C++ OpenGL Window and Context creation framework / library

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I'm searching for an multi platform OpenGL framework that abstracts the creation of windows and gl contexts in C++. I'd like to have an OO representation of Window, Context & co where i can instantiate a Window, create a Context and maybe later set the window to fullscreen.

I'm thinking about implementing this myself for xgl, wgl and agl. But before

So here comes the Question:

Which libraries / frameworks should i check out first, before inventing the wheel again?

Edit: So far named libraries:

I'm using GLUT and wxWidgets successfully in two separate projects. The only downside to GLUT under Win32 is that it opens up a DOS window - good for seeing any printf's, but it doesn't look as professional to have an app that opens up that window. — Jim Buck
– Jim Buck, Commented Jul 9, 2009 at 19:54
@Jim: That's a bit in the executable that can easily be changed with editbin, and is usually an artefact of compilation flags? — ephemient
– ephemient, Commented Jul 9, 2009 at 20:05
Hmm, could be, I would be curious if it were that simple. In my case, it's just a Win32 reference build for a console game, so I hadn't looked into it too deeply. Plus for debugging purposes, I actually like/need to see the printfs. — Jim Buck
– Jim Buck, Commented Jul 9, 2009 at 23:18

Nikolai Ruhe · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-07 07:56:45Z

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You could look at Glut (C), Qt (C++), SDL (C).

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answered Jul 9, 2009 at 17:28

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Christoph Over a year ago

I have already worked with glut (it was nice for the little opengl examples back at university but i think it wont fit in a bigger project). The Qt api seems nice - but i don't like the thought to introduce a dependecy to Qt. It seems to heavyweight for my needs. The same goes for SDL.

Nikolai Ruhe Over a year ago

@Christoph: I can fully understand what you mean. In an inhouse solution for a former employer I had to solve a similar problem. First attempts were using the platform bindings I mentioned above. After a year or so I switched to your idea of implementing platform specifics myself.

luke · Accepted Answer · 2009-07-09 19:55:50Z

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SMFL is another, similar to SDL, but takes a more object oriented approach.

answered Jul 9, 2009 at 19:55

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Christoph Over a year ago

This one sounds promising ( their site says: SFML is composed of several packages to perfectly suit your needs. You can use SFML as a minimal windowing system to interface with OpenGL, or as a fully-featured multimedia library for building games or interactive programs. ).

Christoph Over a year ago

I'm going to implement it myself - but since i think i can reuse some of the SMFL code i will accept this answer

kibibu Over a year ago

SFML is lovely. It doesn't (or maybe didn't) support creating contexts with stencil buffers, but hey you can edit the code.

Alex Peck · Accepted Answer · 2009-07-09 19:20:13Z

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wxWidgets is another alternative, but may also be too heavyweight.

answered Jul 9, 2009 at 19:20

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Viktor Latypov · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-29 12:24:06Z

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libapril is nice also. It is clean, simple and supports newer mobile platforms.

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