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TABLE OF CONTENTS Warp3D/W3D_AllocStencilBuffer Warp3D/W3D_AllocTexObj Warp3D/W3D_AllocZBuffer Warp3D/W3D_BestModeID Warp3D/W3D_CheckDriver Warp3D/W3D_CheckIdle Warp3D/W3D_ClearDrawRegion Warp3D/W3D_ClearStencilBuffer Warp3D/W3D_ClearZBuffer Warp3D/W3D_CreateContext Warp3D/W3D_DestroyContext Warp3D/W3D_DrawLine Warp3D/W3D_DrawLineLoop Warp3D/W3D_DrawLineStrip Warp3D/W3D_DrawPoint Warp3D/W3D_DrawTriangle Warp3D/W3D_DrawTriangleV Warp3D/W3D_DrawTriFan Warp3D/W3D_DrawTriFanV Warp3D/W3D_DrawTriStrip Warp3D/W3D_DrawTriStripV Warp3D/W3D_FillStencilBuffer Warp3D/W3D_Flush Warp3D/W3D_FlushFrame Warp3D/W3D_FlushTextures Warp3D/W3D_FreeAllTexObj Warp3D/W3D_FreeScreenmodeList Warp3D/W3D_FreeStencilBuffer Warp3D/W3D_FreeTexObj Warp3D/W3D_FreeZBuffer Warp3D/W3D_GetDestFmt Warp3D/W3D_GetDrivers Warp3D/W3D_GetDriverState Warp3D/W3D_GetDriverTexFmtInfo Warp3D/W3D_GetScreenmodeList Warp3D/W3D_GetState Warp3D/W3D_GetTexFmtInfo Warp3D/W3D_Hint Warp3D/W3D_LockHardware Warp3D/W3D_Query Warp3D/W3D_QueryDriver Warp3D/W3D_ReadStencilPixel Warp3D/W3D_ReadStencilSpan Warp3D/W3D_ReadZPixel Warp3D/W3D_ReadZSpan Warp3D/W3D_ReleaseTexture Warp3D/W3D_RequestMode Warp3D/W3D_SetAlphaMode Warp3D/W3D_SetBlendMode Warp3D/W3D_SetChromaTestBounds Warp3D/W3D_SetColorMask Warp3D/W3D_SetCurrentColor Warp3D/W3D_SetCurrentPen Warp3D/W3D_SetDrawRegion Warp3D/W3D_SetDrawRegionWBM Warp3D/W3D_SetFilter Warp3D/W3D_SetFogParams Warp3D/W3D_SetLogicOp Warp3D/W3D_SetPenMask Warp3D/W3D_SetScissor Warp3D/W3D_SetState Warp3D/W3D_SetStencilFunc Warp3D/W3D_SetStencilOp Warp3D/W3D_SetTexEnv Warp3D/W3D_SetWrapMode Warp3D/W3D_SetWriteMask Warp3D/W3D_SetZCompareMode Warp3D/W3D_TestMode Warp3D/W3D_UnLockHardware Warp3D/W3D_UpdateTexImage Warp3D/W3D_UpdateTexSubImage Warp3D/W3D_UploadTexture Warp3D/W3D_WaitIdle Warp3D/W3D_WriteStencilPixel Warp3D/W3D_WriteStencilSpan Warp3D/W3D_WriteZPixel Warp3D/W3D_WriteZSpan Warp3D/W3D_AllocStencilBuffer Warp3D/W3D_AllocStencilBuffer NAME W3D_AllocStencilBuffer -- Allocate stencil buffer SYNOPSIS success = W3D_AllocStencilBuffer(context); d0 a0 ULONG W3D_AllocStencilBuffer(W3D_Context *); FUNCTION Allocate a stencil buffer for the given context. For more information on stencil buffering, see the OpenGL specs. INPUTS context - The context the stencil buffer is allocated on RESULT One of the following values: W3D_SUCCESS The allocation was successful W3D_NOGFXMEM No memory was left on the graphics board W3D_NOSTENCILBUFFER Stencil buffering is not available EXAMPLE NOTES Stencil buffering and the ViRGE: The ViRGE is not capable of stencil buffering, it became a necessity later when hardware accelerators started to support the OpenGL standard. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_FreeStencilBuffer Warp3D/W3D_AllocTexObj Warp3D/W3D_AllocTexObj NAME W3D_AllocTexObj -- Allocate a new texture object SYNOPSIS texture = W3D_AllocTexObj(context, error, ATOTags); d0 a0 a1 a2 W3D_Texture *W3D_AllocTexObj(W3D_Context, ULONG *, struct TagItem *); FUNCTION Create a new texture object. Such a texture object contains information about a texture in addition to the normal image data that is displayed. INPUTS context - pointer to a W3D_Context error - pointer to a ULONG, which will contain an error code, or NULL if you do not want to get the error code. ATOTags - pointer to a taglist. Supported tags are: W3D_ATO_IMAGE (mandatory): A pointer to the source texture image W3D_ATO_FORMAT (mandatory): The texture format of the source texture. Must be one of the following values (check the include file for more precise definition): - W3D_CHUNKY - W3D_A1R5G5B5 - W3D_R5G6B5 - W3D_R8G8B8 - W3D_A4R4G4B4 - W3D_A8R8G8B8 - W3D_R8G8B8A8 - W3D_A8 - W3D_L8 - W3D_L8A8 - W3D_I8 W3D_ATO_WIDTH (mandatory): The width of the texture in pixels. Must be 2^n. W3D_ATO_HEIGHT (mandatory): The height of the texture in pixels. Must be 2^n. W3D_ATO_MIPMAP (optional): If specified, the texture can be used for mipmapping. The value of this tag defines, which mipmap levels have to be generated automatically. It should be set so that the generated mipmaps and the provided ones build a complete mipmap set. The value is a bitmask with one specific bit representing a mipmap level. Bit 0 corresponds to level 1, Bit 1 to level 2, so Bit n to level n-1. A value of 0 means, that all mipmaps are provided by the application. Note, that providing only a part of all mipmaps which leave holes between the provided levels may result in performance loss. W3D_ATO_MIPMAPPTRS (mandatory for user-supplied mipmaps) If W3D_ATO_MIPMAP is specified, mipmapping is used for texturing. The mipmap mask specifies which of the mipmaps will be created. With the W3D_ATO_MIPMAPPTRS tag, an array of (void *) to the mipmaps you want to supply yourself is defined. This array must be NULL-Terminated Example: You want to give only level 3 and 5, and let W3D_AllocTexObj create the rest of the mipmaps. Assume a 128x128 texture (7 mipmap levels) Define an array like this: void *mips[3]; mips[0] = (void *)level_3_map; mips[1] = (void *)level_5_map; mips[2] = NULL; When calling W3D_AllocTexObj, you would give W3D_ATO_MIPMAP the value 0x6B (binary 1101011) W3D_ATO_MIPMAPPTRS would be mips. W3D_ATO_PALETTE (mandatory for chunky textures): Defines the palette which is necessary to handle chunky textures. A pointer to a palette must be provided. The palette itself is an array of ULONG's, and every ULONG defines the ARGB value for one color index. Therefore the palette must be 1024 bytes. (Note: On 8bit screens, this palette *should* be the screen palette, unless the driver returns TRUE on W3D_Q_PALETTECONV.) RESULT Either a pointer to the successfully created texture object, or NULL, in which case the optional error variable is set to one of the following values: W3D_SUCCESS It worked! W3D_ILLEGALINPUT Some information was invalid, maybe a mandatory tag missing W3D_NOMEMORY No memory was available W3D_UNSOPPORTEDTEXSIZE The driver can`t handle a texture of the given size. W3D_NOPALETTE The texture should be a chunky (CLUT) texture, but no palette was given. W3D_UNSUPPORTEDTEXFMT The format can not be used with the current driver EXAMPLE extern W3D_Context *context; void *image = LoadImage("texture.iff"); W3D_Texture *texobj; struct TagItem tags[] = { W3D_ATO_IMAGE, image, W3D_ATO_FORMAT, W3D_A1R5G5B5, W3D_ATO_WITDH, 128, W3D_ATO_HEIGHT, 128, TAG_DONE, 0 }; ULONG error; texobj = W3D_AllocTexObj(context, &error, tags); if (!texobj) printf("An error has occurred because: An error has occurred (%d)\n", error); NOTES The pointers to textures and mipmaps passed to this function are considered `locked` until this texture object is released again, or the image is updated with W3D_UpdateTexImage. You may not free the memory. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_FreeTexObj, W3D_ReleaseTexture, W3D_UpdateTexImage, W3D_FlushTextures, W3D_SetFilter, W3D_SetTexEnv, W3D_SetWrapMode W3D_UploadTexture Warp3D/W3D_AllocZBuffer Warp3D/W3D_AllocZBuffer NAME W3D_AllocZBuffer -- Allocate a ZBuffer SYNOPSIS result = W3D_AllocZBuffer(context); d0 a0 ULONG W3D_AllocZBuffer(W3D_Context *); FUNCTION Allocates a ZBuffer. The size of the ZBuffer depends on the size of the bitmap used with this context. The memory is allocated on the graphics board. INPUTS context - pointer to the context to be used with the ZBuffer RESULT One of the following values: W3D_SUCCESS The allocation was successful W3D_NOGFXMEM Not enough video memory W3D_NOZBUFFER ZBuffering is not available on this hardware W3D_NOTVISIBLE - The bitmap is not visible/swapped out of vmem EXAMPLE ULONG error, status; struct BitMap myBitMap; struct TagItem taglist[] = { W3D_CC_BITMAP, (ULONG)&myBitMap, W3D_CC_YOFFSET, 0, W3D_CC_DRIVERTYPE, W3D_DRIVER_BEST }; W3D_Context *context; InitBitMap(&myBitMap, 15, 640, 480); createPlanes(&myBitMap); context = W3D_CreateContext(&error, taglist); status = W3D_AllocZBuffer(context); NOTES This function should be called before textures are uploaded to the graphics board, to avoid fragmentation of video memory. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_FreeZBuffer Warp3D/W3D_BestModeID Warp3D/W3D_BestModeID NAME W3D_BestModeID -- Find a suitable ModeID (V3) SYNOPSIS ModeID = W3D_BestModeID(tags); ModeID = W3D_BestModeIDTags(Tag1, ...); ULONG W3D_BestModeID(struct TagItem *tags); ULONG W3D_BestModeIDTags(Tag tag1, ...); FUNCTION Returns a screen mode ID that best fits the parameters supplied in the tag list. INPUTS tags - a taglist, consisting of the following possible tag item: W3D_BMI_DRIVER Must work with this driver W3D_BMI_WIDTH Must have approximately this width W3D_BMI_HEIGHT Must have approximately this height W3D_BMI_DEPTH Must have at least this depth RESULT ModeID - A screenmode ID or INVALID_ID in case of error EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO Warp3D/W3D_CheckDriver Warp3D/W3D_CheckDriver NAME W3D_CheckDriver -- Check driver availability SYNOPSIS flags = W3D_CheckDriver(); d0 ULONG W3D_CheckDriver(void); FUNCTION Checks what driver is available (CPU/HW), and returns it as a bit mask. INPUTS None RESULT A long word that has it`s bit set accordingly: W3D_DRIVER_3DHW - A hardware driver is available W3D_DRIVER_CPU - A software driver is available EXAMPLE ULONG flags = W3D_CheckDriver(); if (flags & W3D_DRIVER_3DHW) printf("Hardware driver available\n"); if (flags & W3D_DRIVER_CPU) printf("Software driver available\n"); NOTES This function can be called without a valid context. It can be used to evaluate the possibilities the system is offering. Note though, that you should give the user a chance to get into your program, even if you think it would be too slow without hardware acceleration... BUGS SEE ALSO Warp3D/W3D_CheckIdle Warp3D/W3D_CheckIdle NAME W3D_CheckIdle -- check if hardware is working SYNOPSIS working = W3D_CheckIdle(context); d0 a0 ULONG W3D_CheckIdle(W3D_Context *); FUNCTION Check if the hardware is finished with it`s current operation. INPUTS context - a pointer to a W3D_Context RESULT One of to values indicating busy/idle state: W3D_SUCCESS - The hardware is idle W3D_BUSY - The hardware is still working EXAMPLE NOTES This function is not very useful for applications. