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| author | Kai Koehne <kai.koehne@digia.com> | 2014-07-02 13:30:38 +0200 |
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| committer | Kai Koehne <kai.koehne@digia.com> | 2014-07-02 14:06:50 +0200 |
| commit | e8f1c30c2fdb295adc0a37d0b7b83a1d18b0ad22 (patch) | |
| tree | 9fe5d051426a04c2e0ed470b163226593d057350 /doc | |
| parent | e39b623c2876c3be2e00af2123af05899c23e0a0 (diff) | |
| download | qt-creator-e8f1c30c2fdb295adc0a37d0b7b83a1d18b0ad22.tar.gz | |
FAQ: Extend part describing OpenGL/Direct3D issues
Qt Creator nowadays does a runtime check, and shows a nagging dialog
if OpenGL context cannot be created. Also, VirtualBox needs the Direct3D
support to be enabled in the Guest Addons, too.
Change-Id: Ie4cd94312a1e0061a5780eeac8124940b0bafc47
Reviewed-by: Eike Ziller <eike.ziller@digia.com>
Reviewed-by: Leena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@digia.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/howto/qtcreator-faq.qdoc | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/howto/qtcreator-faq.qdoc b/doc/src/howto/qtcreator-faq.qdoc index 909e3c07b2..e4cfd794d5 100644 --- a/doc/src/howto/qtcreator-faq.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/howto/qtcreator-faq.qdoc @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \section1 General Questions - \b {\QC only shows a blank window, or crashes on startup. What's going wrong?} + \b {\QC only shows a blank window, a dialog complaining about missing OpenGL support, or crashes on startup. What's going wrong?} Some parts of \QC use Qt Quick 2, which relies on OpenGL API for drawing. The most prominent use of Qt Quick 2 is in the Welcome mode, but it's @@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ \e{Virtual Machines} - Try to enable \e{3D acceleration} in your virtual machine's settings. + Try to enable \e{3D acceleration} in your virtual machine's settings. For VirtualBox, + also make sure you have installed the Guest Addons, including experimental + \e{Direct3D support}. \e{Windows} @@ -67,7 +69,8 @@ \li ANGLE backend: This requires a Windows version newer than Windows XP. If you have problems, try updating your graphics drivers or update your - DirectX version. + DirectX version. Run \c dxdiag.exe to check whether \e{Direct3D Acceleration} + is indeed enabled. \li OpenGL backend: Make sure your graphics driver supports OpenGL 2.1 or newer. Try to update your graphics driver. |