GLFW VS NGL

Minecraft runs on various Javas.

And there's a known issue with an interaction between minecraft, Java, and the video drivers that crashes out and it can be traced back all the way to here: https://github.com/glfw/glfw/issues/1997

It's not fixed.

Window context manager - glfw, sdl

Types of tools for creating a gui (and how those tools approximately work): 1. Utilize the native _graphical interface API_, and depending on the platform, they have specific layers to interface: * Wayland, X11, for Linux * [GDI](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/gdi/windows-gdi) for windows * [Quartz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz\_(graphics\_layer)) for macOS Example - GTK uses [wayland](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/blob/main/docs/reference/gdk/wayland.md) ([source code](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/tree/main/gdk/win32)) [X11](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/blob/main/docs/reference/gdk/x11.md) ([source code](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/tree/main/gdk/x11)) GDI ([source code](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/tree/main/gdk/win32)) Quartz ([source code](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/tree/main/gdk/macos)) [How to use wayland display server](https://bugaevc.gitbooks.io/writing-wayland-clients/content/black-square/the-wayland-client-library.html) (TODO missing "animation" section) 2. Utilize opengl _or other low level graphics api's_ with window context, use GPU to render widgets * Window context manager - [glfw](https://github.com/glfw/glfw), [sdl](https://www.libsdl.org/) * contexts and surfaces, reading input, handling events Example: ImGui, NanoVG, Nuklear, raylib Why? Mainly used for game development, but also good for gui's. _(i haven't seen any examples that uses this method that are used for developing general-use graphical user interfaces.)_

GLFW: A library for window creation and managing user input.

Not SDL2, but GLFW has something like that under the tests/ directory:

https://github.com/glfw/glfw/blob/master/tests/triangle-vulk...

I'm not familiar with LWJGL, my 5 seconds on their website makes me think you might be looking for something like GLFW https://www.glfw.org/ to handle I/O and window creation/management.

Consider GLFW3 for windowing and GLAD for function loading. I've used this combination myself successfully. Granted, that is "two things" you need, but OTOH it'll work well.

There is a pattern to it which is usable with every GitHub repository. For example, GLFW v3.3.8 can be fetched from: https://github.com/glfw/glfw/archive/refs/tags/3.3.8.tar.gz

That is a static or import library for glfw. You need add the path to the directory where this file is located to the "library directories", see: https://www.learncpp.com/cpp-tutorial/a2-using-libraries-with-visual-studio-2005-express/

I have a number of instructions on my Github pages here https://github.com/NCCA/NGL/blob/main/Windows.md whilst aimed at my own library the first part about installing Visual Studio and the basic setup will help.

code here https://github.com/NCCA/NGL

My Windows build is here https://github.com/NCCA/NGL/blob/main/.github/workflows/windows.yml I use vcpkg for installing 3rd party libs and the msvc-dev command from here https://github.com/ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd

Also I have just done an experimental version of my code that uses WSL2 (which supports graphics). You could try that. https://github.com/NCCA/NGL/blob/NewShaderLib/WSL.md

I also have a ShaderLib class that does similar stuff keeping everything in a static map (used to be a singleton class). Been using it for teaching for a number of years you can see it here https://github.com/NCCA/NGL

There are loads of edge cases and gotcha's as well. I have a full(ish) parser here with unit tests if it helps. (Note I use pystring to do the string processing). https://github.com/NCCA/NGL/blob/main/src/Obj.cpp unit tests here https://github.com/NCCA/NGL/blob/main/tests/ObjTests.cpp. May give you some ideas.

I use glfw in a number of projects here are my instructions for building my library https://github.com/NCCA/NGL/blob/main/Windows.md You should be able to use the bits you need from here to setup vcpkg etc. I suggest using the free Visual Studio community edition and installing most of the tools you need from there. After that install vcpkg and setup the paths required. (see my notes).

The one I use in my teaching is here. https://github.com/NCCA/NGL it also includes Math / Vec class which you may not need if you use something like GLM. Also this uses TDD so get into writing unit tests as part of it.

typically I just have classes with static factory methods to keep things together, usually with a std::unordered_map s_things; so I can create by name. This is an example for an OpenGL Vertex Array Object https://github.com/NCCA/NGL/blob/master/include/ngl/VAOFactory.h

I have several using a Factory design pattern here https://github.com/NCCA/NGL Checkout https://github.com/NCCA/NGL/blob/master/include/ngl/AbstractVAO.h for the basic structure, then I have different versions depending upon context and usage.