Posted by Sven Gothel on Jun 28, 2012; 9:44am
URL: https://forum.jogamp.org/JOGL-for-2D-graph-visualization-tp4025331p4025342.html

On 06/28/2012 11:29 AM, iliasr [via jogamp] wrote:
> Thank you both for the input!
>
> It is not clear to me yet how I would use the graph package to visualize
> graphs :( I'm not experienced with graphics, maybe I am missing something? So
> far glg2d seems to be fit for what I want to do, what would I gain with the
> graph package?

Different API, different technology.
Currently, still, graph's API sucks .. sort of - but we work on it :)
However, it uses a quite new method of rendering curves on GPUs.

GLG2D gives you the opportunity to use your Java2D API
but using OpenGL (via JOGL) as it's rendering backend.
@Brandon: Correct me if I am wrong.

Some day .. we may use graph for GLG2D, yes, why not.
But 1st we need to mature graph and check whether we can
implement all features required by GLG2D.

>
> Another question - I read that glg2d was to be integrated to jogl, what is the
> status on this?
Yes .. thats the plan.

Well, integration in a manner that:
- we autobuild it
- we deploy it

.. all in it's own JAR file(s).

So many things todo .. so we don't know yet when we accomplish this task.

> Also, would it be possible to build glg2d in a
> platform-independent manner? Right now building requires native jogl libraries...
see above, it needs jogl .. hence ..

>
> Thanks for your assistance!

You are very welcome.

~Sven

>
> Ilias
>