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22/**
23 * # CategoryHints
24 *
25 * This file contains functions to set and get configuration hints, as well as
26 * listing each of them alphabetically.
27 *
28 * The convention for naming hints is SDL_HINT_X, where "SDL_X" is the
29 * environment variable that can be used to override the default.
30 *
31 * In general these hints are just that - they may or may not be supported or
32 * applicable on any given platform, but they provide a way for an application
33 * or user to give the library a hint as to how they would like the library to
34 * work.
35 */
36
37#ifndef SDL_hints_h_
38#define SDL_hints_h_
39
40#include <SDL3/SDL_error.h>
41#include <SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h>
42
43#include <SDL3/SDL_begin_code.h>
44/* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
45#ifdef __cplusplus
46extern "C" {
47#endif
48
49/**
50 * Specify the behavior of Alt+Tab while the keyboard is grabbed.
51 *
52 * By default, SDL emulates Alt+Tab functionality while the keyboard is
53 * grabbed and your window is full-screen. This prevents the user from getting
54 * stuck in your application if you've enabled keyboard grab.
55 *
56 * The variable can be set to the following values:
57 *
58 * - "0": SDL will not handle Alt+Tab. Your application is responsible for
59 * handling Alt+Tab while the keyboard is grabbed.
60 * - "1": SDL will minimize your window when Alt+Tab is pressed (default)
61 *
62 * This hint can be set anytime.
63 *
64 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
65 */
66#define SDL_HINT_ALLOW_ALT_TAB_WHILE_GRABBED "SDL_ALLOW_ALT_TAB_WHILE_GRABBED"
67
68/**
69 * A variable to control whether the SDL activity is allowed to be re-created.
70 *
71 * If this hint is true, the activity can be recreated on demand by the OS,
72 * and Java static data and C++ static data remain with their current values.
73 * If this hint is false, then SDL will call exit() when you return from your
74 * main function and the application will be terminated and then started fresh
75 * each time.
76 *
77 * The variable can be set to the following values:
78 *
79 * - "0": The application starts fresh at each launch. (default)
80 * - "1": The application activity can be recreated by the OS.
81 *
82 * This hint can be set anytime.
83 *
84 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
85 */
86#define SDL_HINT_ANDROID_ALLOW_RECREATE_ACTIVITY "SDL_ANDROID_ALLOW_RECREATE_ACTIVITY"
87
88/**
89 * A variable to control whether the event loop will block itself when the app
90 * is paused.
91 *
92 * The variable can be set to the following values:
93 *
94 * - "0": Non blocking.
95 * - "1": Blocking. (default)
96 *
97 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
98 *
99 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
100 */
101#define SDL_HINT_ANDROID_BLOCK_ON_PAUSE "SDL_ANDROID_BLOCK_ON_PAUSE"
102
103/**
104 * A variable to control whether low latency audio should be enabled.
105 *
106 * Some devices have poor quality output when this is enabled, but this is
107 * usually an improvement in audio latency.
108 *
109 * The variable can be set to the following values:
110 *
111 * - "0": Low latency audio is not enabled.
112 * - "1": Low latency audio is enabled. (default)
113 *
114 * This hint should be set before SDL audio is initialized.
115 *
116 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
117 */
118#define SDL_HINT_ANDROID_LOW_LATENCY_AUDIO "SDL_ANDROID_LOW_LATENCY_AUDIO"
119
120/**
121 * A variable to control whether we trap the Android back button to handle it
122 * manually.
123 *
124 * This is necessary for the right mouse button to work on some Android
125 * devices, or to be able to trap the back button for use in your code
126 * reliably. If this hint is true, the back button will show up as an
127 * SDL_EVENT_KEY_DOWN / SDL_EVENT_KEY_UP pair with a keycode of
128 * SDL_SCANCODE_AC_BACK.
129 *
130 * The variable can be set to the following values:
131 *
132 * - "0": Back button will be handled as usual for system. (default)
133 * - "1": Back button will be trapped, allowing you to handle the key press
134 * manually. (This will also let right mouse click work on systems where the
135 * right mouse button functions as back.)
136 *
137 * This hint can be set anytime.
138 *
139 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
140 */
141#define SDL_HINT_ANDROID_TRAP_BACK_BUTTON "SDL_ANDROID_TRAP_BACK_BUTTON"
142
143/**
144 * A variable setting the app ID string.
145 *
146 * This string is used by desktop compositors to identify and group windows
147 * together, as well as match applications with associated desktop settings
148 * and icons.
149 *
150 * This will override SDL_PROP_APP_METADATA_IDENTIFIER_STRING, if set by the
151 * application.
152 *
153 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
154 *
155 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
156 */
157#define SDL_HINT_APP_ID "SDL_APP_ID"
158
159/**
160 * A variable setting the application name.
161 *
162 * This hint lets you specify the application name sent to the OS when
163 * required. For example, this will often appear in volume control applets for
164 * audio streams, and in lists of applications which are inhibiting the
165 * screensaver. You should use a string that describes your program ("My Game
166 * 2: The Revenge")
167 *
168 * This will override SDL_PROP_APP_METADATA_NAME_STRING, if set by the
169 * application.
170 *
171 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
172 *
173 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
174 */
175#define SDL_HINT_APP_NAME "SDL_APP_NAME"
176
177/**
178 * A variable controlling whether controllers used with the Apple TV generate
179 * UI events.
180 *
181 * When UI events are generated by controller input, the app will be
182 * backgrounded when the Apple TV remote's menu button is pressed, and when
183 * the pause or B buttons on gamepads are pressed.
184 *
185 * More information about properly making use of controllers for the Apple TV
186 * can be found here:
187 * https://developer.apple.com/tvos/human-interface-guidelines/remote-and-controllers/
188 *
189 * The variable can be set to the following values:
190 *
191 * - "0": Controller input does not generate UI events. (default)
192 * - "1": Controller input generates UI events.
193 *
194 * This hint can be set anytime.
195 *
196 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
197 */
198#define SDL_HINT_APPLE_TV_CONTROLLER_UI_EVENTS "SDL_APPLE_TV_CONTROLLER_UI_EVENTS"
199
200/**
201 * A variable controlling whether the Apple TV remote's joystick axes will
202 * automatically match the rotation of the remote.
203 *
204 * The variable can be set to the following values:
205 *
206 * - "0": Remote orientation does not affect joystick axes. (default)
207 * - "1": Joystick axes are based on the orientation of the remote.
208 *
209 * This hint can be set anytime.
210 *
211 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
212 */
213#define SDL_HINT_APPLE_TV_REMOTE_ALLOW_ROTATION "SDL_APPLE_TV_REMOTE_ALLOW_ROTATION"
214
215/**
216 * Specify the default ALSA audio device name.
217 *
218 * This variable is a specific audio device to open when the "default" audio
219 * device is used.
220 *
221 * This hint will be ignored when opening the default playback device if
222 * SDL_HINT_AUDIO_ALSA_DEFAULT_PLAYBACK_DEVICE is set, or when opening the
223 * default recording device if SDL_HINT_AUDIO_ALSA_DEFAULT_RECORDING_DEVICE is
224 * set.
225 *
226 * This hint should be set before an audio device is opened.
227 *
228 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
229 *
230 * \sa SDL_HINT_AUDIO_ALSA_DEFAULT_PLAYBACK_DEVICE
231 * \sa SDL_HINT_AUDIO_ALSA_DEFAULT_RECORDING_DEVICE
232 */
233#define SDL_HINT_AUDIO_ALSA_DEFAULT_DEVICE "SDL_AUDIO_ALSA_DEFAULT_DEVICE"
234
235/**
236 * Specify the default ALSA audio playback device name.
237 *
238 * This variable is a specific audio device to open for playback, when the
239 * "default" audio device is used.
240 *
241 * If this hint isn't set, SDL will check SDL_HINT_AUDIO_ALSA_DEFAULT_DEVICE
242 * before choosing a reasonable default.
243 *
244 * This hint should be set before an audio device is opened.
