Validate GL format only when creating a QGLWidget.

QGLContext cannot be created on its own without using deprecated APIs to bind its output to a widget (or an offscreen render buffer, or a texture in an existing context...). So, allow QGLWidget to create the context and then validate it afterward.

This also sets the default QGLFormat to require OpenGL 1.3 and hardware rendering (called "direct rendering" in QGLFormat)

src/mcedit2/editorapp.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from mcedit2.util.dialogs import NotImplementedYet
 from mcedit2.util.directories import getUserFilesDirectory, getUserPluginsDirectory
 from mcedit2.util.load_ui import load_ui
 from mcedit2.util.objgraphwidget import ObjGraphWidget
-from mcedit2.util.qglcontext import validateQGLContext
+from mcedit2.util.qglcontext import setDefaultFormat
 from mcedit2.util.resources import resourcePath
 from mcedit2.util.worldloader import LoaderTimer
 from mcedit2.widgets import prefsdialog, configureblocksdialog
@@ -105,10 +105,6 @@ class MCEditApp(QtGui.QApplication):
 
         log.info("Loaded stylesheet.")
 
-        # --- OpenGL ---
-
-        validateQGLContext()
-
         # --- Main Window ---
 
         self.mainWindow = mainWindow = MCEditMainWindow()
@@ -121,6 +117,10 @@ class MCEditApp(QtGui.QApplication):
 
         log.info("Loaded main window.")
 
+        # --- OpenGL ---
+
+        setDefaultFormat()
+
         # --- Sessions ---
 
         self._currentSession = None

src/mcedit2/util/qglcontext.py

@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ import logging
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-
+def setDefaultFormat():
-def validateQGLContext():
     oglFormat = QtOpenGL.QGLFormat()
     oglFormat.setVersion(1, 3)
+    oglFormat.setDirectRendering(True)
     QtOpenGL.QGLFormat.setDefaultFormat(oglFormat)
-    context = QtOpenGL.QGLContext(oglFormat)
+
+def validateQGLContext(context):
     context.makeCurrent()
     versionFlags = QtOpenGL.QGLFormat.openGLVersionFlags()
     log.info("OpenGL Version Info:")
@@ -35,8 +36,8 @@ def validateQGLContext():
 
     actualFormat = context.format()
     """:type : QtOpenGL.QGLFormat"""
-
+    if (not context.isValid() or not actualFormat.directRendering()
-    if (not versionFlags & QtOpenGL.QGLFormat.OpenGL_Version_1_3
+        or not versionFlags & QtOpenGL.QGLFormat.OpenGL_Version_1_3
         or (actualFormat.majorVersion(), actualFormat.minorVersion()) < (1, 3)):
         msgBox = QtGui.QMessageBox()
         msgBox.setWindowTitle(QtGui.qApp.tr("OpenGL Error"))
@@ -48,10 +49,11 @@ def validateQGLContext():
         )
 
         detailedText = "Obtained a GL context with this format:\n"
+        detailedText += "Valid: %s\n" % (context.isValid(),)
         detailedText += "Version: %s.%s\n" % (actualFormat.majorVersion(), actualFormat.minorVersion())
+        detailedText += "Hardware Accelerated: %s\n" % (actualFormat.directRendering(), )
         detailedText += "Depth buffer: %s, %s\n" % (actualFormat.depth(), actualFormat.depthBufferSize())
         detailedText += "Double buffer: %s\n" % (actualFormat.doubleBuffer(), )
-        detailedText += "Direct render: %s\n" % (actualFormat.directRendering(), )
         detailedText += "\n"
         detailedText += "Driver info:\n"
         detailedText += "GL_VERSION: %s\n" % GL.glGetString(GL.GL_VERSION)

src/mcedit2/worldview/worldview.py

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from mcedit2.rendering.textureatlas import TextureAtlas
 from mcedit2.rendering.vertexarraybuffer import VertexArrayBuffer
 from mcedit2.rendering import scenegraph, rendergraph
 from mcedit2.util import profiler, raycast
+from mcedit2.util.qglcontext import validateQGLContext
 from mcedit2.util.settings import Settings
 from mcedit2.widgets.infopanel import InfoPanel
 from mceditlib import faces, exceptions
@@ -89,6 +90,8 @@ class WorldView(QGLWidget):
         :rtype:
         """
         QGLWidget.__init__(self, shareWidget=sharedGLWidget)
+        validateQGLContext(self.context())
+
         self.setSizePolicy(QtGui.QSizePolicy.Policy.Expanding, QtGui.QSizePolicy.Policy.Expanding)
         self.setFocusPolicy(Qt.ClickFocus)