SFML
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Not sure exactly when this happened, but SFML has completely redone its website. It looks nice. Luarent also seems to have officially released version 2.0 and the accompanying tutorials for it.
http://www.sfml-dev.org/
http://www.sfml-dev.org/
Yeah I noticed this the other week. Looks all nice and flashy. SDL has some catching up.
| I also have been sincerely enjoying the updated docs. |
The docs were always up to date if you built them along with the library. Laurent is pretty fastidious about making sure the docs match up with code.
The docs on the website matched the release candidate that was downloadable up until the official 2.0 release, and not the most recent source.
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SFML's documentation and easy of use is the reason I prefer it over SDL. They really have done a great job on the documentation!
Yep, sfml really beats sdl over certain things like it user opengl rather than sdl's a little slower software implementation(there are benchmarks at sfml forum) , moreover it is a c++ based library and really good for beginners to start with graphics.(though it is arguable that sfml is far too easy and does so much for you that it devoids a learning curve over low level memory management etc.) and for experienced programmers to quickly make up a graphical program or something else as opengl may be a little overkill for such simple tasks.
The biggest disadvantage of sfml over sdl is that sdl is more portable and runs on many devices , OSes (though there are many unofficial ports of sfml to platforms like android).
The biggest disadvantage of sfml over sdl is that sdl is more portable and runs on many devices , OSes (though there are many unofficial ports of sfml to platforms like android).
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SFML's documentation is fantastic, it's very organized and clear. I also like how the tutorials are done. They explain everything nicely and are broken down enough that you don't have to read through pages just to figure how how to do just one thing.
Not that I'm aware of. Just Google for something like it. I think GLUT is similar to that, but I don't remember exactly.
You can use OpenGL and SFML in combination. http://sfml-dev.org/tutorials/2.0/window-opengl.php
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How can you not install it? All you have to do is download it, point the compiler's include directory to where you put the headers, then in the linker line for whatever build-system your are using is link the .lib files and copy the dlls into the same directory as your executable.
If you're on linux, all you have to do is copy the /include and /lib directory to /usr/local, and you're done.
If you're on linux, all you have to do is copy the /include and /lib directory to /usr/local, and you're done.
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After the update it should be easy as heck to install it.
Jump into our this IRC Channel sometime tonight if you get a chance and I will walk your through it. If worst comes to worse I can remote access your computer (If you will let me) and install it for you ;p
If you don't have a IRC client go here
http://webchat.freenode.net/
and Under Channels type in #chessplusplus
Jump into our this IRC Channel sometime tonight if you get a chance and I will walk your through it. If worst comes to worse I can remote access your computer (If you will let me) and install it for you ;p
If you don't have a IRC client go here
http://webchat.freenode.net/
and Under Channels type in #chessplusplus
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