2D HUD in JOGL

[TrekSoft]

Hi,

I've seen topics posted elsewhere about doing a 2D HUD in OpenGL using the orthogonal perspective but I'm having trouble doing it in Java using JOGL.

Here is what I have so far...

These are my two methods for switching into and out of the orthogonal mode:

    public void switchToOrtho(GLAutoDrawable drawable)
    {
        GL2 gl = drawable.getGL().getGL2();

        gl.glDisable(GL2.GL_DEPTH_TEST);
        gl.glMatrixMode(GL2.GL_PROJECTION);
        gl.glPushMatrix();
        gl.glLoadIdentity();
        gl.glOrthof(0, drawable.getWidth(), 0, drawable.getHeight(), -1, 1);
        gl.glMatrixMode(GL2.GL_MODELVIEW);
        gl.glLoadIdentity();
    }

    public void switchBackToFrustum(GLAutoDrawable drawable)
    {
        GL2 gl = drawable.getGL().getGL2();

        gl.glEnable(GL2.GL_DEPTH_TEST);
        gl.glMatrixMode(GL2.GL_PROJECTION);
        gl.glPopMatrix();
        gl.glMatrixMode(GL2.GL_MODELVIEW);
    }

Then I put this code inside my display method:

        switchToOrtho(drawable);

        gl.glBegin(GL2.GL_QUADS);                  // Begin drawing quads
        gl.glVertex2f(0.0f, 100.0f);         // Top left vertex
        gl.glVertex2f( 100.0f, 100.0f);         // Top right vertex
        gl.glVertex2f( 100.0f,0.0f);         // Bottom right vertex
        gl.glVertex2f(0.0f,0.0f);         // Bottom left vertex
        gl.glEnd();                               // Finish drawing quads

        switchBackToFrustum(drawable);

However, nothing displays - if I put a TextRenderer in there and draw text, though, that displays correctly.

Does anyone have any ideas what the problem is?

Thanks,

David

EDIT: Someone else saw the problem with my code - apparently, I just needed to draw the vertices in reverse order.

[Skiller]

EDIT: Someone else saw the problem with my code - apparently, I just needed to draw the vertices in reverse order.

Haha, yer that happens a lot in the early stages of developing game engines, I've fallen for that many times myself, fortunately once you've done it once you usually remember to check the winding order from then on :). These days I just do all my 2D stuff with culling off though, saves the need to check the winding order and nets a slight performance gain too :D.