CViewRenderer no longer depends on the Driver global variable. Also got rid of the same dependencies in files which included that global from the CViewRenderer header.

code/ryzom/client/src/init.cpp

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 #include "ingame_database_manager.h"
 #include "client_chat_manager.h"
 #include "interface_v3/input_handler_manager.h"
+#include "interface_v3/interface_manager.h"
 //#include "crtdbg.h"
 #include "sound_manager.h"
 #include "net_manager.h"
@@ -1074,6 +1075,8 @@ void prelogInit()
 //		resetTextContext ("bremenb.ttf", false);
 		resetTextContext ("ryzom.ttf", false);
 
+		CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
+
 		ProgressBar.setFontFactor(0.85f);
 
 		nmsg = "Loading background...";

code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_help.cpp

@@ -3920,6 +3920,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void execute (CCtrlBase * /* pCaller */, const string &/* Params */)
 	{
 		#ifdef NL_OS_WINDOWS
+			NL3D::UDriver *Driver = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver();
 			if (Driver)
 			{
 				HWND wnd = Driver->getDisplay();

code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_misc.cpp

@@ -520,7 +520,8 @@ CCameraBackup setupCameraForScreenshot(UScene &scene, uint left, uint right, uin
 
 	// Build a viewport
 	CViewport viewport;
-	viewport.init (0, 0, (float)(right-left)/Driver->getWindowWidth(), (float)(bottom-top)/Driver->getWindowHeight());
+	NL3D::UDriver *Driver = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver();
+	viewport.init (0, 0, (float)(right-left)/Driver->getWindowWidth(),(float)(bottom-top)/Driver->getWindowHeight());
 
 	// Activate all this
 	scene.getCam().setFrustum (frustumPart);
@@ -552,6 +553,7 @@ void renderSceneScreenShot (uint left, uint right, uint top, uint bottom, uint s
 
 void getBuffer (CBitmap &btm)
 {
+	NL3D::UDriver *Driver = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver();
 	//
 	if (ClientCfg.ScreenShotWidth && ClientCfg.ScreenShotHeight)
 	{
@@ -611,6 +613,8 @@ bool screenshotZBuffer(const std::string &filename)
 	std::string ext = filename.substr(pos+1);
 
 	std::vector<float> z;
+	NL3D::UDriver *Driver = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver();
+
 	Driver->getZBuffer(z);
 
 	float min = std::numeric_limits<float>::max();

code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbctrl_sheet.cpp

@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ CCtrlSheetInfo::CCtrlSheetInfo()
 
 void CDBCtrlSheet::release ()
 {
+	NL3D::UDriver *Driver = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver();
 	if (Driver)
 		Driver->deleteMaterial(_GuildMat);
 
@@ -489,6 +490,8 @@ CDBCtrlSheet::CDBCtrlSheet(const TCtorParam &param)
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 CDBCtrlSheet::~CDBCtrlSheet()
 {
+	NL3D::UDriver *Driver = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver();
+
 	if (_GuildBack)
 	{
 		if (Driver)
@@ -1304,6 +1307,8 @@ void CDBCtrlSheet::setupGuildFlag ()
 		sint8 nLastGuildBack =	(sint8)(_MacroID&15);		// 4 bits en pos 0
 		sint8 nLastGuildSymbol = (sint8)((_MacroID>>4)&63);	// 6 bits en pos 4
 
+		NL3D::UDriver *Driver = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver();
+
 		if (_GuildMat.empty())
 		{
 			_GuildMat = Driver->createMaterial();

code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_editbox.cpp

@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void CGroupEditBox::copy()
 	stopParentBlink();
 
 	// get the selection and copy it
-	if (Driver->copyTextToClipboard(getSelection()))
+	if (CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver()->copyTextToClipboard(getSelection()))
 		nlinfo ("Chat input was copied in the clipboard");
 }
 
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ void CGroupEditBox::paste()
 
 	ucstring sString;
 
-	if (Driver->pasteTextFromClipboard(sString))
+	if (CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver()->pasteTextFromClipboard(sString))
 	{
 		// append string now
 		appendStringFromClipboard(sString);

code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_in_scene.cpp

@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ void CGroupInScene::computeWindowPos(sint32 &newX, sint32 &newY, CVector &newPro
 			tmp = pVR.getFrustum().projectZ (tmp);
 
