view README.PicoGUI @ 4389:c6c3a6e7db46 SDL-1.2

Fixed bug #899 Jeremiah Morris 2009-12-09 16:23:50 PST Re-enable mouseLocation workaround on 10.4, 10.5 OS X systems before 10.6 have a bug with [NSEvent mouseLocation] if the screen resolution changes. SDL_QuartzVideo.m contains a workaround for this bug, but it was placed inside an #ifdef in revision 4762. The comment reads, "I'm gambling they fixed this by 10.4." After seeing this bug on several Tiger and Leopard systems (both PPC and Intel), I can confirm that it's not fixed until 10.6. The workaround doesn't compile for x86_64/10.6, so I can understand why it was segregated, but it needs to remain in place for the i386 and ppc versions. The workaround causes no problems under 10.6, even though it's not necessary there. Patch is attached with one method of keeping the workaround active on the systems that need it.
author Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
date Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:11:49 +0000
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  Using SDL with PicoGUI
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- Originally contributed by Micah Dowty <micahjd@users.sourceforge.net>

PicoGUI is a scalable GUI system with a unique architecture, primarily focused
on scalability to various embedded systems. You can find more information
including a FAQ at http://picogui.org

To use the patch:

  1. When compiling, add the "--enable-video-picogui" switch to ./configure

  2. When running your program, ensure that the picogui driver for SDL
     is in use by setting the SDL_VIDEODRIVER environment variable 
     to "picogui".

  3. The program must also be linked to the C client library for PicoGUI
     (libpgui.so). If the program is being compiled with a patched SDL 
     installed this should be done automatically. If you want to use an
     existing binary with PicoGUI, you can set the LD_PRELOAD environment
     variable to the path of your libpgui.so file.

Capabilities:

  So far only basic functionality is provided on true color (linear16/24/32)
  devices. Accessing a memory mapped bitmap, updating the display, and handling
  mouse/keyboard input. This functionality has been tested with several
  applications, including mplayer, Xine, sldroids, and Abuse.

TODO list:

  - YUV overlays will be helpful for watching video on set top boxes or other
    embedded devices that have some graphics acceleration hardware

  - Account for rotated bitmap storage in pgserver

  - Support for hiding or changing the cursor

  - The display should be centered when the SDL application is smaller
    than the PicoGUI panel

  - Fullscreen or any other special modes

  - Support for indexed and grayscale modes

  - Probably much more...

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