[SDL] Problems with SDL_ttf

[CptAJ]

Zaka E-Lab <shanatorio <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 
> I have proved your code.
> 
> I have changed two things the first is at compilation:
> g++ -o test test.cc -lSDL -lSDL_ttf (it's not necessary to use freetype).
> 
> The other one is when the program loads the font:
> 
> TTF_OpenFont(other path,28) (this is not important)
> 
> It goes like you expect, the program load and prints "Text goes here" in 
> a white background.
> 
> Be sure to have the font in the correct place, and if its in the same 
> dir, you can try to change the path to "./whatever.ttf", maybe this goes.
> 
> PD:Sorry for my poor English.
> 
> Zaka.
> 


We figured out the what they problem was in the SDL irc channel. Turns out
TTF_RenderText_Solid is not supported on linux. I had to use 
TTF_RenderText_Shaded.

Shame though since according to the docs solid is faster =/