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#1

I’m sorry if this is a stupid question (not sure if it should be in newles clubies but it is xith related), but I’m just having a quick look at settign Xith up but all I’m getting is a blank screen.

I did a search for “black screen” and all it came up with was that you need ogl 1.3 drivers.

according to


Init GL is net.java.games.jogl.impl.windows.WindowsGLImpl
OpenGL Renderer = Radeon 7500 DDR x86/SSE2
OpenGL Version = 1.3.3508 Win2000 Release
OpenGL Vendor = ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL Extensions = GL_ARB_multitexture GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_S3_s3tc GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_vertex_blend GL_ARB_window_pos GL_ATI_envmap_bumpmap GL_ATI_map_object_buffer GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3 GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once GL_ATI_vertex_array_object GL_ATI_vertex_streams GL_ATIX_texture_env_combine3 GL_ATIX_texture_env_route GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_point_parameters GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_texgen_reflection GL_EXT_texture3D GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_cube_map GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3 GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_texture_rectangle GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_HP_occlusion_test GL_KTX_buffer_region GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_NV_blend_square GL_NV_occlusion_query GL_SGI_color_matrix GL_SGI_texture_edge_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_lod GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_SGIS_multitexture GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays GL_WIN_swap_hint WGL_EXT_extensions_string WGL_EXT_swap_control

I think I have version 1.3. I don’t get any exceptions or errors.

I’m using the Xith3D_2003-11-24_cvs version of Xith and the third-party.tar download for the external files.

The scene I am trying to draw is the first colour cube from the getting started guide (pretty much cut and pasted from the pdf).

Does any one have any ideas?

Cheers,
Dan.

#2

You can download the source and even start the example online via Webstart: GSG: HelloXith3D

Does the webstart version work? Are you sure all native libs are in the right place? (see installation guide)

#3

Thanks Jens,

I tried the sample code and it worked.

I tracked the problem down to the snippets of code in the tutorial not specifying an Appearance when creating the Shape3D, but the sample code does.

Regards,
Dan.