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General / Correct mouse co-ordinates from SFML and using OpenGL
« on: October 26, 2010, 12:34:58 am »
My problem is related to getting the correct mouse co-ordinates from SFML while using OpenGL.
Basically I am making a polygon rotate on the Z axis to look at the current cursor position.
You can also move the polygon around the screen with the WASD keys.
If the polygon stays in the center of the screen everything works great, but my problem appear when I move the polygon to, for example, the top left of the screen.
Basically it is like it is getting the incorrect mouse co-ordinates and is overshooting the position of the actual mouse cursor.
I used GL_LINES to create a kind of crosshair to see where my variables thought the mouse cursor was, and it is overshooting the actual position.
To get the current mouse co-ordinates I am using this:
Does anybody know what my problem could be?
I have been looking at this almost all day and have lost my ability to think properly.
For the sake of providing all the information I can, below is my entire source code.
Also, if I provide my source then for those who are interested in helping, you can compile and see what I mean, since it is a bit hard for me to explain.
Sorry for it being so messy - I am new to this after all
Basically I am making a polygon rotate on the Z axis to look at the current cursor position.
You can also move the polygon around the screen with the WASD keys.
If the polygon stays in the center of the screen everything works great, but my problem appear when I move the polygon to, for example, the top left of the screen.
Basically it is like it is getting the incorrect mouse co-ordinates and is overshooting the position of the actual mouse cursor.
I used GL_LINES to create a kind of crosshair to see where my variables thought the mouse cursor was, and it is overshooting the actual position.
To get the current mouse co-ordinates I am using this:
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mouseX = Input.GetMouseX()-App.GetWidth()/2.f;
mouseY = Input.GetMouseY()-App.GetHeight()/2.f;Does anybody know what my problem could be?
I have been looking at this almost all day and have lost my ability to think properly.
For the sake of providing all the information I can, below is my entire source code.
Also, if I provide my source then for those who are interested in helping, you can compile and see what I mean, since it is a bit hard for me to explain.
Sorry for it being so messy - I am new to this after all
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#include <SFML/Window.hpp>
#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
const float PI = 3.14159265f;
int main() {
float angle = 0.f;
sf::Window App(sf::VideoMode(800, 600, 32), "SFML OpenGL");
glClearDepth(1.f);
glClearColor(0.f, 0.f, 0.f, 0.f);
glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
glDepthMask(GL_TRUE);
glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
glLoadIdentity();
gluPerspective(90.f, 1.2f, 1.f, 500.f);
GLfloat currentPosX = 0.f;
GLfloat currentPosY = 0.f;
float mouseX = 0.f;
float mouseY = 0.f;
const sf::Input &Input = App.GetInput();
App.SetFramerateLimit(30);
while (App.IsOpened()) {
sf::Event Event;
while (App.GetEvent(Event)) {
if (Event.Type == sf::Event::Closed)
App.Close();
if ((Event.Type == sf::Event::KeyPressed) && (Event.Key.Code == sf::Key::Escape)) {
App.Close();
}
if (Event.Type == sf::Event::Resized) {
glViewport(0, 0, Event.Size.Width, Event.Size.Height);
}
}
App.SetActive();
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
if(Input.IsKeyDown(sf::Key::W)) {
currentPosY += 3.f;
}
if(Input.IsKeyDown(sf::Key::S)) {
currentPosY -= 3.f;
}
if(Input.IsKeyDown(sf::Key::D)) {
currentPosX += 3.f;
}
if(Input.IsKeyDown(sf::Key::A)) {
currentPosX -= 3.f;
}
mouseX = Input.GetMouseX()-App.GetWidth()/2.f;
mouseY = Input.GetMouseY()-App.GetHeight()/2.f;
// I don't know any better way to flip the Y axis
if(mouseY >= 0) {
mouseY = -(mouseY);
}
else {
mouseY = abs(mouseY);
}
// Calculate the angle which the polygon needs to rotate at
angle = atan2(mouseY - currentPosY, mouseX - currentPosX)*180/PI;
// Print variables to console to try and figure out what I'm doing wrong
std::cout << mouseX << "(" << currentPosX << ")" << ", " << mouseY << "(" << currentPosY << ")" << " - " << angle << std::endl;
glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
glLoadIdentity();
glTranslatef(currentPosX, currentPosY, -200.f);
glRotatef(angle, 0.f, 0.f, 1.f);
// Polygon
glBegin(GL_QUADS);
glVertex3f(-25.f, -25.f, -50.f);
glVertex3f(25.f, -25.f, -50.f);
glVertex3f(25.f, 25.f, -50.f);
glVertex3f(-25.f, 25.f, -50.f);
glEnd();
glLoadIdentity();
glTranslatef(currentPosX, currentPosY, -200.f);
// Axis on polygon
glBegin(GL_LINES);
glVertex3f(-70.f, 0.f, -50.f);
glVertex3f(70.f, 0.f, -50.f);
glVertex3f(0.f, -70.f, -50.f);
glVertex3f(0.f, 70.f, -50.f);
glEnd();
glLoadIdentity();
glTranslatef(currentPosX, currentPosY, -200.f);
glRotatef(angle, 0.f, 0.f, 1.f);
// Line to indicate the direction of the polygon
glBegin(GL_LINES);
glVertex3f(0.f, 0.f, -50.f);
glVertex3f(50.f, 0.f, -50.f);
glEnd();
glLoadIdentity();
glTranslatef(0.f, 0.f, -200.f);
// Screen axis
glBegin(GL_LINES);
glVertex3f(-400.f, 0.f, -60.f);
glVertex3f(400.f, 0.f, -60.f);
glVertex3f(0.f, 300.f, -60.f);
glVertex3f(0.f, -300.f, -60.f);
glEnd();
glLoadIdentity();
glTranslatef(mouseX, mouseY, -200.f);
// Cursor position
glBegin(GL_LINES);
glVertex3f(-10.f, 0.f, -60.f);
glVertex3f(10.f, 0.f, -60.f);
glVertex3f(0.f, 10.f, -60.f);
glVertex3f(0.f, -10.f, -60.f);
glEnd();
App.Display();
}
return 0;
}