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04-02-2006

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What is SDL?

I get a:

Code:

Requirements:
        SDL

when I'm browsing (www.happypenguin.org) for games.

According to wikipedia SDL can be:

Quote:

SDL may refer to:

* Simple Declarative Language, a language for representing data structures.
* Simple DirectMedia Layer, a cross-platform multimedia library.
* Specification and Description Language
* Trustworthy Computing Security Development Lifecycle, a Software Development Process used and proposed by Microsoft.
* Scene Description Language, the language used by POV-Ray
* Stanford Digital Library
* Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua - United Fiji Party

where some are more likely than others. However, which one is it? I got an error because of SDL last time I tried and want to make it right before I try again.

(btw has it anything to do with my graphics-card? I'm using a laptop with a crappy one. )

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Richard

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sdl::smpeg

pods::SDL::SMPEG(3pm)					User Contributed Perl Documentation				     pods::SDL::SMPEG(3pm)

NAME

       SDL::SMPEG - a SDL perl extension

CATEGORY

       TODO

SYNOPSIS

	 $video = SDL::SMPEG->new( -name => 'pr0n.mpg' );

DESCRIPTION

       "SDL::SMPEG" adds support for MPEG video to your SDL Perl application.  SMPEGs are objects bound to surfaces, whose playback is controlled
       through the object's interface.

   METHODS
       o   "SDL::SMPEG::error()" returns any error messages associated with playback

       o   "SDL::SMPEG::audio(bool)" enables or disables audio playback, (on by default)

       o   "SDL::SMPEG::video(bool)" enables or disable video playback, (on by default)

       o   "SDL::SMPEG::loop(bool)" enables or disable playback looping (off by default)

       o   "SDL::SMPEG::volume(int)" set the volume as per the mixer volume

       o   "SDL::SMPEG:display(surface)" binds the clip to a display surface

       o   "SDL::SMPEG::scale([x,y]|[surface]|int)" scales the clip by either x,y factors, scales to the image dimensions, or a single scalar.

       o   "SDL::SMPEG::play()" plays the video clip, call "SDL::SMPEG::display()" before playing

       o   "SDL::SMPEG::pause()" pauses video playback

       o   "SDL::SMPEG::stop()" stops video playback

       o   "SDL::SMPEG::rewind()" resets the clip to the beginning

       o   "SDL::SMPEG::seek(offset)" seeks to a particular byte offset

       o   "SDL::SMPEG::skip(time)" skips to a particular time

       o   "SDL::SMPEG::region(rect)" takes a SDL::Rect and defines the display area

       o   "SDL::SMPEG::frame(int)" renders a specific frame to the screen

       o   "SDL::SMPEG::info()" returns a new "SDL::MPEG" object reflecting the current status

       o   "SDL::SMPEG::status()" returns either SMPEG_PLAYING or SMPEG_STOPPED or SMPEG_ERROR

AUTHOR

       David J. Goehrig

SEE ALSO

       perl(1) SDL::Surface(3) SDL::MPEG(3)

perl v5.14.2							    2012-05-28						     pods::SDL::SMPEG(3pm)