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<h2 align="center">DerelictGL</h2> |
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<h3>Introduction</h3> |
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DerelictFT is a D binding to the <a href="http://www.freetype.org/">FreeType</a> |
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library. Currently, version 2.2.0 or later is supported. |
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<div class="note">It is important to understand the pitfalls surrounding the |
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use of the FreeType library, particularly when you use it in commercial projects. |
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Make sure you thoroughly explore the <a href="http://www.freetype.org/">FreeType |
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home page</a> before using the library.</div> |
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<div class="note">A precompiled FreeType DLL is bundled with DerelictFT for |
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Windows users. All users should be sure to read the accompnaying NOTES.txt |
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in the DerelictFT directory for more information.</div> |
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<h3>Using</h3> |
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<li>Always make sure the DerelictFT source modules are available on your import |
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path.</li> |
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<li>In modules that make use of DerelictFT, you will need to import the derelict.freetype.ft |
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module.</li> |
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<li>Before calling any OpenGL functions, you need to make a call to <tt>DerelictFT.load()</tt>. |
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This will load the shared library.</li> |
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The following is a complete program that loads DerelictFT: |
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import derelict.freetype.ft; |
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void main() |
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DerelictFT.load(); |
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// now you can call FreeType functions |
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} |
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<p> |
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As with other Derelict packages, DerelictFT will throw an exception if an error |
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occurs while loading the shared library. For more information on Derelict |
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exceptions, see the documentation for |
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<a href="loading.html">Loading/Unloading Shared Libraries</a>. |
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</p><p> |
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Finally, the method <tt>DerelictFT.unload()</tt> is provided for convenience. In normal |
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practice you do not need to call this function, as Derelict will unload the library |
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automatically when the app exits. You generally should only use this function if |
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you need to unload DerelictGL while the application is running. |
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<h3>Dependencies</h3> |
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<a href="util.html">DerelictUtil</a> |
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