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This source is stable, and is fully tested on all supported platforms.<br>
Please send bug reports or questions to the SDL mailing list:<br>
<a href="http://www.libsdl.org/mailing-list.php"
>http://www.libsdl.org/mailing-list.php</a><br>
The latest stable release may be found on the
<a href="http://www.libsdl.org/">SDL website</A>.
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<H2> <A HREF="docs/index.html">API Documentation</A> </H2>
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<H2> SDL 1.2.15 Release Notes </H2>
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SDL 1.2.15 is a minor bug fix release.
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<H3> General Notes </H3>
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Fixed assembly register clobbering in CPU info routines
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Fixed memory stomp when using stretch blit on large images
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Fixed pixel corruption with overlapping blits
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SDL_JOYSTICK_DEVICE can be a colon separated list of joystick devices
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Disabled MMX blitters since they don't compile on modern compilers
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Fixed crash in joystick code on newer Linux kernels
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Fixed channel swizzling for ALSA target with 6-channel output
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Use the OpenGL GLX_EXT_swap_control extension if available
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XRandR support is disabled by default because it causes desktop reconfiguring. It can be enabled with the SDL_VIDEO_X11_XRANDR=1 environment variable, or by applying this patch: <a href="http://hg.libsdl.org/SDL/raw-rev/8ec3036098df">http://hg.libsdl.org/SDL/raw-rev/8ec3036098df</a>
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Fixed SDL_GL_ACCELERATED_VISUAL handling
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Fixed UTF-8 decoding of Russian characters
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Fixed building and running on Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion)
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<H2> SDL 1.2.14 Release Notes </H2>
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SDL 1.2.14 is a significant bug fix release and a recommended update.
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Fixed crash in SDL_SetGammaRamp()
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Fixed freeze in SDL_memset() with 0 length when assembly code is disabled.
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Fixed audio quality problem when converting between 22050 Hz and 44100 Hz.
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Fixed a threading crash when a few threads are rapidly created and complete.
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Increased accuracy of alpha blending routines.
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Fixed crash loading BMP files saved with the scanlines inverted.
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Fixed mouse coordinate clamping if SDL_SetVideoMode() isn't called in response to SDL_VIDEORESIZE event.
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Added doxygen documentation for the SDL API headers.
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Fixed potential memory corruption due to assembly bug with SDL_revcpy()
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Fixed crashes trying to detect SSE features on x86_64 architecture.
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Fixed assembly for GCC optimized 50% alpha blending blits.
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Added configure option --enable-screensaver, to allow enabling the screensaver by default.
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Fixed setting the X11 window input hint.
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Fixed distorted X11 window icon for some visuals.
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Fixed detecting X11 libraries for dynamic loading on 64-bit Linux.
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Added SDL_VIDEO_FULLSCREEN_DISPLAY as a preferred synonym for SDL_VIDEO_FULLSCREEN_HEAD on X11.
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Added the SDL_VIDEO_FBCON_ROTATION environment variable to control output orientation on the framebuffer console.
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Valid values are:
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<LI>not set - Not rotating, no shadow.
<LI>"NONE" - Not rotating, but still using shadow.
<LI>"CW" - Rotating screen clockwise.
<LI>"UD" - Rotating screen upside down.
<LI>"CCW" - Rotating screen counter clockwise.
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Fixed DirectFB detection on some Linux distributions.
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The Network Audio System support is now dynamically loaded at runtime.
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Fixed crash with the MP-8866 Dual USB Joypad on newer Linux kernels.
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Verified 100% compatibility with Windows 7.
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Prevent loss of OpenGL context when setting the video mode in response to a window resize event.
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Fixed video initialization with SDL_WINDOWID on Windows XP.
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SDL_RWFromFile() takes a UTF-8 filename when opening a file.
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The SDL_STDIO_REDIRECT environment variable can be used to override whether SDL redirects stdio to stdout.txt and stderr.txt.
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SDL now builds on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
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Eric Wing posted a good rundown on the numerous changes here: <A HREF="http://playcontrol.net/ewing/jibberjabber/big_behind-the-scenes_chang.html">http://playcontrol.net/ewing/jibberjabber/big_behind-the-scenes_chang.html</A>
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The X11 video driver is built by default.
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Fixed SDL_VIDEO_WINDOW_POS environment variable for Quartz target.
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Fixed setting the starting working directory in release builds.
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<H2> SDL 1.2.13 Release Notes </H2>
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SDL 1.2.13 is a minor bug fix release.
