Bitmaps and OpenGL

I was wondering if anyone knew how to load a bitmap from a resource file and then draw it on screen with opengl?

I've seen some examples around but they don't seem to cut it :p
[Edit]Or I can't get them to work properly :$[/Edit]

Thanks!

I'd use the SDL library to work with OpenGL.

Not exactly sure how to open the bitmap form a resource file though... why would you need to use a resource file anyway?

so as to not have external files :o

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Originally posted by da_silvy
so as to not have external files :o

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What's wrong with external files?

That's not the point!


Forget the file loading method

How do I draw them !

http://nehe.gamedev.org/

they were theh examples that didn't cut it :p

thanks anyway D:

forget opengl and use directx

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Originally posted by abcdefg
forget opengl and use directx

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Or how about no?

I'm using opengl...

I'll try and find a tutorial.

thanks :)

Ok, I found something extremly simple here:
http://www.ncrg.aston.ac.uk/~cornfos...penglcode.html

The opengl2d*.c files show some basic 2d drawing in OpenGL. All you have to do is to set the texture to the image you want displayed.

http://graphics.tu-bs.de/people/schuberth/opengl/oglut

Of course, given that this is a 2-d game I recommend SDL instead.
www.libsdl.org