09-26-2002
usually works the generic svga driver, this is a good one to start with if your card is not [yet] listed in the xfree drivers list. you can use even an older variant of the same vendor.
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sdl::videoinfo
pods::SDL::VideoInfo(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation pods::SDL::VideoInfo(3pm)
NAME
SDL::VideoInfo - Video Target Information
CATEGORY
Core, Video, Structure
SYNOPSIS
my $video_info = SDL::Video::get_video_info();
VideoInfo is only accessible "SDL::Video::get_video_info". This module only provides getters to the struct "SDL_VideoInfo".
DESCRIPTION
This object is a read-only structure and is returned by "SDL::Video::get_video_info". It contains information on either the best available
mode if called before "SDL::Video::set_video_mode" or the current video mode if called after "SDL::Video::set_video_mode".
METHODS
hw_available
$video_info->hw_available() # 1 if Hardware Accelerated Surfaces available
Is it possible to create hardware surfaces ?
wm_available
$video_info->wm_available() # 1 if Window Manager available
Is there a window manager available ?
blit_hw
$video_info->blit_hw()
Are hardware to hardware blits accelerated ?
blit_hw_CC
$video_info->blit_hw_CC()
Are hardware to hardware colorkey blits accelerated ?
blit_hw_A
$video_info->blit_hw_A()
Are hardware to hardware alpha blits accelerated ?
blit_sw
$video_info->blit_sw()
Are software to hardware blits accelerated ?
blit_sw_CC
$video_info->blit_sw_CC()
Are software to hardware colorkey blits accelerated ?
blit_sw_A
$video_info->blit_sw_A()
Are software to hardware alpha blits accelerated ?
blit_fill
$video_info->blit_fill()
Are color fills accelerated ?
video_mem
my $video_mem = $video_info->video_mem();
Total amount of video memory in Kilobytes, should be accessed only if hw_available == 1, otherwise it is equal to 0
vfmt
my $vd_pixel_format = $video_info->vfmt();
"SDL::PixelFormat" of the video device
current_w, current_h
$video_info->current_w();
$video_info->current_h();
Width and height of the current video mode, or of the desktop mode if "SDL_GetVideoInfo" was called before "SDL::Video::set_video_mode"
(available since SDL 1.2.10)
SEE ALSO
SDL::Video, SDL::PixelFormat
AUTHORS
See "AUTHORS" in SDL.
perl v5.14.2 2012-05-28 pods::SDL::VideoInfo(3pm)