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These files are the OpenGL ES render driver. You should be able to use them on any platform that supports OpenGL ES -- not just iPhone. The driver is based off the OpenGL render driver.
There are a few differences between OpenGL and OpenGL ES that present difficulties for this driver:
- OpenGL ES does NOT support many pixel formats (for example, no GL_BGR). Also, when using texture functions format and internalFormat must be the same -- this means 32 bit packed formats like SDL_PIXELFORMAT_BGR888 cannot be automatically converted to GL_RGB (which is 24bpp).
- OpenGL ES doesn't have GL_PACK_ROW_LENGTH, which means data must be reformatted before uploading changes to dirty rects. This change has been added.
- OpenGL ES doesn't support paletted textures, though there is an extension. I'm looking into this.
Some other notable differences:
- OpenGL ES has an extension called GL_OES_draw_texture which allows for quicker 2D sprite-type drawing. I use this in GL_RenderCopy when it is available. The iPhone supports the extension, but the iPhone Simulator does not (presently).
- No glBegin() / glEnd() and no GL_QUADS! I'm using glDrawArrays with GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP instead!
| author | Holmes Futrell <hfutrell@umail.ucsb.edu> |
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| date | Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:31:42 +0000 |
| parents | 86d0d01290ea |
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Project files for embedded Visual C++ 3.0, 4.0 and Visual Studio 2005 can be found in VisualCE.zip SDL supports GAPI and WinDib output for Windows CE. GAPI driver supports: - all possible WinCE devices (Pocket PC, Smartphones, HPC) with different orientations of video memory and resolutions. - 4, 8 and 16 bpp devices - special handling of 8bpp on 8bpp devices - VGA mode, you can even switch between VGA and GAPI in runtime (between 240x320 and 480x640 for example). On VGA devices you can use either GAPI or VGA. - Landscape mode and automatic rotation of buttons and stylus coordinates. To enable landscape mode make width of video screen bigger than height. For example: SDL_SetVideoMode(320,240,16,SDL_FULLSCREEN) - WM2005 - SDL_ListModes NOTE: There are several SDL features not available in the WinCE port of SDL. - DirectX is not yet available - Semaphores are not available - Joystick support is not available - CD-ROM control is not available In addition, there are several features that run in "degraded" mode: Preprocessor Symbol Effect =================== ================================= SDL_systimer.c: USE_GETTICKCOUNT Less accurate values for SDL time functions USE_SETTIMER Use only a single marginally accurate timer SDL_syswm.c: DISABLE_ICON_SUPPORT Can't set the runtime window icon SDL_sysmouse.c: USE_STATIC_CURSOR Only the arrow cursor is available SDL_sysevents.c: NO_GETKEYBOARDSTATE Can't get modifier state on keyboard focus SDL_dibevents.c: NO_GETKEYBOARDSTATE Very limited keycode translation SDL_dibvideo.c: NO_GETDIBITS Can't distinguish between 15 bpp and 16 bpp NO_CHANGEDISPLAYSETTINGS No fullscreen support NO_GAMMA_SUPPORT Gamma correction not available