245 *
246 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
247 *
248 * \sa SDL_HINT_AUDIO_ALSA_DEFAULT_RECORDING_DEVICE
249 * \sa SDL_HINT_AUDIO_ALSA_DEFAULT_DEVICE
250 */
251#define SDL_HINT_AUDIO_ALSA_DEFAULT_PLAYBACK_DEVICE "SDL_AUDIO_ALSA_DEFAULT_PLAYBACK_DEVICE"
252
253/**
254 * Specify the default ALSA audio recording device name.
255 *
256 * This variable is a specific audio device to open for recording, when the
257 * "default" audio device is used.
258 *
259 * If this hint isn't set, SDL will check SDL_HINT_AUDIO_ALSA_DEFAULT_DEVICE
260 * before choosing a reasonable default.
261 *
262 * This hint should be set before an audio device is opened.
263 *
264 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
265 *
266 * \sa SDL_HINT_AUDIO_ALSA_DEFAULT_PLAYBACK_DEVICE
267 * \sa SDL_HINT_AUDIO_ALSA_DEFAULT_DEVICE
268 */
269#define SDL_HINT_AUDIO_ALSA_DEFAULT_RECORDING_DEVICE "SDL_AUDIO_ALSA_DEFAULT_RECORDING_DEVICE"
270
271/**
272 * A variable controlling the audio category on iOS and macOS.
273 *
274 * The variable can be set to the following values:
275 *
276 * - "ambient": Use the AVAudioSessionCategoryAmbient audio category, will be
277 * muted by the phone mute switch (default)
278 * - "playback": Use the AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayback category.
279 *
280 * For more information, see Apple's documentation:
281 * https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/Audio/Conceptual/AudioSessionProgrammingGuide/AudioSessionCategoriesandModes/AudioSessionCategoriesandModes.html
282 *
283 * This hint should be set before an audio device is opened.
284 *
285 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
286 */
287#define SDL_HINT_AUDIO_CATEGORY "SDL_AUDIO_CATEGORY"
288
289/**
290 * A variable controlling the default audio channel count.
291 *
292 * If the application doesn't specify the audio channel count when opening the
293 * device, this hint can be used to specify a default channel count that will
294 * be used. This defaults to "1" for recording and "2" for playback devices.
295 *
296 * This hint should be set before an audio device is opened.
297 *
298 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
299 */
300#define SDL_HINT_AUDIO_CHANNELS "SDL_AUDIO_CHANNELS"
301
302/**
303 * Specify an application icon name for an audio device.
304 *
305 * Some audio backends (such as Pulseaudio and Pipewire) allow you to set an
306 * XDG icon name for your application. Among other things, this icon might
307 * show up in a system control panel that lets the user adjust the volume on
308 * specific audio streams instead of using one giant master volume slider.
309 * Note that this is unrelated to the icon used by the windowing system, which
310 * may be set with SDL_SetWindowIcon (or via desktop file on Wayland).
311 *
312 * Setting this to "" or leaving it unset will have SDL use a reasonable
313 * default, "applications-games", which is likely to be installed. See
314 * https://specifications.freedesktop.org/icon-theme-spec/icon-theme-spec-latest.html
315 * and
316 * https://specifications.freedesktop.org/icon-naming-spec/icon-naming-spec-latest.html
317 * for the relevant XDG icon specs.
318 *
319 * This hint should be set before an audio device is opened.
320 *
321 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
322 */
323#define SDL_HINT_AUDIO_DEVICE_APP_ICON_NAME "SDL_AUDIO_DEVICE_APP_ICON_NAME"
324
325/**
326 * A variable controlling device buffer size.
327 *
328 * This hint is an integer > 0, that represents the size of the device's
329 * buffer in sample frames (stereo audio data in 16-bit format is 4 bytes per
330 * sample frame, for example).
331 *
332 * SDL3 generally decides this value on behalf of the app, but if for some
333 * reason the app needs to dictate this (because they want either lower
334 * latency or higher throughput AND ARE WILLING TO DEAL WITH what that might
335 * require of the app), they can specify it.
336 *
337 * SDL will try to accommodate this value, but there is no promise you'll get
338 * the buffer size requested. Many platforms won't honor this request at all,
339 * or might adjust it.
340 *
341 * This hint should be set before an audio device is opened.
342 *
343 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
344 */
345#define SDL_HINT_AUDIO_DEVICE_SAMPLE_FRAMES "SDL_AUDIO_DEVICE_SAMPLE_FRAMES"
346
347/**
348 * Specify an audio stream name for an audio device.
349 *
350 * Some audio backends (such as PulseAudio) allow you to describe your audio
351 * stream. Among other things, this description might show up in a system
352 * control panel that lets the user adjust the volume on specific audio
353 * streams instead of using one giant master volume slider.
354 *
355 * This hints lets you transmit that information to the OS. The contents of
356 * this hint are used while opening an audio device. You should use a string
357 * that describes your what your program is playing ("audio stream" is
358 * probably sufficient in many cases, but this could be useful for something
359 * like "team chat" if you have a headset playing VoIP audio separately).
360 *
361 * Setting this to "" or leaving it unset will have SDL use a reasonable
362 * default: "audio stream" or something similar.
363 *
364 * Note that while this talks about audio streams, this is an OS-level
365 * concept, so it applies to a physical audio device in this case, and not an
366 * SDL_AudioStream, nor an SDL logical audio device.
367 *
368 * This hint should be set before an audio device is opened.
369 *
370 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
371 */
372#define SDL_HINT_AUDIO_DEVICE_STREAM_NAME "SDL_AUDIO_DEVICE_STREAM_NAME"
373
374/**
375 * Specify an application role for an audio device.
376 *
377 * Some audio backends (such as Pipewire) allow you to describe the role of
378 * your audio stream. Among other things, this description might show up in a
379 * system control panel or software for displaying and manipulating media
380 * playback/recording graphs.
381 *
382 * This hints lets you transmit that information to the OS. The contents of
383 * this hint are used while opening an audio device. You should use a string
384 * that describes your what your program is playing (Game, Music, Movie,
385 * etc...).
386 *
387 * Setting this to "" or leaving it unset will have SDL use a reasonable
388 * default: "Game" or something similar.
389 *
390 * Note that while this talks about audio streams, this is an OS-level
391 * concept, so it applies to a physical audio device in this case, and not an
392 * SDL_AudioStream, nor an SDL logical audio device.
393 *
394 * For Windows WASAPI audio, the following roles are supported, and map to
395 * `AUDIO_STREAM_CATEGORY`:
396 *
397 * - "Other" (default)
398 * - "Communications" - Real-time communications, such as VOIP or chat
399 * - "Game" - Game audio
400 * - "GameChat" - Game chat audio, similar to "Communications" except that
401 * this will not attenuate other audio streams
402 * - "Movie" - Music or sound with dialog
403 * - "Media" - Music or sound without dialog
404 *
405 * Android's AAudio target supports this hint as of SDL 3.4.4. Android does
406 * not support the exact same options as WASAPI, but for portability, will
407 * attempt to map these same strings to the `aaudio_usage_t` constants. For
408 * example, "Movie" and "Media" will both map to `AAUDIO_USAGE_MEDIA`, etc.
409 *
410 * If your application applies its own echo cancellation, gain control, and
411 * noise reduction it should also set SDL_HINT_AUDIO_DEVICE_RAW_STREAM.
412 *
413 * This hint should be set before an audio device is opened.
414 *
415 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
416 */
417#define SDL_HINT_AUDIO_DEVICE_STREAM_ROLE "SDL_AUDIO_DEVICE_STREAM_ROLE"
418
419/**
420 * Specify whether this audio device should do audio processing.
421 *
422 * Some operating systems perform echo cancellation, gain control, and noise
423 * reduction as needed. If your application already handles these, you can set
424 * this hint to prevent the OS from doing additional audio processing.
425 *
426 * This corresponds to the WASAPI audio option `AUDCLNT_STREAMOPTIONS_RAW`.
427 *
428 * The variable can be set to the following values:
429 *
430 * - "0": audio processing can be done by the OS. (default)
431 * - "1": audio processing is done by the application.
432 *
433 * This hint should be set before an audio device is opened.
434 *
435 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.0.
436 */
437#define SDL_HINT_AUDIO_DEVICE_RAW_STREAM "SDL_AUDIO_DEVICE_RAW_STREAM"
438
439/**
440 * Specify the input file when recording audio using the disk audio driver.
