Review BeginTextureMode() usage

Moved outside BeginDrawing()/EndDrawing() to illustrate drawing is happening to an external texture (not screen)

examples/core/core_split_screen.c

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int main(void)
         // this moves thigns at 10 world units per second, regardless of the actual FPS
         float offsetThisFrame = 10.0f*GetFrameTime();
 
-        // Move player 1 forward and backwards (no turning)
+        // Move Player1 forward and backwards (no turning)
         if (IsKeyDown(KEY_W))
         {
             cameraPlayer1.position.z += offsetThisFrame;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int main(void)
             cameraPlayer1.target.z -= offsetThisFrame;
         }
 
-        // Move player 2 forward and backwards (no turning)
+        // Move Player2 forward and backwards (no turning)
         if (IsKeyDown(KEY_UP))
         {
             cameraPlayer2.position.x += offsetThisFrame;
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ int main(void)
 
         // Draw
         //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-        // Draw player 1's view to the render texture
+        // Draw Player1 view to the render texture
         BeginTextureMode(screenPlayer1);
             ClearBackground(SKYBLUE);
             BeginMode3D(cameraPlayer1);
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ int main(void)
             DrawText("PLAYER1 W/S to move", 0, 0, 20, RED);
         EndTextureMode();
 
-        // Draw player 2's view to the render texture
+        // Draw Player2 view to the render texture
         BeginTextureMode(screenPlayer2);
             ClearBackground(SKYBLUE);
             BeginMode3D(cameraPlayer2);
@@ -134,21 +134,21 @@ int main(void)
             DrawText("PLAYER2 UP/DOWN to move", 0, 0, 20, BLUE);
         EndTextureMode();
 
-        // Draw both view render textures to the screen side by side
+        // Draw both views render textures to the screen side by side
         BeginDrawing();
             ClearBackground(BLACK);
-            DrawTextureRec(screenPlayer1.texture, splitScreenRect, (Vector2) { 0, 0 }, WHITE);
-            DrawTextureRec(screenPlayer2.texture, splitScreenRect, (Vector2) { screenWidth/2.0f, 0 }, WHITE);
+            DrawTextureRec(screenPlayer1.texture, splitScreenRect, (Vector2){ 0, 0 }, WHITE);
+            DrawTextureRec(screenPlayer2.texture, splitScreenRect, (Vector2){ screenWidth/2.0f, 0 }, WHITE);
         EndDrawing();
     }
 
     // De-Initialization
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    UnloadRenderTexture(screenPlayer1);
-    UnloadRenderTexture(screenPlayer2);
-    UnloadTexture(textureGrid);
+    UnloadRenderTexture(screenPlayer1); // Unload render texture
+    UnloadRenderTexture(screenPlayer2); // Unload render texture
+    UnloadTexture(textureGrid);         // Unload texture
     
-    CloseWindow();        // Close window and OpenGL context
+    CloseWindow();                      // Close window and OpenGL context
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     return 0;

examples/core/core_vr_simulator.c

@@ -105,30 +105,26 @@ int main(void)
 
         // Draw
         //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-        BeginDrawing();
-
+        BeginTextureMode(target);
             ClearBackground(RAYWHITE);
+            BeginVrStereoMode(config);
+                BeginMode3D(camera);
 
-            BeginTextureMode(target);
-                ClearBackground(RAYWHITE);
-                BeginVrStereoMode(config);
-                    BeginMode3D(camera);
-
-                        DrawCube(cubePosition, 2.0f, 2.0f, 2.0f, RED);
-                        DrawCubeWires(cubePosition, 2.0f, 2.0f, 2.0f, MAROON);
-                        DrawGrid(40, 1.0f);
-
-                    EndMode3D();
-                EndVrStereoMode();
-            EndTextureMode();
+                    DrawCube(cubePosition, 2.0f, 2.0f, 2.0f, RED);
+                    DrawCubeWires(cubePosition, 2.0f, 2.0f, 2.0f, MAROON);
+                    DrawGrid(40, 1.0f);
 
