Intel® Fortran Compiler with Windows-Based Applications

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Document Table of Contents x
Use Intel® Fortran Compiler to Create and Build Windows-Based Applications
Use Intel® Fortran Compiler to Create and Build Windows-Based Applications x
Create Windowing Applications Create and Use DLLs Use QuickWin Use Dialog Boxes for Application Controls Notices and Disclaimers
Create Windowing Applications x
Understand Code Requirements for Fortran Windowing Applications Use Menus and Dialogs in SDI and MDI Fortran Windowing Applications Sample Fortran Windowing Applications Advanced Graphics with OpenGL
Create and Use DLLs x
Code Requirements to Share Procedures in DLLs Code Requirements for Sharing Data in DLLs Build Dynamic-Link Libraries Build Executables that Use DLLs
Use QuickWin x
Special Naming Convention for QuickWin and Windows Graphics Routines Compare QuickWin with Windows-Based Applications Use Windows API Routines with QuickWin Types of QuickWin Programs QuickWin User Interface USE Statement Needed for Fortran QuickWin Applications Create QuickWin Windows Use QuickWin Graphics Library Routines
Types of QuickWin Programs x
Fortran Standard Graphics Applications Fortran QuickWin Graphics Applications
QuickWin User Interface x
Default QuickWin Menus
Create QuickWin Windows x
Access Window Properties Create Child Windows Set the Active Window and Add Focus Keep a Child Window Open Control the Size and Position of Windows
Use QuickWin Graphics Library Routines x
Select Display Options Check the Current Graphics Mode Set the Graphics Mode Set Figure Properties Understand Coordinate Systems Add Color Write a Graphics Program Display a Graphics Output Store and Retrieve Images Customize QuickWin Applications QuickWin Programming Precautions Simulate Nonblocking I/O
Understand Coordinate Systems x
Text Coordinates Graphics Coordinates Set Graphics Coordinates Real Coordinates Sample Program
Add Color x
Color Mixing VGA Color Palette Use Text Colors
Write a Graphics Program x
Activate a Graphics Mode Draw Lines on the Screen Draw a Sine Curve Add Shapes
Display a Graphics Output x
Draw Graphics Display Character-Based Text Display Font-Based Characters Use Fonts from the Graphics Library
Use Fonts from the Graphics Library x
Available Typefaces Initialize Fonts Set the Font and Display the Text SHOWFONT.F90 Example
Store and Retrieve Images x
Transfer Images in Memory Load and Save Images to Files Edit Text and Graphics from the QuickWin Edit Menu
Customize QuickWin Applications x
Enhance QuickWin Applications Controlling Menus Change Status Bar and State Messages Display Message Boxes Define an About Box Use Custom Icons Using a Mouse
QuickWin Programming Precautions x
Use Blocking Procedures Use Callback Routines
Use Dialog Boxes for Application Controls x
Use the Resource Editor to Design a Dialog Box Write a Dialog Application Dialog Routine Summary Understand Dialog Controls Use Dialog Controls Use ActiveX Controls
Use the Resource Editor to Design a Dialog Box x
Set Control Properties Include Resources with Multiple Resource Files Include (.FD and .H) Files
Write a Dialog Application x
Initialize and Activate the Dialog Box Use Dialog Callback Routines Use a Modeless Dialog Box Use Fortran AppWizards to Help Add Modal Dialog Box Coding Use Fortran AppWizards to Help Add Modeless Dialog Box Coding Use Dialog Controls in a DLL
Understand Dialog Controls x
Use Control Indexes Available Indexes for Each Dialog Control Specify Control Indexes
Use Dialog Controls x
Use Static Text Use Edit Boxes Use Group Boxes Use Check Boxes and Radio Buttons Use Buttons Use List Boxes and Combo Boxes Use Scroll Bars Use Pictures Use Progress Bars Use Spin Controls Use Sliders Use Tab Controls Set Return Values and Exit
Use ActiveX Controls x
Use the Resource Editor to Insert an ActiveX Control Use the Intel® Fortran Module Wizard to Generate a Module Add Code to Your Application Register an ActiveX Control
Use Intel® Fortran Compiler to Create and Build Windows-Based Applications

Advanced Graphics with OpenGL

OpenGL* is a library of graphic functions that create sophisticated graphic displays such as 3-D images and animation. OpenGL is commonly available on workstations. Writing to this standard allows your program to be ported easily to other platforms.

OpenGL windows are used independently of and in addition to any console, QuickWin and standard Windows, windows your application uses. Every window in OpenGL uses a pixel format, and the pixels carry, RGB values, opacity values, and depth values so that pixels with a small depth (shallow) overwrite deeper pixels. The basic steps in creating OpenGL applications are:

  1. Specify the pixel format.

  2. Specify how the pixels will be rendered on the video device.

  3. Call OpenGL commands.

OpenGL programming is straightforward, but requires a particular initialization and order, like other software tools. References to get you started are:

  • The OpenGL Reference Manual, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-46140-4.

  • The OpenGL Programming Guide, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-46138-2.

  • OpenGL SuperBible: The Complete Guide to OpenGL Programming on Windows NT and Windows 95, Richard Wright and Michael Sweet, Waite Group Press (Division of Sams Publishing), 1996, ISBN 1-57169-073-5.

  • OpenGL documentation in the Platform SDK title in HTML Help Viewer.

  • The OpenGL description from the Microsoft Visual C++ manuals.

NOTE:
Microsoft no longer provides the glAux procedures.

Intel Fortran provides an OpenGL module, IFOPNGL.MOD, invoked with the USE statement line: 

  USE IFOPNGL

When you use this module, all constants and interfaces that bind Fortran to the OpenGL routines become available. Any link libraries required to link with an OpenGL program are automatically searched if USE IFOPNGL is present in your Fortran program.

An OpenGL window can be opened from a console, Windows, or QuickWin application. The OpenGL window uses OpenGL calls exclusively, not normal Graphic Device Interface (GDI) calls. Likewise, OpenGL calls cannot be made within an ordinary Windows window or QuickWin child window, because special initialization is required for OpenGL calls.

The Fortran OpenGL identifiers are the same as the C identifiers (such as using a GL_ prefix for constants), except that the GL prefix is changed to FGL for routines and identifier lengths are limited to 31 characters. The data types in the OpenGL C binding are translated to Fortran types as shown in the following table:

OpenGL/C Type

Fortran Data Type

GLbyte

INTEGER(1)

GLshort

INTEGER(2)

GLint, GLsizei

INTEGER(4)

GLfloat, GLclampf

REAL(4)

GLdouble, GLclampd

REAL(8)

If you include (USE) the parameter constant definitions from IFOPNGLT.F90 (such as by USE IFOPNGL), you can use the constants to specify the kind type, such as INTEGER(K_GLint) instead of INTEGER(4).

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