Text with OpenGL help?

[Ahlywog]

Every example I can find of using text uses App.draw().  The tutorials say, for OpenGL, you open a window with sf::VideoMode() but sf::VideoMode() doesn't have a draw() option.  So how do you use text with OpenGL?

[eXpl0it3r]

You either use SFML for text rendering or you use your own custom code for text rendering.

If you go the SFML way then you have to use window.draw(), that's just how SFML works. If you want to use your custom OpenGL code you're on your own.

Note: You can also use a sf::RenderWindow with OpenGL.
Note2: SFML makes use of OpenGL.

[Ahlywog]

For anyone who comes after me with this question.  The following opens our appropriate window type.

sf::WindowSettings Settings;
        Settings.DepthBits                      = 24; // Request a 24 bits depth buffer
        Settings.StencilBits            = 8;  // Request a 8 bits stencil buffer
        Settings.AntialiasingLevel      = 2;  // Request 2 levels of antialiasing
        sf::RenderWindow Window(sf::VideoMode(ScreenWidth, ScreenHeight, 32), "SFML OpenGL Window!  BYAH!", sf::Style::Close | sf::Style::Fullscreen, Settings);
 

And when you use text you need to remember to use the following before your .Draw() commands.

Window.PreserveOpenGLStates(true);