[osg-users] Performing zooming and other navigations on geocentricvirtual earch?

[Paul Martz]

> > Zooming merely changes the field of view without changing the view
position.
> > Think of a photographer changing lenses on a camera without changing 
> > his physical location. You change the projection matrix to change the 
> > field of view, not the modelview matrix.
> >   
> But that's *your* definition of zooming...

No, it's the computer graphics industry definition of "zoom", as defined by
Foley and Van Dam, the Real-Time Rendering book, and the OpenGL red book.
It's a word that has its root in photography, which shares the same
definition. Zooming magnifies an image; it does not affect the view
position.

Words mean things. Programming is a very precise activity and we should
select our words carefully when describing what we are trying to do. I would
be doing the OP a disservice if I did not correct his usage and inform him.

Paul Martz
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http://www.skew-matrix.com
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