441 *
442 * This defaults to "sdlaudio-in.raw"
443 *
444 * This hint should be set before an audio device is opened.
445 *
446 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
447 */
448#define SDL_HINT_AUDIO_DISK_INPUT_FILE "SDL_AUDIO_DISK_INPUT_FILE"
449
450/**
451 * Specify the output file when playing audio using the disk audio driver.
452 *
453 * This defaults to "sdlaudio.raw"
454 *
455 * This hint should be set before an audio device is opened.
456 *
457 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
458 */
459#define SDL_HINT_AUDIO_DISK_OUTPUT_FILE "SDL_AUDIO_DISK_OUTPUT_FILE"
460
461/**
462 * A variable controlling the audio rate when using the disk audio driver.
463 *
464 * The disk audio driver normally simulates real-time for the audio rate that
465 * was specified, but you can use this variable to adjust this rate higher or
466 * lower down to 0. The default value is "1.0".
467 *
468 * This hint should be set before an audio device is opened.
469 *
470 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
471 */
472#define SDL_HINT_AUDIO_DISK_TIMESCALE "SDL_AUDIO_DISK_TIMESCALE"
473
474/**
475 * A variable that specifies an audio backend to use.
476 *
477 * By default, SDL will try all available audio backends in a reasonable order
478 * until it finds one that can work, but this hint allows the app or user to
479 * force a specific driver, such as "pipewire" if, say, you are on PulseAudio
480 * but want to try talking to the lower level instead.
481 *
482 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
483 *
484 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
485 */
486#define SDL_HINT_AUDIO_DRIVER "SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER"
487
488/**
489 * A variable controlling the audio rate when using the dummy audio driver.
490 *
491 * The dummy audio driver normally simulates real-time for the audio rate that
492 * was specified, but you can use this variable to adjust this rate higher or
493 * lower down to 0. The default value is "1.0".
494 *
495 * This hint should be set before an audio device is opened.
496 *
497 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
498 */
499#define SDL_HINT_AUDIO_DUMMY_TIMESCALE "SDL_AUDIO_DUMMY_TIMESCALE"
500
501/**
502 * A variable controlling the default audio format.
503 *
504 * If the application doesn't specify the audio format when opening the
505 * device, this hint can be used to specify a default format that will be
506 * used.
507 *
508 * The variable can be set to the following values:
509 *
510 * - "U8": Unsigned 8-bit audio
511 * - "S8": Signed 8-bit audio
512 * - "S16LE": Signed 16-bit little-endian audio
513 * - "S16BE": Signed 16-bit big-endian audio
514 * - "S16": Signed 16-bit native-endian audio (default)
515 * - "S32LE": Signed 32-bit little-endian audio
516 * - "S32BE": Signed 32-bit big-endian audio
517 * - "S32": Signed 32-bit native-endian audio
518 * - "F32LE": Floating point little-endian audio
519 * - "F32BE": Floating point big-endian audio
520 * - "F32": Floating point native-endian audio
521 *
522 * This hint should be set before an audio device is opened.
523 *
524 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
525 */
526#define SDL_HINT_AUDIO_FORMAT "SDL_AUDIO_FORMAT"
527
528/**
529 * A variable controlling the default audio frequency.
530 *
531 * If the application doesn't specify the audio frequency when opening the
532 * device, this hint can be used to specify a default frequency that will be
533 * used. This defaults to "44100".
534 *
535 * This hint should be set before an audio device is opened.
536 *
537 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
538 */
539#define SDL_HINT_AUDIO_FREQUENCY "SDL_AUDIO_FREQUENCY"
540
541/**
542 * A variable that causes SDL to not ignore audio "monitors".
543 *
544 * This is currently only used by the PulseAudio driver.
545 *
546 * By default, SDL ignores audio devices that aren't associated with physical
547 * hardware. Changing this hint to "1" will expose anything SDL sees that
548 * appears to be an audio source or sink. This will add "devices" to the list
549 * that the user probably doesn't want or need, but it can be useful in
550 * scenarios where you want to hook up SDL to some sort of virtual device,
551 * etc.
552 *
553 * The variable can be set to the following values:
554 *
555 * - "0": Audio monitor devices will be ignored. (default)
556 * - "1": Audio monitor devices will show up in the device list.
557 *
558 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
559 *
560 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
561 */
562#define SDL_HINT_AUDIO_INCLUDE_MONITORS "SDL_AUDIO_INCLUDE_MONITORS"
563
564/**
565 * A variable controlling whether SDL updates joystick state when getting
566 * input events.
567 *
568 * The variable can be set to the following values:
569 *
570 * - "0": You'll call SDL_UpdateJoysticks() manually.
571 * - "1": SDL will automatically call SDL_UpdateJoysticks(). (default)
572 *
573 * This hint can be set anytime.
574 *
575 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
576 */
577#define SDL_HINT_AUTO_UPDATE_JOYSTICKS "SDL_AUTO_UPDATE_JOYSTICKS"
578
579/**
580 * A variable controlling whether SDL updates sensor state when getting input
581 * events.
582 *
583 * The variable can be set to the following values:
584 *
585 * - "0": You'll call SDL_UpdateSensors() manually.
586 * - "1": SDL will automatically call SDL_UpdateSensors(). (default)
587 *
588 * This hint can be set anytime.
589 *
590 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
591 */
592#define SDL_HINT_AUTO_UPDATE_SENSORS "SDL_AUTO_UPDATE_SENSORS"
593
594/**
595 * Prevent SDL from using version 4 of the bitmap header when saving BMPs.
596 *
597 * The bitmap header version 4 is required for proper alpha channel support
598 * and SDL will use it when required. Should this not be desired, this hint
599 * can force the use of the 40 byte header version which is supported
600 * everywhere.
601 *
602 * The variable can be set to the following values:
603 *
604 * - "0": Surfaces with a colorkey or an alpha channel are saved to a 32-bit
605 * BMP file with an alpha mask. SDL will use the bitmap header version 4 and
606 * set the alpha mask accordingly. (default)
607 * - "1": Surfaces with a colorkey or an alpha channel are saved to a 32-bit
608 * BMP file without an alpha mask. The alpha channel data will be in the
609 * file, but applications are going to ignore it.
610 *
611 * This hint can be set anytime.
612 *
613 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
614 */
615#define SDL_HINT_BMP_SAVE_LEGACY_FORMAT "SDL_BMP_SAVE_LEGACY_FORMAT"
616
617/**
618 * A variable that decides what camera backend to use.
619 *
620 * By default, SDL will try all available camera backends in a reasonable
621 * order until it finds one that can work, but this hint allows the app or
622 * user to force a specific target, such as "directshow" if, say, you are on
623 * Windows Media Foundations but want to try DirectShow instead.
624 *
625 * The default value is unset, in which case SDL will try to figure out the
626 * best camera backend on your behalf. This hint needs to be set before
627 * SDL_Init() is called to be useful.
628 *
629 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
630 */
631#define SDL_HINT_CAMERA_DRIVER "SDL_CAMERA_DRIVER"
632
633/**
634 * A variable that limits what CPU features are available.
635 *
636 * By default, SDL marks all features the current CPU supports as available.
637 * This hint allows the enabled features to be limited to a subset.
638 *
639 * When the hint is unset, or empty, SDL will enable all detected CPU
640 * features.
641 *
642 * The variable can be set to a comma separated list containing the following
643 * items:
644 *
645 * - "all"
646 * - "altivec"
647 * - "sse"
648 * - "sse2"
649 * - "sse3"
650 * - "sse41"
651 * - "sse42"
652 * - "avx"
653 * - "avx2"
654 * - "avx512f"
655 * - "arm-simd"
656 * - "neon"
657 * - "lsx"
658 * - "lasx"
659 *
660 * The items can be prefixed by '+'/'-' to add/remove features.
661 *
662 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
663 */
664#define SDL_HINT_CPU_FEATURE_MASK "SDL_CPU_FEATURE_MASK"
665
666/**
667 * A variable controlling whether DirectInput should be used for controllers.
