Re: Direct3D Z order question

[Stefan Dösinger]

> Seems to me that the call to glOrtho should be replaced by a call to
> glViewport(x,y,width,height) and glDepthRange(near,far).  Since your
> vertices are already in viewport coordinates, according to the comment in
> the code, how does something like the following work for you:
>         glViewport(X, Y, width, height);
>         checkGLcall("glViewport");
>
>         /* depth ranges will be clamped to [0, 1] */
>         glDepthRange(minZ, maxZ);
>         checkGLcall("glDepthRange");

That code breaks half-life. The hl console is only dark brown rectangle in the 
top right quarter, the in-game graphics isn't drawn.

What's the difference between glOrtho and glViewport/glDepthRange? I've 
expected the code to be equal to the glOrtho call.