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OpenGL OpenGL: Basic Coding
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im trying to get a menu option to clear the screen, but its not clearing the screen for some reason! please help me

	case CCLEAR:
			glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
			glLoadIdentity();
				glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
			glPushMatrix();
			glTranslatef(0.0f,0.0f,-5.0f);	
	
			glPopMatrix();
	
			glutSwapBuffers();
				
			break;
		//	Do something

im supper noooob at opengl

2

let me repost the code, i dont think people can read what i posted

case CCLEAR:
		glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
		glLoadIdentity();
			glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
		glPushMatrix();
		glTranslatef(0.0f,0.0f,-5.0f);	

		glPopMatrix();

		glutSwapBuffers();
			
		break;
	//	Do something
3

Actually it should clear the screen, but…

  • make shure that you initialize glut correctly
  • make shure you trigger the switch case (dunno how/why you do it)

Usually you want to execute this code each time the frage is drawn