GLUTINITWINDOWPOSITION(3)

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version 3.8.0 ยท 2 versions
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โœจ GLUTINITWINDOWPOSITION โœจ

okay so bestie, welcome to OpenGLUT - window ๐Ÿ’– this one's about glutInitWindowPosition โ€” the little function that asks future windows to open at a given position. yes, future windows. it's giving manifestation era ๐Ÿ”ฎโœจ


๐ŸŒธ NAME ๐ŸŒธ

glutInitWindowPosition โ€” Requests future windows to open at a given position. ๐ŸชŸ๐Ÿ“


๐ŸŽ€ LIBRARY ๐ŸŽ€

OpenGLUT โ€” the window chapter, iykyk ๐Ÿซถ


โœจ SYNOPSIS โœจ

#include <openglut.h>

void
glutInitWindowPosition(int x, int y);

like. that's it. that's the whole thing. two ints and a dream ๐Ÿ’…


๐Ÿฆ‹ PARAMETERS ๐Ÿฆ‹

  • x โ€” X coordinate. yes the horizontal one, the left-right vibe ๐ŸŒˆ
  • y โ€” Y coordinate. the vertical one, up-down energy โฌ†๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ

๐Ÿ’œ DESCRIPTION ๐Ÿ’œ

so here's the tea, bestie: this function lets you request an initial position for future windows. ๐Ÿซถ

and I say request because โ€” okay โ€” it's a request, not a demand. you're sliding the window manager a little note like "hey, maybe put it here? ๐Ÿฅบ" and it may or may not take the hint. no cap. this is literally all the original says, so I'm not gonna invent extra lore for you. ๐Ÿคทโ™€๏ธ

it's the positioning cousin of all the other glutInit* setup calls you'd run before you actually open anything โ€” you set the vibe up front, and future windows inherit it. main character setup energy ๐Ÿ‘‘


๐Ÿ‘‘ SEE ALSO ๐Ÿ‘‘


๐Ÿ’€ reminder: this is a request. don't come for the window manager if it ghosts your coordinates. it's not personal, it's policy.

and that's the whole page, bestie, we ate and left no crumbs ๐Ÿ“โœจ this was OpenGLUT, and the original footer was just sitting there saying UNDATED and UNTITLED() โ€” so consider this the sign-off: undated, untitled, and still absolutely iconic ๐ŸŽ€๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿฆ‹ periodt.