Fix Could not complete your request because it only works with OpenGL enabled document windows. In this article, I’ll show you how to fix easily Photoshop cc 2021 Rotate tool error, could not complete your request because it only works with OpenGL enabled document windows.
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What is OpenGL?
According to the computer definition, OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) is a graphics technical standard that was formed with the purpose of defining an application programming interface (API) in 3D space. Before OpenGL appeared, any company that wanted to develop a graphical application often had to rewrite its graphics to suit each operating system platform as well as the graphics hardware. With OpenGL, an application can produce the same effects in any operating system that uses OpenGL’s graphics adapters. It can be said that OpenGL is like an independent graphics language and is compatible with all platforms, all computer models, and even on computers that do not support high-end graphics.
OpenGL specifies a set of “commands” or functions that must be executed immediately. In which each command is in charge of a drawing action or creating certain special effects. A list of such commands can be generated to generate OpenGL repetitive effects that are independent of the characteristics of each operating system, but provide special “glue” processes for each operating system, which allows OpenGL to work in that system’s environment.
OpenGL contains a large number of built-in features that are specified and required through the API, including hidden surface removal, alpha blending, anti-aliasing, smoothing, pixel computation, tracing, and turning changing patterns, and atmospheric effects (fog, smoke, and haze).
Silicon Graphics, the world’s leading manufacturer of advanced graphics workstations, is a pioneer in the development of OpenGL. Followed by other companies on the Architecture Review Board include DEC, Intel, IBM, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems. There is no cost (other than learning) to develop an application that uses the OpenGL API. In addition, Microsoft provides OpenGL libraries that allow users to download for free on its Windows systems.
The effect of OpenGL
In a nutshell, OpenGL is designed to satisfy the following main purpose:
– Simplify the interaction between 3D spatial models with a unified programming interface.
– Maximizes the functionality of the OpenGL interface by forcing disparate 3-way hardware to be compatible. Even if it’s not possible to force full hardware support, OpenGL may require the system to use extra software power for processing.
– The OpenGL standard takes geometric primitives such as points, lines, and polygons and converts them to graphic points (pixels) on the screen. This process is done through the graphics pipeline (termed graphics pipeline). Another name for OpenGL that is also shared by the technical world is the OpenGL state machine.
How to install OpenGL
Install OpenGL on Ubuntu
To install OpenGL on Ubuntu, just execute the following command (just like installing anything else) in Terminal:
sudo apt-get install freeglut3-dev
To work on Ubuntu OS:
gcc filename.c -lGL -lGLU -lglut where filename.c is the name of the file with which this program is saved.
Install OpenGL on Windows in Code::Blocks
1. Download the code block and install it.
2. Go to this link and download the zip file from the download link that appears after the Freeglut MinGW package, the link name is Download freeglut 3.0.0 for MinGW and extract it.
3. Open Notepad with admin rights and open the file from:
- This PC > C: (C drive) > Program Files(x86) > CodeBlocks > share > CodeBlocks > templates , then click All Files to show all files.
- Next, open glut.cbp and search for all glut32 and replace it with freeglut.
- Then, open This PC > C: (C drive) > Program Files(x86) > CodeBlocks > share > CodeBlocks > Templates > Wizard > glut, then click All Files to show all files.
- Open wizard.script and here, also replace all glut32 with freeglut.
4. Then go to the freeglut folder (where it was downloaded) and:
- Include > GL , then copy all 4 files from there
- Go to This PC > C: (C drive) > Program Files (x86) > CodeBlocks > MinGW > include > GL and paste it in.
- Then from the freeglut download folder > lib download folder , copy the 2 files and go to This PC > C: (C drive) > Program Files (x86) > CodeBlocks > MinGW > lib and paste it.
- Again, go to the downloaded folder freeglut > bin and copy the file (freeglut.dll) from here and go to This PC > C: (C drive) > Windows > SysWOW64 and paste this file.
5. Now open Code::Blocks.
- Choose File > New > Project > GLUT project > Next .
- Give the project a title and then select Next.
- To select the location of the GLUT: This PC > C: (C drive) > Program Files(x86) > CodeBlocks > MinGW .
- Click OK > Next > Finish .
Now, Code::Blocks is ready to test the OpenGL File.
Test works with OpenGL
To show how OpenGL works, a simple circle drawing program was added in C using the OpenGL platform.
// C program to demonstrate
// drawing a circle using
// OpenGL
#include < stdio.h >
#include<GL/glut.h>
#include < math.h >
#define pi 3.142857
// function to initialize
void myInit(void)
{
// making background color black as first
// 3 arguments all are 0.0
glClearColor(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
// making picture color green (in RGB mode), as middle argument is 1.0
glColor3f(0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
// breadth of picture boundary is 1 pixel
glPointSize(1.0);
glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
glLoadIdentity();
// setting window dimension in X- and Y- direction
gluOrtho2D(-780, 780, -420, 420);
}
void display (void)
{
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
glBegin(GL_POINTS);
float x, y, i;
// iterate y up to 2*pi, ie, 360 degrees
// with small increment in angle as
// glVertex2i just draws a point on specified co-ordinate
for ( i = 0; i < (2 * pi); i += 0.001)
{
// let 200 is radius of circle and as,
// circle is defined as x=r*cos(i) and y=r*sin(i)
x = 200 * cos(i);
y = 200 * sin(i);
glVertex2i(x, y);
}
glEnd();
glFlush();
}
int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
glutInit(&argc, argv);
glutInitDisplayMode(GLUT_SINGLE | GLUT_RGB);
// giving window size in X- and Y- direction
glutInitWindowSize(1366, 768);
glutInitWindowPosition(0, 0);
// Giving name to window
glutCreateWindow("Circle Drawing");
myInit();
glutDisplayFunc(display);
glutMainLoop();
}
Compile the above program in Ubuntu:
gcc filename.c -lGL -lGLU -lglut -lm where filename.c is the name of the file with which this program is saved.
The output of the above program is shown in the screenshot below:
Fix Could not complete your request because it only works with OpenGL enabled document windows
Question:
I’m currently using
Photoshop 23.2.1
Updated to the latest version as of 3/12/2022.
My platform is on Windows 10
I’m currently getting the usual error when attempting to use the rotate tool.
“Could not complete your request because it only works with OpenGL enabled document windows”
I’ve already attempted to restart and reinstall photoshop. This did not resolve the issue.
In this image, it says my GPU works fine
In the preference settings, advanced settings are not disabled.
In the NVIDIA control panel it says that the setting for both CUDA-GPU is set to my current GPU
and that my OpenGL preference is set to my current GPU.
In Geforce experience my GPU drivers are also up to date
So I’m a bit at a loss as to why I cannot use my rotate tool. Most things seem like they are working correctly?
Below I’ve attached a .txt document containing my system info for photoshop.
I am also using a 22ePRO XP pen tablet. I don’t believe that’ll cause issues but if it has in the past.
You can just quit Photoshop and plug both monitors into the NVIDIA GTX 1660, restart Photoshop