 			// Get the width and height
-			tmp.x *= (float)Driver->getWindowWidth();
+			tmp.x *= (float)CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver()->getWindowWidth();
-			tmp.y *= (float)Driver->getWindowHeight();
+			tmp.y *= (float)CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver()->getWindowHeight();
 
 			// position without offset, in float
 			newProjCenter.x= tmp.x;

code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_in_scene_bubble.cpp

@@ -667,6 +667,7 @@ CGroupInSceneBubbleManager::CPopupContext *CGroupInSceneBubbleManager::buildCont
 	if (target)
 	{
 		// Find a position
+		NL3D::UDriver *Driver = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver();
 		const uint width = Driver->getWindowWidth();
 		const uint height = Driver->getWindowHeight();
 		h = (target->getXReal() < ((sint)width-target->getXReal()-target->getWReal()))?"l":"r";

code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/input_handler_manager.cpp

@@ -174,13 +174,13 @@ void CInputHandlerManager::operator ()(const NLMISC::CEvent &event)
 				UserControls.stopFreeLook();
 			}
 			// be nice with other app : let the mouse reappear (useful in direct 3D mode with no hardware cursor)
-			Driver->showCursor(true);
+			CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver()->showCursor(true);
 //			Driver->setSystemArrow();
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			_RecoverFocusLost = true; // force to update mouse pos on next click or move
-			Driver->showCursor(IsMouseCursorHardware());
+			CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver()->showCursor(IsMouseCursorHardware());
 			_Focus = true;
 		}
 

code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_3d_scene.cpp

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ CInterface3DScene::~CInterface3DScene()
 	for (i = 0; i < _FXs.size(); ++i)
 		delete _FXs[i];
 
+	NL3D::UDriver *Driver = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver();
 	if (_Scene != NULL)
 		Driver->deleteScene (_Scene);
 
@@ -171,7 +172,8 @@ bool CInterface3DScene::parse (xmlNodePtr cur, CInterfaceGroup *parentGroup)
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	nlassert (Driver != NULL);
+	NL3D::UDriver *Driver = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver();
+	nlassert ( Driver != NULL);
 
 	_Scene = Driver->createScene(true);
 
@@ -297,7 +299,7 @@ bool CInterface3DScene::parse (xmlNodePtr cur, CInterfaceGroup *parentGroup)
 			if (!animName.empty())
 			{
 				if (_AutoAnimSet == NULL)
-					_AutoAnimSet = Driver->createAnimationSet();
+					_AutoAnimSet = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver()->createAnimationSet();
 				uint id = _AutoAnimSet->addAnimation (ptr, animName.c_str ());
 				if (id == UAnimationSet::NotFound)
 				{
@@ -376,7 +378,9 @@ void CInterface3DScene::draw ()
 {
 	H_AUTO( RZ_Interface_CInterface3DScene_draw  )
 
-	if (Driver == NULL)
+	NL3D::UDriver *Driver = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver();
+
+	if ( Driver == NULL)
 		return;
 
 	// No Op if screen minimized
@@ -434,7 +438,7 @@ void CInterface3DScene::draw ()
 	float vpW = (float) clipw / iavoid0(wsw);
 	float vpH = (float) cliph / iavoid0(wsh);
 	newVP.init(vpX, vpY, vpW, vpH);
-	NL3D::CFrustum  oldFrustum = Driver->getFrustum();
+	NL3D::CFrustum  oldFrustum = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver()->getFrustum();
 	NL3D::CFrustum  newFrustum;
 	newFrustum.initPerspective (pI3DCam->getFOV() * (float) (NLMISC::Pi / 180), (float) _WReal / iavoid0(_HReal), 0.1f, 100.f);
 
