//find the end of the extension list
	cEndExtensions= szSupExt+strlen( m_szSupportedGLExtensions );

	//search through the entire list
	while( szSupExt<cEndExtensions )
	{
		//find the next extension in the list
		uiNextExtension= strcspn( szSupExt, " " );

		//check the extension to the one given in the argument list
		if( ( strlen( szExtensionName )==uiNextExtension ) && 
			( strncmp( szExtensionName, szSupExt, uiNextExtension )==0 ) )
		{
			//the extension is supported
			g_log.Write( LOG_RENDERER, "Your video card supports extension: %s", szExtensionName );
			return true;
		}

		//move to the nexte extension in the list
		szSupExt+= ( uiNextExtension+1 );
	}

	//the extension is not supported
	g_log.Write( LOG_RENDERER, "Your video card does not support extension: %s", szExtensionName );
	return false;
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
// Name:			CGL_APP::CreateTTFont - public
// Description:		Create a truetype font (for font rendering)
// Arguments:		-szFontName: the truetype font to be created
//					-iSize: the size of the font
// Return Value:	None
//--------------------------------------------------------------
void CGL_APP::CreateTTFont( char* szFontName, int iSize )
{
	HFONT font;

	m_uiFont= glGenLists( 256 );

	font= CreateFont( -iSize,
					  0,
					  0,
			 		  0,
					  FW_NORMAL,
					  FALSE,
					  FALSE,
					  FALSE,
					  ANSI_CHARSET,
					  OUT_TT_PRECIS,
					  CLIP_DEFAULT_PRECIS,
					  ANTIALIASED_QUALITY,
					  FF_DONTCARE | DEFAULT_PITCH,
					  szFontName);

	SelectObject( m_hDC, font );
	wglUseFontBitmaps( m_hDC, 0, 256, m_uiFont );
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
// Name:			CGL_APP::DestroyFont - public
// Description:		Destroy the font system created earlier
// Arguments:		None
// Return Value:	None
//--------------------------------------------------------------
void CGL_APP::DestroyFont( void )
{	glDeleteLists( m_uiFont, 256 );	}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
// Name:			CGL_APP::Print - public
// Description:		Print a string onto the screen
// Arguments:		-iX, iY: Position on the screen to start printing
//					-vecColor: The color of the printed text
//					-szString: the string to be printed
// Return Value:	None
//--------------------------------------------------------------
void CGL_APP::Print( int iX, int iY, CVECTOR vecColor, char* szString, ... )
{
	va_list va;
	char	szParsedString[256];

	//make sure that the string actually exists
	if( szString==NULL )
		return;

	//parse the string
	va_start( va, szString );
	    vsprintf( szParsedString, szString, va );
	va_end( va );

	//set the color for the text
	glColor3f( vecColor[0], vecColor[1], vecColor[2] );

	glPushMatrix( );
		glLoadIdentity( );

		//position and render the text
		glRasterPos2d( iX, iY );
		glListBase( m_uiFont );
		glCallLists( strlen( szParsedString ), GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, szParsedString );
	glPopMatrix( );
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
// Name:			CGL_APP::BeginTextMode - public
// Description:		Begin text mode (2D mode)
// Arguments:		None
// Return Value:	None
//--------------------------------------------------------------
void CGL_APP::BeginTextMode( void )
{
	glMatrixMode( GL_PROJECTION );					//select the projection matrix
	glPushMatrix( );								//store the projection matrix
		glLoadIdentity( );							//reset the projection matrix
		glOrtho( 0, m_iWidth, 0, m_iHeight, -1, 1 );//set up an ortho screen
		glMatrixMode( GL_MODELVIEW );				//select the modelview matrix
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
// Name:			CGL_APP::EndTextMode - public
// Description:		End text mode (2D mode)
// Arguments:		None
// Return Value:	None
//--------------------------------------------------------------
void CGL_APP::EndTextMode( void )
{
		glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);	//select the projection matrix
	glPopMatrix();						//restore the old projection matrix
	glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);			//select the modelview matrix
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
// Name:			CGL_APP::BeginRendering - public
// Description:		Begin rendering, and update the timer
// Arguments:		None
// Return Value:	None
//--------------------------------------------------------------
void CGL_APP::BeginRendering( void )
{
    m_timer.Update( );

