OpenGL Programming Guide for Mac OS X
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Introduction
OpenGL on the Mac Platform
Structure of OpenGL in Mac OS X
Programming Interfaces
Terminology
Running an OpenGL Program in Mac OS X
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Drawing to a Window or View
General Approach
Drawing to a Cocoa View
Drawing to a Carbon Window
What's Next
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Drawing to the Full Screen
General Approach
Using Cocoa to Create a Full-Screen Context
Using AGL to Create a Full-Screen Context
Using CGL to Create a Full-Screen Context
Adjusting Display Modes
What's Next?
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Drawing Offscreen
Setting Up an Offscreen Drawable Object
Using a Hidden View or Window
Rendering to a Pixel Buffer
Rendering to a Framebuffer Object
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Determining the OpenGL Capabilities Supported by the Hardware
Detecting Functionality
Guidelines for Code That Checks for Functionality
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Techniques for Working with Rendering Contexts
Context Parameters
Updating a Rendering Context
Sharing Rendering Contexts
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Techniques for Choosing Attributes
Buffer Size Attribute Selection Tips
Attributes that are not Recommended
Ensuring that Back Buffer Contents Remain the Same
Ensuring a Valid Pixel Format Object
Ensuring a Specific Type of Renderer
Ensuring a Single Renderer for a Display
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Techniques for Working with Vertex Data
Best Practices for Working with Vertex Data
Using Extensions to Improve Performance
Double Buffering Vertex Data
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Techniques for Working with Texture Data
Using Extensions to Optimize
Optimal Data Formats and Types
Working with Non–Power-of-Two Textures
Creating Textures from Image Data
Downloading Texture Data
Double Buffering Texture Data
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Techniques for Scene Anti-Aliasing
Guidelines
General Approach
Hinting for a Specific Anti-Aliasing Technique
Setting Up Full Scene Anti-Aliasing
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Multithreading and OpenGL
Program Design
Guidelines for Threading OpenGL Applications
When Things Go Wrong
Threading APIs
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Improving Performance
Best Practices
Gathering and Analyzing Baseline Performance Data
Identifying Bottlenecks with Shark
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Appendix A: OpenGL Functionality by Version
Version 1.1
Version 1.2
Version 1.3
Version 1.4
Version 1.5
Version 2.0
Appendix B: Setting Up Function Pointers to OpenGL Routines
Obtaining a Function Pointer to an Arbitrary OpenGL Entry Point
Initializing Entry Points
Appendix C: Quartz Display Services and Full-Screen Mode
Displays and Display Modes
Fading the Display
Controlling the Pointer
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Glossary
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