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	# to read this tutorial
 	$ perldoc SDL::Tutorial
 
-	# to create a bare-bones SDL app based on this tutorial
+	# to run this tutorial 
 	$ perl -MSDL::Tutorial -e 1
 
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@

SDL, the Simple DirectMedia Layer, is a cross-platform multimedia library. These are the Perl 5 bindings. You can find out more about SDL at -http://www.libsdl.org/.

+http://www.libsdl.org/. You can find out more about SDL perl at http://sdl.perl.org.

Creating an SDL application with Perl is easy. You have to know a few basics, though. Here's how to get up and running as quickly as possible.

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ though. Here's how to get up and running as quickly as possible.

Surfaces

All graphics in SDL live on a surface. You'll need at least one. That's what -SDL::App provides.

+SDL::App provides.

Of course, before you can get a surface, you need to initialize your video mode. SDL gives you several options, including whether to run in a window or take over the full screen, the size of the window, the bit depth of your @@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ surface. That's a bit more complicated, but see the -name paramete

Working With The App

Since $app from the code above is just an SDL surface with some extra sugar, -it behaves much like SDL::Surface. In particular, the all-important blit -and update methods work. You'll need to create SDL::Rect objects +it behaves much like SDL::Surface. In particular, the all-important blit +and update methods work. You'll need to create SDL::Rect objects representing sources of graphics to draw onto the $app's surface, blit them there, then update the $app.

Note: "blitting" is copying a chunk of memory from one place to another.

@@ -106,15 +106,15 @@ them there, then update the $app.

SEE ALSO

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-
SDL::Tutorial::Drawing
+
SDL::Tutorial::Drawing

basic drawing with rectangles

-
SDL::Tutorial::Animation
+
SDL::Tutorial::Animation

basic rectangle animation

-
SDL::Tutorial::Images
+
SDL::Tutorial::Images

image loading and animation