# Using Cinder

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## [About the Using Cinder category](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/about-the-using-cinder-category/14)

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**Author:** [@andrewfb](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/andrewfb)\
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## [GLAD related error in RPi4 build (GstPlayer.cpp)](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/glad-related-error-in-rpi4-build-gstplayer-cpp/2155)

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**Author:** [@SethGibson](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/SethGibson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/glad-related-error-in-rpi4-build-gstplayer-cpp/2155 "2026-01-26T21:42:45Z")

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Hey all, I’m trying to build Cinder on an RPi 400 following the guide in the docs and a few notes from some posts here on the forums. Seems to do alright until it hits GstPlayer.cpp wherein it throws this error: error:…

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## [Cinder and LEDs in 2025(6)?](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cinder-and-leds-in-2025-6/2152)

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**Author:** [@SethGibson](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/SethGibson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cinder-and-leds-in-2025-6/2152 "2025-12-22T18:07:44Z")

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Hey all, Been a while since I’ve done any LED work (last time I did, fadecandy was a thing, if that gives some context), so basically, as the subj reads, are there any libraries or other methods folks have used to drive…

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## [Cinder on macs m4 is it working?](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cinder-on-macs-m4-is-it-working/2136)

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**Author:** [@cyrstem](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/cyrstem)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cinder-on-macs-m4-is-it-working/2136 "2025-10-26T17:30:37Z")

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is anyone using cinder on mac m4 on visual studio ? does it work. i think i saw somewhere the xcode is not working or building is cinder still been supported?

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## [CMake 4.0.1 and CXX\_STANDARD on Cinder project](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cmake-4-0-1-and-cxx-standard-on-cinder-project/2126)

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**Author:** [@Gazoo](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/Gazoo)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cmake-4-0-1-and-cxx-standard-on-cinder-project/2126 "2025-10-20T21:37:40Z")

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Hey 'embers, Anyone tried a recent CMake on Cinder? I’ve recently begun migrating my Cinder based project to my new PC and updated some build software. I’ve found that CMake’s command to set the C++ standard no longer …

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## [ci::Anim, timeline and memory safety](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/ci-anim-timeline-and-memory-safety/2138)

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**Author:** [@Gazoo](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/Gazoo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/ci-anim-timeline-and-memory-safety/2138 "2025-10-20T21:34:18Z")

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Hey Embers, Initially, when I started using ci::Anim and the associated ci::Timeline object, I noticed that the appendTo() and similar functions accepted an address of the animation object to be modified. I somehow got …

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## [Problems saving png file with cinder compiled with vs2022](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/problems-saving-png-file-with-cinder-compiled-with-vs2022/2137)

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**Author:** [@Ivan](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/Ivan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/problems-saving-png-file-with-cinder-compiled-with-vs2022/2137 "2025-10-04T17:26:39Z")

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Hello, I am very new to Cinder. I decided to try it after reading the very good documentation available here. I downloaded the repo and compiled the solution with vs2022 using the vs2019 project.I just needed to add a …

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## [How to get ImGui working properly](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/how-to-get-imgui-working-properly/2134)

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**Author:** [@cekcreator](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/cekcreator)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/how-to-get-imgui-working-properly/2134 "2025-09-12T15:37:55Z")

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Hey everyone! I am trying to use Cinders’ ImGui functionality and had a couple of questions. I have been following this post and followed the examples that I ended up finding. But I have run into some issues. All the …

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## [Using zero texture because texture unloadable - MacOS Shader/Texture issues](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/using-zero-texture-because-texture-unloadable-macos-shader-texture-issues/2135)

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**Author:** [@cekcreator](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/cekcreator)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 11:40pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/using-zero-texture-because-texture-unloadable-macos-shader-texture-issues/2135 "2025-09-08T23:40:52Z")

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Hey everyone, sorry to blow up the forum again, has anyone run into the issue with using shaders or textures and getting the log message: POSSIBLE ISSUE: unit 0 GLD\_TEXTURE\_INDEX\_2D is unloadable and bound to sampler ty…

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## [\[Solved\] Debugging Normal Mapping](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/solved-debugging-normal-mapping/2132)

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**Author:** [@Gazoo](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/Gazoo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/solved-debugging-normal-mapping/2132 "2025-08-06T15:27:53Z")

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Hey 'Embers, I’m trying to render a normal mapped sphere with a moon texture obtained from here: But for reasons that aren’t entirely clear to me, the render looks quite off and even super dark in spots. I’m using th…

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## [Build failed on Signals.h](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/build-failed-on-signals-h/2124)

