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Using the Simple DirectMedia Layer with EPOC/SymbianOS 6.0

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I.  Building the Simple DirectMedia Layer libraries:

  You can get Symbian SDK from: 

    http://www.symbian.com.

  First create "Epoc" directory under SDL main directory and unpack 

  EpocBuildFiles.zip in it.

  To build the librarys goto "epoc" directory and type:

    bldmake bldfiles

    abld makefile vc6 (for creating Microsoft Visual C++ makefiles)

    abld build wins udeb (building for wins emulator)

    abld build armi urel (building for real device)

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II. Building the Simple DirectMedia Layer programs:

  Building SDL test programs is easy once you have built the libraries:

    abld test build wins udeb

    abld test build armi urel

  Supported real screen resolutions

    320 x 200 x  8 bit

    320 x 200 x 12 bit

    640 x 200 x  8 bit

    640 x 200 x 12 bit

  Supported "emulated" screen resolutions 

    640 x 400 x  8 bit

    640 x 400 x 12 bit

    640 x 480 x  8 bit

    640 x 480 x 12 bit

  "Emulated" resolutions are implemented by by shrinking the screen vertically 

  i.e. only every second scanline is drawn. This is mainly ment to be used for 

  testing quick ports of programs. Using faked resolutions is a waste of memory 

  and cpu power!

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III. Running test programs

  Copy executable to the device and run it from the File manager.   The Esc 

  key quits demo programs. In Crystal, Exe programs do not appear in task list 

  nor in Extras :-(. Test programs are tested in Nokia 9210 Communicator.

  Special keys used in SDL:

    The Caps lock key enables or disables the virtual cursor. 

    Function keys are mapped as follows: 

    F1=chr+q, F2=chr+w,..., F8=chr+i, 

    F9=chr+a,..., F12=chr+d.

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IV.  Enjoy! :)

  If you have a project you'd like me to know about, or want to ask questions,

  go ahead and join the SDL developer's mailing list by sending e-mail to:

	sdl-request@libsdl.org

  and put "subscribe" into the subject of the message. Or alternatively you

  can use the web interface:

	http://www.libsdl.org/mailman/listinfo/sdl

  You can find more info about Epoc version of SDL from Hannu Viitala's 

  homepage

    http://www.mbnet.fi/~haviital

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