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<H3> General Notes </H3>
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Fixed link error when building with Intel Compiler 10.
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Removed stray C++ comment from public headers.
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Fixed crash in SDL_SoftStretch() on secure operating systems.
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Fixed undefined symbol on X11 implementations without UTF-8 support.
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Worked around BadAlloc error when using XVideo on the XFree86 Intel Integrated Graphics driver.
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Fixed crash when a video driver reports higher than 32 bpp video modes.
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Fixed restoring the desktop after setting a 24-bit OpenGL video mode.
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Fixed window titles on Windows 95/98/ME.
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SDL now builds on Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).
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Fixed high frequency crash involving text input.
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<H2> SDL 1.2.12 Release Notes </H2>
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SDL 1.2.12 is a minor bug fix release.
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<H3> General Notes </H3>
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Added support for the PulseAudio sound server: http://www.pulseaudio.org/
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Fixed buffer overrun crash when resampling audio rates.
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Fixed audio bug where converting to mono was doubling the volume.
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Fixed compiling with Sun Studio.
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Support for Nokia 9210 "EPOC" driver has been removed from the main SDL code.
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Fixed PAGE_SIZE compile error in the fbcon video driver on newer Linux kernels.
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Fixed hang or crash at startup if aRts can't access the hardware.
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Fixed relative mouse mode when the cursor starts outside the X11 window.
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Fixed accidental free of stack memory in X11 mouse acceleration code.
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Added support for multi-axis controllers like 3Dconnxion's SpaceNavigator on Mac OS X.
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Fixed YUV overlay crash inside Quicktime on Intel Mac OS X.
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Fixed blitting alignment in Altivec alpha blit functions.
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Keys F13, F14, and F15 are now usable on Apple keyboards under Mac OS X.
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Fixed joystick calibration code on Mac OS X.
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Fixed mouse jitter when multiple motion events are queued up in Mac OS X.
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SDL 1.2.11 is a minor bug fix release.
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Dynamic X11 loading is only enabled with gcc 4 supporting -fvisibility=hidden. This fixes crashes related to symbol collisions, and allows building on Solaris and IRIX.
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Fixed building SDL with Xinerama disabled.
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Fixed DRI OpenGL library loading, using RTLD_GLOBAL in dlopen().
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Added pkgconfig configuration support.
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Setting SDL_GL_SWAP_CONTROL now works with Windows OpenGL.
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The Win32 window positioning code works properly for windows with menus.
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DirectSound audio quality has been improved on certain sound cards.
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Fixed 5.1 audio channel ordering on Windows and Mac OS X.
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Plugged a couple of minor memory leaks in the windib video driver.
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Fixed type collision with stdint.h when building with gcc on Win32.
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Fixed building with the Digital Mars Compiler on Win32.
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The Quartz video driver supports 32x32 cursors on Mac OS X 10.3 and above.
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SDL 1.2.10 is a major release, featuring a revamp of the build system and many API improvements and bug fixes.
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<H3> API enhancements </H3>
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<LI>
If SDL_OpenAudio() is passed zero for the desired format
fields, the following environment variables will be used
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SDL_AUDIO_FREQUENCY
SDL_AUDIO_FORMAT
SDL_AUDIO_CHANNELS
SDL_AUDIO_SAMPLES
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If an environment variable is not specified, it will be set
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SDL_SetVideoMode() now accepts 0 for width or height and will use
the current video mode (or the desktop mode if no mode has been set.)
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Added current_w and current_h to the SDL_VideoInfo structure,
which is set to the desktop resolution during video intialization,
and then set to the current resolution when a video mode is set.
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SDL_GL_LoadLibrary() will load the system default OpenGL library
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Added SDL_GL_SWAP_CONTROL to wait for vsync in OpenGL applications.
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Added SDL_GL_ACCELERATED_VISUAL to guarantee hardware acceleration.
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SDL_WM_SetCaption() now officially takes UTF-8 title and icon strings, and displays international characters on supported platforms.
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Added SDL_GetKeyRepeat() to query the key repeat settings.
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Added the "dummy" audio driver, which can be used to emulate audio
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<BLOCKQUOTE>
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The SDL website now has an <A HREF="http://www.libsdl.org/rss/rss.xml">RSS feed</A>!
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The SDL development source code is now managed with <A HREF="http://www.libsdl.org/svn.php">Subversion</A>.
