diff -r ffa851df0825 -r 2fb8b9db1c86 symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12/libsdl-trunk/docs/man3/SDL_LockSurface.3 --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12/libsdl-trunk/docs/man3/SDL_LockSurface.3 Fri Jul 31 15:01:17 2009 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +.TH "SDL_LockSurface" "3" "Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:01" "SDL" "SDL API Reference" +.SH "NAME" +SDL_LockSurface \- Lock a surface for directly access\&. +.SH "SYNOPSIS" +.PP +\fB#include "SDL\&.h" +.sp +\fBint \fBSDL_LockSurface\fP\fR(\fBSDL_Surface *surface\fR); +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +.PP +\fBSDL_LockSurface\fP sets up a surface for directly accessing the pixels\&. Between calls to \fBSDL_LockSurface\fP and \fBSDL_UnlockSurface\fP, you can write to and read from \fBsurface->\fBpixels\fR\fR, using the pixel format stored in \fBsurface->\fBformat\fR\fR\&. Once you are done accessing the surface, you should use \fBSDL_UnlockSurface\fP to release it\&. +.PP +Not all surfaces require locking\&. If \fBSDL_MUSTLOCK\fP(\fBsurface\fR) evaluates to \fB0\fR, then you can read and write to the surface at any time, and the pixel format of the surface will not change\&. +.PP +No operating system or library calls should be made between lock/unlock pairs, as critical system locks may be held during this time\&. +.PP +It should be noted, that since SDL 1\&.1\&.8 surface locks are recursive\&. This means that you can lock a surface multiple times, but each lock must have a match unlock\&. +.PP +.nf +\f(CW \&. + \&. + SDL_LockSurface( surface ); + \&. + /* Surface is locked */ + /* Direct pixel access on surface here */ + \&. + SDL_LockSurface( surface ); + \&. + /* More direct pixel access on surface */ + \&. + SDL_UnlockSurface( surface ); + /* Surface is still locked */ + /* Note: Is versions < 1\&.1\&.8, the surface would have been */ + /* no longer locked at this stage */ + \&. + SDL_UnlockSurface( surface ); + /* Surface is now unlocked */ + \&. + \&.\fR +.fi +.PP +.SH "RETURN VALUE" +.PP +\fBSDL_LockSurface\fP returns \fB0\fR, or \fB-1\fR if the surface couldn\&'t be locked\&. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.PP +\fI\fBSDL_UnlockSurface\fP\fR +...\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:01