668 *
669 * The variable can be set to the following values:
670 *
671 * - "0": Disable DirectInput detection.
672 * - "1": Enable DirectInput detection. (default)
673 *
674 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
675 *
676 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
677 */
678#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_DIRECTINPUT "SDL_JOYSTICK_DIRECTINPUT"
679
680/**
681 * A variable that specifies a dialog backend to use.
682 *
683 * By default, SDL will try all available dialog backends in a reasonable
684 * order until it finds one that can work, but this hint allows the app or
685 * user to force a specific target.
686 *
687 * If the specified target does not exist or is not available, the
688 * dialog-related function calls will fail.
689 *
690 * This hint currently only applies to platforms using the generic "Unix"
691 * dialog implementation, but may be extended to more platforms in the future.
692 * Note that some Unix and Unix-like platforms have their own implementation,
693 * such as macOS and Haiku.
694 *
695 * The variable can be set to the following values:
696 *
697 * - NULL: Select automatically (default, all platforms)
698 * - "portal": Use XDG Portals through DBus (Unix only)
699 * - "zenity": Use the Zenity program (Unix only)
700 *
701 * More options may be added in the future.
702 *
703 * This hint can be set anytime.
704 *
705 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
706 */
707#define SDL_HINT_FILE_DIALOG_DRIVER "SDL_FILE_DIALOG_DRIVER"
708
709/**
710 * Override for SDL_GetDisplayUsableBounds().
711 *
712 * If set, this hint will override the expected results for
713 * SDL_GetDisplayUsableBounds() for display index 0. Generally you don't want
714 * to do this, but this allows an embedded system to request that some of the
715 * screen be reserved for other uses when paired with a well-behaved
716 * application.
717 *
718 * The contents of this hint must be 4 comma-separated integers, the first is
719 * the bounds x, then y, width and height, in that order.
720 *
721 * This hint can be set anytime.
722 *
723 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
724 */
725#define SDL_HINT_DISPLAY_USABLE_BOUNDS "SDL_DISPLAY_USABLE_BOUNDS"
726
727/**
728 * Set the level of checking for invalid parameters passed to SDL functions.
729 *
730 * The variable can be set to the following values:
731 *
732 * - "1": Enable fast parameter error checking, e.g. quick NULL checks, etc.
733 * - "2": Enable full parameter error checking, e.g. validating objects are
734 * the correct type, etc. (default)
735 *
736 * This hint can be set anytime.
737 *
738 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.0.
739 */
740#define SDL_HINT_INVALID_PARAM_CHECKS "SDL_INVALID_PARAM_CHECKS"
741
742/**
743 * Disable giving back control to the browser automatically when running with
744 * asyncify.
745 *
746 * With -s ASYNCIFY, SDL calls emscripten_sleep during operations such as
747 * refreshing the screen or polling events.
748 *
749 * This hint only applies to the emscripten platform.
750 *
751 * The variable can be set to the following values:
752 *
753 * - "0": Disable emscripten_sleep calls (if you give back browser control
754 * manually or use asyncify for other purposes).
755 * - "1": Enable emscripten_sleep calls. (default)
756 *
757 * This hint can be set anytime.
758 *
759 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
760 */
761#define SDL_HINT_EMSCRIPTEN_ASYNCIFY "SDL_EMSCRIPTEN_ASYNCIFY"
762
763/**
764 * Specify the CSS selector used for the "default" window/canvas.
765 *
766 * This hint only applies to the emscripten platform.
767 *
768 * This hint should be set before creating a window.
769 *
770 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
771 */
772#define SDL_HINT_EMSCRIPTEN_CANVAS_SELECTOR "SDL_EMSCRIPTEN_CANVAS_SELECTOR"
773
774/**
775 * Override the binding element for keyboard inputs for Emscripten builds.
776 *
777 * This hint only applies to the emscripten platform.
778 *
779 * The variable can be one of:
780 *
781 * - "#window": the javascript window object
782 * - "#document": the javascript document object
783 * - "#screen": the javascript window.screen object
784 * - "#canvas": the WebGL canvas element
785 * - "#none": Don't bind anything at all
786 * - any other string without a leading # sign applies to the element on the
787 * page with that ID.
788 *
789 * This hint should be set before creating a window.
790 *
791 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
792 */
793#define SDL_HINT_EMSCRIPTEN_KEYBOARD_ELEMENT "SDL_EMSCRIPTEN_KEYBOARD_ELEMENT"
794
795/**
796 * A variable that controls whether the on-screen keyboard should be shown
797 * when text input is active.
798 *
799 * The variable can be set to the following values:
800 *
801 * - "auto": The on-screen keyboard will be shown if there is no physical
802 * keyboard attached. (default)
803 * - "0": Do not show the on-screen keyboard.
804 * - "1": Show the on-screen keyboard, if available.
805 *
806 * This hint must be set before SDL_StartTextInput() is called
807 *
808 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
809 */
810#define SDL_HINT_ENABLE_SCREEN_KEYBOARD "SDL_ENABLE_SCREEN_KEYBOARD"
811
812/**
813 * A variable containing a list of evdev devices to use if udev is not
814 * available.
815 *
816 * The list of devices is in the form:
817 *
818 * deviceclass:path[,deviceclass:path[,...]]
819 *
820 * where device class is an integer representing the SDL_UDEV_deviceclass and
821 * path is the full path to the event device.
822 *
823 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
824 *
825 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
826 */
827#define SDL_HINT_EVDEV_DEVICES "SDL_EVDEV_DEVICES"
828
829/**
830 * A variable controlling verbosity of the logging of SDL events pushed onto
831 * the internal queue.
832 *
833 * The variable can be set to the following values, from least to most
834 * verbose:
835 *
836 * - "0": Don't log any events. (default)
837 * - "1": Log most events (other than the really spammy ones).
838 * - "2": Include mouse and finger motion events.
839 *
840 * This is generally meant to be used to debug SDL itself, but can be useful
841 * for application developers that need better visibility into what is going
842 * on in the event queue. Logged events are sent through SDL_Log(), which
843 * means by default they appear on stdout on most platforms or maybe
844 * OutputDebugString() on Windows, and can be funneled by the app with
845 * SDL_SetLogOutputFunction(), etc.
846 *
847 * This hint can be set anytime.
848 *
849 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
850 */
851#define SDL_HINT_EVENT_LOGGING "SDL_EVENT_LOGGING"
852
853/**
854 * A variable controlling whether raising the window should be done more
855 * forcefully.
856 *
857 * The variable can be set to the following values:
858 *
859 * - "0": Honor the OS policy for raising windows. (default)
860 * - "1": Force the window to be raised, overriding any OS policy.
861 *
862 * At present, this is only an issue under MS Windows, which makes it nearly
863 * impossible to programmatically move a window to the foreground, for
864 * "security" reasons. See http://stackoverflow.com/a/34414846 for a
865 * discussion.
866 *
867 * This hint can be set anytime.
868 *
869 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
870 */
871#define SDL_HINT_FORCE_RAISEWINDOW "SDL_FORCE_RAISEWINDOW"
872
873/**
874 * A variable controlling how 3D acceleration is used to accelerate the SDL
875 * screen surface.
876 *
877 * SDL can try to accelerate the SDL screen surface by using streaming
878 * textures with a 3D rendering engine. This variable controls whether and how
879 * this is done.
880 *
881 * The variable can be set to the following values:
882 *
883 * - "0": Disable 3D acceleration
884 * - "1": Enable 3D acceleration, using the default renderer. (default)
885 * - "X": Enable 3D acceleration, using X where X is one of the valid
886 * rendering drivers. (e.g. "direct3d", "opengl", etc.)
887 *
888 * This hint should be set before calling SDL_GetWindowSurface()
889 *
890 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
891 */
892#define SDL_HINT_FRAMEBUFFER_ACCELERATION "SDL_FRAMEBUFFER_ACCELERATION"
893
894/**
895 * A variable that lets you manually hint extra gamecontroller db entries.
