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Fixed bug #1112 (retina display support) Vittorio Giovara 2011-02-01 02:21:50 PST with the attached patch, the opengles context will always use the maximum screensize available; this is particularly useful for supporting retina display on latest iphone. please note: Apple documentation warns that using the "upscaled" gl context actually uses more memory and bandwitdh, so it might be worth to let the user decide whether to disable it or not, either with a flag or a sdl function...
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2 Project files for embedded Visual C++ 3.0, 4.0 and
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3 Visual Studio 2005 can be found in VisualCE.zip
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5 SDL supports GAPI and WinDib output for Windows CE.
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7 GAPI driver supports:
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9 - all possible WinCE devices (Pocket PC, Smartphones, HPC)
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10 with different orientations of video memory and resolutions.
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11 - 4, 8 and 16 bpp devices
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12 - special handling of 8bpp on 8bpp devices
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13 - VGA mode, you can even switch between VGA and GAPI in runtime
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14 (between 240x320 and 480x640 for example). On VGA devices you can
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15 use either GAPI or VGA.
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16 - Landscape mode and automatic rotation of buttons and stylus coordinates.
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17 To enable landscape mode make width of video screen bigger than height.
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18 For example:
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19 SDL_SetVideoMode(320,240,16,SDL_FULLSCREEN)
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20 - WM2005
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23 NOTE:
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24 There are several SDL features not available in the WinCE port of SDL.
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26 - DirectX is not yet available
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27 - Semaphores are not available
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28 - Joystick support is not available
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29 - CD-ROM control is not available
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31 In addition, there are several features that run in "degraded" mode:
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33 Preprocessor Symbol Effect
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34 =================== =================================
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36 SDL_systimer.c:
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37 USE_GETTICKCOUNT Less accurate values for SDL time functions
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38 USE_SETTIMER Use only a single marginally accurate timer
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40 SDL_syswm.c:
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41 DISABLE_ICON_SUPPORT Can't set the runtime window icon
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43 SDL_sysmouse.c:
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44 USE_STATIC_CURSOR Only the arrow cursor is available
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47 NO_GETKEYBOARDSTATE Can't get modifier state on keyboard focus
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49 SDL_dibevents.c:
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50 NO_GETKEYBOARDSTATE Very limited keycode translation
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52 SDL_dibvideo.c:
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53 NO_GETDIBITS Can't distinguish between 15 bpp and 16 bpp
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54 NO_CHANGEDISPLAYSETTINGS No fullscreen support
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55 NO_GAMMA_SUPPORT Gamma correction not available