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Re: OpenGL and events

Rather than using a standard run loop to handle events, timers to render
each frame, &c., is there any way I can make the application run in a loop
of displaying, updating the view, get events, displaying...?

From my understanding, this is exactly what happens in the standard run loop.
From the NSView docs:
-setNeedsDisplay:(BOOL)flag
NSViews marked as needing display are automatically redisplayed on each pass through the application's event loop.
Assuming your display method is tied to a NSTimer, here's what should happen (each number corresponds to a pass through the run loop):
1. timer fires calling your updating method which in turn calls -setNeedsDisplay:YES
2. view notices that it's dirty and redisplays, any events posted during 1 or 2 are handled
3. timer fires again, repeat to 1.

Of course, number 2 may take a few more passes through the run loop to complete processing if there is more than one event to be processed, but I really think this is probably what you want.

Brendan Younger

References: 
 >OpenGL and events (From: "R. Eranki" <email@hidden>)



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