by default, whilst using SDL you've to create a window to use as the render target, but i know there's a chance to use an MFC dialog for that, but i don't know how...
thank you all for your quick responses (:
i used Allegro and SDL on older projects, so i know how to deal with 'em, but the problem is that i don't know how to set the form's client rectangle as the rendering target. how do i set the form's backbuffer as the rendering target for SDL or Allegro??? that's THE question for me :\