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Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 21:28:18 -0500 From: Jonathan Atkins Subject: [SDL] SDL_SaveBMP width bugfix this fixes the pitch versus width difference that can happen (especially for 8bit and 24bit (with the exact RGBAmasks) surfaces) when you use SDL_SaveBMP. The problem was the pitch was used instead of the width, which in some cases is much wider than the screen area you really want to save...making for ugly crud on the saved image borders. This code has been tested with & without pitch overhangs...and with the right masks for 24 bit surfaces. I tested 8,15,16,24,32-0RGB,32-RGBA(with no SDL_SRCALPHA flag).
author Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
date Tue, 14 Dec 2004 06:20:49 +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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