Windev Earth is a demo based on the
GDImage
graphic control.
In order to use this demo you must have an OpenGL compatible graphic card (see the combo above).
The graphic control displays an animated planet over a static stellar background, using smooth shading to enhance the 3D effect.
The use of polar coordinates allows you to rotate the planet on itself. The provided source code shows you, how to call both the OpenGL and the Windows API from the w-language. Because you can not control directly the message pump in w-language, the demo emulates the GetMessage/PeekMessage loop with a pool of TymerSys procedures to perform real time animation.
Compatible graphic card list:
- ALL-IN-Wonder 9700.
- ATI Radeon X600 with 256 Mb.
- ATI Mobility Radeon X700.
- ATI Radeon 9000 with 64 Mb.
- ATI x850.
- Intel 82852/82855 GM/GME.
- Intel Extreme Graphics 845GV (AGP).
- Nvidia GeForce4 TI 4200.
- Nvidia 6800 GT.
- Nvidia GeForce4 MX 4000.
- Nvidia GeForce FX 5600 XT.
- Nvidia RIVA TNT2 Model64.
- Radeon 7200 Series.
OpenGL