sgl → simple generic library

What is sgl?

‘sgl’ is a simgple generic library to create a program with graphics and sound.

Requirement

Windows

• Ruby 1.8.5 or later
• Ruby/OpenGL
• Ruby/Math3D
• Ruby/SDL

You can see Ruby/SDL on Windows install documnet.

Mac OS X

• Mac OS X 10.3 or later
• Ruby 1.8.5 or later
• X Window system

Installing

sudo gem install sgl

The basics

# test1.rb
require "sgl" 
window 100, 100
line 0, 0, 100, 100
wait

# test2.rb
require "sgl" 
window 100, 100
background 0
color 100
line 0, 0, 100, 100
wait

# test3.rb
require "sgl" 

def setup
  window 100, 100
end

def display
  line 0, 0, 100, 100
end

mainloop

Documents

• API Reference
• Description of sgl-cocoa

• Pages below are in Japanese
  • Description
  • How to for Beginner
  • How to use Sound function

Classes

We did some classes using sgl in some art schools. You can see some materials for the classes.

• Pages below are in Japanese
  • Exercise 1
  • Exercise 2
  • Exercise 3
  • Exercise 4
  • Exercise 5
  • Special Exercise 1
  • Special Exercise 2
  • Final Exercise

Repositry

The trunk repository is svn://rubyforge.org/var/svn/sgl/trunk for anonymous access.

License

Ruby License.

Contact

Comments are welcome. Send an email to Kouichirou Eto “eto at rubyforge dot org”.

1st July 2007