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Improve wording of OpenGL support on desktop platforms. #9945

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions contributing/development/core_and_modules/internal_rendering_architecture.rst
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Expand Up @@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ support Vulkan. OpenGL 3.3 Core Profile is used on desktop platforms to run this
driver, as most graphics drivers on desktop don't support OpenGL ES.
WebGL 2.0 is used for web exports.

It is possible to use the use of OpenGL ES 3.0 directly on desktop platforms
using the ``--rendering-driver opengl3_es`` command line argument, although this
It is possible to use OpenGL ES 3.0 directly on desktop platforms
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I think it's only supposed on Linux, not on all desktop platforms. Windows and macOS can use GLES over Angle, but not directly.

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Indeed, open source (Mesa) Linux drivers have support for it but Windows/macOS drivers don't. There is no visual difference either way between OpenGL ES and desktop OpenGL on Linux drivers.

by passing the ``--rendering-driver opengl3_es`` command line argument, although this
will only work on graphics drivers that feature native OpenGL ES support (such
as Mesa).

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