@@ -1093,7 +1097,7 @@ bool CInterface3DIG::parse (xmlNodePtr cur, CInterface3DScene *parentGroup)
 	setRotX (_Rot.x);
 	setRotY (_Rot.y);
 	setRotZ (_Rot.z);
-	_IG->addToScene (*parentGroup->getScene(), Driver);
+	_IG->addToScene (*parentGroup->getScene(), CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver() );
 	parentGroup->getScene()->setToGlobalInstanceGroup (_IG);
 
 	return true;
@@ -1214,7 +1218,7 @@ void CInterface3DIG::setName (const std::string &ht)
 		_IG = UInstanceGroup::createInstanceGroup(_Name);
 		if (_IG == NULL) return;
 		_IG->setPos (_Pos);
-		_IG->addToScene (*pI3DS->getScene(), Driver);
+		_IG->addToScene (*pI3DS->getScene(), CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver() );
 		pI3DS->getScene()->setToGlobalInstanceGroup (_IG);
 	}
 }

code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_manager.cpp

@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ int CInterfaceManager::DebugTrackGroupsGetId( CInterfaceGroup *pIG )
 #endif // AJM_DEBUG_TRACK_INTERFACE_GROUPS
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-CInterfaceManager::CInterfaceManager()
+CInterfaceManager::CInterfaceManager() :
+_ViewRenderer( Driver )
 {
 	_Instance = this;
 	_DbRootNode = new CCDBNodeBranch("ROOT");

code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_options.cpp

@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ COptionsAnimationSet::~COptionsAnimationSet()
 			BUT this is OK, since the actual animationSet is kept by SmartPtr through UPlayList
 			(see deleteAnimationSet() doc)
 		 */
-		Driver->deleteAnimationSet(AnimationSet);
+		CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver()->deleteAnimationSet(AnimationSet);
 		AnimationSet= NULL;
 	}
 }
@@ -424,10 +424,10 @@ bool COptionsAnimationSet::parse (xmlNodePtr cur)
 {
 	bool result = CInterfaceOptions::parse(cur);
 	if (!result) return false;
-	nlassert(Driver);
+	nlassert( CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver() );
 
 	// create the animation set
-	AnimationSet= Driver->createAnimationSet();
+	AnimationSet= CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver()->createAnimationSet();
 	nlassert(AnimationSet);
 
 	AnimMale.clear();

code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_parser.cpp

@@ -118,13 +118,14 @@ using namespace NLMISC;
 
 void badLuaParseMessageBox()
 {
-	NL3D::UDriver::TMessageBoxId	ret = Driver->systemMessageBox(	"LUA files reading failed!\n"
+	NL3D::UDriver::TMessageBoxId	ret =
-																		"Some LUA files are corrupted, moved or may have been removed.\n"
+		CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getViewRenderer().getDriver()->systemMessageBox(	"LUA files reading failed!\n"
-																		"Ryzom may need to be restarted to run properly.\n"
+																							"Some LUA files are corrupted, moved or may have been removed.\n"
-																		"Would you like to quit now?",
+																							"Ryzom may need to be restarted to run properly.\n"
-																		"LUA reading failed!",
+																							"Would you like to quit now?",
-																		NL3D::UDriver::yesNoType,
+																							"LUA reading failed!",
-																		NL3D::UDriver::exclamationIcon);
+																							NL3D::UDriver::yesNoType,
+																							NL3D::UDriver::exclamationIcon);
 	if (ret == NL3D::UDriver::yesId)
 	{
 		extern void quitCrashReport ();

code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/view_pointer.cpp

@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ void CViewPointer::drawCursor(sint32 texId, NLMISC::CRGBA col, uint8 rot)
 	{
 		// set new cursor for the hardware mouse
 		std::string name = rVR.getTextureNameFromId(texId);
-		Driver->setCursor(name, col, rot, (uint32) std::max(getX() - xPos, (sint32) 0), (uint32) std::max(getY() - yPos, (sint32) 0));
+		rVR.getDriver()->setCursor(name, col, rot, (uint32) std::max(getX() - xPos, (sint32) 0), (uint32) std::max(getY() - yPos, (sint32) 0));
 	}
 }
 

code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/view_renderer.cpp

@@ -30,45 +30,15 @@ using namespace NLMISC;
 using namespace std;
 using namespace NL3D;
 