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_WaitIdle Warp3D/W3D_ClearDrawRegion Warp3D/W3D_ClearDrawRegion NAME W3D_ClearDrawRegion -- Clear the current drawing area SYNOPSIS success = W3D_ClearDrawRegion(context, color); d0 a0 d0 ULONG W3D_ClearDrawRegion(W3D_Context *, ULONG); FUNCTION ClearDrawRegion clears the current drawing area to the color given by color. The operation may performed with the boards blitter, so this is the prefered way for clearing. Additionally, this call makes using V39 multibuffering easier by prociding a way to clear the back buffer. INPUTS context - A pointer to the context to use color - The color value to clear to. For direct color drawing regions (i.e. TrueColor/HiColor), this is a 32 bit color value in the form ARGB, with each component 8 bit. For 8 bit (palettized) screens, it's an 8 bit color index. Note that for the first form, the color is always 8 bits per component, regardless of the color format of the drawing region (15/16/24/32 bit). RESULT One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS The operation was successful W3D_NOTVISIBLE The contex was not in locked state EXAMPLE NOTES W3D_NOTVISIBLE is a bit misleading. The drawing area must not be visible on the screen to be clear, but the context must be locked, so that the screen buffer is in memory BUGS SEE ALSO Warp3D/W3D_ClearStencilBuffer Warp3D/W3D_ClearStencilBuffer NAME W3D_ClearStencilBuffer -- Clear the stencil buffer SYNOPSIS success = W3D_ClearStencilBuffer(context, clearval); d0 a0 a1 ULONG W3D_ClearStencilBuffer(W3D_Context *, ULONG *); FUNCTION Clear the stencil buffer (fill it up) with the value pointed to by clearval. This function may only be used while the hardware is locked, except when indirect drawing is used. INPUTS context - the context to work on clearval - pointer to a value used for clearing RESULT One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS Operation was successful W3D_NOSTENCILBUFFER Stencil buffer not present (not allocated, or not supported by driver) W3D_NOTVISIBLE The stencil buffer can not be accessed by the hardware W3D_QUEUEFAILED In indirect mode only. Queueing this request failed EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_AllocStencilBuffer, W3D_FreeStencilBuffer Warp3D/W3D_ClearZBuffer Warp3D/W3D_ClearZBuffer NAME W3D_ClearZBuffer -- Clear the ZBuffer with a given value SYNOPSIS success = W3D_ClearZBuffer(context, clearvalue); d0 a0 a1 ULONG W3D_ClearZBuffer(W3D_Context *, W3D_Double *); FUNCTION Clear the ZBuffer with a given value. This function may only be used while the hardware is locked, except when indirect drawing is used. INPUTS context - pointer to the context clearvalue - pointer to a W3D_Double, ranging from [0..1]. If NULL, 0.0 is used RESULT One of the following values: W3D_SUCCESS operation successful W3D_NOZBUFFER No ZBuffer was allocated W3D_NOTVISIBLE The ZBuffer was not in video ram W3D_QUEUEFAILED In indirect mode only. Queueing this request failed EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_AllocZBuffer, W3D_FreeZBuffer Warp3D/W3D_CreateContext Warp3D/W3D_CreateContext NAME W3D_CreateContext -- Create a new Warp3D context SYNOPSIS context = W3D_CreateContext(&error, CCTags); D0 A0 A1 W3D_Context *W3D_CreateContext(ULONG *, struct TagItem *); FUNCTION This function creates a new Warp3D context, which is required by most other API functions as first parameter. The number of open contexts is not limited. Full multitasking capabilities are provided. INPUTS error - A pointer to a ULONG which gets the error value, or NULL if you don`t want an error code returned CCTags - A taglist containing various input parameters: W3D_CC_MODEID (special): Specifies the ModeID of the screen you opened or intend to open, or generally the ModeID of the drawing area you intend to use. If you plan to use Warp3D in windowed mode, you may leave this tag unset. Otherwise, the tag MUST be set correctly, as the ModeID is used to extract the required hardware. W3D_CC_BITMAP (mandatory): A pointer to the bitmap which is used for 3D drawing. For 3DHW drivers, the bitmap must absolutely be located in video memory (it may be swapped out at the moment). For CPU drivers, it doesn't matter, where the bitmap is located. Note, that CPU drivers might use FAST-RAM buffers for intermediate results to speed up rendering, therefore bitmaps in FAST-RAM might not be optimal in this case. Also note, that never bitmaps should be provided which are directly visible! W3D_CC_YOFFSET (mandatory): A vertical offset, which defines, at which Y-Position the drawing area starts. This can be used to achieve multibuffering using the ScrollVPort trick, which might be the only possibility to achieve proper multibuffering with some graphics interface software. W3D_CC_DRIVERTYPE (mandatory): A constant which defines what type of driver should be used (use the API function W3D_CheckDriver to get more information about the drivers). Possible values are: - W3D_DRIVER_BEST the best driver is chosen - W3D_DRIVER_3DHW the hardware driver is chosen, if none is present, NULL is returned - W3D_DRIVER_CPU the software driver is chosen, if none is present, NULL is returned W3D_CC_W3DBM (optional): Boolean tag. If this is set to TRUE, the W3D_CC_BITMAP tag doesn't point to a struct BitMap. Instead, it points to a Warp3D bitmap (of type W3D_Bitmap), which might be in fast-ram (for CPU rendering). Note that the W3D_CC_YOFFSET tag is ignored if W3D_CC_W3DBM is set to TRUE. W3D_CC_INDIRECT (optional): Boolean tag. If set to TRUE, then all drawing actions are possibly not performed directly, but are queued until the buffer is full, or W3D_Flush is called, or the indirect state is switched off with W3D_SetState W3D_CC_GLOBALTEXENV (optional): Boolean tag. If set to TRUE, calls to SetTexEnv do not modify the given texture, but are used for all textures. W3D_CC_DOUBLEHEIGHT (optional): Boolean tag. This tag should be set to TRUE if the drawing area is a double height screen. Double height screens may be used for double buffering with CyberGraphX. W3D_CC_FAST: (optional): Boolean tag. If set to TRUE, drawing functions are allowed to modify the passed structures. RESULT A pointer to a newly created context structure, or NULL for failure. If an error variable was provided, the error value is filled in. It may be one of the following values: W3D_SUCCESS - Operation was successful W3D_ILLEGALINPUT - Illegal input, maybe a left out tag item W3D_NOMEMORY - Unable to get enough memory W3D_NODRIVER - No driver was available W3D_UNSUPPORTEDFMT - The supplied bitmap can`t be supported W3D_ILLEGALBITMAP - The bitmap is not properly initialised EXAMPLE ULONG error; struct BitMap myBitMap; struct TagItem taglist[] = { W3D_CC_BITMAP, (ULONG)&myBitMap, W3D_CC_YOFFSET, 0, W3D_CC_DRIVERTYPE, W3D_DRIVER_BEST }; W3D_Context *context; InitBitMap(&myBitMap, 15, 640, 480); createPlanes(&myBitMap); context = W3D_CreateContext(&error, taglist); NOTES An error of type W3D_UNSUPPORTEDFMT is returned if a W3D_Bitmap is given as drawregion and no CPU driver is available, or a HW driver is also requested. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_DestroyContext, W3D_Flush, W3D_SetState Warp3D/W3D_DestroyContext Warp3D/W3D_DestroyContext NAME W3D_DestoryContext -- Release a Warp3D context SYNOPSIS W3D_DestoryContext(context); A0 void W3D_DestroyContext(W3D_Context *); FUNCTION This function frees up all resources for the given context, destroying it. INPUTS context - Pointer to a Warp3D context RESULT None EXAMPLE W3D_Context *context; ... context = W3D_CreateContext(.....); ... W3D_DestroyContext(context); NOTES Always release contexts. Even if the memory loss doesn't kill you, the hardware may be blocked. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_CreateContext Warp3D/W3D_DrawLine Warp3D/W3D_DrawLine NAME W3D_DrawLine -- Draw a three-dimensional line SYNOPSIS success = W3D_DrawLine(context, line); d0 a0 a1 ULONG W3D_DrawLine(W3D_Context *, W3D_Line *); FUNCTION This function draws a line based on the current state. It may only be used while the hardware is locked, except when indirect drawing is used. INPUTS context - The context to be drawn in line - Definition of a line. RESULT A value inidcating success or failure. One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS (you guessed it!) W3D_NOTEXTURE The line has no texture W3D_TEXNOTRESIDENT The required texture is not in video ram W3D_NOGFXMEM No memory available on the graphics card W3D_NOTVISIBLE The drawing area is not visible W3D_NOZBUFFER No ZBuffer W3D_QUEUEFAILED The request can't be queued in indirect mode EXAMPLE NOTES The linewidth parameter will probably not be supported by most 3D hardware. BUGS SEE ALSO Warp3D/W3D_DrawLineLoop Warp3D/W3D_DrawLineLoop NAME W3D_DrawLineLoop -- Draw a closed sequence of connected lines (V2) SYNOPSIS success = W3D_DrawLineLoop(context, lines); d0 a0 a1 ULONG W3D_DrawLineLoop(W3D_Context *, W3D_Lines *); FUNCTION This function draws a connected sequence of lines, similar to the W3D_DrawLineStrip function. The only difference is that the last vertex is connected to the first with a line segment, too, meaning that the vertexcount lines are drawn. INPUTS context - pointer to the context. lines - pointer to the W3D_Lines (not the trailing 's') structure defining the line strip. RESULT One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS It worked. W3D_NOTEXTURE No texture given W3D_TEXNOTRESIDENT The texture is not on the graphics board`s memory W3D_NOTVISIBLE The drawing area is not visible W3D_NOZBUFFER No ZBuffer present, although it has been requested W3D_ILLEGALINPUT Fewer than two vertices were given W3D_QUEUEFAILED The request can't be queued in indirect mode EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS Currently, this call is not queued. SEE ALSO W3D_DrawLineLoop, W3D_DrawLine Warp3D/W3D_DrawLineStrip Warp3D/W3D_DrawLineStrip NAME W3D_DrawLineStrip -- Draw a sequence of connected lines (V2) SYNOPSIS success = W3D_DrawLineStrip(context, lines); d0 a0 a1 ULONG W3D_DrawLineStrip(W3D_Context *, W3D_Lines *); FUNCTION Draws a sequence of connected lines (a line strip). The first line is defined by vertices 0 and 1, the second line by vertices 1 and 2, ..., up to the last line being defined by vertices n-1 and n, with n being the vertexcount field from the W3D_Lines structure. INPUTS context - pointer to the context. lines - pointer to the W3D_Lines (not the trailing 's') structure defining the line strip. RESULT One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS It worked. W3D_NOTEXTURE No texture given W3D_TEXNOTRESIDENT The texture is not on the graphics board`s memory W3D_NOTVISIBLE The drawing area is not visible W3D_NOZBUFFER No ZBuffer present, although it has been requested W3D_ILLEGALINPUT Fewer than two vertices were given W3D_QUEUEFAILED The request can't be queued in indirect mode EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS Currently, this call is not queued. SEE ALSO W3D_DrawLineLoop, W3D_DrawLine Warp3D/W3D_DrawPoint Warp3D/W3D_DrawPoint NAME W3D_DrawPoint -- Draw a point SYNOPSIS success = W3D_DrawPoint(context, point); d0 a0 a1 ULONG W3D_DrawPoint(W3D_Context *, W3D_Point *); FUNCTION Draw a point based on the current context It may only be used while the hardware is locked, except when indirect drawing is used. INPUTS context - a pointer to the context to draw with point - a pointer to a filled W3D_Point RESULT One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS It worked. W3D_NOTEXTURE No texture given W3D_TEXNOTRESIDENT The texture is not on the graphics board`s memory W3D_NOTVISIBLE The drawing area is not visible W3D_NOZBUFFER No ZBuffer present, although it has been requested W3D_QUEUEFAILED The request can't be queued in indirect mode EXAMPLE NOTES The pointsize parameter will probably not be supported by most 3D hardware. Although the vertex has it's own color, the GOURAUD shading state must be enabled to use this color, otherwise the current color set by W3D_SetCurrentColor/W3D_SetCurrentPen will be used. BUGS SEE ALSO Warp3D/W3D_DrawTriangle Warp3D/W3D_DrawTriangle NAME W3D_DrawTriangle -- Draw a triangle SYNOPSIS success = W3D_DrawTriangle(context, triangle); d0 a0 a1 ULONG W3D_DrawTriangle(W3D_Context *, W3D_Triangle *); FUNCTION Draw a triangle to the given context, based on that context`s state. It may only be used while the hardware is locked, except when indirect drawing is used. INPUTS context - the context to be drawn to triangle - the triangle to be drawn RESULT One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS It worked. W3D_NOTEXTURE No texture given W3D_TEXNOTRESIDENT The texture is not on the graphics board`s memory W3D_NOTVISIBLE The drawing area is not visible W3D_NOZBUFFER No ZBuffer present, although it has been requested W3D_QUEUEFAILED The request can't be queued in indirect mode EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_DrawTriFan, W3D_DrawTriStrip Warp3D/W3D_DrawTriangleV Warp3D/W3D_DrawTriangleV NAME W3D_DrawTriangleV -- Draw a triangle SYNOPSIS success = W3D_DrawTriangleV(context, triangle); d0 a0 a1 ULONG W3D_DrawTriangleV(W3D_Context *, W3D_TriangleV *); FUNCTION Draw a triangle to the given context, based on that context`s state. It may only be used while the hardware is locked. Indirect drawing is not supported by this call. This is the "vectorized" version; instead of inlined vertex structures, it uses pointers. INPUTS context - the context to be drawn to triangle - the triangle to