	glClear( GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT );
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
// Name:			CGL_APP::EndRendering - public
// Description:		Finish all rendering and swap buffers
// Arguments:		None
// Return Value:	None
//--------------------------------------------------------------
void CGL_APP::EndRendering( void )
{
	glFlush( );
	SwapBuffers( m_hDC );
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
// Name:			CGL_APP::EndRendering - public
// Description:		Finish all rendering and swap buffers
// Arguments:		None
// Return Value:	None
//--------------------------------------------------------------
void CGL_APP::TakeScreenshot( char* szFilename )
{
	CIMAGE screenshot;

	//allocate the memory
	screenshot.Create( m_iWidth+10, m_iHeight, 24 );

	//read the screen data
	glReadPixels( 0, 0, m_iWidth+10, m_iHeight, GL_RGB, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, screenshot.GetData( ) );

	//write the image data
	screenshot.Save( szFilename );
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
// Name:			CGL_APP::HandleMessages - public
// Description:		Handle the messages that the window is receiving
// Arguments:		None
// Return Value:	A boolean variable: -true: continue running the program
//										-false: end the program
//--------------------------------------------------------------
bool CGL_APP::HandleMessages(void)
{
	MSG msg;

	m_menuCommand= 0;

	//These are functions that are needed to process the messages
	//that the window is recieving.
	while( PeekMessage( &msg, NULL, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE ) )
	{ 
	    TranslateMessage( &msg );
	    DispatchMessage( &msg ); 

		if( msg.message==WM_QUIT )
			return false;
	}
	return true;
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
// Name:			CGL_APP::WindowProc - public
// Description:		Handle all window events
// Arguments:		None (that you need to worry about :))
// Return Value:	A LRESULT variable
//--------------------------------------------------------------
LRESULT CALLBACK CGL_APP::WindowProc( HWND hWnd, UINT uiMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam )
{
	switch( uiMsg )
	{
		case WM_ACTIVATE:
			if( !HIWORD( wParam ) )
				m_bActive= APP_ACTIVE;

			else
				m_bActive= APP_IDLE;
			return 0;
			break;

		case WM_SYSCOMMAND:
			switch( wParam )
			{
				case SC_SCREENSAVE:
				case SC_MONITORPOWER:
				return 0;
			}
			break;

		case WM_COMMAND:
			m_menuCommand= LOWORD( wParam );
			break;

		case WM_KEYDOWN:
			m_bKeys[wParam]= true;
			return 0;
			break;

		case WM_KEYUP:
			m_bKeys[wParam]= false;
			return 0;
			break;

		case WM_MOUSEMOVE:
			//get the current mouse position
			m_iMouseX= ( int )LOWORD( lParam );
			m_iMouseY= ( int )HIWORD( lParam );

			//get the current mouse button being pressed
			m_iMouseButton= ( int )wParam;

			break;

		case WM_CLOSE:
			PostQuitMessage( 0 );
			return 0;
			break;

		case WM_SIZE:
			m_iWidth = LOWORD( lParam );
			m_iHeight= HIWORD( lParam );

			m_bChangeSize= true;
			return 0;
			break;
	}

	return DefWindowProc( hWnd, uiMsg, wParam, lParam );
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
// Name:			ResizeScene - global
// Description:		Resize the perspective view according to the
//					width and height of the window
// Arguments:		None
// Return Value:	None
//--------------------------------------------------------------
void ResizeScene( int iWidth, int iHeight )
{
	if( iHeight==0 )											//Prevent a divide by zero (bad)
		iHeight= 1;											//Making height equal one

	glViewport( 0, 0, iWidth, iHeight );						//Reset the current viewport

	glMatrixMode( GL_PROJECTION );								//Select the projection matrix
	glLoadIdentity( );											//Reset the projection matrix

	//Calculate the aspect ratio of the window
	gluPerspective( 45, iWidth/iHeight, 0.01f, 100.0f );

	glMatrixMode( GL_MODELVIEW );									//Select the modelview matrix
	glLoadIdentity( );											//Reset The modelview matrix
}