896 *
897 * The variable should be newline delimited rows of gamecontroller config
898 * data, see SDL_gamepad.h
899 *
900 * You can update mappings after SDL is initialized with
901 * SDL_GetGamepadMappingForGUID() and SDL_AddGamepadMapping()
902 *
903 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
904 *
905 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
906 */
907#define SDL_HINT_GAMECONTROLLERCONFIG "SDL_GAMECONTROLLERCONFIG"
908
909/**
910 * A variable that lets you provide a file with extra gamecontroller db
911 * entries.
912 *
913 * The file should contain lines of gamecontroller config data, see
914 * SDL_gamepad.h
915 *
916 * You can update mappings after SDL is initialized with
917 * SDL_GetGamepadMappingForGUID() and SDL_AddGamepadMapping()
918 *
919 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
920 *
921 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
922 */
923#define SDL_HINT_GAMECONTROLLERCONFIG_FILE "SDL_GAMECONTROLLERCONFIG_FILE"
924
925/**
926 * A variable that overrides the automatic controller type detection.
927 *
928 * The variable should be comma separated entries, in the form: VID/PID=type
929 *
930 * The VID and PID should be hexadecimal with exactly 4 digits, e.g. 0x00fd
931 *
932 * This hint affects what low level protocol is used with the HIDAPI driver.
933 *
934 * The variable can be set to the following values:
935 *
936 * - "Xbox360"
937 * - "XboxOne"
938 * - "PS3"
939 * - "PS4"
940 * - "PS5"
941 * - "SwitchPro"
942 *
943 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
944 *
945 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
946 */
947#define SDL_HINT_GAMECONTROLLERTYPE "SDL_GAMECONTROLLERTYPE"
948
949/**
950 * A variable containing a list of devices to skip when scanning for game
951 * controllers.
952 *
953 * The format of the string is a comma separated list of USB VID/PID pairs in
954 * hexadecimal form, e.g.
955 *
956 * 0xAAAA/0xBBBB,0xCCCC/0xDDDD
957 *
958 * The variable can also take the form of "@file", in which case the named
959 * file will be loaded and interpreted as the value of the variable.
960 *
961 * This hint can be set anytime.
962 *
963 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
964 */
965#define SDL_HINT_GAMECONTROLLER_IGNORE_DEVICES "SDL_GAMECONTROLLER_IGNORE_DEVICES"
966
967/**
968 * If set, all devices will be skipped when scanning for game controllers
969 * except for the ones listed in this variable.
970 *
971 * The format of the string is a comma separated list of USB VID/PID pairs in
972 * hexadecimal form, e.g.
973 *
974 * 0xAAAA/0xBBBB,0xCCCC/0xDDDD
975 *
976 * The variable can also take the form of "@file", in which case the named
977 * file will be loaded and interpreted as the value of the variable.
978 *
979 * This hint can be set anytime.
980 *
981 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
982 */
983#define SDL_HINT_GAMECONTROLLER_IGNORE_DEVICES_EXCEPT "SDL_GAMECONTROLLER_IGNORE_DEVICES_EXCEPT"
984
985/**
986 * A variable that controls whether the device's built-in accelerometer and
987 * gyro should be used as sensors for gamepads.
988 *
989 * The variable can be set to the following values:
990 *
991 * - "0": Sensor fusion is disabled
992 * - "1": Sensor fusion is enabled for all controllers that lack sensors
993 *
994 * Or the variable can be a comma separated list of USB VID/PID pairs in
995 * hexadecimal form, e.g.
996 *
997 * 0xAAAA/0xBBBB,0xCCCC/0xDDDD
998 *
999 * The variable can also take the form of "@file", in which case the named
1000 * file will be loaded and interpreted as the value of the variable.
1001 *
1002 * This hint should be set before a gamepad is opened.
1003 *
1004 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1005 */
1006#define SDL_HINT_GAMECONTROLLER_SENSOR_FUSION "SDL_GAMECONTROLLER_SENSOR_FUSION"
1007
1008/**
1009 * This variable sets the default text of the TextInput window on GDK
1010 * platforms.
1011 *
1012 * This hint is available only if SDL_GDK_TEXTINPUT defined.
1013 *
1014 * This hint should be set before calling SDL_StartTextInput()
1015 *
1016 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1017 */
1018#define SDL_HINT_GDK_TEXTINPUT_DEFAULT_TEXT "SDL_GDK_TEXTINPUT_DEFAULT_TEXT"
1019
1020/**
1021 * This variable sets the description of the TextInput window on GDK
1022 * platforms.
1023 *
1024 * This hint is available only if SDL_GDK_TEXTINPUT defined.
1025 *
1026 * This hint should be set before calling SDL_StartTextInput()
1027 *
1028 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1029 */
1030#define SDL_HINT_GDK_TEXTINPUT_DESCRIPTION "SDL_GDK_TEXTINPUT_DESCRIPTION"
1031
1032/**
1033 * This variable sets the maximum input length of the TextInput window on GDK
1034 * platforms.
1035 *
1036 * The value must be a stringified integer, for example "10" to allow for up
1037 * to 10 characters of text input.
1038 *
1039 * This hint is available only if SDL_GDK_TEXTINPUT defined.
1040 *
1041 * This hint should be set before calling SDL_StartTextInput()
1042 *
1043 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1044 */
1045#define SDL_HINT_GDK_TEXTINPUT_MAX_LENGTH "SDL_GDK_TEXTINPUT_MAX_LENGTH"
1046
1047/**
1048 * This variable sets the input scope of the TextInput window on GDK
1049 * platforms.
1050 *
1051 * Set this hint to change the XGameUiTextEntryInputScope value that will be
1052 * passed to the window creation function. The value must be a stringified
1053 * integer, for example "0" for XGameUiTextEntryInputScope::Default.
1054 *
1055 * This hint is available only if SDL_GDK_TEXTINPUT defined.
1056 *
1057 * This hint should be set before calling SDL_StartTextInput()
1058 *
1059 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1060 */
1061#define SDL_HINT_GDK_TEXTINPUT_SCOPE "SDL_GDK_TEXTINPUT_SCOPE"
1062
1063/**
1064 * This variable sets the title of the TextInput window on GDK platforms.
1065 *
1066 * This hint is available only if SDL_GDK_TEXTINPUT defined.
1067 *
1068 * This hint should be set before calling SDL_StartTextInput()
1069 *
1070 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1071 */
1072#define SDL_HINT_GDK_TEXTINPUT_TITLE "SDL_GDK_TEXTINPUT_TITLE"
1073
1074/**
1075 * A variable to control whether HIDAPI uses libusb for device access.
1076 *
1077 * By default libusb will only be used for a few devices that require direct
1078 * USB access, and this can be controlled with
1079 * SDL_HINT_HIDAPI_LIBUSB_WHITELIST.
1080 *
1081 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1082 *
1083 * - "0": HIDAPI will not use libusb for device access.
1084 * - "1": HIDAPI will use libusb for device access if available. (default)
1085 *
1086 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
1087 *
1088 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1089 */
1090#define SDL_HINT_HIDAPI_LIBUSB "SDL_HIDAPI_LIBUSB"
1091
1092
1093/**
1094 * A variable to control whether HIDAPI uses libusb for GameCube adapters.
1095 *
1096 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1097 *
1098 * - "0": HIDAPI will not use libusb for GameCube adapters.
1099 * - "1": HIDAPI will use libusb for GameCube adapters if available. (default)
1100 *
1101 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
1102 *
1103 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.0.
1104 */
1105#define SDL_HINT_HIDAPI_LIBUSB_GAMECUBE "SDL_HIDAPI_LIBUSB_GAMECUBE"
1106
1107/**
1108 * A variable to control whether HIDAPI uses libusb only for whitelisted
1109 * devices.
1110 *
1111 * By default libusb will only be used for a few devices that require direct
1112 * USB access.
1113 *
1114 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1115 *
1116 * - "0": HIDAPI will use libusb for all device access.
1117 * - "1": HIDAPI will use libusb only for whitelisted devices. (default)
1118 *
1119 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
1120 *
1121 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1122 */
1123#define SDL_HINT_HIDAPI_LIBUSB_WHITELIST "SDL_HIDAPI_LIBUSB_WHITELIST"
1124
1125/**
1126 * A variable to control whether HIDAPI uses udev for device detection.
1127 *
1128 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1129 *
1130 * - "0": HIDAPI will poll for device changes.