-
+CViewRenderer::CViewRenderer( NL3D::UDriver *driver )
-/*
- * constructor
- */
-CViewRenderer::CViewRenderer()
 {
-	_ClipX = _ClipY = 0;
+	setup();
-	_ClipW = 800;
+
-	_ClipH = 600;
+	this->driver = driver;
-	_ScreenW = 800;
-	_ScreenH = 600;
-	_OneOverScreenW= 1.0f / (float)_ScreenW;
-	_OneOverScreenH= 1.0f / (float)_ScreenH;
-	_IsMinimized= false;
-	_WFigurTexture= 0;
-	_HFigurTexture= 0;
-	_WFigurSeparatorTexture = 0;
-	_FigurSeparatorTextureId = -1;
-	_FigurBlankId = -1;
-	_BlankId = -1;
-	_WorldSpaceTransformation = true;
-	_CurrentZ = 10;
-	for(uint i=0;i<VR_NUM_LAYER;i++)
-	{
-		_StringRBLayers[i]= NULL;
-		_EmptyLayer[i]= true;
-	}
-	_BlankGlobalTexture  = NULL;
 }
 
-
-/*
- * destructor
- */
 CViewRenderer::~CViewRenderer()
 {
-	if (!_Material.empty() && Driver)
-		Driver->deleteMaterial(_Material);
-
 	for(uint i=0;i<VR_NUM_LAYER;i++)
 	{
 		delete _StringRBLayers[i];
@@ -101,9 +71,9 @@ void CViewRenderer::setClipWindow (sint32 x, sint32 y, sint32 w, sint32 h)
  */
 void CViewRenderer::checkNewScreenSize ()
 {
-	if (!Driver) return;
+	if (!driver) return;
 	uint32 w, h;
-	Driver->getWindowSize (w, h);
+	driver->getWindowSize (w, h);
 	// not minimized? change coords
 	if(w!=0 && h!=0)
 	{
@@ -145,14 +115,40 @@ void CViewRenderer::getScreenOOSize (float &oow, float &ooh)
 	ooh= _OneOverScreenH;
 }
 
+void CViewRenderer::setup()
+{
+	_ClipX = _ClipY = 0;
+	_ClipW = 800;
+	_ClipH = 600;
+	_ScreenW = 800;
+	_ScreenH = 600;
+	_OneOverScreenW= 1.0f / (float)_ScreenW;
+	_OneOverScreenH= 1.0f / (float)_ScreenH;
+	_IsMinimized= false;
+	_WFigurTexture= 0;
+	_HFigurTexture= 0;
+	_WFigurSeparatorTexture = 0;
+	_FigurSeparatorTextureId = -1;
+	_FigurBlankId = -1;
+	_BlankId = -1;
+	_WorldSpaceTransformation = true;
+	_CurrentZ = 10;
+	for(uint i=0;i<VR_NUM_LAYER;i++)
+	{
+		_StringRBLayers[i]= NULL;
+		_EmptyLayer[i]= true;
+	}
+	_BlankGlobalTexture  = NULL;
+}
+
 
 /*
  * init: init material and string buffer
  */
 void CViewRenderer::init()
 {
-	if (!Driver) return;
+	if (!driver) return;
-	_Material = Driver->createMaterial();
+	_Material = driver->createMaterial();
 
 	setRenderStates();
 
@@ -188,7 +184,7 @@ void CViewRenderer::reset()
 		UTextureFile *tf = dynamic_cast<NL3D::UTextureFile *>(ite->Texture);
 		if (tf)
 		{
-			Driver->deleteTextureFile (tf);
+			driver->deleteTextureFile (tf);
 		}
 		ite++;
 	}
@@ -200,6 +196,10 @@ void CViewRenderer::reset()
 	_IndexesToTextureIds.clear();
 }
 
+NL3D::UDriver* CViewRenderer::getDriver(){
+	return driver;
+}
+
 // ***************************************************************************
 void CViewRenderer::SImage::setupQuadUV(bool flipv, uint8 rot, CQuadColorUV &dest)
 {
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ void CViewRenderer::loadTextures (const std::string &textureFileName, const std:
 	CIFile ifTmp;
 	if (ifTmp.open(filename))
 		CBitmap::loadSize (ifTmp, gt.Width, gt.Height);
-	gt.Texture = Driver->createTextureFile (filename);
+	gt.Texture = driver->createTextureFile (filename);
 	// Force to generate the texture now. This way we can extract the mouse bitmaps from it now without having to load it again.
 	// Its why we don't release it at the end, because it is likely to be uploaded soon)
 	CBitmap *texDatas = gt.Texture->generateDatas();
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ void CViewRenderer::loadTextures (const std::string &textureFileName, const std:
 
 	_GlobalTextures.push_back (gt);
 
