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      2   Simple DirectMedia Layer
      3   Copyright (C) 1997-2014 Sam Lantinga <slouken (at) libsdl.org>
      4 
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     21 
     22 /**
     23  *  \file SDL_hints.h
     24  *
     25  *  Official documentation for SDL configuration variables
     26  *
     27  *  This file contains functions to set and get configuration hints,
     28  *  as well as listing each of them alphabetically.
     29  *
     30  *  The convention for naming hints is SDL_HINT_X, where "SDL_X" is
     31  *  the environment variable that can be used to override the default.
     32  *
     33  *  In general these hints are just that - they may or may not be
     34  *  supported or applicable on any given platform, but they provide
     35  *  a way for an application or user to give the library a hint as
     36  *  to how they would like the library to work.
     37  */
     38 
     39 #ifndef _SDL_hints_h
     40 #define _SDL_hints_h
     41 
     42 #include "SDL_stdinc.h"
     43 
     44 #include "begin_code.h"
     45 /* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
     46 #ifdef __cplusplus
     47 extern "C" {
     48 #endif
     49 
     50 /**
     51  *  \brief  A variable controlling how 3D acceleration is used to accelerate the SDL screen surface.
     52  *
     53  *  SDL can try to accelerate the SDL screen surface by using streaming
     54  *  textures with a 3D rendering engine.  This variable controls whether and
     55  *  how this is done.
     56  *
     57  *  This variable can be set to the following values:
     58  *    "0"       - Disable 3D acceleration
     59  *    "1"       - Enable 3D acceleration, using the default renderer.
     60  *    "X"       - Enable 3D acceleration, using X where X is one of the valid rendering drivers.  (e.g. "direct3d", "opengl", etc.)
     61  *
     62  *  By default SDL tries to make a best guess for each platform whether
     63  *  to use acceleration or not.
     64  */
     65 #define SDL_HINT_FRAMEBUFFER_ACCELERATION   "SDL_FRAMEBUFFER_ACCELERATION"
     66 
     67 /**
     68  *  \brief  A variable specifying which render driver to use.
     69  *
     70  *  If the application doesn't pick a specific renderer to use, this variable
     71  *  specifies the name of the preferred renderer.  If the preferred renderer
     72  *  can't be initialized, the normal default renderer is used.
     73  *
     74  *  This variable is case insensitive and can be set to the following values:
     75  *    "direct3d"
     76  *    "opengl"
     77  *    "opengles2"
     78  *    "opengles"
     79  *    "software"
     80  *
     81  *  The default varies by platform, but it's the first one in the list that
     82  *  is available on the current platform.
     83  */
     84 #define SDL_HINT_RENDER_DRIVER              "SDL_RENDER_DRIVER"
     85 
     86 /**
     87  *  \brief  A variable controlling whether the OpenGL render driver uses shaders if they are available.
     88  *
     89  *  This variable can be set to the following values:
     90  *    "0"       - Disable shaders
     91  *    "1"       - Enable shaders
     92  *
     93  *  By default shaders are used if OpenGL supports them.
     94  */
     95 #define SDL_HINT_RENDER_OPENGL_SHADERS      "SDL_RENDER_OPENGL_SHADERS"
     96 
     97 /**
     98  *  \brief  A variable controlling whether the Direct3D device is initialized for thread-safe operations.
     99  *
    100  *  This variable can be set to the following values:
    101  *    "0"       - Thread-safety is not enabled (faster)
    102  *    "1"       - Thread-safety is enabled
    103  *
    104  *  By default the Direct3D device is created with thread-safety disabled.
    105  */
    106 #define SDL_HINT_RENDER_DIRECT3D_THREADSAFE "SDL_RENDER_DIRECT3D_THREADSAFE"
    107 
    108 /**
    109  *  \brief  A variable controlling whether to enable Direct3D 11+'s Debug Layer.
    110  *
    111  *  This variable does not have any effect on the Direct3D 9 based renderer.
    112  *
    113  *  This variable can be set to the following values:
    114  *    "0"       - Disable Debug Layer use
    115  *    "1"       - Enable Debug Layer use
    116  *
    117  *  By default, SDL does not use Direct3D Debug Layer.
