SDL::Console

NAME

SDL::Console - a SDL perl extension

SYNOPSIS

  use SDL::Console;

  my $console = new SDL::Console(
                                 -surface => $app,
                                 -rect  => $console_rect, 
                                 -font  => "ConsoleFont.bmp",
                                 -lines => 100,
                                );

DESCRIPTION

The "SDL::Console" module encapsulates the SDL_Console library, and many of its ancillatory functions.

METHODS

new (-surface => $app, ... )

Specifies the surface on which the console will be blitted. This method takes the following additional parameters:

*: -font the font file to use, default: ``ConsoleFont.bmp''
*: -lines number of lines in the console, default: 32
*: -rect a SDL::Rect which specifies the console bounding box,

topmost () give this console the keyboard focus.

draw () blit this console to the associated surface

print ( @strings ) write a string(s) the console

alpha ( $alpha )

set the console alpha component (0-255)

background ( $file, `$x,$y)`

load a background image

position ( $x, `$y)`

set the console origin

resize ( SDL::Rect )

resize the console

Event ( SDL::Event )

class method to be called when events are processed.

AddCommand ( $command, sub {} )

class method to add a command to the Consoles repository

list_commands ()

display the registered commands to the console & stdout

AUTHOR

Wayne Keenan

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
METHODS
new (-surface => $app, ... )
topmost () give this console the keyboard focus.
draw () blit this console to the associated surface
print ( @strings ) write a string(s) the console
alpha ( $alpha )
background ( $file, $x,$y)
position ( $x, $y)
resize ( SDL::Rect )
Event ( SDL::Event )
AddCommand ( $command, sub {} )
list_commands ()
AUTHOR
SEE ALSO