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**Author:** [@lemonjim](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/lemonjim)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/build-failed-on-signals-h/2124 "2025-07-11T23:52:16Z")

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Hello! I am on a MacBook Pro M4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, libCinder 0.9.3. Now none of the sample projects (or my own projects) can build. It seems to be a change in cinder::Signals.h. Enclosed is the error traceback from Xco…

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## [Cinder on mac questions](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cinder-on-mac-questions/2131)

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**Author:** [@cekcreator](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/cekcreator)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 12:13am UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cinder-on-mac-questions/2131 "2025-07-09T00:13:03Z")

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Hey yall I was able to successfully use CinderBox to create a project but when I try to build in xcode all I get is this error and no other information. Has anyone seen this before? I am pretty new to mac/xcode and I can…

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## [Libcairo on macOS arm64](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/libcairo-on-macos-arm64/2120)

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**Author:** [@lemonjim](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/lemonjim)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/libcairo-on-macos-arm64/2120 "2025-02-12T17:35:05Z")

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Hi folks, big fan here. I recently got a new M4 MacBook Pro and ported all my apps to universal binaries, except one app that uses libcairo.a. Unsure, I cloned and built cinder 0.9.3 without too many problems (one compil…

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## [Build cinder as shared library on windows](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/build-cinder-as-shared-library-on-windows/999)

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**Author:** [@noobusdeer](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/noobusdeer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 10:08pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/build-cinder-as-shared-library-on-windows/999 "2024-09-07T22:08:48Z")

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Hi! Is it posible to build cinder as shared library on windows as cmake … -DBUILD\_SHARED\_LIBS=1 on linux. I’m trying to make with cmake on windows buit get many unresolved external symbol errors. I’m making applicati…

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## [OpenGL Shader Debugging](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/opengl-shader-debugging/2104)

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**Author:** [@jorntumrongwit](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/jorntumrongwit)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2024, 6:22am UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/opengl-shader-debugging/2104 "2024-07-07T06:22:12Z")

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Is there currently a way to log errors from OpenGL shaders? From my project thus far, if there is an error made from ogl shaders, the app just closes without actually outputting where the error was from. Right now it’s f…

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## [ImGui works with Multiple Windows on multiple screens with one draw() call, but not with two](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/imgui-works-with-multiple-windows-on-multiple-screens-with-one-draw-call-but-not-with-two/2100)

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**Author:** [@Gazoo](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/Gazoo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/imgui-works-with-multiple-windows-on-multiple-screens-with-one-draw-call-but-not-with-two/2100 "2024-06-20T19:43:11Z")

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Hey Embers, I switched to the 0.9.3dev branch of Cinder and have phased out AntTweakBar in favor of Dear ImGui. But the application crashes when using multiple windows, two draw() calls, and moving the ImGui rendering w…

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## [How to properly write to a FBO?](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/how-to-properly-write-to-a-fbo/2099)

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**Author:** [@lito](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/lito)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 12:51am UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/how-to-properly-write-to-a-fbo/2099 "2024-06-04T00:51:50Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to write to an FBO to do some shader testing, but I’ve found some technical issues regarding how to do so. Currently, I have set up a rectangle batch I create with my shader, I bind the fbo with bindFr…

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## [Linker error: zlib.lib not found](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/linker-error-zlib-lib-not-found/2097)

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**Author:** [@Stefan\_Monov](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/Stefan_Monov)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2024, 11:31am UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/linker-error-zlib-lib-not-found/2097 "2024-05-27T11:31:58Z")

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My setup: Windows 10 building Cinder 0.9.1 from scratch VS 2022 Toolset “v141” Windows SDK version: 10.0.17134.0 I ran cmake, then opened the generated cinder.sln, configured the Win SDK version (as above) for all the…

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## [State of Vulkan in Cinder?](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/state-of-vulkan-in-cinder/1827)

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**Author:** [@jill](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/jill)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2024, 10:49am UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/state-of-vulkan-in-cinder/1827 "2024-03-19T10:49:34Z")

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Hello Embers, I’m about to start setting up a couple new 3D graphics projects and was contemplating making the jump to Vulkan. What is the current state of Cinder Vulkan support with respect to the current state of Vulk…

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## [How to speed up vbo's mapReplace()?](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/how-to-speed-up-vbos-mapreplace/2092)

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**Author:** [@willem](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/willem)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/how-to-speed-up-vbos-mapreplace/2092 "2024-02-08T11:42:03Z")

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Hey all, I’m working on an app where every few frames I have to upload pointcloud data from the CPU to the GPU. I used the instanced teapots as a starting point for my app and worked my way from there. I get the visual …