be drawn RESULT One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS It worked. W3D_NOTEXTURE No texture given W3D_TEXNOTRESIDENT The texture is not on the graphics board`s memory W3D_NOTVISIBLE The drawing area is not visible W3D_NOZBUFFER No ZBuffer present, although it has been requested W3D_QUEUEFAILED The request can't be queued in indirect mode EXAMPLE NOTES Requires Warp3D V3 BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_DrawTriFanV, W3D_DrawTriStripV Warp3D/W3D_DrawTriFan Warp3D/W3D_DrawTriFan NAME W3D_DrawTriFan -- Draw a triangle fan SYNOPSIS success = W3D_DrawTriFan(context, triangles); d0 a0 a1 ULONG W3D_DrawTriFan(W3D_Context *, W3D_Triangles *); FUNCTION Draw a triangle fan. The first vertex in the list is considered the common point for the fan. For more information on triangle fans, see the OpenGL specs. This function may only be used while the hardware is locked, except when indirect drawing is used. INPUTS context - pointer to the context. triangles - pointer to a vertex list. Note that this is a W3D_Triangles (trailing s, avoid mixing up with W3D_Traingle) RESULT One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS It worked. W3D_NOTEXTURE No texture given W3D_TEXNOTRESIDENT The texture is not on the graphics board`s memory W3D_NOTVISIBLE The drawing area is not visible W3D_NOZBUFFER No ZBuffer present, although it has been requested W3D_ILLEGALINPUT Less than three vertices were given W3D_QUEUEFAILED The request can't be queued in indirect mode EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_DrawTriangle, W3D_DrawTriStrip Warp3D/W3D_DrawTriFanV Warp3D/W3D_DrawTriFanV NAME W3D_DrawTriFanV -- Draw a triangle fan SYNOPSIS success = W3D_DrawTriFanV(context, triangles); d0 a0 a1 ULONG W3D_DrawTriFanV(W3D_Context *, W3D_TrianglesV *); FUNCTION Draw a triangle fan. The first vertex in the list is considered the common point for the fan. For more information on triangle fans, see the OpenGL specs. This function may only be used while the hardware is locked. Indirect drawing is not supported by this call. This is the "vectorized" version. Instead of suplying a pointer to an array of vertex structure, you supply a pointer to an array of vertex structure pointers. INPUTS context - pointer to the context. triangles - pointer to a vertex list. Note that this is a W3D_TrianglesV (trailing s, avoid mixing up with W3D_TraingleV) RESULT One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS It worked. W3D_NOTEXTURE No texture given W3D_TEXNOTRESIDENT The texture is not on the graphics board`s memory W3D_NOTVISIBLE The drawing area is not visible W3D_NOZBUFFER No ZBuffer present, although it has been requested W3D_ILLEGALINPUT Less than three vertices were given W3D_QUEUEFAILED The request can't be queued in indirect mode W3D_NOMEMORY The feature should have been emulated since the driver does not support it, but memory alloc failed. EXAMPLE NOTES Requires Warp3D V3 BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_DrawTriangleV, W3D_DrawTriStripV Warp3D/W3D_DrawTriStrip Warp3D/W3D_DrawTriStrip NAME W3D_DrawTriStrip -- Draw a triangle strip SYNOPSIS success = W3D_DrawTriStrip(context, triangles); d0 a0 a1 ULONG W3D_DrawTriStrip(W3D_Context *, W3D_Triangles *); FUNCTION Draw a triangle strip. For more information on triangle strips, see the OpenGL specs. This function may only be used while the hardware is locked, except when indirect drawing is used. INPUTS context - pointer to the context. triangles - pointer to a vertex list. Note that this is a W3D_Triangles (trailing s, avoid mixing up with W3D_Traingle) RESULT One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS It worked. W3D_NOTEXTURE No texture given W3D_TEXNOTRESIDENT The texture is not on the graphics board`s memory W3D_NOTVISIBLE The drawing area is not visible W3D_NOZBUFFER No ZBuffer present, although it has been requested W3D_ILLEGALINPUT Less than three vertices were given W3D_QUEUEFAILED The request can't be queued in indirect mode EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_DrawTriangle, W3D_DrawTriFan Warp3D/W3D_DrawTriStripV Warp3D/W3D_DrawTriStripV NAME W3D_DrawTriStripV -- Draw a triangle strip SYNOPSIS success = W3D_DrawTriStripV(context, triangles); d0 a0 a1 ULONG W3D_DrawTriStripV(W3D_Context *, W3D_TrianglesV *); FUNCTION Draw a triangle strip. For more information on triangle strips, see the OpenGL specs. This function may only be used while the hardware is locked. Indirect drawing is not supported for this function. This is the "vectorized" version. Instead of suplying a pointer to an array of vertex structure, you supply a pointer to an array of vertex structure pointers. INPUTS context - pointer to the context. triangles - pointer to a vertex list. Note that this is a W3D_Triangles (trailing s, avoid mixing up with W3D_Traingle) RESULT One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS It worked. W3D_NOTEXTURE No texture given W3D_TEXNOTRESIDENT The texture is not on the graphics board`s memory W3D_NOTVISIBLE The drawing area is not visible W3D_NOZBUFFER No ZBuffer present, although it has been requested W3D_ILLEGALINPUT Less than three vertices were given W3D_QUEUEFAILED The request can't be queued in indirect mode EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_DrawTriangle, W3D_DrawTriFan Warp3D/W3D_FillStencilBuffer Warp3D/W3D_FillStencilBuffer NAME W3D_FillStencilBuffer -- Fill the stencil buffer SYNOPSIS success = W3D_FillStencilBuffer(context, x, y, width, height, depth, data); d0 a0 d0 d1 d2 d3 d4 a1 ULONG W3D_FillStencilBuffer(W3D_Context *, ULONG, ULONG, ULONG, ULONG, ULONG, void *); FUNCTION This function fills the stencil buffer with a rectangular image with the given dimensions. This function may only be used while the hardware is locked, except when indirect drawing is used. INPUTS context - the context x,y - Coordinates into the stencil buffer width - Width of the image data height - Height of the image data depth - Depth of the image data. Must be 8,16 or 32 data - The data itself RESULT One of the following values: W3D_SUCCESS Operation successful W3D_NOSTENCILBUFFER No stencil buffer present (either it`s not allocated, or not supported) W3D_ILLEGALINPUT Illegal depth value W3D_NOTVISIBLE The stencil buffer can not be accessed by the hardware EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_CreateStencilBuffer, W3D_ClearStencilBuffer Warp3D/W3D_Flush Warp3D/W3D_Flush NAME W3D_Flush -- Flush indirect drawing queue SYNOPSIS result = W3D_Flush(context); a0 ULONG W3D_Flush(W3D_Context *); FUNCTION If the given context is not in indirect mode, nothing happens. Otherwise, the internal queue is flushed and all buffered drawing request are drawn. INPUTS context - the context which should be flushed RESULT A value indicating error or success: W3D_SUCCESS success W3D_NOTVISIBLE Locking the hardware was unsuccesful EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_SetState, W3D_CreateContext, W3D_LockHardware, W3D_UnLockHardware Warp3D/W3D_FlushFrame Warp3D/W3D_FlushFrame NAME W3D_FlushFrame -- Flush the current frame SYNOPSIS W3D_FlushFrame(context); a0 void W3D_FlushFrame(W3D_Context*); FUNCTION This function flushes the current frame. It must be called at the end of your drawing when the frame is finished. This function *must* be called by any application, even if you do not "intent" to support CPU drivers (for which this function is mainly designed). INPUTS context - The context to flush RESULT EXAMPLE NOTES If the context is indirect, this function also flushes the Queue. BUGS SEE ALSO Warp3D/W3D_FlushTextures Warp3D/W3D_FlushTextures NAME W3D_FlushTextures -- Release all textures from video ram SYNOPSIS W3D_FlushTextures(context); a0 void W3D_FlushTextures(W3D_Context); FUNCTION This function releases every texture that`s currently on the graphics board`s texture memory. INPUTS context - Pointer to a W3D_Context RESULT None EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_ReleaseTexture Warp3D/W3D_FreeAllTexObj Warp3D/W3D_FreeAllTexObj NAME W3D_FreeAllTexObj -- Free all textures in context SYNOPSIS W3D_FreeAllTexObj(context); a0 void W3D_FreeTexObj(W3D_Context *); FUNCTION Free all texture objects allocated in the current context. INPUTS context - the pointer to the context RESULT EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_FreeTexObj, W3D_AllocTexObj Warp3D/W3D_FreeScreenmodeList Warp3D/W3D_FreeScreenmodeList NAME W3D_FreeScreenmodeList - Free the list of screen modes (V3) SYNOPSIS void W3D_FreeScreenmodeList(W3D_ScreenMode *); W3D_FreeScreenmodeList(list); FUNCTION Frees all resources that are attached to the Screen Mode list which must have been allocated with W3D_GetScreenmodeList. INPUTS list - the list pointer obtained by W3D_GetScreenmodeList RESULT EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_GetScreenmodeList Warp3D/W3D_FreeStencilBuffer Warp3D/W3D_FreeStencilBuffer NAME W3D_FreeStencilBuffer -- Free the stencil buffer SYNOPSIS success = W3D_FreeStencilBuffer(context); d0 a0 ULONG W3D_FreeStencilBuffer(W3D_Context *); FUNCTION Free up all memory associated with the stencil buffer. INPUTS context - the context containing the stencil buffer to be freed RESULT One of the following values: W3D_SUCCESS Operation succesful W3D_NOSTENCILBUFFER No stencil buffer was allocated, or stencil buffering is not supported by the current hardware driver. W3D_NOTVISIBLE The stencil buffer can not be accessed by the hardware EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_CreateStencilBuffer Warp3D/W3D_FreeTexObj Warp3D/W3D_FreeTexObj NAME W3D_FreeTexObj -- Free a texture object SYNOPSIS W3D_FreeTexObj(context, texture); a0 a1 void W3D_FreeTexObj(W3D_Context *, W3D_Texture *); FUNCTION Remove the texture object from the list of textures and free up all resources associated with it. INPUTS context - Pointer to a W3D_Context texture - Pointer to a texture to be released RESULT None EXAMPLE extern W3D_Context *context; void *image = LoadImage("texture.iff"); W3D_Texture *texobj; struct TagItem tags[] = { W3D_ATO_IMAGE, image, W3D_ATO_FORMAT, W3D_A1R5G5B5, W3D_ATO_WITDH, 128, W3D_ATO_HEIGHT, 128, TAG_DONE, 0 }; ULONG error; texobj = W3D_AllocTexObj(context, &error, tags); if (!texobj) { printf("An error has occurred because: An error has occurred (%d)\n", error); } else { ... Draw some cool stuff ... W3D_FreeTexObj(context, texobj); NOTES Free all textures. Even if you can afford the memory loss in main memory, you`ll loose video memory. The `locked` pointers (those to the image and user-defined mipmaps) are now `unlocked`, and may be used again. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_AllocTexObj Warp3D/W3D_FreeZBuffer Warp3D/W3D_FreeZBuffer NAME W3D_FreeZBuffer -- Free ZBuffer SYNOPSIS success = W3D_FreeZBuffer(context); d0 a0 ULONG W3D_FreeZBuffer(W3D_Context *); FUNCTION Free the ZBuffer previously allocated with W3D_AllocZBuffer INPUTS context - Pointer to a W3D_Context RESULT One of the following values: W3D_SUCCESS Success W3D_NOZBUFFER No Z Buffer was allocated W3D_NOTVISIBLE ZBuffer is not visible EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_AllocZBuffer Warp3D/W3D_GetDestFmt Warp3D/W3D_GetDestFmt NAME W3D_GetDestFmt -- Get information about supported formats SYNOPSIS format = W3D_GetDestFmt(); d0 ULONG W3D_GetDestFmt(void); FUNCTION *DEPRECATED* DO NOT USE THIS IN NEW PROJECTS This function can be used to get information about the destination (i.e. screen) format supported by the current driver. The result is a bitmask, with each bit representing a supported format. This function can be used before opening a display, to ensure that only a supported display area is selected. INPUTS None RESULT A bitmask representing supported modes. Currently, some of the following bits: W3D_FMT_CLUT W3D_FMT_R5G5B5 W3D_FMT_B5G5R5 W3D_FMT_R5G5B5PC W3D_FMT_B5G5R5PC W3D_FMT_R5G6B5 W3D_FMT_B5G6R5 W3D_FMT_R5G6B5PC W3D_FMT_B5G6R5PC W3D_FMT_R8G8B8 W3D_FMT_B8G8R8 W3D_FMT_A8R8G8B8 W3D_FMT_A8B8G8R8 W3D_FMT_R8G8B8A8 W3D_FMT_B8G8R8A8 EXAMPLE ULONG fmt = W3D_GetDestFmt(); if (fmt & W3D_FMT_CLUT) printf("Driver supports 8 bit modes\n"); if (fmt & W3D_R5G5B5) printf("Driver supports 15 bit RGB modes\n"); NOTES This function is deprecated and should not be used in future projects. