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Configuring the Shader Development Studio4.2 WizardsThis section describes the wizards that are provided by the Shader Development Studio.4.2.1 New Vertex ShaderThe New Vertex Shader wizard (accessed from File → New → Vertex Shader) creates a new,trivial vertex shader in the selected parent folder. The file name can be any file name acceptedby the host operating system. The Shader automaticallyadds a .vert extension to the file name.For more information about using the New Vertex Shader wizard, see Creating a new Shadereffect on page 3-3.4.2.2 New Fragment ShaderThe New Fragment Shader wizard (accessed from File → New → Fragment Shader) createsa new, trivial fragment shader in the selected parent folder. The file name can be any file nameaccepted by the host operating system. The Shader automaticallyadds a .frag extension to thefile name.For more information about using the New Fragment Shader wizard, see Creating a new Shadereffect on page 3-3.4.2.3 New ESSL FileThe new ESSL File wizard (accessed from File → New → ESSL File) creates a new genericshader file that can be included alongside vertex and fragment shaders in a shader effect. ESSLfiles are useful for creating #define values for use in vertex and fragment shaders.When using additional ESSL files, you must place them before the vertex and fragment shadersin the shader effect configuration, or the values created in the ESSL file might not be visible inthe other files. The compiler concatenates each of these files together, including the availablevertex and fragment shaders, before compiling the source.4.2.4 New Shader ConfigurationThe New Shader Configuration wizard creates a new shader configuration file in the selectedproject. No other shader configuration file can exist in the project. The wizard creates a shaderconfiguration with a default shader effect, named New Effect, that has no shader sources definedin it.For more information about using the New Shader Configuration wizard, see Creating a newShader Configuration File on page 3-6.DUI0504C Copyright © 2009-2011 ARM. All rights reserved. 4-5ID011412Non-Confidential - Beta
Configuring the Shader Development Studio4.3 EditorsThis section describes the editors that are provided by the Shader Development Studio.4.3.1 Shader editorThe Shader editor provides functionality for editing vertex and fragment shader files. Thisincludes syntax highlighting, error reporting and shortcuts for rendering shader effects.4.3.2 Shader Configuration editorThe Shader Configuration editor provides a method for editing a shader configuration file.For more information about using the Shader Configuration Editor, see Creating a new ShaderConfiguration File on page 3-6.Current EffectThe current shader effect is shown in the Current Shader Effect drop-down list. To select adifferent effect, select it from the list. The other fields in the editor reflect the contents of thecurrently selected effect.Add New EffectCreates a new, empty shader effect. A dialog box prompts for a name for theshader effect. Clicking OK creates the effect and causes the editor to switch tothis effectRename EffectRenames the currently selected shader effect. A dialog box prompts for a newname. Clicking OK renames the effect.Remove EffectRemoves the shader effect from the configuration.Vertex Shaders sectionThe vertex shaders section lists all the shader source files that make up the vertex part of theshader effect. It is valid to put a non-specific shader, one that is neither a vertex nor a fragmentshader, in this list. But, be aware that the shader is compiled and checked for errors as a vertexshader by the offline compiler. Ordering of source files might be important to the functionalityof the shader effect, so buttons are provided to re-order the list.New Shader Create a shader with the default shader code and adds it to the list.Add Shader Add an existing shader source file to the list. The source file must belong to thecurrent project.Remove ShaderRemove the selected shader source file from the list.Move UpMove the selected shader source file up one position. The shader sources arepassed to the compiler in the order they appear in the list.Move Down Move the selected shader source file down one position. The shader sources arepassed to the compiler in the order they appear in the list.DUI0504C Copyright © 2009-2011 ARM. All rights reserved. 4-6ID011412Non-Confidential - Beta
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