-	Driver->setCursorScale(ClientCfg.HardwareCursorScale);
+	driver->setCursorScale(ClientCfg.HardwareCursorScale);
 
 	char bufTmp[256], tgaName[256];
 	string sTGAname;
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ void CViewRenderer::loadTextures (const std::string &textureFileName, const std:
 					CBitmap curs;
 					curs.resize(x1 - x0, y1 - y0);
 					curs.blit(*texDatas, x0, y0, (x1 - x0), (y1 - y0), 0, 0);
-					Driver->addCursor(image.Name, curs);
+					driver->addCursor(image.Name, curs);
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ sint32 CViewRenderer::createTexture (const std::string &sGlobalTextureName,
 				nlwarning("Failed to load the texture '%s', please check image format", filename.c_str());
 			}
 		}
-		gtTmp.Texture = Driver->createTextureFile (sLwrGTName);
+		gtTmp.Texture = driver->createTextureFile (sLwrGTName);
 		gtTmp.Name = sLwrGTName;
 		gtTmp.Texture->setFilterMode(UTexture::Nearest, UTexture::NearestMipMapOff);
 		if(uploadDXTC)
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ void CViewRenderer::deleteTexture (sint32 textureId)
 					UTextureFile *tf = dynamic_cast<NL3D::UTextureFile *>(iteGT->Texture);
 					if (tf)
 					{
-						Driver->deleteTextureFile (tf);
+						driver->deleteTextureFile (tf);
 					}
 					_GlobalTextures.erase (iteGT);
 					return;
@@ -1151,13 +1151,13 @@ void CViewRenderer::flush ()
 				// draw quads and empty list
 				if (layer.NbQuads != 0)
 				{
-					Driver->drawQuads (&(layer.Quads[0]), layer.NbQuads, _Material);
+					driver->drawQuads (&(layer.Quads[0]), layer.NbQuads, _Material);
 					layer.NbQuads = 0;
 				}
 
 				if (!layer.Tris.empty())
 				{
-					Driver->drawTriangles(layer.Tris, _Material);
+					driver->drawTriangles(layer.Tris, _Material);
 					layer.Tris.clear();
 				}
 
@@ -1178,12 +1178,12 @@ void CViewRenderer::flush ()
 				// alpha blended
 				if (!layer.FilteredAlphaBlendedQuads.empty())
 				{
-					Driver->drawQuads (&(layer.FilteredAlphaBlendedQuads[0]), (uint32)layer.FilteredAlphaBlendedQuads.size(), _Material);
+					driver->drawQuads (&(layer.FilteredAlphaBlendedQuads[0]), (uint32)layer.FilteredAlphaBlendedQuads.size(), _Material);
 					layer.FilteredAlphaBlendedQuads.clear();
 				}
 				if (!layer.FilteredAlphaBlendedTris.empty())
 				{
-					Driver->drawTriangles(layer.FilteredAlphaBlendedTris, _Material);
+					driver->drawTriangles(layer.FilteredAlphaBlendedTris, _Material);
 					layer.FilteredAlphaBlendedTris.clear();
 				}
 				// additif
@@ -1193,12 +1193,12 @@ void CViewRenderer::flush ()
 					_Material.setBlendFunc (NL3D::UMaterial::one, NL3D::UMaterial::one);
 					if (!layer.FilteredAdditifQuads.empty())
 					{
-						Driver->drawQuads (&(layer.FilteredAdditifQuads[0]), (uint32)layer.FilteredAdditifQuads.size(), _Material);
+						driver->drawQuads (&(layer.FilteredAdditifQuads[0]), (uint32)layer.FilteredAdditifQuads.size(), _Material);
 						layer.FilteredAdditifQuads.clear();
 					}
 					if (!layer.FilteredAdditifTris.empty())
 					{
-						Driver->drawTriangles(layer.FilteredAdditifTris, _Material);
+						driver->drawTriangles(layer.FilteredAdditifTris, _Material);
 						layer.FilteredAdditifTris.clear();
 					}
 					// restore alpha blend
@@ -1546,13 +1546,13 @@ URenderStringBuffer		*CViewRenderer::getStringRenderBuffer(sint layerId)
 // ***************************************************************************
 void CViewRenderer::drawWiredQuad(sint32 x, sint32 y, sint32 width, sint32 height, NLMISC::CRGBA col /*=NLMISC::CRGBA::White*/)
 {
-	Driver->drawWiredQuad(x * _OneOverScreenW, y * _OneOverScreenH, (x + width) * _OneOverScreenW, (y + height) * _OneOverScreenH, col);
+	driver->drawWiredQuad(x * _OneOverScreenW, y * _OneOverScreenH, (x + width) * _OneOverScreenW, (y + height) * _OneOverScreenH, col);
 }
 