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## [Tinderbox in linux](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/tinderbox-in-linux/1683)

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**Author:** [@cyrstem](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/cyrstem)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/tinderbox-in-linux/1683 "2024-02-02T22:48:39Z")

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hey so i made this script to create a project in linux as there are no tinder box for linux its really simple but it works for now for me maybe people here can used or extended

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## [macOS version issue](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/macos-version-issue/2087)

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**Author:** [@c.t](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/c.t)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/macos-version-issue/2087 "2023-11-07T14:05:26Z")

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I’m using cinder 0.9.3 / Xcode15.0.1 / macOS 14.1 / M1 Max. I built universal app, it runs on macOS 12/13/14 on both Intel and Apple silicon machines, but it doesn’t run on macOS 11. I get message “app quit unexpectedly”…

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## [Selfie segmentation](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/selfie-segmentation/2082)

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**Author:** [@colin](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/colin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 6:56am UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/selfie-segmentation/2082 "2023-08-23T06:56:10Z")

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Hello, I want to make application with selfie segmentation ( background substraction) I think about : SDK Maxine Mediapipe Banuba Any idea please ? Do you know any blocks to do that ? Thanks

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## [Free fly camera](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/free-fly-camera/2081)

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**Author:** [@azerty69](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/azerty69)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 7:18am UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/free-fly-camera/2081 "2023-08-08T07:18:06Z")

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Hello comunnity, I’d like to develop a remake of ASTEROIDS but in 3D. I’d like the player to be able to move in any direction and make looping if needed. I’ve read that quaternions are mandatory to allow such a ship c…

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## [No samples make use of ci::signals::slot()?](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/no-samples-make-use-of-ci-slot/2080)

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**Author:** [@Gazoo](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/Gazoo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 7:49am UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/no-samples-make-use-of-ci-slot/2080 "2023-07-27T07:49:02Z")

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Hey Embers, I’m curious about ci::signals::slot(): Cinder/include/cinder/Signals.h at 9348e13f4b09a7f573e8aa6dc85106d24968e7e8 · cinder/Cinder · GitHub They seem to cover the same ground as std::bind, possibly with aut…

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## [Shared OpenGL context woes](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/shared-opengl-context-woes/2078)

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**Author:** [@Gazoo](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/Gazoo)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 6:20am UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/shared-opengl-context-woes/2078 "2023-06-21T06:20:55Z")

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Hey Embers, I’m working on integrating a new GUI library in a cinder project. The overwhelming best practice I’ve heard is to share a single OpenGL context, rather than make multiple ones. However, this leads to some di…

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## [Using LibCinder with Qt](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/using-libcinder-with-qt/2066)

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**Author:** [@Gazoo](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/Gazoo)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 7:09am UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/using-libcinder-with-qt/2066 "2023-06-19T07:09:05Z")

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Hey Embers, Does anyone have experience or recommendations of having Qt and LibCinder play together? I’ve found next to no previous code or even discussion topics on here apart from this one. My current understanding o…

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## [Shift (and ctrl) keyboard state gets "stuck" with ImGui](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/shift-and-ctrl-keyboard-state-gets-stuck-with-imgui/2067)

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**Author:** [@totalgee](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/totalgee)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 10:33am UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/shift-and-ctrl-keyboard-state-gets-stuck-with-imgui/2067 "2023-01-26T10:33:12Z")

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Hi there, I’m finding something weird. In my Cinder app that uses ImGui, I find the shift (and also ctrl) keyboard state can get “stuck”. I’ve traced through some of the code, and I found something strange… When I press…

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## [Params::InterfaceGlRef on Apple Silicon](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/params-interfaceglref-on-apple-silicon/2063)

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**Author:** [@stdcd](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/stdcd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/params-interfaceglref-on-apple-silicon/2063 "2023-01-21T21:01:34Z")

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Hi, Params::InterfaceGlRef impacts hugely on FPS on M1/Apple Silicon, it reduces greatly the frame rate. Here my environment: Cinder 0.9.2 / 0.9.3 - Xcode14 / macOS Monterey / M1 On Intel mac, it works fine. Any hel…

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## [\[Resolved\] Application crash when resizing windows using mouse](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/resolved-application-crash-when-resizing-windows-using-mouse/1824)

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**Author:** [@Gazoo](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/Gazoo)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 11:23am UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/resolved-application-crash-when-resizing-windows-using-mouse/1824 "2022-12-29T11:23:59Z")

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Hey 'embers, I found my personal project running on Cinder v9.2.0 crashing when resizing my windows. Not always immediately, but consistently. It occurs when grabbing any edge with the mouse and dragging the size of the…

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