1131 * - "1": HIDAPI will use udev for device detection. (default)
1132 *
1133 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
1134 *
1135 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1136 */
1137#define SDL_HINT_HIDAPI_UDEV "SDL_HIDAPI_UDEV"
1138
1139/**
1140 * A variable that specifies a GPU backend to use.
1141 *
1142 * By default, SDL will try all available GPU backends in a reasonable order
1143 * until it finds one that can work, but this hint allows the app or user to
1144 * force a specific target, such as "direct3d12" if, say, your hardware
1145 * supports Vulkan but you want to try using D3D12 instead.
1146 *
1147 * This hint should be set before any GPU functions are called.
1148 *
1149 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1150 */
1151#define SDL_HINT_GPU_DRIVER "SDL_GPU_DRIVER"
1152
1153/**
1154 * A variable to control whether SDL_hid_enumerate() enumerates all HID
1155 * devices or only controllers.
1156 *
1157 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1158 *
1159 * - "0": SDL_hid_enumerate() will enumerate all HID devices.
1160 * - "1": SDL_hid_enumerate() will only enumerate controllers. (default)
1161 *
1162 * By default SDL will only enumerate controllers, to reduce risk of hanging
1163 * or crashing on devices with bad drivers and avoiding macOS keyboard capture
1164 * permission prompts.
1165 *
1166 * This hint can be set anytime.
1167 *
1168 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1169 */
1170#define SDL_HINT_HIDAPI_ENUMERATE_ONLY_CONTROLLERS "SDL_HIDAPI_ENUMERATE_ONLY_CONTROLLERS"
1171
1172/**
1173 * A variable containing a list of devices to ignore in SDL_hid_enumerate().
1174 *
1175 * The format of the string is a comma separated list of USB VID/PID pairs in
1176 * hexadecimal form, e.g.
1177 *
1178 * `0xAAAA/0xBBBB,0xCCCC/0xDDDD`
1179 *
1180 * For example, to ignore the Shanwan DS3 controller and any Valve controller,
1181 * you might use the string "0x2563/0x0523,0x28de/0x0000"
1182 *
1183 * This hint can be set anytime.
1184 *
1185 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1186 */
1187#define SDL_HINT_HIDAPI_IGNORE_DEVICES "SDL_HIDAPI_IGNORE_DEVICES"
1188
1189/**
1190 * A variable describing what IME UI elements the application can display.
1191 *
1192 * By default IME UI is handled using native components by the OS where
1193 * possible, however this can interfere with or not be visible when exclusive
1194 * fullscreen mode is used.
1195 *
1196 * The variable can be set to a comma separated list containing the following
1197 * items:
1198 *
1199 * - "none" or "0": The application can't render any IME elements, and native
1200 * UI should be used. (default)
1201 * - "composition": The application handles SDL_EVENT_TEXT_EDITING events and
1202 * can render the composition text.
1203 * - "candidates": The application handles SDL_EVENT_TEXT_EDITING_CANDIDATES
1204 * and can render the candidate list.
1205 *
1206 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
1207 *
1208 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1209 */
1210#define SDL_HINT_IME_IMPLEMENTED_UI "SDL_IME_IMPLEMENTED_UI"
1211
1212/**
1213 * A variable controlling whether the home indicator bar on iPhone X and later
1214 * should be hidden.
1215 *
1216 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1217 *
1218 * - "0": The indicator bar is not hidden. (default for windowed applications)
1219 * - "1": The indicator bar is hidden and is shown when the screen is touched
1220 * (useful for movie playback applications).
1221 * - "2": The indicator bar is dim and the first swipe makes it visible and
1222 * the second swipe performs the "home" action. (default for fullscreen
1223 * applications)
1224 *
1225 * This hint can be set anytime.
1226 *
1227 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1228 */
1229#define SDL_HINT_IOS_HIDE_HOME_INDICATOR "SDL_IOS_HIDE_HOME_INDICATOR"
1230
1231/**
1232 * A variable that lets you enable joystick (and gamecontroller) events even
1233 * when your app is in the background.
1234 *
1235 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1236 *
1237 * - "0": Disable joystick & gamecontroller input events when the application
1238 * is in the background. (default)
1239 * - "1": Enable joystick & gamecontroller input events when the application
1240 * is in the background.
1241 *
1242 * This hint can be set anytime.
1243 *
1244 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1245 */
1246#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_ALLOW_BACKGROUND_EVENTS "SDL_JOYSTICK_ALLOW_BACKGROUND_EVENTS"
1247
1248/**
1249 * A variable containing a list of arcade stick style controllers.
1250 *
1251 * The format of the string is a comma separated list of USB VID/PID pairs in
1252 * hexadecimal form, e.g.
1253 *
1254 * `0xAAAA/0xBBBB,0xCCCC/0xDDDD`
1255 *
1256 * The variable can also take the form of "@file", in which case the named
1257 * file will be loaded and interpreted as the value of the variable.
1258 *
1259 * This hint can be set anytime.
1260 *
1261 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1262 */
1263#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_ARCADESTICK_DEVICES "SDL_JOYSTICK_ARCADESTICK_DEVICES"
1264
1265/**
1266 * A variable containing a list of devices that are not arcade stick style
1267 * controllers.
1268 *
1269 * This will override SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_ARCADESTICK_DEVICES and the built in
1270 * device list.
1271 *
1272 * The format of the string is a comma separated list of USB VID/PID pairs in
1273 * hexadecimal form, e.g.
1274 *
1275 * `0xAAAA/0xBBBB,0xCCCC/0xDDDD`
1276 *
1277 * The variable can also take the form of "@file", in which case the named
1278 * file will be loaded and interpreted as the value of the variable.
1279 *
1280 * This hint can be set anytime.
1281 *
1282 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1283 */
1284#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_ARCADESTICK_DEVICES_EXCLUDED "SDL_JOYSTICK_ARCADESTICK_DEVICES_EXCLUDED"
1285
1286/**
1287 * A variable containing a list of devices that should not be considered
1288 * joysticks.
1289 *
1290 * The format of the string is a comma separated list of USB VID/PID pairs in
1291 * hexadecimal form, e.g.
1292 *
1293 * `0xAAAA/0xBBBB,0xCCCC/0xDDDD`
1294 *
1295 * The variable can also take the form of "@file", in which case the named
1296 * file will be loaded and interpreted as the value of the variable.
1297 *
1298 * This hint can be set anytime.
1299 *
1300 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1301 */
1302#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_BLACKLIST_DEVICES "SDL_JOYSTICK_BLACKLIST_DEVICES"
1303
1304/**
1305 * A variable containing a list of devices that should be considered
1306 * joysticks.
1307 *
1308 * This will override SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_BLACKLIST_DEVICES and the built in
1309 * device list.
1310 *
1311 * The format of the string is a comma separated list of USB VID/PID pairs in
1312 * hexadecimal form, e.g.
1313 *
1314 * `0xAAAA/0xBBBB,0xCCCC/0xDDDD`
1315 *
1316 * The variable can also take the form of "@file", in which case the named
1317 * file will be loaded and interpreted as the value of the variable.
1318 *
1319 * This hint can be set anytime.
1320 *
1321 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1322 */
1323#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_BLACKLIST_DEVICES_EXCLUDED "SDL_JOYSTICK_BLACKLIST_DEVICES_EXCLUDED"
1324
1325/**
1326 * A variable containing a comma separated list of devices to open as
1327 * joysticks.
1328 *
1329 * This variable is currently only used by the Linux joystick driver.
1330 *
1331 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1332 */
1333#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_DEVICE "SDL_JOYSTICK_DEVICE"
1334
1335/**
1336 * A variable controlling whether enhanced reports should be used for
1337 * controllers when using the HIDAPI driver.
1338 *
1339 * Enhanced reports allow rumble and effects on Bluetooth PlayStation
1340 * controllers and gyro on Nintendo Switch controllers, but break Windows
1341 * DirectInput for other applications that don't use SDL.
1342 *
1343 * Once enhanced reports are enabled, they can't be disabled on PlayStation
1344 * controllers without power cycling the controller.