 // ***************************************************************************
 void CViewRenderer::drawFilledQuad(sint32 x, sint32 y, sint32 width, sint32 height, NLMISC::CRGBA col /*=NLMISC::CRGBA::White*/)
 {
-	Driver->drawQuad(x * _OneOverScreenW, y * _OneOverScreenH, (x + width) * _OneOverScreenW, (y + height) * _OneOverScreenH, col);
+	driver->drawQuad(x * _OneOverScreenW, y * _OneOverScreenH, (x + width) * _OneOverScreenW, (y + height) * _OneOverScreenH, col);
 }
 
 
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@ void CViewRenderer::drawCustom (sint32 x, sint32 y, sint32 width, sint32 height,
 		worldSpaceTransformation (qcoluv2_clipped);
 
 	// Draw clipped quad
-	Driver->drawQuads (&qcoluv2_clipped, 1, Mat);
+	driver->drawQuads (&qcoluv2_clipped, 1, Mat);
 }
 
 // ***************************************************************************
@@ -1658,7 +1658,7 @@ void CViewRenderer::drawCustom(sint32 x, sint32 y, sint32 width, sint32 height,
 	}
 
 	// Draw clipped quad
-	Driver->drawQuads (&qcoluv_clipped, 1, Mat);
+	driver->drawQuads (&qcoluv_clipped, 1, Mat);
 }
 
 // ***************************************************************************
@@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@ void CViewRenderer::drawCustom (sint32 x, sint32 y, sint32 width, sint32 height,
 		worldSpaceTransformation (qcoluv2_clipped);
 
 	// Draw clipped quad
-	Driver->drawQuads (&qcoluv2_clipped, 1, Mat);
+	driver->drawQuads (&qcoluv2_clipped, 1, Mat);
 }
 
 // ***************************************************************************

code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/view_renderer.h

@@ -29,16 +29,6 @@
 #include "../ingame_database_manager.h"
 
 
-//the NEL 3d driver
-extern NL3D::UDriver* Driver;
-
-//the NEL 3d textcontext
-extern NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext;
-
-//the network database node
-extern CCDBSynchronised IngameDbMngr;
-
-
 // ***************************************************************************
 #define	VR_NUM_LAYER	32
 #define	VR_BIAS_LAYER	(VR_NUM_LAYER/2)
@@ -113,15 +103,13 @@ public:
 		sint32	_TextureId;
 	};
 
-	/**
+	CViewRenderer( NL3D::UDriver *driver );
-	 * destructor
+
-	 */
-	CViewRenderer ();
-	/**
-	 * destructor
-	 */
 	~CViewRenderer ();
 
+	/// setup the default values for everything
+	void setup();
+
 	/// init when TextContext and Driver are created
 	void init();
 
@@ -131,6 +119,9 @@ public:
 	/// Delete all textures and the like and reset the view renderer
 	void reset();
 
+	/// Retrieves the 3d driver we are using
+	NL3D::UDriver* getDriver();
+
 	/*
 	 * setClipWindow : set the current clipping window
 	 * (this window do not inherit properties from parent or whatever)
@@ -567,7 +558,9 @@ private:
 	NL3D::CFrustum		_CameraFrustum;				// Transform from screen space to world space
 	NLMISC::CMatrix		_WorldSpaceMatrix;			// Matrix to be applied for world space transformation
 	bool				_WorldSpaceScale;
-
+	
+	
+	NL3D::UDriver *driver;
 };
 
 

code/ryzom/client/src/r2/object_factory_client.cpp

@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ void CObjectRefIdClient::getNameInParent(std::string &name, sint32 &indexInArray
 		nlwarning("ObservedObject parent instance ptr = %p", parent);
 		parent->getLuaProjection().dump();
 	}
-	Driver->systemMessageBox("Bug catched, please send log.log to vizerie@nevrax.com", "nevrax internal", NL3D::UDriver::okType, NL3D::UDriver::exclamationIcon);
 	nlassert(0); // not found in parent
 }