The images.viewer vocabulary uses the opengl.textures vocabulary to display any instance of image.
An image-gadget can be used for static images and an image-control for changing images (for example a video feed). For changing images, the image should be contained in a model. Change the model value with set-model or mutate the image and call notify-connections when you want to update the image.
If the image or model containing the image is available when the object is created, use the following words to create the gadget:
The image or model can also be given after the construction of the object. In this case, use new-image-gadget and set-image. The gadget will automatically detect if the image changes size or format and reallocate a new texture if needed. This means images can be set even after the gadget has been grafted. Grafted gadgets without an image will display a blank screen.
Notes
The image can be set after the gadget has been grafted. However, for an image-gadget, this can be done only once. If your image is changing, you should be using an image-control and a model.
Performance will be greatly reduced if you are using images that have more than 512 pixels on one of their axis.
Utility words for displaying images:
An image-gadget can be used for static images and an image-control for changing images (for example a video feed). For changing images, the image should be contained in a model. Change the model value with set-model or mutate the image and call notify-connections when you want to update the image.
If the image or model containing the image is available when the object is created, use the following words to create the gadget:
<image-gadget> ( object -- gadget )
<image-control> ( model -- gadget )
The image or model can also be given after the construction of the object. In this case, use new-image-gadget and set-image. The gadget will automatically detect if the image changes size or format and reallocate a new texture if needed. This means images can be set even after the gadget has been grafted. Grafted gadgets without an image will display a blank screen.
Notes
The image can be set after the gadget has been grafted. However, for an image-gadget, this can be done only once. If your image is changing, you should be using an image-control and a model.
Performance will be greatly reduced if you are using images that have more than 512 pixels on one of their axis.
Utility words for displaying images:
image. ( object -- )
image-window ( object -- )