    118  */
    119 #define SDL_HINT_RENDER_DIRECT3D11_DEBUG    "SDL_HINT_RENDER_DIRECT3D11_DEBUG"
    120 
    121 /**
    122  *  \brief  A variable controlling the scaling quality
    123  *
    124  *  This variable can be set to the following values:
    125  *    "0" or "nearest" - Nearest pixel sampling
    126  *    "1" or "linear"  - Linear filtering (supported by OpenGL and Direct3D)
    127  *    "2" or "best"    - Currently this is the same as "linear"
    128  *
    129  *  By default nearest pixel sampling is used
    130  */
    131 #define SDL_HINT_RENDER_SCALE_QUALITY       "SDL_RENDER_SCALE_QUALITY"
    132 
    133 /**
    134  *  \brief  A variable controlling whether updates to the SDL screen surface should be synchronized with the vertical refresh, to avoid tearing.
    135  *
    136  *  This variable can be set to the following values:
    137  *    "0"       - Disable vsync
    138  *    "1"       - Enable vsync
    139  *
    140  *  By default SDL does not sync screen surface updates with vertical refresh.
    141  */
    142 #define SDL_HINT_RENDER_VSYNC               "SDL_RENDER_VSYNC"
    143 
    144 /**
    145  *  \brief  A variable controlling whether the screensaver is enabled.
    146  *
    147  *  This variable can be set to the following values:
    148  *    "0"       - Disable screensaver
    149  *    "1"       - Enable screensaver
    150  *
    151  *  By default SDL will disable the screensaver.
    152  */
    153 #define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER    "SDL_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER"
    154 
    155 /**
    156  *  \brief  A variable controlling whether the X11 VidMode extension should be used.
    157  *
    158  *  This variable can be set to the following values:
    159  *    "0"       - Disable XVidMode
    160  *    "1"       - Enable XVidMode
    161  *
    162  *  By default SDL will use XVidMode if it is available.
    163  */
    164 #define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_XVIDMODE         "SDL_VIDEO_X11_XVIDMODE"
    165 
    166 /**
    167  *  \brief  A variable controlling whether the X11 Xinerama extension should be used.
    168  *
    169  *  This variable can be set to the following values:
    170  *    "0"       - Disable Xinerama
    171  *    "1"       - Enable Xinerama
    172  *
    173  *  By default SDL will use Xinerama if it is available.
    174  */
    175 #define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_XINERAMA         "SDL_VIDEO_X11_XINERAMA"
    176 
    177 /**
    178  *  \brief  A variable controlling whether the X11 XRandR extension should be used.
    179  *
    180  *  This variable can be set to the following values:
    181  *    "0"       - Disable XRandR
    182  *    "1"       - Enable XRandR
    183  *
    184  *  By default SDL will not use XRandR because of window manager issues.
    185  */
    186 #define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_XRANDR           "SDL_VIDEO_X11_XRANDR"
    187 
    188 /**
    189  *  \brief  A variable controlling whether grabbing input grabs the keyboard
    190  *
    191  *  This variable can be set to the following values:
    192  *    "0"       - Grab will affect only the mouse
    193  *    "1"       - Grab will affect mouse and keyboard
    194  *
    195  *  By default SDL will not grab the keyboard so system shortcuts still work.
    196  */
    197 #define SDL_HINT_GRAB_KEYBOARD              "SDL_GRAB_KEYBOARD"
    198 
    199 /**
    200 *  \brief  A variable controlling whether relative mouse mode is implemented using mouse warping
    201 *
    202 *  This variable can be set to the following values:
    203 *    "0"       - Relative mouse mode uses raw input
    204 *    "1"       - Relative mouse mode uses mouse warping
    205 *
    206 *  By default SDL will use raw input for relative mouse mode
    207 */
    208 #define SDL_HINT_MOUSE_RELATIVE_MODE_WARP    "SDL_MOUSE_RELATIVE_MODE_WARP"
    209 
    210 /**
    211  *  \brief Minimize your SDL_Window if it loses key focus when in fullscreen mode. Defaults to true.
    212  *
    213  */
    214 #define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS   "SDL_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS"
    215 
    216 /**
    217  *  \brief  A variable controlling whether the idle timer is disabled on iOS.
    218  *
    219  *  When an iOS app does not receive touches for some time, the screen is
    220  *  dimmed automatically. For games where the accelerometer is the only input
    221  *  this is problematic. This functionality can be disabled by setting this
    222  *  hint.
    223  *
    224  *  This variable can be set to the following values:
    225  *    "0"       - Enable idle timer
    226  *    "1"       - Disable idle timer
    227  */
    228 #define SDL_HINT_IDLE_TIMER_DISABLED "SDL_IOS_IDLE_TIMER_DISABLED"
    229 
    230 /**
    231  *  \brief  A variable controlling which orientations are allowed on iOS.
