SDL doesn't even allow you to position the window.
But your making a game. Games are usually fullscreen and if your not playing in full screen then it shouldnt matter because you can move your window. If you are making another type of app then yes you should use something else.
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do Win32 and openGL, its what most of us use, its faster (by how much i dont know), but its always good to learn how to use Win32 anyways, and the basic windowing code for one window is extremely short and easy (although probably not so for a complete newbie to it, i remember i hadta have a reference with me at all times when i was writing my first window)
you could probably also use SDL, id reccomend SDL over GLUT just because some commercial games have used SDL, at least the linux port of UT used SDL, which is a good sign, and i think newer incarnations have used it to.
anywho, i vote SDL or pure win32
hope that helps -Dan
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SDL doesn't even allow you to position the window.
But your making a game. Games are usually fullscreen and if your not playing in full screen then it shouldnt matter because you can move your window. If you are making another type of app then yes you should use something else.
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if it is a simple 2d shareware game you might want to use a window.
none of them are faster than the others (doesnt even come close to factoring in the equation) also in sdl u can position the window with SDL_VIDEO_WINDOW_POS=X,Y
I tend to agree with kuladus on win32. I would learn ogl with glut then look in to SDL. SDL was used in UT04, so I think it is good enough for comercial games.
SDL would be a good choice. It is so simple a chimp could use it :) The documentaion for SDL is also excellent. Other than that win32 and GLUT just plain blow.
