Re: how to use graphics???

From:
aku ankka <jukka@liimatta.org>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:10:19 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID:
<9b995322-e246-4e33-a314-7d65350a3891@z66g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>
On Aug 11, 6:10 pm, "Alf P. Steinbach" <al...@start.no> wrote:

* mohi:

hello everyone,
we have a course on computer graphics and they are teaching various
algorithms to draw lines and circles and all of them
require the classical putpixel() function in c++. As i have learned
from web sources that this function is no longer in existence .is that
true?? and if so what can i use that can provide the same
functionalities, i mean is there a new form of that function or what
should i do??

i use gnu g++ on command line.


You might use the Boost library.

However, the documentation and code seems to be the winner in a contest o=

f

obfuscation and Bad Programming Habits.

I cooked up a usage example, shown below, and if this serves your needs t=

hen you

won't have to confront the full horror of that library! :-)

Disclaimer:

I haven't worked with the graphics part of Boost before, so it may very w=

ell be

that I'm using this in a non-idiomatic way!

<code>
// Visual C++ sillywarnings:
#ifdef _MSC_VER
# pragma warning( disable: 4100 ) // unreferenced a=

rgument

# pragma warning( disable: 4127 ) // constant condi=

tional expression

# pragma warning( disable: 4512 ) // can't gen. ass=

ignment operator

#endif

#include <boost/gil/gil_all.hpp>
#include <boost/gil/extension/io/png_dynamic_io.hpp>

class ImageData: public boost::gil::rgb8_image_t
{
public:
     typedef boost::gil::rgb8_image_t Base;

     ImageData( size_t w, size_t h ): Base( w, h ) {}

     boost::gil::rgb8_view_t view()
     {
         return boost::gil::view( *this );
     }

};

class Image
     : protected ImageData // I=

mage data, must be first (init)

     , protected boost::gil::rgb8_view_t // Image operation=

s

{
private:
     typedef boost::gil::rgb8_view_t ImageOps;
     typedef boost::gil::rgb8c_view_t ConstImageOps;

     friend class ConstImageOps;

public:
     typedef ImageOps::reference PixelRef;

     Image( size_t w, size_t h )
         : ImageData( w, h )
         , ImageOps( ImageData::view() )
     {}

     PixelRef operator()( size_t x, size_t y )
     {
         return ImageOps::operator()( x, y );
     }

     ImageOps const& view() { return *this; }
     ConstImageOps view() const { return static_cast<ImageOps const=

&>( *this ); }

};

typedef boost::gil::rgb8_pixel_t ColorRGB;

int main()
{
     Image image( 42, 42 );

     for( int x = 0; x < 42; ++x )
     {
         image( x, x ) = ColorRGB( 0xff, 0, 0 );
     }
     boost::gil::png_write_view( "an_image.png", image.view() );}

</code>

Note: the above doesn't compile cleanly with Visual C++. That's because t=

he PNG

i/o is really really horrible code (adding a notch of horribility (whatev=

er) to

the degree present in the main library). Looks like this:

<diagnostics>
c:\projects\lib\boost\boost_1_35_0\boost\gil\extension\io\png_io_private.=

hp=ADp(157)

: warning C4611: interaction between '_setjmp' and C++ object destruction=

 is

non-portable
c:\projects\lib\boost\boost_1_35_0\boost\gil\extension\io\png_io_private.=

hp=ADp(319)

: warning C4611: interaction between '_setjmp' and C++ object destruction=

 is

non-portable
c:\projects\lib\boost\boost_1_35_0\boost\gil\extension\io\png_io_private.=

hp=ADp(340)

: warning C4244: 'argument' : conversion from
'boost::gil::image_view<Loc>::y_coord_t' to 'png_uint_32', possible loss =

of data

         with
         [
             Loc=boost::gil::rgb8_loc_t
         ]

c:\projects\lib\boost\boost_1_35_0\boost\gil\extension\io\png_io.hpp(202)=

 : see

reference to function template instantiation 'void
boost::gil::detail::png_writer::apply<View>(const View &)' being compiled
         with
         [
             View=Image::ImageOps
         ]
         vc_project.cpp(65) : see reference to function templat=

e instantiation

'void boost::gil::png_write_view<Image::ImageOps>(const char *,const View=

 &)'

being compiled
         with
         [
             View=Image::ImageOps
         ]
c:\projects\lib\boost\boost_1_35_0\boost\gil\extension\io\png_io_private.=

hp=ADp(340)

: warning C4244: 'argument' : conversion from
'boost::gil::image_view<Loc>::x_coord_t' to 'png_uint_32', possible loss =

of data

         with
         [
             Loc=boost::gil::rgb8_loc_t
         ]
</diagnostics>

Especially the diagnostic about 'setjmp' makes alarm bells go off in my b=

rain.

But hey, it's part of Boost. So even if it's not perfect yet, in fact ver=

y far

from perfect, it'll presumably be fixed, at least so it compiles cleanly =

with no

warnings.

Just disregard all those warnings -- if you get any with g++.

Cheers, & hth.,

- Alf

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Both libpng and jpeglib use setjmp internally and that would require
someone with balls to do code review.

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