    232  *
    233  *  In some circumstances it is necessary to be able to explicitly control
    234  *  which UI orientations are allowed.
    235  *
    236  *  This variable is a space delimited list of the following values:
    237  *    "LandscapeLeft", "LandscapeRight", "Portrait" "PortraitUpsideDown"
    238  */
    239 #define SDL_HINT_ORIENTATIONS "SDL_IOS_ORIENTATIONS"
    240 
    241 /**
    242  *  \brief  A variable controlling whether an Android built-in accelerometer should be
    243  *  listed as a joystick device, rather than listing actual joysticks only.
    244  *
    245  *  This variable can be set to the following values:
    246  *    "0"       - List only real joysticks and accept input from them
    247  *    "1"       - List real joysticks along with the accelerometer as if it were a 3 axis joystick (the default).
    248  */
    249 #define SDL_HINT_ACCELEROMETER_AS_JOYSTICK "SDL_ACCELEROMETER_AS_JOYSTICK"
    250 
    251 
    252 /**
    253  *  \brief  A variable that lets you disable the detection and use of Xinput gamepad devices
    254  *
    255  *  The variable can be set to the following values:
    256  *    "0"       - Disable XInput detection (only uses direct input)
    257  *    "1"       - Enable XInput detection (the default)
    258  */
    259 #define SDL_HINT_XINPUT_ENABLED "SDL_XINPUT_ENABLED"
    260 
    261 
    262 /**
    263  *  \brief  A variable that lets you manually hint extra gamecontroller db entries
    264  *
    265  *  The variable should be newline delimited rows of gamecontroller config data, see SDL_gamecontroller.h
    266  *
    267  *  This hint must be set before calling SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_GAMECONTROLLER)
    268  *  You can update mappings after the system is initialized with SDL_GameControllerMappingForGUID() and SDL_GameControllerAddMapping()
    269  */
    270 #define SDL_HINT_GAMECONTROLLERCONFIG "SDL_GAMECONTROLLERCONFIG"
    271 
    272 
    273 /**
    274  *  \brief  A variable that lets you enable joystick (and gamecontroller) events even when your app is in the background.
    275  *
    276  *  The variable can be set to the following values:
    277  *    "0"       - Disable joystick & gamecontroller input events when the
    278  *                application is in the background.
    279  *    "1"       - Enable joystick & gamecontroller input events when the
    280  *                application is in the background.
    281  *
    282  *  The default value is "0".  This hint may be set at any time.
    283  */
    284 #define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_ALLOW_BACKGROUND_EVENTS "SDL_JOYSTICK_ALLOW_BACKGROUND_EVENTS"
    285 
    286 
    287 /**
    288  *  \brief If set to 0 then never set the top most bit on a SDL Window, even if the video mode expects it.
    289  *      This is a debugging aid for developers and not expected to be used by end users. The default is "1"
    290  *
    291  *  This variable can be set to the following values:
    292  *    "0"       - don't allow topmost
    293  *    "1"       - allow topmost
    294  */
    295 #define SDL_HINT_ALLOW_TOPMOST "SDL_ALLOW_TOPMOST"
    296 
    297 
    298 /**
    299  *  \brief A variable that controls the timer resolution, in milliseconds.
    300  *
    301  *  The higher resolution the timer, the more frequently the CPU services
    302  *  timer interrupts, and the more precise delays are, but this takes up
    303  *  power and CPU time.  This hint is only used on Windows 7 and earlier.
    304  *
    305  *  See this blog post for more information:
    306  *  http://randomascii.wordpress.com/2013/07/08/windows-timer-resolution-megawatts-wasted/
    307  *
    308  *  If this variable is set to "0", the system timer resolution is not set.
    309  *
    310  *  The default value is "1". This hint may be set at any time.
    311  */
    312 #define SDL_HINT_TIMER_RESOLUTION "SDL_TIMER_RESOLUTION"
    313 
    314 
    315 /**
    316  *  \brief If set to 1, then do not allow high-DPI windows. ("Retina" on Mac)
    317  */
    318 #define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_HIGHDPI_DISABLED "SDL_VIDEO_HIGHDPI_DISABLED"
    319 
    320 /**
    321  *  \brief A variable that determines whether ctrl+click should generate a right-click event on Mac
    322  *
    323  *  If present, holding ctrl while left clicking will generate a right click
    324  *  event when on Mac.
