[SDL] How to put SDL window into an application on Windows

[Sylvain Beucler]

Did you check http://sourceforge.net/projects/gtksdl/ ?

Apparently it uses some tricks to make SDL use an existing window.

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Sylvain

On Thu, Aug 16, 2007 at 07:53:14PM -0400, Josh Nikaji Stefanski wrote:
> I don't think that's possible with how SDL is structured (at least
> without rewriting a lot of the video code). If you wanted to still use
> the blitting functions with an SDL_Surface you would probably have to
> write your own surface to picturebox (or similar) copying code.
> 
> Josh
> 
> Mine wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >     I'm developing a media player using SDL on Windows.
> >     I want to put the SDL window into my own application, as a draw
> > region instead of a new window. But I can't find a way to do that. As
> > long as I call SDL_SetVideoMode, a new windows is popped. Also I checked
> > the source code of SDL, it shows that the window is created when
> > initializing video sub system, after SetVideoMode, the size and position
> > is set and it is shown as a new window.
> >     Is there any way to set the window as a "Control" in MFC (e.g.
> > picture control), instead of creating a new window?
> > 
> > -- 
> > Mine