GLX

E284583
OpenGL extension X Window System protocol extension graphics API extension

GLX is the OpenGL Extension to the X Window System that enables rendering OpenGL graphics within X11-based applications.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
GLX canonical 2
GLX (OpenGL Extension to the X Window System) 1
GLX 1.0 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf OpenGL extension ⓘ
X Window System protocol extension ⓘ
graphics API extension ⓘ
category computer graphics ⓘ
windowing system extension ⓘ
definedBy Khronos Group ⓘ
definedIn OpenGL ⓘ
surface form: OpenGL specification extensions
enables hardware-accelerated 3D rendering in X Window System ⓘ
rendering OpenGL graphics within X11-based applications ⓘ
extensionPrefix GLX_ ⓘ
fullName GLX self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: OpenGL Extension to the X Window System
hasExtensionMechanism GLX self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: GLX extensions
hasSpecification GLX specification ⓘ
hasVersion GLX self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: GLX 1.0

GLX 1.1 ⓘ
GLX 1.2 ⓘ
GLX self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: GLX 1.3

GLX self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: GLX 1.4
introducedSupportFor direct rendering ⓘ
indirect rendering ⓘ
latestCoreVersion 1.4 ⓘ
operatesOn X11 ⓘ
surface form: X Window System

X11 ⓘ
originallyDefinedBy SGI ⓘ
surface form: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
provides a mechanism to bind OpenGL contexts to X drawables ⓘ
a mechanism to create OpenGL rendering contexts ⓘ
an interface between OpenGL and the X Window System ⓘ
support for double-buffered OpenGL rendering in X ⓘ
relatedTo EGL ⓘ
OpenGL ⓘ
WGL ⓘ
Xlib ⓘ
standardizedBy Khronos Group ⓘ
supports rendering to GLX pbuffers ⓘ
rendering to X pixmaps ⓘ
rendering to X windows ⓘ
supportsFeature multisampling via extensions ⓘ
stereo rendering via extensions ⓘ
swap interval control via extensions ⓘ
visual and framebuffer configuration selection ⓘ
usedOn BSD operating systems ⓘ
Linux ⓘ
Solaris operating system ⓘ
surface form: Solaris

Unix-like operating systems ⓘ
uses OpenGL ⓘ
usesTransport X11 ⓘ
surface form: X11 protocol

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

X11 → supportsExtension → GLX ⓘ
X.Org Server → supports → GLX ⓘ
this entity surface form: GLX (OpenGL Extension to the X Window System)
GLX → fullName → GLX self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: OpenGL Extension to the X Window System
GLX → hasVersion → GLX self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: GLX 1.0
GLX → hasVersion → GLX self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: GLX 1.3
GLX → hasVersion → GLX self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: GLX 1.4
GLX → hasExtensionMechanism → GLX self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: GLX extensions
Mesa 3D → supportsAPI → GLX ⓘ