Problem loading my graphic

All I am trying to do is load up a simple polygon but all I get is a blank screen.

Everything compiles correctly and runs but I just don’t get my polygon coming up.

I have created a window 200 x 300 and created my 2d matrix with the glOrtho2D() function.

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <GL/glut.h>

void myinit(void) // simple initialisation function
{
glClearColor(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0) ; // sets clearing (background) colour

glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION); // Projects the matrix
gluOrtho2D(-8.8, 8.8, -8.8, 8.8); // sets the 2D projection matrix area

}

void polygon(void)
{

glColor3f(1.0,0.0,0.0); // polygon set to red

glBegin(GL_POLYGON);
glVertex2f(0.0, 0.0);
glVertex2f(0.0, 3.0);
glVertex2f(4.0, 3.0);
glVertex2f(6.0, 1.5);
glVertex2f(4.0, 0.0);
glEnd();

}

void display(void)
{

glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);

glLoadIdentity();

glPushMatrix();

polygon();

//popmatrix()

//pushmatrix()

//translate() //moves the object
//polygon()
//glFlush();

}

main(int argc, char **argv)
{
glutInit(&argc, argv);
glutInitDisplayMode(GLUT_DOUBLE | GLUT_RGB);
glutInitWindowSize(200, 300);
glutInitWindowPosition(0,0);
glutCreateWindow(“Assignment 2 polyogon”);
glutDisplayFunc(display);
myinit();
glutMainLoop();

return 0 ;
}

Can you please help as I am struggling to understand why?

You lack a glutSwapBuffers at the end of your display function. You must also match the number of push and pop matrix call. And it should be good to have a reshape function: put a glViewport(…) call there with your gluOrtho2D. Then add glutReshapeFunc(reshape).

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <GL/glut.h>

void myinit(void) // simple initialisation function
{
glClearColor(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0) ; // sets clearing (background) colour

glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION); // Projects the matrix

}

void polygon(void)
{

glColor3f(1.0,0.0,0.0); // polygon set to red

glBegin(GL_POLYGON);
glVertex2f(0.0, 0.0);
glVertex2f(0.0, 3.0);
glVertex2f(4.0, 3.0);
glVertex2f(6.0, 1.5);
glVertex2f(4.0, 0.0);
glEnd();

}

void display(void)
{

glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);

glLoadIdentity();

glPushMatrix();

polygon();

//popmatrix()

//pushmatrix()

//translate() //moves the object
//polygon()
//glFlush();

glutSwapBuffers();

}

void reshape(void)
{

glViewport-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, 1.0 );
gluOrtho2D(-8.8, 8.8, -8.8, 8.8); // sets the 2D projection matrix area

}

main(int argc, char **argv)
{
glutInit(&argc, argv);
glutInitDisplayMode(GLUT_DOUBLE | GLUT_RGB);
glutInitWindowSize(200, 300);
glutCreateWindow(“Assignment 2 polyogon”);
glutInitWindowPosition(0,0);
myinit();
glutDisplayFunc(display);
glutReshapeFunc(reshape);
glutMainLoop();

return 0 ;
}

I have made the changes you asked but all I get is an error message :

BOX.c: In function ‘reshape’:
BOX.c:68: error: invalid operands to binary - (have ‘void (*)(GLint, GLint, GLsizei, GLsizei)’ and ‘double’)
BOX.c:68: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘)’ token
BOX.c:68: error: expected statement before ‘)’ token
BOX.c: In function ‘main’:
BOX.c:82: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘glutReshapeFunc’ from incompatible pointer type
make: *** [BOX] Error 1.

Im so lost. I cant believe how hard it is to just put a shape on the screen.

PLEASE HELP

The reshape function must have a prototype like this void reshape(int width,int height). Then the glViewport call should be something like this glViewport(0,0,width,height);

Edit: In general reshape function look like this:

void reshape(int width,int height)
{
  glViewport(0,0,width,height);
  glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
  glLoadIdentity();
  glOrtho2D(...)
  glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
  glLoadIdentity();
}

that worked thank you.

I am trying to create the exact same shape but obviously move it.
I am attempting to do this with the Matix push,pop and transform functions.

to my understanding the glTranslate takes the x and y coordinate that I want to change it by. therefore if i were to put glTranslate(1.0,1.0) in it woul move the new shapes position up 1 on the x and y axes?

void display(void)
{

glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);

glLoadIdentity();

glPushMatrix();

polygon();

glPopMatrix();

glPushMatrix();

glTranslate(1.0,1.0); //moves the object
polygon();

//glFlush();

glutSwapBuffers();

}

Yes, but glTranslatef(x,y,z) take 3 parameters, then call glTranslatef(x,y,0.0).

problem solved

When you draw a shape with GL_POLYGON, it must be convex. For drawing your C letter you must subdivide it so all sub part of the letter are convex.

Edit:

  
   *---------*
   | \    1  |
   |   *-----*
   |   | 
   | 2 |       
   |   *-----*
   | /   3   |
   *---------* 

So the letter C can be drawn with 3 polygons.

My shapes are going off the screen because my shape starts in the center of the screen. How do i change it to start in the top left???

Is it something to do with the viewpoint?

First you can modify gluOrtho2D(-20.0,20.0,-20.0,20.0); to view a larger “field”. Second in your drawing function, you can use gluLookAt() just after the glLoadIdentity(); at the beginning of the display function.

use glTranslate