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[PATCH] SDL_GetVideoMode() does not find best mode, part 2 Following commit 1.51, I come accross a problem when SDL must choose between several video modes that could suit the one asked. If I ask 320x240 with this list: 768x480 768x240 640x400 640x200 384x480 384x240 320x400 320x200 The smallest selectables modes are 384x240 and 320x400. And SDL choose the later in this list, but 384x240 is more suitable. So I added a check to compare the pixel count (surface) of modes, and select the one which has the smallest pixel count. In my example, 384x240 has 92160 pixels, and 320x400 has 128000 pixels. So now SDL will choose 384x240 for the asked 320x240 mode.
author Patrice Mandin <patmandin@gmail.com>
date Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:28:52 +0000
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1 .TH "SDL_SemWait" "3" "Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:00" "SDL" "SDL API Reference"
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2 .SH "NAME"
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3 SDL_SemWait\- Lock a semaphore and suspend the thread if the semaphore value is zero\&.
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4 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
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5 .PP
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6 \fB#include "SDL\&.h"
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7 #include "SDL_thread\&.h"
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8 .sp
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9 \fBint \fBSDL_SemWait\fP\fR(\fBSDL_sem *sem\fR);
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10 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
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11 .PP
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12 \fBSDL_SemWait()\fP suspends the calling thread until either the semaphore pointed to by \fBsem\fR has a positive value, the call is interrupted by a signal or error\&. If the call is successful it will atomically decrement the semaphore value\&.
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13 .PP
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14 After \fBSDL_SemWait()\fP is successful, the semaphore can be released and its count atomically incremented by a successful call to \fISDL_SemPost\fR\&.
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15 .SH "RETURN VALUE"
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16 .PP
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17 Returns \fB0\fR if successful or \fB-1\fR if there was an error (leaving the semaphore unchanged)\&.
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18 .SH "EXAMPLES"
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19 .PP
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20 .PP
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21 .nf
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22 \f(CWif (SDL_SemWait(my_sem) == -1) {
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23 return WAIT_FAILED;
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24 }
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25
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26 \&.\&.\&.
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28 SDL_SemPost(my_sem);\fR
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29 .fi
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30 .PP
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31 .SH "SEE ALSO"
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32 .PP
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33 \fI\fBSDL_CreateSemaphore\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_DestroySemaphore\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_SemTryWait\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_SemWaitTimeout\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_SemPost\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_SemValue\fP\fR
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34 ...\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:00