thanks a lot for the info! I'm probably going to use SDL_ttf and include a font, as I want to keep my apps portable to windows/mac.

Is there a way in the main sdl library to display text on a buffer? I.E. screen (seems to be the default most used in SDL) Ive seen a couple examples that use windows fonts (arial, etc.), but thats absolutely useless to me, as Im running slackware linux, and plan to cross compile to other OSs. Do I ...

OK, I'm going to install slackware to my new(er) PC, but last time I tried reformatting a windows XP partition for a friend, it gave an error message, and refused to start up windows XP until I reinstalled it.

any way to get around having to reinstall the OS?

okay, this may seem rather strange, but I need to learn how to fight. I dont go looking for fights, and Ive only been punched a couple times (only one time when I was in a fight, and I dishonored myself by letting myself take a beating and saying I wouldnt fight back...) I'm pretty sure that martial...

Im using a crossover cable -- so that doesn't help much...

any idea on how to find out what process it is?

I screwed up in creating a LAN in my house between my xbox and pc -- in the process there is some part of my network that is using the IP address I need my ethernet card to use... I've tried uninstalling the card itself, but after the reinstall, the network was still there. I dont see what is using ...

I just got a used Xbox, and I was wondering if there was a method to get homebrew apps running without having broadband or a modchip...

Im pretty sure I heard something about software modding awhile ago... but the question is, can I do it from CD-Rs instead of FTP access?

thanks in advance.

I cant find the stats online, and I dont want to spend my money for nothing. My PCs stats are: 1.3Ghz processor 256mb ram 11mb video ram dvd/cdrw drives 40GB hd Direct AGP 3D graphics games in question are Morrowind Half-life Half-life 2 *(this one probably is too new and memory intensive) so which ...

I just found out that it was rare too... check the prices for it at amazon.com... I bought it at a pawn shop for 8 bucks in working order with box and instruction booklet. Its a strange type of RPG, but I rather like it. I find it exciting, challenging, and it has a very good story (yes, I know its ...

McDonalds has a wifi??? that's open to the public?

one word -- SWEETNESS...

but... where do you attain such knowledge?

yup, it's legal -- as long as I spend a couple bucks on a bagel and coffee... once I get some wifi compatible games, Im going to head to the nearest Panera Bread restaurant near me -- it says right on the door "free wifi hotspot", and even though its probably intended for business, there's...

I dont need anyone to actually tell me -- just to point me in the right direction... Ive been googling for hours now, and its an important part of a school report...

Im starting to think that I'll never find it...

meh... Im looking for simplistic code that wont take 3 years to learn (unlike the winAPI) and cross-compatibility with linux and OSX...

I was thinking gtk first, but then wxWidgets... Im not exactly sure which way I should turn on this...

all these cowards run from the law like it has power these days. All the good illegal activity (downloads etc.) have had their webmasters wet their pants and run. now, I really dont care about the downloads though. what I care about is Universal DUNS. You know -- the ones used in the dreamcast commu...

I hate ti be dissing the DC, but the DS has better sound quality, and graphics really arent a testament to power, but I find them crisp and very clear -- just as good as DCs... and they ARE better than N64 graphics... well, they CAN BE... it depends on how much effort the developers put into it... a...

Im pretty sure it has way more power than the DC... my main question is, Will more powerful emus be available on the DS (and PSP, of course, though Im probably not getting one...) than DC? Im thinking it has hte power for fullspeed snes, nes, and maybe even genesis... possibly even more than that......

never mind... I found a site that sells everything I need in two sets, $70 or $100... its a DS flash cart set. (yes, apparantly they exist, in limited form...) I'll have about $140 by next friday, so there isnt much problem with price... where is this site, you ask? find it yourself... I have it boo...

As everyone knows, Im on dial-up. no wifi here... although Im willing to spend up to $450.00 to get the DS emus running on my new DS... yes, $450.00... (hispeed connections cost WAY more han that in a year, even in the states) is there any friggen way to use the emus ON THE REAL HARDWARE with no Wif...

I read somewhere that not all resident evil (PC ver.) copies had the intro scene.

I just got a copy for 33 cents, with the intro, and the jewel case, though the instructions are a bit moldy and water damaged...

anyway, is it rare?

I dont believe anything like that exists for the dreamcast...

there are very few programs like that for the PC... and most of those cost $$$...

maybe Im wrong though...