    325  */
    326 #define SDL_HINT_MAC_CTRL_CLICK_EMULATE_RIGHT_CLICK "SDL_MAC_CTRL_CLICK_EMULATE_RIGHT_CLICK"
    327 
    328 /**
    329 *  \brief  A variable specifying which shader compiler to preload when using the Chrome ANGLE binaries
    330 *
    331 *  SDL has EGL and OpenGL ES2 support on Windows via the ANGLE project. It
    332 *  can use two different sets of binaries, those compiled by the user from source
    333 *  or those provided by the Chrome browser. In the later case, these binaries require
    334 *  that SDL loads a DLL providing the shader compiler.
    335 *
    336 *  This variable can be set to the following values:
    337 *    "d3dcompiler_46.dll" - default, best for Vista or later.
    338 *    "d3dcompiler_43.dll" - for XP support.
    339 *    "none" - do not load any library, useful if you compiled ANGLE from source and included the compiler in your binaries.
    340 *
    341 */
    342 #define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_WIN_D3DCOMPILER              "SDL_VIDEO_WIN_D3DCOMPILER"
    343 
    344 /**
    345 *  \brief  A variable that is the address of another SDL_Window* (as a hex string formatted with "%p").
    346 *
    347 *  If this hint is set before SDL_CreateWindowFrom() and the SDL_Window* it is set to has
    348 *  SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL set (and running on WGL only, currently), then two things will occur on the newly
    349 *  created SDL_Window:
    350 *
    351 *  1. Its pixel format will be set to the same pixel format as this SDL_Window.  This is
    352 *  needed for example when sharing an OpenGL context across multiple windows.
    353 *
    354 *  2. The flag SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL will be set on the new window so it can be used for
    355 *  OpenGL rendering.
    356 *
    357 *  This variable can be set to the following values:
    358 *    The address (as a string "%p") of the SDL_Window* that new windows created with SDL_CreateWindowFrom() should
    359 *    share a pixel format with.
    360 */
    361 #define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_WINDOW_SHARE_PIXEL_FORMAT    "SDL_VIDEO_WINDOW_SHARE_PIXEL_FORMAT"
    362 
    363 /*
    364  *  \brief A URL to a WinRT app's privacy policy
    365  *
    366  *  All network-enabled WinRT apps must make a privacy policy available to its
    367  *  users.  On Windows 8, 8.1, and RT, Microsoft mandates that this policy be
    368  *  be available in the Windows Settings charm, as accessed from within the app.
    369  *  SDL provides code to add a URL-based link there, which can point to the app's
    370  *  privacy policy.
    371  *
    372  *  To setup a URL to an app's privacy policy, set SDL_HINT_WINRT_PRIVACY_POLICY_URL
    373  *  before calling any SDL_Init functions.  The contents of the hint should
    374  *  be a valid URL.  For example, "http://www.example.com".
    375  *
    376  *  The default value is "", which will prevent SDL from adding a privacy policy
    377  *  link to the Settings charm.  This hint should only be set during app init.
    378  *
    379  *  The label text of an app's "Privacy Policy" link may be customized via another
    380  *  hint, SDL_HINT_WINRT_PRIVACY_POLICY_LABEL.
    381  *
    382  *  Please note that on Windows Phone, Microsoft does not provide standard UI
    383  *  for displaying a privacy policy link, and as such, SDL_HINT_WINRT_PRIVACY_POLICY_URL
    384  *  will not get used on that platform.  Network-enabled phone apps should display
    385  *  their privacy policy through some other, in-app means.
    386  */
    387 #define SDL_HINT_WINRT_PRIVACY_POLICY_URL "SDL_HINT_WINRT_PRIVACY_POLICY_URL"
    388 
    389 /** \brief Label text for a WinRT app's privacy policy link
    390  *
    391  *  Network-enabled WinRT apps must include a privacy policy.  On Windows 8, 8.1, and RT,
    392  *  Microsoft mandates that this policy be available via the Windows Settings charm.
    393  *  SDL provides code to add a link there, with it's label text being set via the
    394  *  optional hint, SDL_HINT_WINRT_PRIVACY_POLICY_LABEL.
    395  *
    396  *  Please note that a privacy policy's contents are not set via this hint.  A separate
    397  *  hint, SDL_HINT_WINRT_PRIVACY_POLICY_URL, is used to link to the actual text of the
    398  *  policy.
    399  *
    400  *  The contents of this hint should be encoded as a UTF8 string.
    401  *
    402  *  The default value is "Privacy Policy".  This hint should only be set during app
    403  *  initialization, preferably before any calls to SDL_Init.
    404  *
    405  *  For additional information on linking to a privacy policy, see the documentation for
    406  *  SDL_HINT_WINRT_PRIVACY_POLICY_URL.
