Announcing SDL 1.1.2

SDL 1.1.2 is now available for all supported platforms:
http://www.devolution.com/~slouken/SDL/download-1.1.html

This is a development branch of SDL.

Major changes since 1.1.1:

  • Fixed startup crash when running on NT with a read-only filesystem.
  • SDL_WM_SetIcon() now uses the icon colorkey if no mask is used.
  • Randi Relander contributed Win32 relative mouse mode fixes.
  • Stephane Peter added support for multiple timers.
  • Copy blits are now optimized using inline assembly on x86 Linux.
  • Copy blit can now handle overlapping blits.
  • John Fulmer fixed GL direct rendering on Utah GLX.
  • Carsten Griwodz contributed unofficial support for AIX 4.3.
  • The X11 VidMode extension is now enabled on remote displays.
  • Load libGL.so.1 under X11 if an app isn’t linked with GL.
  • Mattias Engdeg?rd added multiple X11 visual support.

Enjoy!
-Sam Lantinga, Lead Programmer, Loki Entertainment Software

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Is Copy blits faster then flips?

-Benjamin

Sam Lantinga wrote:> SDL 1.1.2 is now available for all supported platforms:

http://www.devolution.com/~slouken/SDL/download-1.1.html

This is a development branch of SDL.

Major changes since 1.1.1:

  • Fixed startup crash when running on NT with a read-only filesystem.
  • SDL_WM_SetIcon() now uses the icon colorkey if no mask is used.
  • Randi Relander contributed Win32 relative mouse mode fixes.
  • Stephane Peter added support for multiple timers.
  • Copy blits are now optimized using inline assembly on x86 Linux.
  • Copy blit can now handle overlapping blits.
  • John Fulmer fixed GL direct rendering on Utah GLX.
  • Carsten Griwodz contributed unofficial support for AIX 4.3.
  • The X11 VidMode extension is now enabled on remote displays.
  • Load libGL.so.1 under X11 if an app isn’t linked with GL.
  • Mattias Engdeg?rd added multiple X11 visual support.

Enjoy!
-Sam Lantinga, Lead Programmer, Loki Entertainment Software

------------------- end forwarded message.

Is Copy blits faster then flips?

No, not if you have to do complete screen updates.

-Sam Lantinga, Lead Programmer, Loki Entertainment Software