annotate README.Epoc @ 1707:57ce47f033a5 SDL-1.3

Passing NULL to SDL_SetDisplayMode() will set the desktop mode.
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3 Using the Simple DirectMedia Layer with EPOC/SymbianOS 6.0
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7 I. Building the Simple DirectMedia Layer libraries:
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9 You can get Symbian SDK from:
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10 http://www.symbian.com.
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12 First create "Epoc" directory under SDL main directory and unpack
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13 EpocBuildFiles.zip in it.
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15 To build the librarys goto "epoc" directory and type:
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16 bldmake bldfiles
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17 abld makefile vc6 (for creating Microsoft Visual C++ makefiles)
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18 abld build wins udeb (building for wins emulator)
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19 abld build armi urel (building for real device)
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22 II. Building the Simple DirectMedia Layer programs:
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24 Building SDL test programs is easy once you have built the libraries:
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25 abld test build wins udeb
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26 abld test build armi urel
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28 Supported real screen resolutions
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29 320 x 200 x 8 bit
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30 320 x 200 x 12 bit
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31 640 x 200 x 8 bit
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32 640 x 200 x 12 bit
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33 Supported "emulated" screen resolutions
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34 640 x 400 x 8 bit
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36 640 x 480 x 8 bit
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37 640 x 480 x 12 bit
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38 "Emulated" resolutions are implemented by by shrinking the screen vertically
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39 i.e. only every second scanline is drawn. This is mainly ment to be used for
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40 testing quick ports of programs. Using faked resolutions is a waste of memory
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41 and cpu power!
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44 III. Running test programs
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46 Copy executable to the device and run it from the File manager. The Esc
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47 key quits demo programs. In Crystal, Exe programs do not appear in task list
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48 nor in Extras :-(. Test programs are tested in Nokia 9210 Communicator.
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50 Special keys used in SDL:
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51 The Caps lock key enables or disables the virtual cursor.
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52 Function keys are mapped as follows:
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53 F1=chr+q, F2=chr+w,..., F8=chr+i,
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54 F9=chr+a,..., F12=chr+d.
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57 IV. Enjoy! :)
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59 If you have a project you'd like me to know about, or want to ask questions,
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60 go ahead and join the SDL developer's mailing list by sending e-mail to:
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62 sdl-request@libsdl.org
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64 and put "subscribe" into the subject of the message. Or alternatively you
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65 can use the web interface:
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67 http://www.libsdl.org/mailman/listinfo/sdl
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69 You can find more info about Epoc version of SDL from Hannu Viitala's
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70 homepage
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71 http://www.mbnet.fi/~haviital
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