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_CreateContext, W3D_Query, W3D_GetDrivers Warp3D/W3D_GetDrivers Warp3D/W3D_GetDrivers NAME W3D_GetDrivers -- Get the internal list of drivers (V2) SYNOPSIS driverarray = W3D_GetDrivers(); D0 W3D_Driver **W3D_GetDrivers(void); FUNCTION This function returns a (NULL-Terminated) Array of pointers to W3D_Driver structures. You can use these to find a suitable driver, offer the user a selection of hardware, or activate one driver for further queries. INPUTS RESULT driverarray - A null-terminated array of pointers to W3D_Driver structures. EXAMPLE NOTES The returned list is STRICTLY read-only. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_TestMode Warp3D/W3D_GetDriverState Warp3D/W3D_GetDriverState NAME W3D_GetDriverState -- get current state of driver SYNOPSIS result = W3D_GetDriverState(context); d0 a0 ULONG W3D_GetDriverState(W3D_Context *); FUNCTION Return information about the current state of the driver. This function can be used to check if the current driver is able to start rendering now. INPUTS context - The context to check the state for RESULT One of the following values: W3D_SUCCESS Success, rendering possible W3D_NOTVISIBLE Drawing area is not currently on the video card's memory. EXAMPLE if (W3D_SUCCESS == W3D_GetDriverState(context) RenderFrame(); else printf("Error: Bitmap not visible, can't render\n"); NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_LockHardware Warp3D/W3D_GetDriverTexFmtInfo Warp3D/W3D_GetDriverTexFmtInfo NAME W3D_GetDriverTexFmtInfo -- Get information about the texture format (V2) SYNOPSIS info = W3D_GetDriverTexFmtInfo(driver, format, destfmt); d0 a0 d0 d1 ULONG W3D_GetDriverTexInfo(W3D_Driver*, ULONG, ULONG); FUNCTION This function is used to get information about the texture format, i.e. if it`s directly supported by the hardware, or must be converted in some way. Contrary to the similar function W3d_GetTexFmtInfo, this function does not need a context to operate, but can be used to query individual drivers about their texture format capabilities. INPUTS driver - A pointer to a W3D_Driver structure texfmt - The texture format to be queried. Currently, one of the following: W3D_CHUNKY palettized W3D_A1R5G5B5 a rrrrr ggggg bbbbb W3D_R5G6B5 rrrrr gggggg bbbbb W3D_R8G8B8 rrrrrrrr gggggggg bbbbbbbb W3D_A4R4G4B4 aaaa rrrr gggg bbbb W3D_A8R8G8B8 aaaaaaaa rrrrrrrr gggggggg bbbbbbbb W3D_R8G8B8A8 rrrrrrrr gggggggg bbbbbbbb aaaaaaaa W3D_A8 aaaaaaaa W3D_L8 llllllll W3D_L8A8 llllllll aaaaaaaa W3D_I8 iiiiiiii See the main documentation for more information. destfmt - The destination screen format. RESULT A bitvector with the following bits W3D_TEXFMT_FAST Format directly supported by HW W3D_TEXFMT_CLUTFAST Format directly supported in CLUT modes only W3D_TEXFMT_ARGBFAST Format directly supported in direct color modes only W3D_TEXFMT_UNSUPPORTED Format not supported, and can't be emulated W3D_TEXFMT_SUPPORTED Format is supported, although it may be internally converted EXAMPLE NOTES Formats that are not directly supported can still be used for textures. Note, however, that those textures must be converted. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_GetTexFmtInfo() Warp3D/W3D_GetScreenmodeList Warp3D/W3D_GetScreenmodeList NAME W3D_GetScreenmodeList - Return a list of screen modes (V3) SYNOPSIS W3D_ScreenMode *W3D_GetScreenmodeList(void) list = W3D_GetScreenmodeList(); FUNCTION Returns a list of W3D_ScreenMode structures that represent all modes that are usable by Warp3D's drivers. The result is read-only, step through the list by examining the 'Next' field until this is NULL. INPUTS None RESULT list - A pointer to the first W3D_ScreenMode entry or NULL if no screenmode was found EXAMPLE NOTES This function also returns screenmodes which are only usable by software drivers. You should examine the Driver field to find a mode that matches your desired driver. You MUST free this list with W3D_FreeScreenmodeList BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_FreeScreenmodeList Warp3D/W3D_GetState Warp3D/W3D_GetState NAME W3D_GetState -- Get current state of hardware/context SYNOPSIS result = W3D_GetState(context, state); d0 a0 d0 ULONG W3D_GetState(W3D_Context *, ULONG); FUNCTION This function reads the state of the bits in the state field of the context structure. INPUTS context - pointer to a Warp3D context state - The bit that is tested. Currently, this may be one of the following: W3D_AUTOTEXMANAGEMENT automatic texture management W3D_SYNCHRON wait, until HW is idle W3D_INDIRECT buffer drawings until W3D_Flush()'ed W3D_GLOBALTEXENV global texture modes W3D_DOUBLEHEIGHT screen has double height. W3D_FAST Drawing functions may modify passed struc tures W3D_TEXMAPPING texmapping state W3D_PERSPECTIVE perspective correction state W3D_GOURAUD gouraud/flat shading W3D_ZBUFFER Z-Buffer state W3D_ZBUFFERUPDATE Z-Buffer update state W3D_BLENDING Alpha blending state W3D_FOGGING Fogging state W3D_ANTI_POINT Point antialiasing W3D_ANTI_LINE Line antialiasing W3D_ANTI_POLYGON Polygon antialiasing W3D_ANTI_FULLSCREEN Fullscreen antialiasing W3D_DITHERING dithering state W3D_LOGICOP logical operations state W3D_STENCILBUFFER stencil buffer state W3D_ALPHATEST Alpha test state W3D_SPECULAR Specular highlightung state W3D_TEXMAPPING3D 3D texturemapping state W3D_CHROMATEST Chroma test (color keying) RESULT One of the following: W3D_ENABLED the mode is enabled W3D_DISABLED the mode is disabled/not available EXAMPLE if (W3D_ENABLED == W3D_GetState(context, W3D_FOGGING)) { printf("Gee, I can`t see in all this fog\n"); } else { printf("Aha, that`s better\n"); } NOTES Don't use W3D_SYNCHRON, this state might only be useful for debugging purposes. The W3D_FAST mode can speed up your application, always use it, if you don't care what happens to the values in the drawing structures (like W3D_Triangle, W3D_Line etc.) 'Indirect drawing' has the advantage, that the 'locking' time is minimized, please provide at least an option for the user to use it. For more information about the different states, please refer to the Warp3D Programmer Documentation. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_SetState Warp3D/W3D_GetTexFmtInfo Warp3D/W3D_GetTexFmtInfo NAME W3D_GetTexFmtInfo -- Get information about the texture format SYNOPSIS info = W3D_GetTexFmtInfo(context, format, destfmt); d0 a0 d0 d1 ULONG W3D_GetTexInfo(W3D_Context, ULONG, ULONG); FUNCTION This function is used to get information about the texture format, i.e. if it`s directly supported by the hardware, or must be converted in some way. INPUTS context - A valid context pointer texfmt - The texture format to be queried. Currently, one of the following: W3D_CHUNKY palettized W3D_A1R5G5B5 a rrrrr ggggg bbbbb W3D_R5G6B5 rrrrr gggggg bbbbb W3D_R8G8B8 rrrrrrrr gggggggg bbbbbbbb W3D_A4R4G4B4 aaaa rrrr gggg bbbb W3D_A8R8G8B8 aaaaaaaa rrrrrrrr gggggggg bbbbbbbb W3D_R8G8B8A8 rrrrrrrr gggggggg bbbbbbbb aaaaaaaa W3D_A8 aaaaaaaa W3D_L8 llllllll W3D_L8A8 llllllll aaaaaaaa W3D_I8 iiiiiiii See the main documentation for more information. destfmt - The destination screen format. RESULT A bitvector with the following bits W3D_TEXFMT_FAST Format directly supported by HW W3D_TEXFMT_CLUTFAST Format directly supported in CLUT modes only W3D_TEXFMT_ARGBFAST Format directly supported in direct color modes only W3D_TEXFMT_UNSUPPORTED Format not supported, and can't be emulated W3D_TEXFMT_SUPPORTED Format is supported, although it may be internally converted EXAMPLE ULONG info = W3D_GetTexFmtInfo(NULL, W3D_CHUNKY, W3D_FMT_CLUT); if (info & W3D_TEXFMT_CLUTFAST) printf("Supported in CLUT modes\n"); NOTES Formats that are not directly supported can still be used for textures. Note, however, that those textures must be converted. IMPORTANT: Prior to Version 2 of the API, this function could be called with a NULL context to query the default driver. Although this is still possible for backward compatibility reasons, a programmer must not use this feature in new projects, but rather use the new and improved W3D_GetDriverTexFmtInfo() function instead, which is essential for multiple driver support. You may still call this function with a valid context, of course. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_GetDriverTexFmtInfo() Warp3D/W3D_Hint Warp3D/W3D_Hint NAME W3D_Hint -- Hint about rendering quality SYNOPSIS result = W3D_Hint(context, mode, quality); d0 a0 d0 d1 ULONG W3D_Hint(W3D_Context, ULONG, ULONG); FUNCTION Gives Warp3D a hint about the desired quality of some effects. This can be used to improve rendering speed at the cost of display quality. INPUTS context - The context to hint for mode - The mode to hint for. One of the following values W3D_H_TEXMAPPING - quality of general texmapping W3D_H_MIPMAPPING - quality of mipmapping W3D_H_BILINEARFILTER - quality of bilinear filtering W3D_H_MMFILTER - quality of depth filter W3D_H_PERSPECTIVE - quality of perspective correction W3D_H_BLENDING - quality of alpha blending W3D_H_FOGGING - quality of fogging W3D_H_ANTIALIASING - quality of antialiasing W3D_H_DITHERING - quality of dithering W3D_H_ZBUFFER - quality of ZBuffering quality - The desired quality. Possible values are W3D_H_FAST - fast, low quality W3D_H_AVERAGE - average speed, average quality W3D_H_NICE - low speed, high quality RESULT A value indicating success or failure: W3D_SUCCESS Success W3D_ILLEGALINPUT Failure, illegal input EXAMPLE NOTES This function only gives hints to Warp3D. It is possible that it doesn't do anything at all, depending on the possibility the hardware or driver offers. BUGS The ViRGE driver selects it`s filter modes when they are set with W3D_SetFilter, so you have to set the filter modes again when messing with the W3D_H_BILINEARFILTER setting. SEE ALSO Warp3D/W3D_LockHardware Warp3D/W3D_LockHardware NAME W3D_LockHardware -- Gain exclusive hardware access SYNOPSIS res = W3D_LockHardware(context); d0 a0 ULONG W3D_LockHardware(W3D_Context *); FUNCTION This function gains exclusive access to the hardware. It must be called whenever objects are drawn, except when operating in 'indirect render' mode. You should not lock the frame too long, because the system is freezed in locked state. INPUTS context - a pointer to a W3D_Context structure RESULT A value indication success or failure: W3D_SUCCESS - The hardware is locked W3D_NOTVISIBLE - The bitmap is not visible/swapped out of vmem EXAMPLE if (W3D_SUCCESS == W3D_LockHardware(context) { ... Render some stuff ... W3D_UnLockHardware(context); } else { printf("Can`t lock hardware\n"); } NOTES This function may forbid multitasking (depending on the driver), or even disable interrupts. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_UnLockHardware, W3D_SetState Warp3D/W3D_Query Warp3D/W3D_Query NAME W3D_Query -- Query capabilities of the driver SYNOPSIS res = W3D_Query(context, query, destfmt) d0 a0 d0 d1 ULONG W3D_Query(W3D_Context *, ULONG, ULONG); FUNCTION This function is used to query the hardware/driver capabilities. It takes destination formats into account (checking compatibility). INPUTS context - pointer to a W3D_Context query - a value to be queried. Currently, the following values are supported: W3D_Q_DRAW_POINT point drawing W3D_Q_DRAW_LINE line drawing W3D_Q_DRAW_TRIANGLE triangle drawing W3D_Q_DRAW_POINT_X points with size != 1 supported W3D_Q_DRAW_LINE_X lines with width != 1 supported W3D_Q_DRAW_LINE_ST line stippling supported W3D_Q_DRAW_POLY_ST polygon stippling supported W3D_Q_TEXMAPPING texmapping in general W3D_Q_MIPMAPPING mipmapping W3D_Q_BILINEARFILTER bilinear filter W3D_Q_MMFILTER mipmap filter W3D_Q_LINEAR_REPEAT W3D_REPEAT for linear texmapping W3D_Q_LINEAR_CLAMP W3D_CLAMP for linear texmapping W3D_Q_PERPESCTIVE perspective correction W3D_Q_PERSP_REPEAT W3D_REPEAT for persp. texmapping W3D_Q_PERSP_CLAMP W3D_CLAMP for persp. texmapping W3D_Q_ENV_REPLACE texenv REPLACE W3D_Q_ENV_DECAL texenv DECAL W3D_Q_ENV_MODULATE texenv MODULATE W3D_Q_ENV_BLEND texenv BLEND W3D_Q_FLATSHADING flat shading W3D_Q_GOURAUDSHADING gouraud shading W3D_Q_ZBUFFER Z buffer in general W3D_Q_ZBUFFERUPDATE Z buffer update W3D_Q_ZCOMPAREMODES Z buffer compare modes W3D_Q_ALPHATEST alpha test in general W3D_Q_ALPHATESTMODES alpha test modes W3D_Q_BLENDING alpha blending W3D_Q_SRCFACTORS source factors W3D_Q_DESTFACTORS destination factors W3D_Q_FOGGING fogging in general W3D_Q_LINEAR linear fogging W3D_Q_EXPONENTIAL exponential fogging W3D_Q_S_EXPONENTIAL square exponential fogging W3D_Q_ANTIALIASING antialiasing in general W3D_Q_ANTI_POINT point antialiasing W3D_Q_ANTI_LINE line antialiasing W3D_Q_ANTI_POLYGON polygon antialiasing W3D_Q_ANTI_FULLSCREEN fullscreen antialiasing W3D_Q_DITHERING dithering W3D_Q_SCISSOR scissor test W3D_Q_MAXTEXWIDTH max. texture width W3D_Q_MAXTEXHEIGHT max. texture height W3D_Q_RECTTEXTURES rectangular textures W3D_Q_LOGICOP logical operations W3D_Q_MASKING color/index masking W3D_Q_STENCILBUFFER stencil buffer in general W3D_Q_STENCIL_MASK mask value W3D_Q_STENCIL_FUNC stencil functions W3D_Q_STENCIL_SFAIL stencil operation SFAIL W3D_Q_STENCIL_DPFAIL stencil operation DPFAIL W3D_Q_STENCIL_DPPASS stencil operation DPPASS W3D_Q_STENCIL_WRMASK stencil buffer supports write masking W3D_Q_PALETTECONV driver can use texture with a pallett e other than the screen palette on 8 bit screens W3D_Q_DRAW_POINT_FX driver supports point fx (fog, zbuffer ) W3D_Q_DRAW_POINT_TEX driver supports points textured W3D_Q_DRAW_LINE_FX driver supports line fx W3D_Q_DRAW_LINE_TEX driver supports textured lines W3D_Q_SPECULAR driver supports specular reflection destfmt - The destination format RESULT Depends on the item. With most of the "is this supported"-type queries, one of the following constants is returned: W3D_FULLY_SUPPORTED Completely supported by driver W3D_PARTIALLY_SUPPORTED Only partially supported W3D_NOT_SUPPORTED Not supported With "what is the value"-type queries like W3D_Q_MAXTEXWIDTH, an ULONG is returned. EXAMPLE switch(W3D_Query(context, W3D_Q_TEXMAPING, destfmt)) { case W3D_FULLY_SUPPORTED: printf("Completely supported by driver\n"); break; case W3D_PARTIALLY_SUPPORTED: printf("Only partially supported\n"); break; case W3D_NOT_SUPPORTED: printf("Not supported\n"); break; } NOTES Regarding chunky/ARGB combinations: You are advised that you always use chunky textures with chunky screens only, and ARGB textures with ARGB screens IMPORTANT: Prior to Version 2 of the API, the W3D_Query function could be called with a NULL pointer instead of a context. Although this possibility is still supported for backward compatibility, the programmer is strictly encouraged to use the new W3D_QueryDriver function instead. The W3D_QueryDriver function may be used to directly query a specific driver for capabilities, which is essential when working with V2+ and multiple drivers. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_QueryDriver() Warp3D/W3D_QueryDriver Warp3D/W3D_QueryDriver NAME W3D_QueryDriver -- Query capabilities of any driver (V2) SYNOPSIS res = W3D_QueryDriver(driver, query, destfmt) d0 a0 d0 d1 ULONG W3D_QueryDriver(W3D_Driver *, ULONG, ULONG); FUNCTION This function is similar to the W3D_Query function, only that it does not require a context but rather operates on a driver obtained by W3D_GetDrivers(). INPUTS driver - A pointer to a W3D_Driver structure obtained by W3D_GetDrivers() query - The data item to be queried. See W3D_Query() for a list of available query items. destfmt - The destination format you intend to use. RESULT One of the following values is returned: W3D_FULLY_SUPPORTED Completely supported by driver W3D_PARTIALLY_SUPPORTED Only partially supported W3D_NOT_SUPPORTED Not supported EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_Query(), W3D_GetDrivers() Warp3D/W3D_ReadStencilPixel Warp3D/W3D_ReadStencilPixel NAME W3D_ReadStencilPixel -- Read a pixel from the stencil buffer SYNOPSIS success = W3D_ReadStencilPixel(context, x, y, st); d0 a0 d0 d1 a1 ULONG W3D_ReadStencilPixel(W3D_Context *, ULONG, ULONG, ULONG *); FUNCTION Read the stencil buffer pixel at x,y into the variable pointed to by st. This function may only be used while the hardware is locked, except when indirect drawing is used. INPUTS context - The context to use x,y - Coordinates of point st - Pointer to a variable to hold the read pixel RESULT One of the following values: W3D_SUCCESS Operation successful W3D_NOSTENCILBUFFER No stencil buffer present W3D_NOTVISIBLE The stencil buffer can not be accessed by the hardware W3D_NOTVISIBLE Indirect mode only. Locking failed. EXAMPLE NOTES This function is primarly intended for OpenGL implementations, which might need access to the stencil buffer. This function is slow and should normally not be called. Important note: In indirect mode you have to make sure, that the stencil buffer is up to date, no Flush is internally done by this function. You have to call W3D_Flush, if the stencil buffer is not up to date yet. BUGS Indirect mode: the hardware is internally not locked for performance reasons, therefore the result might be wrong, if the corresponding buffer is swapped out. SEE ALSO W3D_ReadStencilSpan Warp3D/W3D_ReadStencilSpan Warp3D/W3D_ReadStencilSpan NAME W3D_ReadStencilSpan -- Read a range of stencil buffer pixels SYNOPSIS success = W3D_ReadStencilSpan(context, x, y, n, st); d0 a0 d0 d1 d2 a1 ULONG W3D_ReadStencilSpan(W3D_Context *, ULONG, ULONG, ULONG, ULONG []); FUNCTION Read a span of pixel value from the stencil buffer. The resulting pixels are put into the memory area pointed to by st. This function may only be used while the hardware is locked, except when indirect drawing is used. INPUTS context - The context x,y - Coordinates of span start n - Number of pixels to read st - pointer to the array to hold the pixel RESULT One of the following values: W3D_SUCCESS Operation successful W3D_NOSTENCILBUFFER No stencil buffer found W3D_NOTVISIBLE The stencil buffer can not be accessed by the hardware W3D_NOTVISIBLE Indirect mode only. Locking failed. EXAMPLE NOTES If you need to read more than one consecutive pixel, use this function instead of calling the single pixel version repeatedly. This function is primarly intended for OpenGL implementations, which might need access to the stencil buffer. This function is slow and should normally not be called. Important note: In indirect mode you have to make sure, that the stencil buffer is up to date, no Flush is internally done by this function. You have to call W3D_Flush, if the stencil buffer is not up to date yet. BUGS Indirect mode: the hardware is internally not locked for performance reasons, therefore the result might be wrong, if the corresponding buffer is swapped out. SEE ALSO W3D_ReadStencilPixel Warp3D/W3D_ReadZPixel Warp3D/W3D_ReadZPixel NAME W3D_ReadZPixel -- Read a pixel value from the ZBuffer SYNOPSIS success = W3D_ReadZPixel(context, x, y, z); d0 a0 d0 d1 a1 ULONG W3D_ReadZPixel(W3D_Context *, ULONG, ULONG, W3D_Double *); FUNCTION Read ZBuffer pixel x,y into variable pointed to by z; This function may only be used while the hardware is locked, except when indirect drawing is used. INPUTS context - pointer to the context x,y - coordinates of pixel z - pointer to a W3D_Double RESULT One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS Successful operation W3D_NOZBUFFER No ZBuffer was allocated W3D_NOTVISIBLE ZBuffer is not visible EXAMPLE NOTES This function is primarly intended for OpenGL implementations, which might need access to the Z buffer. This function is slow and should normally not be called. * IMPORTANT NOTE: * For speed reasons, this call is *NOT* compatible with indirect drawing. To use this call with indirect mode, you have to manually W3D_Flush, and, should you use any drawing calls, you'll have to W3D_Flush again. BUGS Indirect mode: the hardware is internally not locked for performance reasons, therefore the result might be wrong, if the corresponding buffer is swapped out. SEE ALSO W3D_ReadZSpan Warp3D/W3D_ReadZSpan Warp3D/W3D_ReadZSpan NAME W3D_ReadZSpan -- read a range of ZBuffer pixels SYNOPSIS success = W3D_ReadZSpan(context, x, y, n, z); d0 a0 d0 d1 d2 a1 ULONG W3D_ReadZSpan(W3D_Context *, ULONG, ULONG, ULONG, W3D_Double []); FUNCTION Read a span of ZBuffer pixels into an array pointed to by the z parameter. This function may only be used while the hardware is locked, except when indirect drawing is used. INPUTS context - Pointer to the context x,y - Coordinates of pixels n - Number of pixels to read z - Array of W3D_Double to fill. Note that the array must be large enough (i.e. at least n) RESULT One of the following values W3D_SUCCESS Operation successful W3D_NOZBUFFER No ZBuffer was allocated W3D_NOTVISIBLE ZBuffer is not visible EXAMPLE NOTES You should use this function instead of W3D_ReadZPixel if you`re going to read more pixels than just one. This function is primarly intended for OpenGL implementations, which might need access to the Z buffer. This function is slow and should normally not be called. * IMPORTANT NOTE: * For speed reasons, this call is *NOT* compatible with indirect drawing. To use this call with indirect mode, you have to manually W3D_Flush, and, should you use any drawing calls, you'll have to W3D_Flush again. BUGS Indirect mode: the hardware is internally not locked for performance reasons, therefore the result might be wrong, if the corresponding buffer is swapped out. SEE ALSO W3D_ReadZPixel Warp3D/W3D_ReleaseTexture Warp3D/W3D_ReleaseTexture NAME W3D_ReleaseTexture -- Release texture from video ram SYNOPSIS W3D_ReleaseTexture(context, texture); a0 a1 void W3D_ReleaseTexture(W3D_Context *, W3D_Texture *); FUNCTION Release a texture from video ram. This frees the memory allocated by that texture. INPUTS context - Pointer to a W3D_Context texture - Pointer to the texture to be released RESULT None EXAMPLE extern W3D_Texture *texture; extern W3D_Context *context; W3D_ReleaseTexture(context, texture); NOTES This call does nothing if W3D_AUTOTEXMANAGEMENT is set in the context`s state. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_UploadTexture Warp3D/W3D_RequestMode Warp3D/W3D_RequestMode NAME W3D_RequestMode -- Request a screen mode (V2) SYNOPSIS ModeID = W3D_RequestMode(taglist); D0 a0 ULONG W3D_RequestMode(struct TagItem *); FUNCTION This function presents the user with an ASL-Type screen mode requester. The mode requester will only include those screen modes that are supported by the specified combination of tag items. INPUTS taglist - A taglist of W3D_SMR_#? items. The following items are defined: W3D_SMR_SIZEFILTER (BOOL) If set to TRUE, filter ASLSM_MinWidth, ASLSM_MinHeight, ASLSM_MaxWidth, ASL_MaxHeight W3D_SMR_DRIVER (W3D_Driver *) A pointer to a W3D_Driver structure that you want to use. If this tag is specified, the screen modes in the requester will all be compatible with this driver. W3D_SMR_DESTFMT (W3D_FMT_#? constants) The screen/bitmap formats you want to use. If this tag is active, all screenmodes will be filtered accordingly. You may specify a bitmask to get more than one format. W3D_SMR_TYPE (W3D_DRIVER_3DHW/W3D_DRIVER_CPU) Specifies if you want to filter the screen modes according to the driver type. If this is set to W3D_DRIVER_CPU, only the active CPU driver is used for filtering. Otherwise, all modes of all hardware is filtered, unless the W3D_SMR_DRIVER tag specifies a special driver. ASLSM_??? You may give an arbitrary number of ASLSM_#? tags that will be passed to asl.library. Most notably, these include those tags the localize the requester or modify the look, including position and size. Most notably, the ASLSM_Min#? and ASLSM_Max#? tags may be used in a special meaning if the W3D_SMR_SIZEFILTER tag item is present and set to TRUE. Not all of the combinations make sense, for example, specifiying W3D_SMR_TYPE together with W3D_SMR_DRIVER. RESULT ModeID - The ModeID the user selected, or INVALID_ID if the requester was cancelled. EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_SelectDriver() Warp3D/W3D_SetAlphaMode Warp3D/W3D_SetAlphaMode NAME W3D_SetAlpha -- Set the alpha test mode SYNOPSIS success = W3D_SetAlphaMode(context, mode, refval); d0 a0 d1 a1 ULONG W3D_SetAlphaMode(W3D_Context, ULONG, W3D_Float *); FUNCTION This function defines the way the alpha test is performed. This test compares the incoming pixel's alpha value with the reference value, and decides, depending on the set mode, if the pixel is discarded or not. INPUTS context - The context mode - The alpha test mode. One of the following: W3D_A_NEVER Always discard W3D_A_LESS Draw, if value < refvalue W3D_A_GEQUAL Draw, if value >= refvalue W3D_A_LEQUAL Draw, if value <= refvalue W3D_A_GREATER Draw, if value > refvalue W3D_A_NOTEQUAL Draw, if value != refvalue W3D_A_ALWAYS always draw refvalue - Pointer to the alpha reference value. Must be in the interval [0..1] RESULT One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS Success W3D_ILLEGALINPUT Illegal alpha mode W3D_UNSUPPORTEDATEST Alpha test unsupported W3D_NOTVISIBLE Indirect mode only. Locking failed. EXAMPLE NOTES Alpha testing is probably not supported on older 3D hardware. BUGS SEE ALSO Warp3D/W3D_SetBlendMode Warp3D/W3D_SetBlendMode NAME W3D_SetBlendMode -- Set the blending mode SYNOPSIS success = W3D_SetBlendMode(context, srcfunc, dstfunc); d0 a0 d0 d1 ULONG W3D_SetBlendMode(W3D_Context *, ULONG, ULONG); FUNCTION Sets the blending mode. Blending has to be enabled using W3D_SetState. For more information about the blending modes, see the OpenGL specs. INPUTS context - pointer to the W3D_Context srcfunc - The mode for the source pixel. Values are: W3D_ZERO W3D_ONE W3D_DST_COLOR W3D_ONE_MINUS_DST_COLOR W3D_SRC_ALPHA W3D_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA W3D_DST_ALPHA W3D_ONE_MINUS_DST_ALPHA W3D_SRC_ALPHA_SATURATE W3D_CONSTANT_COLOR W3D_ONE_MINUS_CONSTANT_COLOR W3D_CONSTANT_ALPHA W3D_ONE_MINUS_CONSTANT_ALPHA dstfunc - Mode for the destination: W3D_ZERO W3D_ONE W3D_SRC_COLOR W3D_ONE_MINUS_SRC_COLOR W3D_SRC_ALPHA W3D_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA W3D_DST_ALPHA W3D_ONE_MINUS_DST_ALPHA W3D_CONSTANT_COLOR W3D_ONE_MINUS_CONSTANT_COLOR W3D_CONSTANT_ALPHA W3D_ONE_MINUS_CONSTANT_ALPHA RESULT One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS Success W3D_ILLEGALINPUT Illegal alpha blend mode W3D_UNSUPPORTEDBLEND Mode is not supported by current driver W3D_NOTVISIBLE Indirect mode only. Locking failed. EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_SetState, W3D_GetState Warp3D/W3D_SetChromaTestBounds Warp3D/W3D_SetChromaTestBounds NAME W3D_SetChromaTestBounds -- Set range for color keying SYNOPSIS res = W3D_SetChromaTestBounds(context, texture, lower, upper, mode) d0 a0 a1 d0 d1 d2 ULONG W3D_SetChromaTestBounds(W3D_Context *, W3D_Texture *, ULONG, ULONG, ULON G); FUNCTION Sets the bounds for chroma testing. All colors inside the range defined by bounds are treated normally, while pixels outside the range are not drawn. INPUTS context - pointer to a context to use texture - pointer to a texture lower - lower bound. upper - upper bound mode - chroma test mode The following values are possible: W3D_CHROMATEST_NONE disable chroma testing W3D_CHROMATEST_INCLUSIVE texels within the specified range pass the test (i.e. get drawn) W3D_CHROMATEST_EXCLUSIVE only texels outside the specified range are drawn, others are rejected. RESULT One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS Success W3D_UNSUPPORTED Chroma keying is not supported on this hardware EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO Warp3D/W3D_SetColorMask Warp3D/W3D_SetColorMask NAME W3D_SetColorMask -- Set mask for drawing SYNOPSIS success = W3D_SetColorMask(context, red, green, blue, alpha); d0 a0 d0 d1 d2 d3 ULONG W3D_SetColorMask(W3D_Context *, W3D_Bool, W3D_Bool, W3D_Bool, W3D_Bool); FUNCTION This function defines the mask for all drawing operations in direct color mode (15/16/24/32 bit modes). INPUTS context - the context red green blue alpha - If set to FALSE, the component should be masked out. RESULT W3D_SUCCESS Success W3D_MASKNOTSUPPORTED Masking is not supported by the current driver W3D_NOTVISIBLE Indirect mode only. Locking failed. EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_SetPenMask Warp3D/W3D_SetCurrentColor Warp3D/W3D_SetCurrentColor NAME W3D_SetCurrentColor -- Set color for single-color operations SYNOPSIS ret = W3D_SetCurrentColor(context, color); a0 a1 ULONG W3D_SetCurrentColor(W3D_Context *, W3D_Color *); FUNCTION Defines the color to use for operations where one single color is used, i.e. flat-shaded opbjects. This color is only used for RGBA destinations. INPUTS context - Context pointer color - Pointer to a color to use RESULT W3D_QUEUFAIL Queueing failed in indirect mode W3D_NOTVISIBLE Locking failed in indirect mode EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO Warp3D/W3D_SetCurrentPen Warp3D/W3D_SetCurrentPen NAME W3D_SetCurrentPen -- Set pen for single-color operations SYNOPSIS W3D_SetCurrentPen(context, pen); a0 d1 void W3D_SetCurrentPen(W3D_Context *, ULONG); FUNCTION Define the pen to use for single-color operations, such as flat-shaded objects. The pen setting is olny used for chunky destinations. INPUTS context - a context pointer pen - the pen number to use RESULT W3D_QUEUFAIL Queueing failed in indirect mode W3D_NOTVISIBLE Locking failed in indirect mode EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO Warp3D/W3D_SetDrawRegion Warp3D/W3D_SetDrawRegion NAME W3D_SetDrawRegion -- Set the clipping rectangle SYNOPSIS success = W3D_SetDrawRegion(context, bm, yoffset, scissor); d0 a0 a1 d1 a2 ULONG W3D_SetDrawRegion(W3D_Context *, struct BitMap *, ULONG, W3D_Scissor *); FUNCTION This function defines/changes the current drawing region. It's used for multibuffering and clipping. INPUTS context - The context bm - The bitmap to draw to. If NULL, the old bitmap is used yoffset - The vertical offset for the top-left edge. Used for multibuffering. scissor - If not NULL, defines the scissoring region. All values are taken to be relative to (0, yoffset) in the bitmap. RESULT One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS Success. W3D_ILLEGALBITMAP Illegal bitmap W3D_UNSUPPORTEDFMT Unsupported format W3D_NOTVISIBLE Indirect mode only. Locking failed. EXAMPLE NOTES Due to constraints on bitmap placement in some drivers, bitmap data must be aligned to 8 byte boundaries BUGS SEE ALSO Warp3D/W3D_SetDrawRegionWBM Warp3D/W3D_SetDrawRegionWBM NAME W3D_SetDrawRegionWBM -- Set the clipping rectangle for a W3D_Bitmap SYNOPSIS success = W3D_SetDrawRegion(context, bm, scissor); d0 a0 a1 a2 ULONG W3D_SetDrawRegion(W3D_Context *, W3D_Bitmap *, W3D_Scissor *); FUNCTION This function defines/changes the current drawing region. It's used for multibuffering and clipping. The only difference to W3D_SetDrawRegion is the bitmap used. INPUTS context - The context bm - The bitmap to draw to. If NULL, the old bitmap is used scissor - If not NULL, defines the scissoring region. All values are taken to be relative to (0, yoffset) in the bitmap. RESULT One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS Success. W3D_ILLEGALBITMAP Illegal bitmap W3D_UNSUPPORTEDFMT Unsupported format EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_SetDrawRegion Warp3D/W3D_SetFilter Warp3D/W3D_SetFilter NAME W3D_SetFilter -- Set the filter method SYNOPSIS res = W3D_SetFilter(context, texture, MinFilter, MagFilter); d0 a0 a1 d0 d1 ULONG W3D_SetFilter(W3D_Context *, W3D_Texture *, ULONG, ULONG); FUNCTION Set the texture`s filter mode. The filter mode used is texture dependant, so it is possible to set different filter modes for different texture. INPUTS context - Pointer to a W3D_Context texture - Pointer to the texture to be modified MinFilter - Minification filter. May be one of the following: W3D_NEAREST no mipmapping, no filtering W3D_LINEAR no mipmapping, bilinear filtering W3D_NEAREST_MIP_NEAREST mippmapping, no filtering W3D_LINEAR_MIP_NEAREST mipmapping, bilinear filtering W3D_NEAREST_MIP_LINEAR mipmapping filtered, no filtering on t exture W3D_LINEAR_MIP_LINEAR mippmapping with trilinear filtering MagFilter - Magnification filter. One of these: W3D_NEAREST no filtering W3D_LINEAR Bilinear filtering RESULT A value indicating success of failure. May be one of the following: W3D_SUCCESS Success W3D_ILLEGALINPUT Illegal values for Min/MagFilter W3D_UNSUPPORTEDFILTER Desired filter not supported by driver W3D_WARNING Success, but the filter mode was adjusted, because *_MIP_* was given for a texture without mipmaps W3D_NOTVISIBLE Indirect mode only. Locking failed. EXAMPLE NOTES Some hardware may ignore the MagFilter. In this case, the MinFilter is used even if the texture is enlarged. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_Query, W3D_GetTexFmtInfo Warp3D/W3D_SetFogParams Warp3D/W3D_SetFogParams NAME W3D_SetFogParams -- Set fog parameters SYNOPSIS success = W3D_SetFogParams(context, fogparams, fogmode); d0 a0 a1 d1 ULONG W3D_SetFogParams(W3D_Context *, W3D_Fog *, ULONG); FUNCTION This function defines fogging parameters and modes. INPUTS context - The context to be modified fogparams - Pointer to a W3D_Fog. fogmode - The type of fog. W3D_FOG_LINEAR Linear fog W3D_FOG_EXP Exponential fog W3D_FOG_EXP_2 Square exponential fogging RESULT One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS Success W3D_ILLEGALINPUT Illegal input W3D_UNSUPPORTEDFOG Fog mode is not supported by current driver W3D_NOTVISIBLE Indirect mode only. Locking failed. EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO Warp3D/W3D_SetLogicOp Warp3D/W3D_SetLogicOp NAME W3D_SetLogicOp -- Define logical operation SYNOPSIS success = W3D_SetLogicOp(context, operation); d0 a0 d1 ULONG W3D_SetLogicOp(W3D_Context *, ULONG); FUNCTION Set the logical operation. For further information, see the OpenGL specs. INPUTS context - Same as ever operation - The logical operation desired. Possible values are: W3D_LO_CLEAR dest = 0 W3D_LO_AND dest = source & dest W3D_LO_AND_REVERSE dest = source & !dest W3D_LO_COPY dest = source W3D_LO_AND_INVERTED dest = !source & dest W3D_LO_NOOP dest = dest W3D_LO_XOR dest = source ^ dest W3D_LO_OR dest = source | dest W3D_LO_NOR dest = !(source | dest) W3D_LO_EQUIV dest = !(source ^ dest) W3D_LO_INVERT dest = !dest W3D_LO_OR_REVERSE dest = source | !dest W3D_LO_COPY_INVERTED dest = !source W3D_LO_OR_INVERTED dest = !source | dest W3D_LO_NAND dest = !