Mali GPU Shader Development Studio User Guide - ARM ...

Configuring the Shader Development StudioToolbarThe toolbar menu of the Shader Control view contains a set of items that control the currentshader effect.Button Name DescriptionTable 4-6 Toolbar control buttonsCopy valuesOpen Source for this ShaderReload Shader ConfigurationSave Settings to Shader ConfigurationSelect Shader to RenderDisplays a dialog that enables you to copy all shader sources, controlsettings, attribute settings, and uniform settings.Open any shader source files associate with the currently selectedshader effect.Reload the shader effect’s attributes, uniforms, camera and scenecontrol settings from the data stored in the shader configuration.Write the current shader effect’s uniform, attribute, camera controland scene control values back into the shader configuration.Click this button to open a menu system that enables navigation toall known shader effects in all open projects.Click on any effect displayed to cause the Shader Preview view to beupdated with the selected shader effect. The automatic renderingpreference is used to determine if the selected shader is rendered.See Automatically Render on page 4-2.4.4.3 Shader AttributesThe Shader Attributes view presents a list of all attributes in the current shader effect. This listis generated from the data in the shader effect.For more information about using the Shader Attributes view, see Rendering the shader effecton page 3-9.Table 4-7 describes the shader attributes that are displayed in the Shader Attributes view:Table 4-7 Shader AttributesAttributeLocNameTypeValueDescriptionThe location of the attribute in the shader, as assigned by the renderer.The name of the attribute as it appears in the shader source file.OpenGL ES Type of the attribute.Value of the attribute. Click on this cell to present an editor appropriate to the type of the attribute. Forexample, vectors and matrices present a table editor, though for single-value types such as float, the currentcell is edited.4.4.4 Shader UniformsThe Shader Uniforms view presents a list of all uniforms in the current shader effect. This listis generated from the data in the shader effect.For more information about using the Shader Uniforms view, see Rendering the shader effecton page 3-9.DUI0504C Copyright © 2009-2011 ARM. All rights reserved. 4-11ID011412Non-Confidential - Beta