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Table Of Contents:

1. Author Introduction
2. Simple DirectMedia Layer
   1. What is it?
      • SDL is a free cross-platform multi-media development API
      • Used for games
      • Used for game SDKs
      • Used for emulators
      • Used for demos
      • Used for multimedia applications
   2. What can it do?
      • Video
      • Events
      • Audio
      • CD-ROM audio
      • Threads
      • Timers
      • Endian independence
   3. What platforms does it run on?
      • Linux
      • Win32
      • BeOS
      • Unofficial ports, ports in progress
3. Using the Simple DirectMedia Layer API
   1. Initializing the library
   2. Video
      • Choosing and setting video modes (the easy way)
      • Drawing pixels on the screen
      • Loading and displaying images
   3. Events
      • Waiting for events
      • Polling for events
      • Polling event state
   4. Sound
      • Opening the audio device
      • Loading and playing sounds
   5. CD-ROM audio
      • Opening a CD-ROM drive for use
      • Playing the CD-ROM
   6. Threads
      • Create a simple thread
      • Synchronizing access to a resource
   7. Timers
      • Get the current time, in milliseconds
      • Wait a specified number of milliseconds
   8. Endian independence
      • Determine the endianness of the current system
      • Swap data on systems of differing endianness

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