1345 *
1346 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1347 *
1348 * - "0": enhanced reports are not enabled.
1349 * - "1": enhanced reports are enabled. (default)
1350 * - "auto": enhanced features are advertised to the application, but SDL
1351 * doesn't change the controller report mode unless the application uses
1352 * them.
1353 *
1354 * This hint can be enabled anytime.
1355 *
1356 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1357 */
1358#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_ENHANCED_REPORTS "SDL_JOYSTICK_ENHANCED_REPORTS"
1359
1360/**
1361 * A variable containing a list of flightstick style controllers.
1362 *
1363 * The format of the string is a comma separated list of USB VID/PID pairs in
1364 * hexadecimal form, e.g.
1365 *
1366 * `0xAAAA/0xBBBB,0xCCCC/0xDDDD`
1367 *
1368 * The variable can also take the form of @file, in which case the named file
1369 * will be loaded and interpreted as the value of the variable.
1370 *
1371 * This hint can be set anytime.
1372 *
1373 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1374 */
1375#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_FLIGHTSTICK_DEVICES "SDL_JOYSTICK_FLIGHTSTICK_DEVICES"
1376
1377/**
1378 * A variable containing a list of devices that are not flightstick style
1379 * controllers.
1380 *
1381 * This will override SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_FLIGHTSTICK_DEVICES and the built in
1382 * device list.
1383 *
1384 * The format of the string is a comma separated list of USB VID/PID pairs in
1385 * hexadecimal form, e.g.
1386 *
1387 * `0xAAAA/0xBBBB,0xCCCC/0xDDDD`
1388 *
1389 * The variable can also take the form of "@file", in which case the named
1390 * file will be loaded and interpreted as the value of the variable.
1391 *
1392 * This hint can be set anytime.
1393 *
1394 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1395 */
1396#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_FLIGHTSTICK_DEVICES_EXCLUDED "SDL_JOYSTICK_FLIGHTSTICK_DEVICES_EXCLUDED"
1397
1398/**
1399 * A variable controlling whether GameInput should be used for controller
1400 * handling on Windows.
1401 *
1402 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1403 *
1404 * - "0": GameInput is not used.
1405 * - "1": GameInput is used.
1406 *
1407 * The default is "1" on GDK platforms, and "0" otherwise.
1408 *
1409 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
1410 *
1411 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1412 */
1413#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_GAMEINPUT "SDL_JOYSTICK_GAMEINPUT"
1414
1415/**
1416 * A variable controlling whether GameInput should be used for handling
1417 * GIP devices that require raw report processing, but aren't supported
1418 * by HIDRAW, such as Xbox One Guitars.
1419 *
1420 * Note that this is only supported with GameInput 3 or newer.
1421 *
1422 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1423 *
1424 * - "0": GameInput is not used to handle raw GIP devices.
1425 * - "1": GameInput is used.
1426 *
1427 * The default is "1" when using GameInput 3 or newer, and is "0" otherwise.
1428 *
1429 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
1430 *
1431 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.4.
1432 */
1433#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_GAMEINPUT_RAW "SDL_JOYSTICK_GAMEINPUT_RAW"
1434
1435/**
1436 * A variable containing a list of devices known to have a GameCube form
1437 * factor.
1438 *
1439 * The format of the string is a comma separated list of USB VID/PID pairs in
1440 * hexadecimal form, e.g.
1441 *
1442 * `0xAAAA/0xBBBB,0xCCCC/0xDDDD`
1443 *
1444 * The variable can also take the form of "@file", in which case the named
1445 * file will be loaded and interpreted as the value of the variable.
1446 *
1447 * This hint can be set anytime.
1448 *
1449 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1450 */
1451#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_GAMECUBE_DEVICES "SDL_JOYSTICK_GAMECUBE_DEVICES"
1452
1453/**
1454 * A variable containing a list of devices known not to have a GameCube form
1455 * factor.
1456 *
1457 * This will override SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_GAMECUBE_DEVICES and the built in
1458 * device list.
1459 *
1460 * The format of the string is a comma separated list of USB VID/PID pairs in
1461 * hexadecimal form, e.g.
1462 *
1463 * `0xAAAA/0xBBBB,0xCCCC/0xDDDD`
1464 *
1465 * The variable can also take the form of "@file", in which case the named
1466 * file will be loaded and interpreted as the value of the variable.
1467 *
1468 * This hint can be set anytime.
1469 *
1470 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1471 */
1472#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_GAMECUBE_DEVICES_EXCLUDED "SDL_JOYSTICK_GAMECUBE_DEVICES_EXCLUDED"
1473
1474/**
1475 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI joystick drivers should be used.
1476 *
1477 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1478 *
1479 * - "0": HIDAPI drivers are not used.
1480 * - "1": HIDAPI drivers are used. (default)
1481 *
1482 * This variable is the default for all drivers, but can be overridden by the
1483 * hints for specific drivers below.
1484 *
1485 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
1486 *
1487 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1488 */
1489#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI"
1490
1491/**
1492 * A variable controlling whether Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers will be
1493 * combined into a single Pro-like controller when using the HIDAPI driver.
1494 *
1495 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1496 *
1497 * - "0": Left and right Joy-Con controllers will not be combined and each
1498 * will be a mini-gamepad.
1499 * - "1": Left and right Joy-Con controllers will be combined into a single
1500 * controller. (default)
1501 *
1502 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
1503 *
1504 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1505 */
1506#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_COMBINE_JOY_CONS "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_COMBINE_JOY_CONS"
1507
1508/**
1509 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for Nintendo GameCube
1510 * controllers should be used.
1511 *
1512 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1513 *
1514 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
1515 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
1516 *
1517 * The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI
1518 *
1519 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
1520 *
1521 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1522 */
1523#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_GAMECUBE "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_GAMECUBE"
1524
1525/**
1526 * A variable controlling whether rumble is used to implement the GameCube
1527 * controller's 3 rumble modes, Stop(0), Rumble(1), and StopHard(2).
1528 *
1529 * This is useful for applications that need full compatibility for things
1530 * like ADSR envelopes. - Stop is implemented by setting low_frequency_rumble
1531 * to 0 and high_frequency_rumble >0 - Rumble is both at any arbitrary value -
1532 * StopHard is implemented by setting both low_frequency_rumble and
1533 * high_frequency_rumble to 0
1534 *
1535 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1536 *
1537 * - "0": Normal rumble behavior is behavior is used. (default)
1538 * - "1": Proper GameCube controller rumble behavior is used.
1539 *
1540 * This hint can be set anytime.
1541 *
1542 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1543 */
1544#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_GAMECUBE_RUMBLE_BRAKE "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_GAMECUBE_RUMBLE_BRAKE"
1545
1546/**
1547 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for Nintendo Switch
1548 * Joy-Cons should be used.
1549 *
1550 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1551 *
1552 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
1553 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
1554 *
1555 * The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI.
1556 *
1557 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
1558 *
1559 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1560 */
1561#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_JOY_CONS "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_JOY_CONS"
1562
1563/**
1564 * A variable controlling whether the Home button LED should be turned on when
1565 * a Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controller is opened.
1566 *
1567 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1568 *
1569 * - "0": home button LED is turned off
1570 * - "1": home button LED is turned on
1571 *
1572 * By default the Home button LED state is not changed. This hint can also be
1573 * set to a floating point value between 0.0 and 1.0 which controls the
1574 * brightness of the Home button LED.
1575 *
1576 * This hint can be set anytime.
1577 *
1578 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1579 */
1580#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_JOYCON_HOME_LED "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_JOYCON_HOME_LED"
1581
1582/**
1583 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for Amazon Luna
1584 * controllers connected via Bluetooth should be used.
1585 *
1586 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1587 *
1588 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
1589 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
1590 *
1591 * The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI.
1592 *
1593 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
1594 *
1595 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1596 */
1597#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_LUNA "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_LUNA"
1598
1599/**
1600 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for Nintendo Online
1601 * classic controllers should be used.
1602 *
1603 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1604 *
1605 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
1606 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
1607 *
1608 * The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI.
1609 *
1610 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
1611 *
1612 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1613 */
1614#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_NINTENDO_CLASSIC "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_NINTENDO_CLASSIC"
1615
1616/**
1617 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for PS3 controllers should
1618 * be used.