(source & dest) W3D_LO_SET dest = 1 RESULT W3D_SUCCESS Success W3D_ILLEGALINPUT Wrong operation W3D_UNSUPPORTEDLOGICOP Unsupported by current driver W3D_NOTVISIBLE Indirect mode only. Locking failed. EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO Warp3D/W3D_SetPenMask Warp3D/W3D_SetPenMask NAME W3D_SetPenMask -- set a pen mask for drawing operations SYNOPSIS ret = W3D_SetPenMask(context, indexmask) d0 a0 d1 ULONG W3D_SetPenMask(W3D_Context *, ULONG); FUNCTION This function defines the mask for all drawing operations in chunky modes (8 bit modes). INPUTS context - The context to use indexmask - A bitmask which is applied to chunky pixels RESULT W3D_SUCCESS Success W3D_MASKNOTSUPPORTED Masking is not supported by the current driver W3D_NOTVISIBLE Indirect mode only. Locking failed. EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_SetColorMask Warp3D/W3D_SetScissor Warp3D/W3D_SetScissor NAME W3D_SetScissor -- (Re-) Set the clipping rectangle SYNOPSIS W3D_SetScissor(context,scissor); a0 a1 void W3D_SetScissor(W3D_Context* context, W3D_Scissor* scissor); FUNCTION This function sets or resets the clipping rectangle while retaining the current drawing region. INPUTS context - The context structure scissor - A new scissor or NULL for full-screen/no clipping RESULT EXAMPLE NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_SetDrawRegion() Warp3D/W3D_SetState Warp3D/W3D_SetState NAME W3D_SetState -- Enable or disable hardware and context states SYNOPSIS success = W3D_SetState(context, state, newstate); d0 a0 d0 d1 ULONG W3D_SetState(W3D_Context *, ULONG, ULONG); FUNCTION This function is used to enable or disable hardware effects or context states. Success or failure depends on the hardware`s ability to use the effect. Some hardware may not even be able to switch off some effects. INPUTS context - pointer to a W3D_Context state - state to be changed. Current states are listed here. For a more detailed description, read the doc files. W3D_AUTOTEXMANAGEMENT automatic texture management W3D_SYNCHRON wait, until HW is idle W3D_INDIRECT buffer drawings until W3D_Flush()'ed W3D_GLOBALTEXENV global texture modes W3D_DOUBLEHEIGHT screen has double height W3D_FAST Drawing functions may modify passed str uctures W3D_TEXMAPPING texmapping state W3D_PERSPECTIVE perspective correction state W3D_GOURAUD gouraud/flat shading W3D_ZBUFFER Z-Buffer state W3D_ZBUFFERUPDATE Z-Buffer update state W3D_BLENDING Alpha blending state W3D_FOGGING Fogging state W3D_ANTI_POINT Point antialiasing W3D_ANTI_LINE Line antialiasing W3D_ANTI_POLYGON Polygon antialiasing W3D_ANTI_FULLSCREEN Fullscreen antialiasing W3D_DITHERING dithering state W3D_LOGICOP logical operations state W3D_STENCILBUFFER stencil buffer state W3D_ALPHATEST alpha test operation W3D_SPECULAR Specular highlightung state W3D_TEXMAPPING3D 3D texturemapping state W3D_SCISSOR Scissor test W3D_CHROMATEST Chroma testing (i.e. color k eying) newstate - indicates what should be done to the state bit: W3D_ENABLE try to switch this feature on W3D_DISABLE try to switch it off RESULT One of two constants: W3D_SUCCESS the operation was successful W3D_UNSUPPORTEDSTATE the operation can not be done EXAMPLE if (W3D_UNSUPPORTEDSTATE == W3D_SetState(context, W3D_ANTI_FULLSCREEN, W3D_ENABLE)) { printf("This hardware does not support fullscreen antialiasing\n"); } else { printf("Fullscreen antialiasing enabled\n"); } NOTES It's not required to check the return value, however, do not assume anything. The current hardware may not have any restrictions on using i.e. Z buffering, but future hardware may. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_GetState, W3D_Query Warp3D/W3D_SetStencilFunc Warp3D/W3D_SetStencilFunc NAME W3D_SetStencilFunc -- Set stencil function SYNOPSIS success = W3D_SetStencilFunc(context, func, refvalue, mask); d0 a0 d0 d1 d2 ULONG W3D_SetStencilMode(W3D_Context *, ULONG, ULONG, ULONG); FUNCTION Set the stencil test function, as used by the OpenGL render pipeline. For more information, refer to the OpenGL specs. INPUTS context - W3D context structure func - stencil test function. Possible value are: W3D_ST_NEVER don't draw pixel W3D_ST_ALWAYS draw always W3D_ST_LESS draw, if refvalue < ST W3D_ST_LEQUAL draw, if refvalue <= ST W3D_ST_EQUAL draw, if refvalue == ST W3D_ST_GEQUAL draw, if refvalue >= ST W3D_ST_GREATER draw, if refvalue > ST W3D_ST_NOTEQUAL draw, if refvalue != ST refvalue - reference value (0-255) used for the stencil test mask - mask value applied to 'refvalue' and to the stencil buffer content RESULT W3D_SUCCESS Success W3D_ILLEGALINPUT Illegal input W3D_UNSUPPORTEDSTTEST Not supported by current driver W3D_NOTVISIBLE Indirect mode only. Locking failed. EXAMPLE NOTES Stencil buffering is only supported by newer hardware Note that the stencil test has to be enabled using W3D_SetState. BUGS SEE ALSO Warp3D/W3D_SetStencilOp Warp3D/W3D_SetStencilOp NAME W3D_SetStencilOp -- Set stencil operation SYNOPSIS success = W3D_SetStencilOp(context, sfail, dpfail, dppass); d0 a0 d0 d1 d2 ULONG W3D_SetStencilOp(W3D_Context *, ULONG, ULONG, ULONG); FUNCTION Set the stencil test operation, as used by the OpenGL render pipeline. For more information, refer to the OpenGL specs. INPUTS context - context pointer dpfail - action, if depth test fails dppass - action, if depth test succeeds. Possible values are (for all three mentioned cases): W3D_ST_KEEP keep stencil buffer value W3D_ST_ZERO clear stencil buffer value W3D_ST_REPLACE replace by reference value W3D_ST_INCR increment W3D_ST_DECR decrement W3D_ST_INVERT invert bitwise RESULT W3D_SUCCESS Success W3D_ILLEGALINPUT Illegal input W3D_UNSUPPORTEDSTTEST Not supported by current driver W3D_NOTVISIBLE Indirect mode only. Locking failed. EXAMPLE NOTES Stencil buffering is only supported on newer hardware. Note that the stencil test has to be enabled using W3D_SetState. BUGS SEE ALSO Warp3D/W3D_SetTexEnv Warp3D/W3D_SetTexEnv NAME W3D_SetTexEnv -- Set texture environment parameters SYNOPSIS success = W3D_SetTexEnv(context, texture, envparam, envcolor); d0 a0 a1 d1 a2 ULONG W3D_SetTexEnv(W3D_Context *, W3D_Texture *, ULONG, W3D_Color *); FUNCTION This function is used to set the texture environment parameters. These parameters define how a texture is applied to a drawn primitive. This also involves lit-texturing, and unlit-texturing. INPUTS context - a pointer to a W3D_Context (surprise !:) texture - a pointer to the texture object to be modified envparam - the environment parameter. One of the following: W3D_REPLACE Unlit texturing W3D_DECAL Lit texturing using the alpha component as blending value W3D_MODULATE Lit texturing by modulation of source and destination. Modulation means source and destination are multiplied. W3D_BLEND Blending with the color in envcolor. envcolor - Only specified when envparam == W3D_BLEND. The given color value is used for blending with the texture. Must be NULL for all other envparams. RESULT A value indicating success or failure. Current values are: W3D_SUCCESS (guess :) W3D_ILLEGALINPUT Unknown envparam given W3D_UNSUPPORTEDTEXENV Not supported by the current driver W3D_NOTVISIBLE Indirect mode only. Locking failed. EXAMPLE NOTES The texture environment is texture-specific by default. By enabling the W3D_GLOBALTEXENV state using W3D_SetState() the texture environment can be made global for all textures (this is the case in OpenGL, for example). BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_GetTexFmtInfo Warp3D/W3D_SetWrapMode Warp3D/W3D_SetWrapMode NAME W3D_SetWrapMode -- Set the texture`s wrapping mode SYNOPSIS success = W3D_SetWrapMode(context, texture, mode_s, mode_t, border); d0 a0 a1 d0 d1 a2 ULONG W3D_SetWrapMode(W3D_Context *, W3D_Texture *, ULONG, ULONG, W3D_Color *); FUNCTION Sets the texture`s wrapping mode. INPUTS context - A W3D_Context pointer texture - The texture to be modified mode_s - The wrapping in s direction (vertical). Can be one of the following constants: W3D_REPEAT Texture is repeated W3D_CLAMP Texture is clamped, the border is filled with the color given in border. mode_t - Wrapping in t direction (horizontal). Same as above. border - A pointer to a W3D_Color used for the border (when clamping). RESULT A value indicating success or failure. One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS - Success W3D_ILLEGALINPUT - Illegal wrap mode W3D_UNSUPPORTEDWRAPMODE - The desired wrap mode is not supported by the current driver EXAMPLE NOTES The Virge does not allow asymmetric wrapping, therefore you should use the query facility, if asymmetric wrapping is possible. You should usually use W3D_REPEAT, since W3D_CLAMP is currently not possible with the Virge. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_Query, W3D_GetTexFmtInfo Warp3D/W3D_SetWriteMask Warp3D/W3D_SetWriteMask NAME W3D_SetWriteMask -- write protext bits in the stencil buffer SYNOPSIS success = W3D_SetWriteMask(context, mask); d0 a0 d1 ULONG W3D_SetWriteMask(W3D_Context *, ULONG); FUNCTION Defines which bits of the stencil buffer are write protected INPUTS context - context pointer mask - a bitmask, indicationg which bits of the stencil buffer should be write-protected. Setting a bit to 1 allows write access, while a 0 bit protects it from writing RESULT W3D_SUCCESS success W3D_UNSOPPORTEDTEST Not supported by current driver W3D_NOTVISIBLE Indirect mode only. Locking failed. EXAMPLE NOTES Stencil buffering is only supported on newer hardware. Note that the stencil test has to be enabled using W3D_SetState. BUGS SEE ALSO Warp3D/W3D_SetZCompareMode Warp3D/W3D_SetZCompareMode NAME W3D_SetZCompareMode -- Set the ZBuffer compare mode SYNOPSIS success = W3D_SetZCompareMode(context, mode); d0 a0 d1 ULONG W3D_SetZCompareMode(W3d_Context *, ULONG); FUNCTION Set the compare mode used by ZBuffering. This mode determines what will be drawn depending on the z coordinate of the primitive to be drawn, and the value currently in the ZBuffer. For more information on ZBuffering, see the OpenGL specs, or get a textbook about Computer Graphics. INPUTS context - A context pointer mode - The ZBuffer compare mode. One of the following values: W3D_Z_NEVER Never pass, discard pixel W3D_Z_LESS Draw if z < zbuffer W3D_Z_GEQUAL Draw if z >= zbuffer W3D_Z_LEQUAL Draw if z <= zbuffer W3D_Z_GREATER Draw if z > zbuffer W3D_Z_NOTEQUAL Draw if z != zbuffer W3D_Z_EQUAL Draw if Z == zbuffer W3D_Z_ALWAYS Always draw RESULT One of the following values: W3D_SUCCESS Operation successful W3D_ILLEGLAINPUT Illegal compare mode W3D_UNSUPPORTEDZCMP Comparemode unsupported by current driver W3D_NOTVISIBLE Indirect mode only. Locking failed. EXAMPLE NOTES W3D_Z_LESS is the "normal" behavior (i.e. depth cueing), while W3D_Z_NOTEQUAL can be used as a poor man's stencil buffering. When mixing software and hardware rendering (for example in OpenGL implementations, then you should be aware, that using some of the Z compare modes (i.e. W3D_Z_EQUAL, W3D_Z_NOTEQUAL) might not work correctly, since the results of the software engine might not be exactly the same as the results of the hardware engine. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_ClearZBuffer Warp3D/W3D_TestMode Warp3D/W3D_TestMode NAME W3D_TestMode -- Test Mode and return driver (V2) SYNOPSIS driver = W3D_TestMode(modeid); D0 D0 W3D_Driver *W3D_TestMode(ULONG); FUNCTION Given a standard ModeID, this function tests if there is a driver available for this DisplayID. A hardware driver is preferred, although it will return a CPU driver (if found) in case none of the installed hardware drivers support this screenmode. INPUTS modeid - A standard AmigaOS DisplayID RESULT driver - A pointer to a suitable driver or NULL if no matching or CPU driver found. EXAMPLE NOTES This function will also check if the CPU driver actually supports this format, so be prepared to check for a NULL return value. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_GetDrivers Warp3D/W3D_UnLockHardware Warp3D/W3D_UnLockHardware NAME W3D_UnLockHardware -- Release the exclusive hardware lock SYNOPSIS W3D_UnLockHardware(context); a0 void W3D_UnLockHardware(W3D_Context *); FUNCTION This function releases a hardware lock previously acquired with W3D_LockHardware. INPUTS context - a pointer to a W3D_Context RESULT None EXAMPLE if (W3D_SUCCESS == W3D_LockHardware(context) { ... Render some stuff ... W3D_UnLockHardware(context); } else { printf("Can`t lock hardware\n"); } NOTES BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_LockHardware, W3D_GetState Warp3D/W3D_UpdateTexImage Warp3D/W3D_UpdateTexImage NAME W3D_UpdateTexImage -- Change the image of a texture or mipmap SYNOPSIS success = W3D_UpdateTexImage(context, texture, teximage, level, palette); d0 a0 a1 a2 d1 a3 ULONG W3D_UpdateTexImage(W3D_Context *, W3D_Texture *, void *, ULONG, ULONG *); FUNCTION Change the image mipmap data to the given texture. The new source image must have dimensions and format equal to the old one. Also, mipmap mode must be the same (meaning that if the old texture had mipmaps, so must the new). The resident state is unaffected. If the texture is in video ram, the copy there will be replaced by the new image as soon as the texture is used again for rendering. INPUTS context - a pointer to the current context texture - a pointer to the texture to be modified teximage - a pointer to the new image data level - the texture level to be changed. 