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

.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