+                EndMode3D();
+            EndVrStereoMode();
+        EndTextureMode();
+        
+        BeginDrawing();
+            ClearBackground(RAYWHITE);
             BeginShaderMode(distortion);
                 DrawTextureRec(target.texture, (Rectangle){ 0, 0, (float)target.texture.width,
                               (float)-target.texture.height }, (Vector2){ 0.0f, 0.0f }, WHITE);
             EndShaderMode();
-
             DrawFPS(10, 10);
-
         EndDrawing();
         //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     }

examples/core/core_window_letterbox.c

@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ int main(void)
     Color colors[10] = { 0 };
     for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) colors[i] = (Color){ GetRandomValue(100, 250), GetRandomValue(50, 150), GetRandomValue(10, 100), 255 };
 
-    SetTargetFPS(60);               // Set our game to run at 60 frames-per-second
+    SetTargetFPS(60);                   // Set our game to run at 60 frames-per-second
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     // Main game loop
-    while (!WindowShouldClose())    // Detect window close button or ESC key
+    while (!WindowShouldClose())        // Detect window close button or ESC key
     {
         // Update
         //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -79,37 +79,33 @@ int main(void)
 
         // Draw
         //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-        BeginDrawing();
-            ClearBackground(BLACK);
-
-            // Draw everything in the render texture, note this will not be rendered on screen, yet
-            BeginTextureMode(target);
-
-                ClearBackground(RAYWHITE);         // Clear render texture background color
-
-                for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) DrawRectangle(0, (gameScreenHeight/10)*i, gameScreenWidth, gameScreenHeight/10, colors[i]);
+        // Draw everything in the render texture, note this will not be rendered on screen, yet
+        BeginTextureMode(target);
+            ClearBackground(RAYWHITE);  // Clear render texture background color
 
-                DrawText("If executed inside a window,\nyou can resize the window,\nand see the screen scaling!", 10, 25, 20, WHITE);
+            for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) DrawRectangle(0, (gameScreenHeight/10)*i, gameScreenWidth, gameScreenHeight/10, colors[i]);
 
-                DrawText(TextFormat("Default Mouse: [%i , %i]", (int)mouse.x, (int)mouse.y), 350, 25, 20, GREEN);
-                DrawText(TextFormat("Virtual Mouse: [%i , %i]", (int)virtualMouse.x, (int)virtualMouse.y), 350, 55, 20, YELLOW);
-
-            EndTextureMode();
+            DrawText("If executed inside a window,\nyou can resize the window,\nand see the screen scaling!", 10, 25, 20, WHITE);
+            DrawText(TextFormat("Default Mouse: [%i , %i]", (int)mouse.x, (int)mouse.y), 350, 25, 20, GREEN);
+            DrawText(TextFormat("Virtual Mouse: [%i , %i]", (int)virtualMouse.x, (int)virtualMouse.y), 350, 55, 20, YELLOW);
+        EndTextureMode();
+        
+        BeginDrawing();
+            ClearBackground(BLACK);     // Clear screen background
 
-            // Draw RenderTexture2D to window, properly scaled
+            // Draw render texture to screen, properly scaled
             DrawTexturePro(target.texture, (Rectangle){ 0.0f, 0.0f, (float)target.texture.width, (float)-target.texture.height },
                            (Rectangle){ (GetScreenWidth() - ((float)gameScreenWidth*scale))*0.5f, (GetScreenHeight() - ((float)gameScreenHeight*scale))*0.5f,
                            (float)gameScreenWidth*scale, (float)gameScreenHeight*scale }, (Vector2){ 0, 0 }, 0.0f, WHITE);
-
         EndDrawing();
         //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     }
 
     // De-Initialization
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    UnloadRenderTexture(target);    // Unload render texture
+    UnloadRenderTexture(target);        // Unload render texture
 
-    CloseWindow();                  // Close window and OpenGL context
+    CloseWindow();                      // Close window and OpenGL context
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     return 0;

examples/shaders/shaders_custom_uniform.c

@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ int main(void)
     // Setup orbital camera
     SetCameraMode(camera, CAMERA_ORBITAL);  // Set an orbital camera mode
 
-    SetTargetFPS(60);                       // Set our game to run at 60 frames-per-second
+    SetTargetFPS(60);                   // Set our game to run at 60 frames-per-second
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     // Main game loop
-    while (!WindowShouldClose())            // Detect window close button or ESC key
+    while (!WindowShouldClose())        // Detect window close button or ESC key
     {
         // Update
         //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -81,55 +81,46 @@ int main(void)
         // Send new value to the shader to be used on drawing
         SetShaderValue(shader, swirlCenterLoc, swirlCenter, SHADER_UNIFORM_VEC2);
 
