Re: [matplotlib-devel] Some update on GL backend

2012-08-02 Thread Nicolas Rougier
I will also try to look at the GL backend again. One of the main difficulty I see is to handle GPU memory properly. For example, to draw a line collection (using OpenGL) I first build a vertex buffer that is sent to the GPU and then offset/translate/rotate can be done locally/globally very ef

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Some update on GL backend

2012-08-01 Thread Benjamin Root
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 6:44 AM, Nicolas Rougier wrote: > > > Thanks. Apart from the speed, an OpenGL backend could be also useful for > the ipython notebook using webgl (but I'm a total newbie at webgl). > > Nicolas > > Nicolas, It is great to see that you have made some progress with glumpy! It

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Some update on GL backend

2012-08-01 Thread Nicolas Rougier
Thanks. Apart from the speed, an OpenGL backend could be also useful for the ipython notebook using webgl (but I'm a total newbie at webgl). Nicolas On Aug 1, 2012, at 12:07 , Damon McDougall wrote: > On Wed, Aug 01, 2012 at 11:24:06AM +0200, Nicolas Rougier wrote: >> >> >> Hi all, >> >>

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Some update on GL backend

2012-08-01 Thread Damon McDougall
On Wed, Aug 01, 2012 at 11:24:06AM +0200, Nicolas Rougier wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > I'm continuing experimenting various solution for a possible GL backend for > matplotlib and I made some progress (but no integration yet). > > You can check results (and experimenting yourself at various pla

[matplotlib-devel] Some update on GL backend

2012-08-01 Thread Nicolas Rougier
Hi all, I'm continuing experimenting various solution for a possible GL backend for matplotlib and I made some progress (but no integration yet). You can check results (and experimenting yourself at various places, sorry for that): Text : http://code.google.com/p/freetype-gl/ http://