G4VisFeaturesOfOpenGL.cc

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#include "G4VisFeaturesOfOpenGL.hh"

G4String G4VisFeaturesOfOpenGLIX () {
  return
    "    Dumb single buffered X Window, No Graphics Database."
    "\n    Advantages:    does not gobble server memory."
    "\n                   good for drawing steps and hits."
    "\n    Disadvantages: needs G4 kernel for re-Draw."
    "\n                   cannot take advantage of graphics accelerators.";
}

G4String G4VisFeaturesOfOpenGLSX () {
  return
    "    Dumb double buffered X Window with Graphics Database."
    "\n    Advantages:    uses display lists as graphics database."
    "\n                   fastest possible redraw, e.g., on simple change"
    "\n                     of viewpoint."
    "\n                   uses client-server model for remote viewing"
    "\n                     (but only if you have a full client-server"
    "\n                     implementation of OpenGL, i.e., not Mesa)."
    "\n    Disadvantages: not advised for viewing large numbers of steps"
    "\n                     and/or hits, because it gobbles memory for"
    " database.";
}

G4String G4VisFeaturesOfOpenGLIXm () {
  return
    "    Smart single buffered X Window, No Graphics Database."
    "\n    Advantages:    resizeable, and has Motif-based view-control panel."
    "\n                   does not gobble server memory."
    "\n                   good for drawing steps and hits."
    "\n    Disadvantages: currently locks out GEANT4 commands, until \"exit\"."
    "\n                   needs G4 kernel for re-Draw."
    "\n                   cannot take advantage of graphics accelerators.";
}

G4String G4VisFeaturesOfOpenGLSXm () {
  return
    "    Smart double buffered X Window with Graphics Database."
    "\n    Advantages:    resizeable, and has Motif-based view-control panel."
    "\n                   uses display lists as graphics database."
    "\n                   fastest possible redraw, e.g., on simple change"
    "\n                     of viewpoint."
    "\n                   uses client-server model for remote viewing"
    "\n                     (but only if you have a full client-server"
    "\n                     implementation of OpenGL, i.e., not Mesa)."
    "\n    Disadvantages: currently locks out GEANT4 commands, until \"exit\"."
    "\n                   not advised for viewing large numbers of steps"
    "\n                     and/or hits, because it gobbles memory for"
    " database.";
}

G4String G4VisFeaturesOfOpenGLIWin32 () {
  return
    "\n It runs on WindowsNT ";
}

G4String G4VisFeaturesOfOpenGLSWin32 () {
  return
    "\n It runs on WindowsNT ";
}

G4String G4VisFeaturesOfOpenGLIQt () {
  return
    "\n It runs everywhere";
}

G4String G4VisFeaturesOfOpenGLSQt () {
  return
    "\n It runs everywhere ";
}

G4String G4VisFeaturesOfOpenGLIWt () {
  return
    "\n It runs everywhere";
}