-        UpdateCamera(&camera);              // Update camera
+        UpdateCamera(&camera);          // Update camera
         //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
         // Draw
         //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-        BeginDrawing();
-
-            ClearBackground(RAYWHITE);
-
-            BeginTextureMode(target);       // Enable drawing to texture
-
-                ClearBackground(RAYWHITE);  // Clear texture background
-
-                BeginMode3D(camera);        // Begin 3d mode drawing
-
-                    DrawModel(model, position, 0.5f, WHITE);   // Draw 3d model with texture
+        BeginTextureMode(target);       // Enable drawing to texture
+            ClearBackground(RAYWHITE);  // Clear texture background
 
-                    DrawGrid(10, 1.0f);     // Draw a grid
+            BeginMode3D(camera);        // Begin 3d mode drawing
+                DrawModel(model, position, 0.5f, WHITE);   // Draw 3d model with texture
+                DrawGrid(10, 1.0f);     // Draw a grid
+            EndMode3D();                // End 3d mode drawing, returns to orthographic 2d mode
 
-                EndMode3D();                // End 3d mode drawing, returns to orthographic 2d mode
+            DrawText("TEXT DRAWN IN RENDER TEXTURE", 200, 10, 30, RED);
+        EndTextureMode();               // End drawing to texture (now we have a texture available for next passes)
 
-                DrawText("TEXT DRAWN IN RENDER TEXTURE", 200, 10, 30, RED);
-
-            EndTextureMode();               // End drawing to texture (now we have a texture available for next passes)
+        BeginDrawing();
+            ClearBackground(RAYWHITE);  // Clear screen background
 
+            // Enable shader using the custom uniform
             BeginShaderMode(shader);
-
                 // NOTE: Render texture must be y-flipped due to default OpenGL coordinates (left-bottom)
                 DrawTextureRec(target.texture, (Rectangle){ 0, 0, (float)target.texture.width, (float)-target.texture.height }, (Vector2){ 0, 0 }, WHITE);
-
             EndShaderMode();
 
             // Draw some 2d text over drawn texture
             DrawText("(c) Barracks 3D model by Alberto Cano", screenWidth - 220, screenHeight - 20, 10, GRAY);
-
             DrawFPS(10, 10);
-
         EndDrawing();
         //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     }
 
     // De-Initialization
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    UnloadShader(shader);           // Unload shader
-    UnloadTexture(texture);         // Unload texture
-    UnloadModel(model);             // Unload model
-    UnloadRenderTexture(target);    // Unload render texture
+    UnloadShader(shader);               // Unload shader
+    UnloadTexture(texture);             // Unload texture
+    UnloadModel(model);                 // Unload model
+    UnloadRenderTexture(target);        // Unload render texture
 
-    CloseWindow();                  // Close window and OpenGL context
+    CloseWindow();                      // Close window and OpenGL context
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     return 0;

examples/shaders/shaders_eratosthenes.c

@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ int main(void)
     // NOTE: Defining 0 (NULL) for vertex shader forces usage of internal default vertex shader
     Shader shader = LoadShader(0, TextFormat("resources/shaders/glsl%i/eratosthenes.fs", GLSL_VERSION));
 
-    SetTargetFPS(60);               // Set our game to run at 60 frames-per-second
+    SetTargetFPS(60);                   // Set our game to run at 60 frames-per-second
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     // Main game loop
-    while (!WindowShouldClose())    // Detect window close button or ESC key
+    while (!WindowShouldClose())        // Detect window close button or ESC key
     {
         // Update
         //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -59,35 +59,33 @@ int main(void)
 
         // Draw
         //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-        BeginDrawing();
-
-            ClearBackground(RAYWHITE);
+        BeginTextureMode(target);       // Enable drawing to texture
+            ClearBackground(BLACK);     // Clear the render texture
 