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SDL now uses the Bugzilla <A HREF="http://bugzilla.libsdl.org/">bug tracking system</A>, hosted by icculus.org.
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SDL is licensed under version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General Public License.
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The entire build system has been revamped to make it much more portable, including versions of C library functions to make it possible to run SDL on a minimal embedded environment. See README.Porting in the SDL source distribution for information on how to port SDL to a new platform.
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SDL_opengl.h has been updated with the latest glext.h from <A HREF="http://oss.sgi.com/projects/ogl-sample/registry/">http://oss.sgi.com/projects/ogl-sample/registry/</A>
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Alex Volkov contributed highly optimized RGB <-> RGBA blitters.
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The X11 libraries are dynamically loaded at runtime by default. This allows the distributed version of SDL to run on systems without X11 libraries installed.
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The XiG XME extension code is now included in the X11 video driver by default.
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XRandR support for video mode switching has been added to the X11 driver, but is disabled because of undesired interactions with window managers. You can enable this by setting the environment variable SDL_VIDEO_X11_XRANDR to 1.
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Xinerama multi-head displays are properly handled now, and the SDL_VIDEO_FULLSCREEN_HEAD environment variable can be used to select the screen used for fullscreen video modes. Note that changing the video modes only works on screen 0.
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XVidMode video modes are now sorted so they maintain the refresh rates specified in the X11 configuration file.
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SDL windows are no longer transparent in X11 compositing systems like XGL.
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The mouse is properly released by the X11 video driver if the fullscreen window loses focus.
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The X11 input driver now uses XIM to handle international input.
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The screensaver and DPMS monitor blanking are disabled while SDL games are running under the X11 and DGA video drivers. This behavior will be formalized and selectable in SDL 1.3.
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Fixed a bug preventing stereo OpenGL contexts from being selected on the X11 driver.
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The DGA video driver now waits for pending blits involving surfaces before they are freed. This prevents display oddities when using SDL_DisplayFormat() to convert many images.
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The framebuffer console video driver now has a parser for /etc/fb.modes for improved video mode handling.
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The framebuffer console video driver now allows asynchronous VT switching, and restores the full contents of the screen when switched back.
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The framebuffer console now uses CTRL-ALT-FN to switch virtual terminals, to avoid collisions with application key bindings.
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The framebuffer console input driver correctly sets IMPS/2 mode for wheel mice. It also properly detects when gpm is in IMPS/2 protocol mode, or passing raw protocol from an IMPS/2 mouse.
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The SVGAlib video driver now has support for banked (non-linear) video modes.
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A video driver for OpenBSD on the Sharp Zaurus has been contributed by Staffan Ulfberg. See the file README.wscons in the SDL source distribution for details.
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Many patches have been incorporated from *BSD ports.
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The "windib" video driver is the default now, to prevent problems with certain laptops, 64-bit Windows, and Windows Vista. The DirectX driver is still available, and can be selected by setting the environment variable SDL_VIDEODRIVER to "directx".
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SDL has been ported to 64-bit Windows.
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Dmitry Yakimov contributed a GAPI video driver for Windows CE.
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The default fullscreen refresh rate has been increased to match the desktop refresh rate, when using equivalent resolutions. A full API for querying and selecting refresh rates is planned for SDL 1.3.
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Dialog boxes are now shown when SDL is in windowed OpenGL mode.
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The SDL window is recreated when necessary to maintain OpenGL context attributes, when switching between windowed and fullscreen modes.
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An SDL_VIDEORESIZE event is properly sent when the SDL window is maximized and restored.
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Window positions are retained when switching between fullscreen and windowed modes.
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ToUnicode() is used, when available, for improved handling of international keyboard input.
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The PrtScrn is now treated normally with both key down and key up events.
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Pressing ALT-F4 now delivers an SDL_QUIT event to SDL applications.
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Joystick names are now correct for joysticks which have been unplugged and then plugged back in since booting.
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An MCI error when playing the last track on a CD-ROM has been fixed.
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OpenWatcom projects for building SDL have been provided by Marc Peter.
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SDL now supports building Universal binaries, both through Xcode projects and when using configure/make. See README.MacOSX in the SDL source archive for details.
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The X11 video driver with GLX support can be built on Mac OS X, if the X11 development SDK is installed.
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Transitions between fullscreen resolutions and windowed mode now use a much faster asynchronous fade to hide desktop flicker.
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Icons set with SDL_WM_SetIcon() now have the proper colors on Intel Macs.
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