    407  */
    408 #define SDL_HINT_WINRT_PRIVACY_POLICY_LABEL "SDL_HINT_WINRT_PRIVACY_POLICY_LABEL"
    409 
    410 /** \brief If set to 1, back button press events on Windows Phone 8+ will be marked as handled.
    411  *
    412  *  TODO, WinRT: document SDL_HINT_WINRT_HANDLE_BACK_BUTTON need and use
    413  *  For now, more details on why this is needed can be found at the
    414  *  beginning of the following web page:
    415  *  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/jj247550(v=vs.105).aspx
    416  */
    417 #define SDL_HINT_WINRT_HANDLE_BACK_BUTTON "SDL_HINT_WINRT_HANDLE_BACK_BUTTON"
    418 
    419 /**
    420  *  \brief  A variable that dictates policy for fullscreen Spaces on Mac OS X.
    421  *
    422  *  This hint only applies to Mac OS X.
    423  *
    424  *  The variable can be set to the following values:
    425  *    "0"       - Disable Spaces support (FULLSCREEN_DESKTOP won't use them and
    426  *                SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE windows won't offer the "fullscreen"
    427  *                button on their titlebars).
    428  *    "1"       - Enable Spaces support (FULLSCREEN_DESKTOP will use them and
    429  *                SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE windows will offer the "fullscreen"
    430  *                button on their titlebars.
    431  *
    432  *  The default value is "1". Spaces are disabled regardless of this hint if
    433  *   the OS isn't at least Mac OS X Lion (10.7). This hint must be set before
    434  *   any windows are created.
    435  */
    436 #define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_MAC_FULLSCREEN_SPACES    "SDL_VIDEO_MAC_FULLSCREEN_SPACES"
    437 
    438 
    439 /**
    440  *  \brief  An enumeration of hint priorities
    441  */
    442 typedef enum
    443 {
    444     SDL_HINT_DEFAULT,
    445     SDL_HINT_NORMAL,
    446     SDL_HINT_OVERRIDE
    447 } SDL_HintPriority;
    448 
    449 
    450 /**
    451  *  \brief Set a hint with a specific priority
    452  *
    453  *  The priority controls the behavior when setting a hint that already
    454  *  has a value.  Hints will replace existing hints of their priority and
    455  *  lower.  Environment variables are considered to have override priority.
    456  *
    457  *  \return SDL_TRUE if the hint was set, SDL_FALSE otherwise
    458  */
    459 extern DECLSPEC SDL_bool SDLCALL SDL_SetHintWithPriority(const char *name,
    460                                                          const char *value,
    461                                                          SDL_HintPriority priority);
    462 
    463 /**
    464  *  \brief Set a hint with normal priority
    465  *
    466  *  \return SDL_TRUE if the hint was set, SDL_FALSE otherwise
    467  */
    468 extern DECLSPEC SDL_bool SDLCALL SDL_SetHint(const char *name,
    469                                              const char *value);
    470 
    471 /**
    472  *  \brief Get a hint
    473  *
    474  *  \return The string value of a hint variable.
    475  */
    476 extern DECLSPEC const char * SDLCALL SDL_GetHint(const char *name);
    477 
    478 /**
    479  *  \brief Add a function to watch a particular hint
    480  *
    481  *  \param name The hint to watch
    482  *  \param callback The function to call when the hint value changes
    483  *  \param userdata A pointer to pass to the callback function
    484  */
    485 typedef void (*SDL_HintCallback)(void *userdata, const char *name, const char *oldValue, const char *newValue);
    486 extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_AddHintCallback(const char *name,
    487                                                  SDL_HintCallback callback,
    488                                                  void *userdata);
    489 
    490 /**
    491  *  \brief Remove a function watching a particular hint
    492  *
    493  *  \param name The hint being watched
    494  *  \param callback The function being called when the hint value changes
    495  *  \param userdata A pointer being passed to the callback function
    496  */
    497 extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_DelHintCallback(const char *name,
    498                                                  SDL_HintCallback callback,
    499                                                  void *userdata);
    500 
    501 /**
    502  *  \brief  Clear all hints
    503  *
    504  *  This function is called during SDL_Quit() to free stored hints.
    505  */
    506 extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_ClearHints(void);
    507 
    508 
    509 /* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
    510 #ifdef __cplusplus
    511 }
    512 #endif
    513 #include "close_code.h"
    514 
    515 #endif /* _SDL_hints_h */
    516 
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    518