-            BeginTextureMode(target);   // Enable drawing to texture
-                ClearBackground(BLACK); // Clear the render texture
+            // Draw a rectangle in shader mode to be used as shader canvas
+            // NOTE: Rectangle uses font white character texture coordinates,
+            // so shader can not be applied here directly because input vertexTexCoord
+            // do not represent full screen coordinates (space where want to apply shader)
+            DrawRectangle(0, 0, GetScreenWidth(), GetScreenHeight(), BLACK);
+        EndTextureMode();               // End drawing to texture (now we have a blank texture available for the shader)
 
-                // Draw a rectangle in shader mode to be used as shader canvas
-                // NOTE: Rectangle uses font white character texture coordinates,
-                // so shader can not be applied here directly because input vertexTexCoord
-                // do not represent full screen coordinates (space where want to apply shader)
-                DrawRectangle(0, 0, GetScreenWidth(), GetScreenHeight(), BLACK);
-            EndTextureMode();           // End drawing to texture (now we have a blank texture available for the shader)
+        BeginDrawing();
+            ClearBackground(RAYWHITE);  // Clear screen background
 
             BeginShaderMode(shader);
                 // NOTE: Render texture must be y-flipped due to default OpenGL coordinates (left-bottom)
                 DrawTextureRec(target.texture, (Rectangle){ 0, 0, (float)target.texture.width, (float)-target.texture.height }, (Vector2){ 0.0f, 0.0f }, WHITE);
             EndShaderMode();
-
         EndDrawing();
         //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     }
 
     // De-Initialization
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    UnloadShader(shader);           // Unload shader
-    UnloadRenderTexture(target);    // Unload texture
+    UnloadShader(shader);               // Unload shader
+    UnloadRenderTexture(target);        // Unload render texture
 
-    CloseWindow();                  // Close window and OpenGL context
+    CloseWindow();                      // Close window and OpenGL context
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     return 0;

examples/shaders/shaders_julia_set.c

@@ -75,15 +75,15 @@ int main(void)
     SetShaderValue(shader, zoomLoc, &zoom, SHADER_UNIFORM_FLOAT);
     SetShaderValue(shader, offsetLoc, offset, SHADER_UNIFORM_VEC2);
 
-    int incrementSpeed = 0;         // Multiplier of speed to change c value
-    bool showControls = true;       // Show controls
-    bool pause = false;             // Pause animation
+    int incrementSpeed = 0;             // Multiplier of speed to change c value
+    bool showControls = true;           // Show controls
+    bool pause = false;                 // Pause animation
 
-    SetTargetFPS(60);               // Set our game to run at 60 frames-per-second
+    SetTargetFPS(60);                   // Set our game to run at 60 frames-per-second
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     // Main game loop
-    while (!WindowShouldClose())    // Detect window close button or ESC key
+    while (!WindowShouldClose())        // Detect window close button or ESC key
     {
         // Update
         //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -145,20 +145,19 @@ int main(void)
 
         // Draw
         //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        // Using a render texture to draw Julia set
+        BeginTextureMode(target);       // Enable drawing to texture
+            ClearBackground(BLACK);     // Clear the render texture
+
+            // Draw a rectangle in shader mode to be used as shader canvas
+            // NOTE: Rectangle uses font white character texture coordinates,
+            // so shader can not be applied here directly because input vertexTexCoord
+            // do not represent full screen coordinates (space where want to apply shader)
+            DrawRectangle(0, 0, GetScreenWidth(), GetScreenHeight(), BLACK);
+        EndTextureMode();
+            
         BeginDrawing();
-
-            ClearBackground(BLACK);         // Clear the screen of the previous frame.
-
-            // Using a render texture to draw Julia set
-            BeginTextureMode(target);       // Enable drawing to texture
-                ClearBackground(BLACK);     // Clear the render texture
-
-                // Draw a rectangle in shader mode to be used as shader canvas
-                // NOTE: Rectangle uses font white character texture coordinates,
-                // so shader can not be applied here directly because input vertexTexCoord
-                // do not represent full screen coordinates (space where want to apply shader)
-                DrawRectangle(0, 0, GetScreenWidth(), GetScreenHeight(), BLACK);
-            EndTextureMode();
+            ClearBackground(BLACK);     // Clear screen background
 
             // Draw the saved texture and rendered julia set with shader
             // NOTE: We do not invert texture on Y, already considered inside shader
@@ -176,17 +175,16 @@ int main(void)
                 DrawText("Press KEY_LEFT | KEY_RIGHT to change speed", 10, 60, 10, RAYWHITE);
                 DrawText("Press KEY_SPACE to pause movement animation", 10, 75, 10, RAYWHITE);
             }
-
         EndDrawing();
         //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     }
 
