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Fixed bug #89
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 16:39:03 +0200
From: "A. Schmid" <sahib@phreaker.net>
Subject: [SDL] no software surfaces with svgalib driver?
Hi,
I noticed that the SDL (1.2.9) svgalib driver only makes use of linear
addressable (framebuffer) video modes. On older systems (like one of
mine), linear addressable modes are often not available.
Especially for cards with VESA VBE < 2.0 the svgalib vesa driver is
unusable, since VESA only supports framebuffering for VBE 2.0 and later.
The changes necessary to add support for software surfaces seem to be
relatively small. I only had to hack src/video/svga/SDL_svgavideo.c (see
attached patch). The code worked fine for me, but it is no more than a
proof of concept and should be reviewed (probably has a memory leak when
switching modes). It also uses the vgagl library (included in the
svgalib package) and needs to be linked against it.
-Alex
| author | Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org> |
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| date | Sun, 19 Mar 2006 12:05:16 +0000 |
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1 .TH "SDL_SetTimer" "3" "Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:01" "SDL" "SDL API Reference" |
| 0 | 2 .SH "NAME" |
| 3 SDL_SetTimer\- Set a callback to run after the specified number of milliseconds has elapsed\&. | |
| 4 .SH "SYNOPSIS" | |
| 5 .PP | |
| 6 \fB#include "SDL\&.h" | |
| 7 .sp | |
| 8 \fBint \fBSDL_SetTimer\fP\fR(\fBUint32 interval, SDL_TimerCallback callback\fR); | |
| 9 .SH "CALLBACK" | |
| 10 .PP | |
| 11 /* Function prototype for the timer callback function */ typedef Uint32 (*SDL_TimerCallback)(Uint32 interval); | |
| 12 .SH "DESCRIPTION" | |
| 13 .PP | |
| 14 Set a callback to run after the specified number of milliseconds has elapsed\&. The callback function is passed the current timer interval and returns the next timer interval\&. If the returned value is the same as the one passed in, the periodic alarm continues, otherwise a new alarm is scheduled\&. | |
| 15 .PP | |
| 16 To cancel a currently running timer, call \fBSDL_SetTimer(0, NULL);\fP | |
| 17 .PP | |
| 18 The timer callback function may run in a different thread than your main constant, and so shouldn\&'t call any functions from within itself\&. | |
| 19 .PP | |
| 20 The maximum resolution of this timer is 10 ms, which means that if you request a 16 ms timer, your callback will run approximately 20 ms later on an unloaded system\&. If you wanted to set a flag signaling a frame update at 30 frames per second (every 33 ms), you might set a timer for 30 ms (see example below)\&. | |
| 21 .PP | |
| 22 If you use this function, you need to pass \fBSDL_INIT_TIMER\fP to \fBSDL_Init()\fP\&. | |
| 23 .PP | |
| 24 .RS | |
| 25 \fBNote: | |
| 26 .PP | |
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27 This function is kept for compatibility but has been superseded by the new timer functions \fISDL_AddTimer\fR and \fISDL_RemoveTimer\fR which support multiple timers\&. |
| 0 | 28 .RE |
| 29 .SH "EXAMPLES" | |
| 30 .PP | |
| 31 .PP | |
| 32 .nf | |
| 33 \f(CWSDL_SetTimer((33/10)*10, my_callback);\fR | |
| 34 .fi | |
| 35 .PP | |
| 36 .SH "SEE ALSO" | |
| 37 .PP | |
| 38 \fI\fBSDL_AddTimer\fP\fR | |
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39 ...\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:01 |