SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) - Chapters List

This book applies to version 2 and newer of SDL.

Preface : Introducing SDL

1. About the book - General information on the Wikibook
2. What is SDL? - Introduction to the SDL library and its two main versions

Chapter 1 : Basics

1. Getting started - Setting up the SDL development libraries and building sample source code.
   1. in Windows
   2. in macOS
   3. in Linux
2. Creating a window - Creating a simple and basic SDL window.

Chapter 2 : Graphics

1. Rendering images - Blitting and rendering images onto a window.
2. Rendering other image formats - Blitting and rendering other image formats onto a window.
3. Rendering surfaces - Optimising and stretching surfaces onto a window.
4. Rendering textures
5. Rendering geometry
6. Creating viewports
7. Color keying
8. Clip rendering and sprite sheets
9. Color modulation
10. Alpha blending
11. Animation and Vsync
12. Rotating and flipping textures
13. Fonts and text

Chapter 3 : Input & Events

1. Event-driven programming
2. Keypresses
3. Mouse events
4. Key states
5. Timing

Chapter 4 : Advanced Graphics

1. Frame rate
   1. Calculating frame rate
   2. Capping frame rate
2. Motion
3. Scrolling
4. Clipboard
5. Window events
6. Multiple windows
7. Multiple displays
8. Tiling
9. Texture manipulation
10. Bitmap fonts
11. Frame-independent movement

Appendix A : Development Process

1. Building
   1. in GNU Automake
   2. in CMake
2. Packaging

Appendix C : Miscellaneous Functions

1. File input/output
2. Timer callbacks