     // De-Initialization
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    UnloadShader(shader);           // Unload shader
-    UnloadRenderTexture(target);    // Unload render texture
+    UnloadShader(shader);               // Unload shader
+    UnloadRenderTexture(target);        // Unload render texture
 
-    CloseWindow();                  // Close window and OpenGL context
+    CloseWindow();                      // Close window and OpenGL context
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     return 0;

examples/shaders/shaders_postprocessing.c

@@ -124,50 +124,38 @@ int main(void)
 
         // Draw
         //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        BeginTextureMode(target);       // Enable drawing to texture
+            ClearBackground(RAYWHITE);  // Clear texture background
+
+            BeginMode3D(camera);        // Begin 3d mode drawing
+                DrawModel(model, position, 0.1f, WHITE);   // Draw 3d model with texture
+                DrawGrid(10, 1.0f);     // Draw a grid
+            EndMode3D();                // End 3d mode drawing, returns to orthographic 2d mode
+        EndTextureMode();               // End drawing to texture (now we have a texture available for next passes)
+        
         BeginDrawing();
+            ClearBackground(RAYWHITE);  // Clear screen background
 
-            ClearBackground(RAYWHITE);
-
-            BeginTextureMode(target);       // Enable drawing to texture
-
-                ClearBackground(RAYWHITE);  // Clear texture background
-
-                BeginMode3D(camera);        // Begin 3d mode drawing
-
-                    DrawModel(model, position, 0.1f, WHITE);   // Draw 3d model with texture
-
-                    DrawGrid(10, 1.0f);     // Draw a grid
-
-                EndMode3D();                // End 3d mode drawing, returns to orthographic 2d mode
-
-            EndTextureMode();               // End drawing to texture (now we have a texture available for next passes)
-
-            // Render previously generated texture using selected postpro shader
+            // Render generated texture using selected postprocessing shader
             BeginShaderMode(shaders[currentShader]);
-
                 // NOTE: Render texture must be y-flipped due to default OpenGL coordinates (left-bottom)
                 DrawTextureRec(target.texture, (Rectangle){ 0, 0, (float)target.texture.width, (float)-target.texture.height }, (Vector2){ 0, 0 }, WHITE);
-
             EndShaderMode();
 
             // Draw 2d shapes and text over drawn texture
             DrawRectangle(0, 9, 580, 30, Fade(LIGHTGRAY, 0.7f));
 
             DrawText("(c) Church 3D model by Alberto Cano", screenWidth - 200, screenHeight - 20, 10, GRAY);
-
             DrawText("CURRENT POSTPRO SHADER:", 10, 15, 20, BLACK);
             DrawText(postproShaderText[currentShader], 330, 15, 20, RED);
             DrawText("< >", 540, 10, 30, DARKBLUE);
-
             DrawFPS(700, 15);
-
         EndDrawing();
         //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     }
 
     // De-Initialization
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
     // Unload all postpro shaders
     for (int i = 0; i < MAX_POSTPRO_SHADERS; i++) UnloadShader(shaders[i]);
 

src/core.c

@@ -1942,7 +1942,10 @@ void ClearBackground(Color color)
 // Setup canvas (framebuffer) to start drawing
 void BeginDrawing(void)
 {
-    CORE.Time.current = GetTime();            // Number of elapsed seconds since InitTimer()
+    // WARNING: Previously to BeginDrawing() other render textures drawing could happen,
+    // consequently the measure for update vs draw is not accurate (only the total frame time is accurate)
+    
+    CORE.Time.current = GetTime();      // Number of elapsed seconds since InitTimer()
     CORE.Time.update = CORE.Time.current - CORE.Time.previous;
     CORE.Time.previous = CORE.Time.current;
 
@@ -2045,7 +2048,7 @@ void EndDrawing(void)
         CORE.Time.frame += waitTime;    // Total frame time: update + draw + wait
     }
 
-    PollInputEvents();              // Poll user events
+    PollInputEvents();      // Poll user events (before next frame update)
 #endif
 
 #if defined(SUPPORT_EVENTS_AUTOMATION)