0 is the source image, while levels != 0 are the mipmaps. palette - a pointer to a palette, if needed. May be NULL, even if the texture is chunky, in which case the old palette will remain valid. See the note to the W3D_ATO_PALETTE tag in W3D_AllocTexObject for some constraints on using chunky textures on 8bit screens RESULT One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS Success W3D_NOMEMORY No memory left W3D_NOMIPMAPS Mipmaps are not supported by this texture object W3D_NOTVISIBLE (Indirect context only) Flushing failed due to failed hardware locking EXAMPLE NOTES Update operations are expensive, when done very often, because of the bus bandwidth limitation. Be especially careful when using texture animations. On hardware with a lot of VRAM, it might be better to treat all frames of such an animation as separate textures, so that all (or most of them) might be in VRAM. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_AllocTexObj Warp3D/W3D_UpdateTexSubImage Warp3D/W3D_UpdateTexSubImage NAME W3D_UpdateTexSubImage -- Change part of a texture SYNOPSIS success = W3D_UpdateTexSubImage(context, texture, teximage, level, d0 a0 a1 a2 d1 palette, scissor, srcbpr); a3 a4 d0 ULONG W3D_UpdateTexImage(W3D_Context *, W3D_Texture *, void *, ULONG, ULONG *, W3D_Scissor*, ULONG); FUNCTION Update only part of a texture, as defined by the scissor region. The image data is assumed to be as large as the scissor region. If it's larger, the srcbpr parameter can be used to define the number of bytes per source row. If teximage is non-zero, the contents is copied into the texture. It can also be set to NULL. In this case, you can alter the texture image yourself in the following way: The pointer supplied with W3D_AllocTexObj/W3D_UpdateTexImage points to your supplied image data. You are allowed to change this data, BUT you MUST call W3D_UpdateTexSubImage after changing BEFORE doing anything else. This call must not be used inside a W3D_LockHardware/W3D_UnLockHardware pair. The scissor is then considered a "damage region", and the area defined by it will be updated. This function also recreates mipmaps, also only restricted to the scissor region. INPUTS context - a pointer to the current context texture - a pointer to the texture to be modified teximage - a pointer to the new image data. Note that this pointer is only "temporary", it may be reused immediatly. This is different from the W3D_UpdateTexImage call. level - the texture level to be changed. 0 is the source image, while levels != 0 are the mipmaps. palette - a pointer to a palette, if needed. May be NULL, even if the texture is chunky, in which case the old palette will remain valid. See the note to the W3D_ATO_PALETTE tag in W3D_AllocTexObject for some constraints on using chunky textures on 8bit screens scissor - The given image data will be transfered into this region. srcbpr - Bytes per row in source image. May be set to zero to indicate that image data ans scissor size match. RESULT One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS Success W3D_NOMEMORY No memory left W3D_NOMIPMAPS Mipmaps are not supported by this texture object, or no mipmaps have been created yet. W3D_NOTVISIBLE (Indirect context only) Flushing failed due to failed hardware locking EXAMPLE NOTES Update operations are expensive, when done very often, because of the bus bandwidth limitation. Be especially careful when using texture animations. On hardware with a lot of VRAM, it might be better to treat all frames of such an animation as separate textures, so that all (or most of them) might be in VRAM. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_AllocTexObj, W3D_UpdateTexImage Warp3D/W3D_UploadTexture Warp3D/W3D_UploadTexture NAME W3D_UploadTexture -- Transfer a texture to video ram SYNOPSIS success = W3D_UploadTexture(context, texture); d0 a0 a1 ULONG W3D_UploadTexture(W3D_Context *, W3D_Texture *); FUNCTION `Upload` a texture to video ram. Video memory is allocated and the texture image is copied there. The source texture stays in main memory. INPUTS context - a W3D_Context texture - the W3D_Texture to be transfered RESULT A value indication success or failure. One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS It worked. W3D_NOGFXMEM No video ram remaining. EXAMPLE NOTES This function does nothing when W3D_AUTOTEXMANAGEMENT is set in the current context`s state. Note also that transferring textures to video ram means transfer over the hardware`s bus system. Although newer cards like the CVPPC will have a PCI or similar bus, those bus system are still considered `bottlenecks`, and are usually much slower than main memory transfers. It is advised that you use automatic texture management, as this uses a LRU caching scheme. This was also used in ADescent, and gave about 99.7 % hit ratio. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_ReleaseTexture, W3D_FlushTexture. Warp3D/W3D_WaitIdle Warp3D/W3D_WaitIdle NAME W3D_WaitIdle -- Wait for the hardware to become idle SYNOPSIS W3D_WaitIdle(context); a0 void W3D_WaitIdle(W3D_Context *); FUNCTION This function waits for the hardware to finish it`s current operation. It blocks your program until then. INPUTS context - a pointer to W3D_Context RESULT None EXAMPLE W3D_DrawSomething(context); W3D_WaitIdle(context); printf("Hardware is free again\n"); NOTES You should use this function instead of W3D_CheckIdle if you just want to wait for the hardware. This function may use signals and/or interrupts for waiting, letting the CPU take care of other tasks while waiting Usually you won't need to call this function, since W3D takes care, that any drawing operation is only done, if the hardware is ready to get a new job. BUGS SEE ALSO W3D_CheckIdle Warp3D/W3D_WriteStencilPixel Warp3D/W3D_WriteStencilPixel NAME W3D_WriteStencilPixel -- Write a pixel into the stencil buffer SYNOPSIS res = W3D_WriteStencilBuffer(context, x, y, st); d0 a0 d0 d1 d2 ULONG W3D_WriteStencilBuffer(W3D_Context *, ULONG, ULONG, ULONG); FUNCTION This function writes the pixel st into the stencil buffer of context, at position x,y. This function may only be used while the hardware is locked, except when indirect drawing is used. INPUTS context - a context pointer x,y - position to write to st - the pixel value RESULT A constant indicating success or failure. One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS Success W3D_NOSTENCILBUFFER Stencil buffering not supported by current driver W3D_NOTVISIBLE The stencil buffer can not be accessed by the hardware EXAMPLE NOTES Stencil buffering is not supported on older hardware. This function is primarly intended for OpenGL implementations, which might need access to the stencil buffer. This function is slow and should normally not be called. Important note: In indirect mode you have to make sure, that the stencil buffer is up to date, no Flush is internally done by this function. You have to call W3D_Flush, if the stencil buffer is not up to date yet. BUGS Indirect mode: the hardware is internally not locked for performance reasons, therefore the result might be wrong, if the corresponding buffer is swapped out. SEE ALSO W3D_AllocStencilBuffer Warp3D/W3D_WriteStencilSpan Warp3D/W3D_WriteStencilSpan NAME W3D_WriteStencilSpan -- Write a span of stencil pixels SYNOPSIS success = W3D_WriteStencilSpan(context, x, y, n, st, mask); d0 a0 d0 d1 d2 a1 a2 ULONG W3D_WriteStencilSpan(W3D_Context *, ULONG, ULONG, ULONG, ULONG [], UBYTE []); FUNCTION Write a span of n stencil pixels into the stencil buffer, starting at x,y. Pixels are taken from st. The mask array is used to skip pixels: If a byte is set to 0, the corresponding pixel is not written. This function may only be used while the hardware is locked, except when indirect drawing is used. INPUTS context - a context pointer x,y - starting coordinates n - number of pixels st - array of stencil pixels mask - mask array. May be NULL RESULT A constant indicating success or failure. One of the following: W3D_SUCCESS Success W3D_NOSTENCILBUFFER Stencil buffering not supported by current driver W3D_NOTVISIBLE The stencil buffer can not be accessed by the hardware EXAMPLE NOTES Stencil buffering is not supported on older hardware. This function is primarly intended for OpenGL implementations, which might need access to the stencil buffer. This function is slow and should normally not be called. Important note: In indirect mode you have to make sure, that the stencil buffer is up to date, no Flush is internally done by this function. You have to call W3D_Flush, if the stencil buffer is not up to date yet. BUGS Indirect mode: the hardware is internally not locked for performance reasons, therefore the result might be wrong, if the corresponding buffer is swapped out. SEE ALSO Warp3D/W3D_WriteZPixel Warp3D/W3D_WriteZPixel NAME W3D_WriteZPixel -- Write a pixel into the ZBuffer SYNOPSIS success = W3D_WriteZPixel(context, x, y, z); d0 a0 d0 d1 a1 ULONG W3D_WriteZBuffer(W3D_Context *, ULONG, ULONG, W3D_Double *); FUNCTION Write ZBuffer pixel z into context's ZBuffer, at x,y. This function may only be used while the hardware is locked, except when indirect drawing is used. INPUTS context - The context x,y - Coordinates of the pixel z - Pointer to a W3D_Double that's put into the zbuffer RESULT EXAMPLE NOTES This function is primarly intended for OpenGL implementations, which might need access to the Z buffer. This function is slow and should normally not be called. * IMPORTANT NOTE: * For speed reasons, this call is *NOT* compatible with indirect drawing. To use this call with indirect mode, you have to manually W3D_Flush, and, should you use any drawing calls, you'll have to W3D_Flush again. BUGS Indirect mode: the hardware is internally not locked for performance reasons, therefore the result might be wrong, if the corresponding buffer is swapped out. SEE ALSO Warp3D/W3D_WriteZSpan Warp3D/W3D_WriteZSpan NAME W3D_WriteZSpan -- Write a span of z pixels SYNOPSIS W3D_WriteZSpan(context, x, y, n, z, mask); a0 d0 d1 d2 a1 a2 W3D_WriteZSpan(W3D_Context *, ULONG, ULONG, ULONG, W3D_Double [], UBYTE []); FUNCTION Write a span of pixels pointed to by z into the zbuffer. Writing begins at x,y, n pixels will be drawn. mask points to an equally sized array of UBYTES. A 0 in the array indicates that the corresponding z pixel will not be drawn. This function may only be used while the hardware is locked, except when indirect drawing is used. INPUTS context - a context pointer x,y - the starting position n - number of pixels z - pointer to a span of zpixels mask - pointer to mask array. May be NULL RESULT EXAMPLE NOTES This function is primarly intended for OpenGL implementations, which might need access to the Z buffer. This function is slow and should normally not be called. * IMPORTANT NOTE: * For speed reasons, this call is *NOT* compatible with indirect drawing. To use this call with indirect mode, you have to manually W3D_Flush, and, should you use any drawing calls, you'll have to W3D_Flush again. BUGS Indirect mode: the hardware is internally not locked for performance reasons, therefore the result might be wrong, if the corresponding buffer is swapped out. SEE ALSO