Name

    OES_read_format

Name Strings

    GL_OES_read_format

Contact

    Aaftab Munshi (amunshi@ati.com)

Notice

    Copyright (c) 2003-2013 The Khronos Group Inc. Copyright terms at
        http://www.khronos.org/registry/speccopyright.html

Status

    Revision 0.2 ratified by the Khronos BOP, July 23, 2003.
    Revision 0.3 to be ratified

Version

    Last Modifed Date: Jan 4, 2006
    Author Revision: 0.3

Number

    OpenGL ES Extension #17 (formerly OpenGL Extension #295)

Dependencies

    None
    The extension is written against the OpenGL 1.3 Specification.

Overview

    This extension provides the capability to query an OpenGL
    implementation for a preferred type and format combination
    for use with reading the color buffer with the ReadPixels
    command.  The purpose is to enable embedded implementations
    to support a greatly reduced set of type/format combinations
    and provide a mechanism for applications to determine which
    implementation-specific combination is supported.

    The preferred type and format combination returned may depend
    on the read surface bound to the current GL context.

IP Status

    None

Issues

*   Should this be generalized for other commands: DrawPixels, TexImage?

    Resolved: No need to aggrandize.

New Procedures and Functions

    None


New Tokens

    IMPLEMENTATION_COLOR_READ_TYPE_OES          0x8B9A
    IMPLEMENTATION_COLOR_READ_FORMAT_OES        0x8B9B

Additions to Chapter 2 of the OpenGL 1.3 Specification (OpenGL Operation)

    None


Additions to Chapter 3 of the OpenGL 1.3 Specification (Rasterization)

    None


Additions to Chapter 4 of the OpenGL 1.3 Specification (Per-Fragment
Operations and the Frame Buffer)

    Section 4.3 Drawing, Reading, and Copying Pixels

      Section 4.3.2 Reading Pixels

      (add paragraph)
      A single format and type combination, designated the
      preferred format, is associated with the state variables
      IMPLEMENTATION_COLOR_READ_FORMAT_OES and
      IMPLEMENTATION_COLOR_READ_TYPE_OES.  The preferred format
      indicates a read format and type combination that provides optimal
      performance, for the read surface that is bound to the current 
      GL context, for a particular implementation.  The state values
      are chosen from the set of regularly accepted format
      and type parameters as shown in tables 3.6 and 3.5.


Additions to Chapter 5 of the OpenGL 1.3 Specification (Special Functions)

      None

Additions to Chapter 6 of the OpenGL 1.3 Specification (State and
State Requests)

      None

Additions to Appendix A of the OpenGL 1.3 Specification (Invariance)

    None

Additions to the AGL/GLX/WGL Specifications

    None

Additions to the WGL Specification

    None

Additions to the AGL Specification

    None

Additions to Chapter 2 of the GLX 1.3 Specification (GLX Operation)

Additions to Chapter 3 of the GLX 1.3 Specification (Functions and Errors)

Additions to Chapter 4 of the GLX 1.3 Specification (Encoding on the X
Byte Stream)

Additions to Chapter 5 of the GLX 1.3 Specification (Extending OpenGL)

Additions to Chapter 6 of the GLX 1.3 Specification (GLX Versions)

GLX Protocol

    TBD

Errors

    None

New State

    None

New Implementation Dependent State

(table 6.28)

    Get Value     Type  Get Command  Value  Description  Sec.  Attribute
    ---------     ----  -----------  -----  -----------  ----- ---------
    x_FORMAT_OES  Z_11  GetIntegerv    -    read format  4.3.2    -
    x_TYPE_OES    Z_20  GetIntegerv    -    read type    4.3.2    -

    x_ = IMPLEMENTATION_COLOR_READ_

Revision History

    02/20/2003    0.1
        - Original draft.

    07/08/2003    0.2
        - Marked issue regarding extending to other commands to resolved.
        - Hackery to make state table fit in 80 columns
        - Removed Dependencies on section
        - Added extension number and enumerant values

    01/04/2006    0.3
        - Added clarification that format and type value returned
          depends on the current read surface attached to the current context