How to load background pic/texture in OpenGl?

Hey guys,

Does anyone know how can i load a background picture for my OpenGL program or a texture? By deafult the background is black and i know i can change it by using following code:

Code:

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glClearColor(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.5f);

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However, i want to load a a image and set it as background. Anyone please help me?
Thanks in advance. Help would be really apperciated!!

well, you could either do it with the windows api instead, call LoadBitmap and then BitBlt it to the window background
Or if you want to use opengl you could create a face in your window area and slap the texture onto that, use DevIL to load the texture.

So give DevIL a try today. The worst that could happen is that it formats your harddrive after sending porn e-mail to all your friends...just kidding. =]

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Originally Posted by ILoveVectors

So give DevIL a try today. The worst that could happen is that it formats your harddrive after sending porn e-mail to all your friends...just kidding. =]

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Interesting!! Thanks eh. you seem fan of porn e-mails :D
I've figured out how to do it. I simply drew a quad and then texture it with a ".bmp" file.