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QDGDF Release Notes

0.9.2

• A new windowed mode for Win32.
• A new library libqdgdf.a is created (historical libqdgdfv.a and libqdgdfa.a are also still created).
• KTL fonts are now automatically converted to proportional width if the new _qdgdfv_convert_ktl_to_proportional variable is set.
• New variable _qdgdfv_full_screen, settable before startup to suggest the desired behaviour (full screen or windowed). Also filled after startup.
• New array _qdgdfv_extended_palette, filled with RGB values for each palette entry.
• New functions qdgdfv_path_find() and qdgdfa_path_find(), to return the full path to a file search in the configured paths.
• A new (very basic) information program (qdgdf_i) is included.
• New functions qdgdfv_scale2x_p() and qdgdfv_scale3x_p(), implementing the scale2x and scale3x algorithms.
• Shadows in fonts are painted in black color, not just color 0.

0.9.1

• A new function has been added, qdgdfv_load_pcx_pal(), that loads a 256 color PCX file and rearranges it to match the current palette.
• A new function has been added, qdgdfv_load_pcx_pal_set(), that loads a 256 color PCX file and sets its palette as the active one.
• New functions qdgdfv_home_dir() and qdgdfa_home_dir(), that return a path where a game can create a directory and/or write data.
• New functions qdgdfv_app_dir() and qdgdfa_app_dir(), that return a path where a game can look for its application data (as bitmaps and such), probably where the installer copied the game.

0.9.0

• The function qdgdfa_set_attenuation() has been added. It allows to attenuate (i.e. lower the volume of) a sound given its handle.
• The _qdgdfv_double_mode variable has been obsoleted in favour to _qdgdfv_scale. Giving it a value of 1 emulates the old behaviour of _qdgdfv_double_mode, but offers more possibilities (for example, the X11 driver allows a scale value of 3).
• There are four new key variables; _qdgdfv_key_pgup, _qdgdfv_key_pgdn, _qdgdfv_key_home and _qdgdfv_key_end.
• The build system has been improved; now, it's just a matter of running config.sh && make. Needed libraries are written to the config.ldflags file, so it's easier to know what libraries will be needed by your program.
• The new build system includes support for mingw32, so it's easier than ever to build everything from a Unix-like system (you no longer need MS Windows to build win32 QDGDF games).
• qdgdfv_fopen() now have a configurable path search, stored in the _qdgdfv_fopen_path string variable as a list of semicolor-separated search path.
• Grave errors have been fixed in the linux sound daemon.
• X11 8bpp (256 color) mode works again.
• Alphanumeric keys work again under win32.
• The function qdgdfv_extended_key_status() has been added, so that additional information as 'just-pressed' or 'just-released' can be obtained about the keys.
• The function qdgdf_assert_in_virtual_screen() has been added, to know if a pointer falls inside the virtual screen space.
• The prototype for qdgdfv_load_palette() has been restored to the header files.

Related

• QDGDF 0.9.2 released
• QDGDF
• QDGDF API
• QDGDF Quick Reference
• The QDGDF Cookbook