default value for uniforms

[SCOTTYC]

I am just getting started with glsl and was wondering if there is a way to specify default values for uniform variables in a shader so that if the application does not set the uniform variable it has a decent value for the shader. Is this possible?

[canuckle]

Nope. You should consider writing code for a shader loader that will automatically do that for you. Have it read the "default values" from a header section of the shader(s) source file(s) and set them right after linking the shaders.