Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 17:14:00 +0200 From: "Eckhard Stolberg" Subject: Controller names in SDL for Windows I'm working on an Atari 2600 emulator for different systems that uses the SDL. Some time ago someone created an adaptor that lets you use your old Atari controllers with your computer through the USB port. Some of the Atari controllers require special handling by the emulator, so it would be nice, if it would be possible to detect if any of the controllers connected to the computer is this adaptor. SDL would allow that with the SDL_JoystickName function, but unfortunately it doesn't work properly on Windows. On Linux and MacOSX this function returns the name of the controller, but on Windows you'll only get the name of the joystick driver. Most joysticks nowadays use the generic Microsoft driver, so they all return the same name. In an old MSDN article (http://msdn.microsoft.com/archive/default.asp?url=/archive/en-us/dnarinput/html/msdn_extdirect.asp) Microsoft describes how to read out the OEM controller names from the registry. I have implemented this for the SDL controller handler on Windows, and now reading the joystick name works properly there too.

.TH "SDL_ShowCursor" "3" "Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:01" "SDL" "SDL API Reference" 
.SH "NAME"
SDL_ShowCursor\- Toggle whether or not the cursor is shown on the screen\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
\fB#include "SDL\&.h"
.sp
\fBint \fBSDL_ShowCursor\fP\fR(\fBint toggle\fR);
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Toggle whether or not the cursor is shown on the screen\&. Passing \fBSDL_ENABLE\fP displays the cursor and passing \fBSDL_DISABLE\fP hides it\&. The current state of the mouse cursor can be queried by passing \fBSDL_QUERY\fP, either \fBSDL_DISABLE\fP or \fBSDL_ENABLE\fP will be returned\&.
.PP
The cursor starts off displayed, but can be turned off\&.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
.PP
Returns the current state of the cursor\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fI\fBSDL_CreateCursor\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_SetCursor\fP\fR
...\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:01