Name

    WGL_3DL_stereo_control

Name Strings

    WGL_3DL_stereo_control

Contact

    Seth Williams, 3Dlabs (seth.williams 'at' 3dlabs.com)
    Harald Smit, 3Dlabs (harald.smit 'at' 3dlabs.com)

Status

    Complete

Version

    Date: 10/05/2005   Revision 1.0

Number

    313

Dependencies

    The extension is written against the OpenGL 2.0 Specification
    although it should work on any previous OpenGL specification.

    The WGL_EXT_extensions_string extension is required.

Overview

    The stereo extension provides an interface for manipulating the 
    emitter signal from the video adapter used to drive lcd shutter 
    glasses used for stereoscopic viewing.

IP Status

    None

Issues

    None

New Procedures and Functions

    BOOL wglSetStereoEmitterState3DL(HDC hDC, UINT uState)

New Tokens

   Accepted by the <uState> parameter:

      WGL_STEREO_EMITTER_ENABLE_3DL        0x2055
      WGL_STEREO_EMITTER_DISABLE_3DL       0x2056
      WGL_STEREO_POLARITY_NORMAL_3DL       0x2057
      WGL_STEREO_POLARITY_INVERT_3DL       0x2058

Additions to Chapter 2 of the OpenGL 2.0 Specification (OpenGL Operation)

    None

Additions to Chapter 3 of the OpenGL 2.0 Specification (Rasterization)

    None

Additions to Chapter 4 of the OpenGL 2.0 Specification (Per-Fragment
Operations and the Frame Buffer)

    None

Additions to Chapter 5 of the OpenGL 2.0 Specification (Special Functions)

    None

Additions to Chapter 6 of the OpenGL 2.0 Specification (State and
State Requests)

    None

Additions to Appendix A of the OpenGL 2.0 Specification (Invariance)

    None

Additions to the WGL Specification

    The state of the stereo emitter for video adapters that support
    stereoscopic headsets can be modified using the following function:

    BOOL wglSetStereoEmitterState3DL(HDC hDC, UINT uState)

    <hDC> is a device context for the graphics adapter or a window
    residing on a monitor whose graphics adapter supports the stereo
    extension.

    <uState> is the new state requested and is one and only one of
    the following values:

      WGL_STEREO_EMITTER_ENABLE_3DL
        Turn the stereo emitter output from the video adapter ON.

      WGL_STEREO_EMITTER_DISABLE_3DL
        Turn the stereo emitter output from the video adapter OFF.

      WGL_STEREO_POLARITY_NORMAL_3DL
        Generate an emitter signal for the stereoscopic headset to show
        the scene from the left eye's point of view while the right eye's
        shutter is closed and vice versa.

      WGL_STEREO_POLARITY_INVERT_3DL
        Generate an emitter signal for the stereoscopic headset to show
        the scene from the left eye's point of view while the left eye's
        shutter is closed and vice versa.

    A call to wglSetStereoEmitterState is necessary for each state transition
    required.

Dependencies on WGL_EXT_extensions_string

    Because there is no way to extend wgl, these calls are defined in
    the ICD and can be called by obtaining the address with
    wglGetProcAddress.  Because this extension is a WGL extension, it
    is not included in the GL_EXTENSIONS string.  Its existence can be
    determined with the WGL_EXT_extensions_string extension.

Errors

    If the function succeeds, a value of TRUE is returned.  If the
    function fails, a value of FALSE is returned.  To get extended
    error information, call GetLastError.

      ERROR_DC_NOT_FOUND         <hDC> is invalid.

      ERROR_INVALID_DATA         <uState> is invalid.

New State

    None

New Implementation Dependent State

    None

Revision History

    09/28/2005  0.1  First draft.
    10/05/2005  1.0  Initial public release.