Spudz777 wrote:
Remember that Win Vista won't/doesn't have native OpenGL support. This just means an extra download (possibly), but...
I'm in the same boat as Ry, my laptop has SIS, but my desktop (where I do most real work) is nVidia.
yes, but I don't plan on doing Vista. I don't really have another choice, as I don't plan on doing tools that I can't really run (OpenGL works fine on my Mac/Linux). DirectX/Direct3d are not viable options for me. My windows machine is delegated mainly to do a compile for these builds, after I do most of the development on my Mac.
"Real" OpenGL drivers are seperate today. They come with your video card drivers. I recognize Vista may make it difficult to run opengl applications when using Aero. They are talking about mapping OpenGL to direct3d/x. Will have to wait and see, as many CAD programs are still openGL based.
Just have to wait and see, but vista isn't a determing factor for me.
So I either have to use the QT native draw, or OpenGL (which for texture stretching, OpenGL is easier and far faster).