On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 11:29 AM, Hugo Gomes <mr.hugo.gomes@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, im a begginer haskell programmer, I currently have a big graphics
> codebase in C/C++, but since i determined to code only in haskell that i
> want to continue my work in it, and after a quick look at FieldTrip
> several questions popped up on my mind. Here they are:
> Are there any plans to remove the OpenGL dependency on FieldTrip ? Is this
> desirable (i can argue that it is) ?
No plans yet. Do you have any suggestions?
Personally, I want to move away from OpenGL to a GPU-centric architecture.
> Are there any plans to use Data.Colour insted of the current color module?
Russell has suggested making this switch, and I have no objection. I haven't looked closely at the colour library. Does anyone have experience using it with either OpenGL or GPU programs?
> Are there any plans to include Bézier, B-Splines and NURBS geometry ? (these could go into a separate module)
Contributions waiting to happen.
> Are there any plans to add geometry manipulation functions ?
For instance? CSG?
> Are there any plans to separate the image part ? (and how about developing
> a set a image 'noise generation' functions ?, something like a functional
> libnoise).
Yes.
> I don't understand exactly how FieldTrip works because my haskell
> knowledge is no big deal, but i can see that vertices are being sent to
> the renderPrimitive (which i guess is a wrapper for the begin/end
> functions of opengl). Is there a triangulation scheme for the parametric
> surface being done in those lines ? If yes, is there any way to tune it ?
Yes, parametric surfaces are automatically tessellated. The current scheme is just a placeholder. I'd like something a lot smarter in there, sensitive to viewing and to the nature of the surfaces.
> Is FieldTrip still being developed ? Why is this mailing list so quiet ?
It's not active in current form lately. I'm building a new, GPU-centered foundation.
- Conal