Currently, I started to work on new VJ software (with cross-platform, open-source in mind), that really needs dual monitor support, like one monitor for controls, buttons and loading stuff, the other monitor just for the realtime (openGL) output.
I used to code in 'sdl/openGL' so it could be easy to port the work to different platforms, But from what I found out recently, sdl doesn`t support a dual screen/monitor set-up with parent and child windows, so I`m lost again.
Note, I`m not a great coder, but an 'artist' that wants to code.
elout (google me)
I use different kind of languages to express myself, I just like argueing like 'french' is better then 'dutch'. That just depends in what enviroment/country you are, the more knowledge you have about different languages, the better.
> back in the days when I was 12 years old, I went traveling during those summer-holidays, together with my brother(14) from the netherlands like going the UK. No parents or >20 years old around. Great vacations and a lot of experience then.
And the feeling of this 12 years old person that is wondering around in a strange city and country and still can survive somehow, made me feel so much stronger.
All about this coding/relationships/money/etc start that when you`re 15/16.
I also get a lot of 'these' tech-questions of people around me. First you can go down their house, sitting several hours behind the screen 'cursing', and after you fixed it the person is really happy but that person didn`t learn at all how to fix 'computer problems', so next time when there is a problem he/she will call again.
If their network card isn`t working I just say thinks like 'maybe just download the latest driver, try that'. The next time I meet this person, they are saying 'wow thanks, that was really it.' And this person feels really great, that he/she fixed the problem all by themself.
This story happed to a 50+ person around my block, and within a year this person went from a total newbee, into a happy self-supporting computer user.
If they need some help, give them advise how they might fix it, don`t do it yourself, else they will never learn.
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Currently, I started to work on new VJ software (with cross-platform, open-source in mind), that really needs dual monitor support, like one monitor for controls, buttons and loading stuff, the other monitor just for the realtime (openGL) output. I used to code in 'sdl/openGL' so it could be easy to port the work to different platforms, But from what I found out recently, sdl doesn`t support a dual screen/monitor set-up with parent and child windows, so I`m lost again. Note, I`m not a great coder, but an 'artist' that wants to code. elout (google me)
I use different kind of languages to express myself, I just like argueing like 'french' is better then 'dutch'. That just depends in what enviroment/country you are, the more knowledge you have about different languages, the better.
> back in the days when I was 12 years old, I went traveling during those summer-holidays, together with my brother(14) from the netherlands like going the UK. No parents or >20 years old around. Great vacations and a lot of experience then. And the feeling of this 12 years old person that is wondering around in a strange city and country and still can survive somehow, made me feel so much stronger. All about this coding/relationships/money/etc start that when you`re 15/16.
If their network card isn`t working I just say thinks like 'maybe just download the latest driver, try that'. The next time I meet this person, they are saying 'wow thanks, that was really it.' And this person feels really great, that he/she fixed the problem all by themself.
This story happed to a 50+ person around my block, and within a year this person went from a total newbee, into a happy self-supporting computer user.
If they need some help, give them advise how they might fix it, don`t do it yourself, else they will never learn.