, Elias Pschernig wrote:
>> I agree. Just a matter of opinion of course, but I feel the color _f
>> variants are a core component and half of all Allegro programs would
>> re-create them, while the texture offsets are something used only by a
>> handful of people, so we can expect them to know what they are doing
>> without providing the _f versions.
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 26, 2016 at 11:46 PM, SiegeLord <siegelordex@xxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:siegelordex@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>>     I still feel that they don't provide enough benefit for them to be
>>     added.
>>
>>     -SL
>>
>
> I feel they would be a useful addition. When you're trying to draw a
> texture with OpenGL, you need the exact texture coordinates of the
> texture for it to work. If someone is trying to draw a sub-bitmap or a
> bitmap that is placed on a POT texture, you need those coordinates to
> draw correctly, otherwise you might be drawing garbage from outside of
> the actual (sub) texture.
>
> It's not that people can't do it themselves without these functions, but
> with these functions it would be so much easier
>
> Why do we provide al_get_opengl_texture_size in pixels anyway? Then you
> have to do all the conversions yourself.
>
> It's not like these functions would need any kind of maintenance once
> written either. Either they work or they don't.
>
> I thought the point would be to make it easier to work with opengl, not
> harder. We want to attract people to using Allegro and OpenGL, not make
> it harder for them to use Allegro with OpenGL.
>
> These functions would more than pay for themselves. Drawing one texture
> without these functions is one thing, but drawing many? Having to repeat
> useless code over and over again seems silly to me.
>
> If they need to be renamed, or reworked, or something fine, but don't
> dismiss them because you don't feel they would be useful, because they
> would be.
>
> Edgar
>
>

Nobody finds them useful, don't have a hissy fit... Everything is already
available and we don't need repetitive bloat. Please don't reply with
another rant.
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