Quote:Original post by Hnefi
I don't see how DevFred's comment could have dissuaded you.

#include <stdio.h>#include "SDL/SDL.h"#include "SDL/SDL_ttf.h"/* Cleans up and exits */int shutdown(int status);int main(int argc, char *argv[]){	/* Variables */	SDL_Surface *screen;	SDL_Event event;	TTF_Font *font;		int x_pos = 0, x_vel = 0, y_pos = 0, y_vel = 0;	int playing = 1;		/* Initialize SDL */	if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) > 0)	{		fprintf(stderr, "SDL_Init: %s\n", SDL_GetError());		exit(1);	}		/* Set video mode */	screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(640, 480, 8, SDL_SWSURFACE);		if (screen == NULL)	{		fprintf(stderr, "SDL_SetVideoMode: %s\n", SDL_GetError());		shutdown(1);	}		SDL_ShowCursor(SDL_DISABLE);		/* Initialize SDL_TTF */	if (TTF_Init() == -1)	{		fprintf(stderr, "TTF_Init: %s\n", TTF_GetError());		shutdown(1);	}		/* Initialize the font */	font = TTF_OpenFont("data/Vera.ttf", 12);		if (font == NULL)	{		fprintf(stderr, "TTF_OpenFont: %s\n", TTF_GetError());		shutdown(1);	}		SDL_Color colorFg = {0,0,255,0};  // Blue	SDL_Surface *text = TTF_RenderText_Solid(font, "Print something please! :(", colorFg);   	SDL_Rect destRect = {0,0,0,0};   	SDL_BlitSurface(text, NULL, screen, &destRect);	/* The game loop */	while (playing)	{		// Check input		while (SDL_PollEvent(&event))		{			switch (event.type) 			{				case SDL_KEYUP:					switch (event.key.keysym.sym)					{						case SDLK_q:							playing = 0;							break;						default:							break;					}				default:					break;			}		}				x_pos += x_vel, y_pos += y_vel;		/* Play ball! */			}	SDL_FreeSurface(text);	TTF_CloseFont(font);		shutdown(0);}/* Cleans up and exits */int shutdown(int status){	if (TTF_WasInit())		TTF_Quit();	SDL_Quit();		exit(status);}