New "SDL" version
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New "SDL" version
According to some recent announcements on PearPC.net, there's a new version of PPC called "0.3 SDL". It claims to give a speed boost, as well as offer some video-related enhancements. Currently it's only available as source, however.
Does anyone know of or want to make a binary of this new release? I can't wait to try it.
Does anyone know of or want to make a binary of this new release? I can't wait to try it.
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correct me if I"m wrong, but weren't the fullscreen and network patches both developed on windows computers? eliminating 80% of the audience may limit projected development in other areas as well, as people have already started to branch out and develop "plug-ins" for pearpc...eliminate windows and we may not be networked right now. I think this is something we should keep in mind, by killing 80% of the audience, you essentially are killing projected creativity too.
hopefully something comparable to windows will come out soon. a polished and professional website works well and validates correctly on many major web-browsers (at least...this is smart development), the same goes with programming. I'm not hinting that pearpc is not professional or smartly developed, however it would add to the already robust image pearpc has if it performed equally quickly on both windows and linux.
just my 2 cents...(don't flame me)
hopefully something comparable to windows will come out soon. a polished and professional website works well and validates correctly on many major web-browsers (at least...this is smart development), the same goes with programming. I'm not hinting that pearpc is not professional or smartly developed, however it would add to the already robust image pearpc has if it performed equally quickly on both windows and linux.
just my 2 cents...(don't flame me)
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Right now I don't run in Fullscreen. The only thing I wouldn't sacrifice at this point is networking.
Apparently nilss tracked down a Windows binary of the latest SDL here:
http://www2.wonderwallfriends.de/ppc-sdl.exe
I'm about to try it.
Apparently nilss tracked down a Windows binary of the latest SDL here:
http://www2.wonderwallfriends.de/ppc-sdl.exe
I'm about to try it.
I just tried the SDL version. It's not bad, but it needs a lot of refinement. OS X seems a little less laggy, but the problems with the mouse take away any joy one could possibly have with this version. If the developers could fix the mouse problems then this would probably be the version that I would run (especially if they could implement full screen mode).
My 2 cents.
My 2 cents.
captain: I posted the sdl dll for you to use on pearpc.net
in case you didn't get it, here is the link here
put in your pearpc install directory
the mouse problems are apparent...but its a step in the right direction at least. whatever you do, don't press f12! I had to end the process b/c my mouse got stuck inside the pearpc window
in case you didn't get it, here is the link here
put in your pearpc install directory
the mouse problems are apparent...but its a step in the right direction at least. whatever you do, don't press f12! I had to end the process b/c my mouse got stuck inside the pearpc window
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Yes I figured that out the hard way as well.
Overall I agree, this IS a step in the right direction. But the lack of the Option and Command keys being mapped, as well as network support, will keep me from using this on a regular basis.
If only all these great improvements could be integrated into one master build. That would be the ideal situation.
Overall I agree, this IS a step in the right direction. But the lack of the Option and Command keys being mapped, as well as network support, will keep me from using this on a regular basis.
If only all these great improvements could be integrated into one master build. That would be the ideal situation.
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Just create a shortcut then right click on the shortcut choose property and in the target box type:Marc wrote:How the hell do I use the SDL version. I have the SDL.dll file in my ppc folder and the ppc-sdl.exe file also. from the command prompt I get NOTHING when I try to start it except a text file telling me the correct usage generated (which by the way doesn't work)
F:\ppc\ppc-sdl.exe "ppccfg.ini2"
its mostly the red quoted comment that is important as this is what will point your exe to the config file, the name of your config may vary,
but i doubt it will work mine started all the way up to where i choose the bootable partition and there it froze and was actualy quite hard to stop even with the task manager.
still crashes with absolutly no text on the console. hmm
OK. Got it. It was taking exception to a line in my config
I too am stuck at the screen to choose the partition and it is wrecking havock on my system. Hehe
OK. Got it. It was taking exception to a line in my config
I too am stuck at the screen to choose the partition and it is wrecking havock on my system. Hehe
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