1619 *
1620 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1621 *
1622 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
1623 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
1624 *
1625 * The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI on macOS, and "0" on
1626 * other platforms.
1627 *
1628 * For official Sony driver (sixaxis.sys) use
1629 * SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS3_SIXAXIS_DRIVER. See
1630 * https://github.com/ViGEm/DsHidMini for an alternative driver on Windows.
1631 *
1632 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
1633 *
1634 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1635 */
1636#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS3 "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS3"
1637
1638/**
1639 * A variable controlling whether the Sony driver (sixaxis.sys) for PS3
1640 * controllers (Sixaxis/DualShock 3) should be used.
1641 *
1642 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1643 *
1644 * - "0": Sony driver (sixaxis.sys) is not used.
1645 * - "1": Sony driver (sixaxis.sys) is used.
1646 *
1647 * The default value is 0.
1648 *
1649 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
1650 *
1651 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1652 */
1653#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS3_SIXAXIS_DRIVER "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS3_SIXAXIS_DRIVER"
1654
1655/**
1656 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for PS4 controllers should
1657 * be used.
1658 *
1659 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1660 *
1661 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
1662 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
1663 *
1664 * The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI.
1665 *
1666 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
1667 *
1668 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1669 */
1670#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS4 "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS4"
1671
1672/**
1673 * A variable controlling the update rate of the PS4 controller over Bluetooth
1674 * when using the HIDAPI driver.
1675 *
1676 * This defaults to 4 ms, to match the behavior over USB, and to be more
1677 * friendly to other Bluetooth devices and older Bluetooth hardware on the
1678 * computer. It can be set to "1" (1000Hz), "2" (500Hz) and "4" (250Hz)
1679 *
1680 * This hint can be set anytime, but only takes effect when extended input
1681 * reports are enabled.
1682 *
1683 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1684 */
1685#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS4_REPORT_INTERVAL "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS4_REPORT_INTERVAL"
1686
1687/**
1688 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for PS5 controllers should
1689 * be used.
1690 *
1691 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1692 *
1693 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
1694 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
1695 *
1696 * The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI.
1697 *
1698 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
1699 *
1700 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1701 */
1702#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS5 "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS5"
1703
1704/**
1705 * A variable controlling whether the player LEDs should be lit to indicate
1706 * which player is associated with a PS5 controller.
1707 *
1708 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1709 *
1710 * - "0": player LEDs are not enabled.
1711 * - "1": player LEDs are enabled. (default)
1712 *
1713 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1714 */
1715#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS5_PLAYER_LED "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS5_PLAYER_LED"
1716
1717/**
1718 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for NVIDIA SHIELD
1719 * controllers should be used.
1720 *
1721 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1722 *
1723 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
1724 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
1725 *
1726 * The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI.
1727 *
1728 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
1729 *
1730 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1731 */
1732#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_SHIELD "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_SHIELD"
1733
1734/**
1735 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for Google Stadia
1736 * controllers should be used.
1737 *
1738 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1739 *
1740 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
1741 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
1742 *
1743 * The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI.
1744 *
1745 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1746 */
1747#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_STADIA "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_STADIA"
1748
1749/**
1750 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for Bluetooth Steam
1751 * Controllers should be used.
1752 *
1753 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1754 *
1755 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used. (default)
1756 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used for Steam Controllers, which requires
1757 * Bluetooth access and may prompt the user for permission on iOS and
1758 * Android.
1759 *
1760 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
1761 *
1762 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1763 */
1764#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_STEAM "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_STEAM"
1765
1766/**
1767 * A variable controlling whether the Steam button LED should be turned on
1768 * when a Steam controller is opened.
1769 *
1770 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1771 *
1772 * - "0": Steam button LED is turned off.
1773 * - "1": Steam button LED is turned on.
1774 *
1775 * By default the Steam button LED state is not changed. This hint can also be
1776 * set to a floating point value between 0.0 and 1.0 which controls the
1777 * brightness of the Steam button LED.
1778 *
1779 * This hint can be set anytime.
1780 *
1781 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1782 */
1783#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_STEAM_HOME_LED "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_STEAM_HOME_LED"
1784
1785/**
1786 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for the Steam Deck builtin
1787 * controller should be used.
1788 *
1789 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1790 *
1791 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
1792 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
1793 *
1794 * The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI.
1795 *
1796 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
1797 *
1798 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1799 */
1800#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_STEAMDECK "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_STEAMDECK"
1801
1802/**
1803 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for HORI licensed Steam
1804 * controllers should be used.
1805 *
1806 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1807 *
1808 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
1809 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
1810 *
1811 * The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI.
1812 *
1813 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
1814 *
1815 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1816 */
1817#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_STEAM_HORI "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_STEAM_HORI"
1818
1819/**
1820 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for some Logitech wheels
1821 * should be used.
1822 *
1823 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1824 *
1825 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
1826 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
1827 *
1828 * The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI.
1829 *
1830 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
1831 *
1832 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.0.
1833 */
1834#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_LG4FF "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_LG4FF"
1835
1836/**
1837 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for 8BitDo controllers
1838 * should be used.
1839 *
1840 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1841 *
1842 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
1843 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
1844 *
1845 * The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI.
1846 *
1847 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
1848 *
1849 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.0.
1850 */
1851#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_8BITDO "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_8BITDO"
1852
1853/**
1854 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for SInput controllers
1855 * should be used.
1856 *
1857 * More info - https://github.com/HandHeldLegend/SInput-HID
1858 *
1859 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1860 *
1861 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
1862 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
1863 *
1864 * The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI.
1865 *
1866 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
1867 *
1868 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.0.
1869 */
1870#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_SINPUT "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_SINPUT"
1871
1872/**
1873 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for ZUIKI controllers
1874 * should be used.
1875 *
1876 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1877 *
1878 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
1879 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
1880 *
1881 * The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI.
1882 *
1883 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
1884 *
1885 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.0.
1886 */
1887#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_ZUIKI "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_ZUIKI"
1888
1889/**
1890 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for Flydigi controllers
1891 * should be used.
1892 *
1893 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1894 *
1895 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
1896 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
1897 *
1898 * The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI.
1899 *
1900 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
1901 *
1902 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.0.
1903 */
1904#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_FLYDIGI "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_FLYDIGI"
1905
1906/**
1907 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for Nintendo Switch
1908 * controllers should be used.
1909 *
1910 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1911 *
1912 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
1913 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
1914 *
1915 * The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI.
1916 *
1917 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
1918 *
1919 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1920 */
1921#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_SWITCH "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_SWITCH"
1922
1923/**
1924 * A variable controlling whether the Home button LED should be turned on when
1925 * a Nintendo Switch Pro controller is opened.
1926 *
1927 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1928 *
1929 * - "0": Home button LED is turned off.
1930 * - "1": Home button LED is turned on.
1931 *
1932 * By default the Home button LED state is not changed. This hint can also be
1933 * set to a floating point value between 0.0 and 1.0 which controls the
1934 * brightness of the Home button LED.
1935 *
1936 * This hint can be set anytime.
1937 *
1938 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1939 */
1940#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_SWITCH_HOME_LED "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_SWITCH_HOME_LED"
1941
1942/**
1943 * A variable controlling whether the player LEDs should be lit to indicate
1944 * which player is associated with a Nintendo Switch controller.
1945 *
1946 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1947 *
1948 * - "0": Player LEDs are not enabled.
1949 * - "1": Player LEDs are enabled. (default)
1950 *
1951 * This hint can be set anytime.
1952 *
1953 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1954 */
1955#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_SWITCH_PLAYER_LED "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_SWITCH_PLAYER_LED"
1956
1957/**
1958 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for Nintendo Switch 2
1959 * controllers should be used.
1960 *
1961 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1962 *
1963 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
1964 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
1965 *
1966 * The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI.
1967 *
1968 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
1969 *
1970 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.0.
1971 */
1972#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_SWITCH2 "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_SWITCH2"
1973
1974/**
1975 * A variable controlling whether Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers will be
1976 * in vertical mode when using the HIDAPI driver.
1977 *
1978 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1979 *
1980 * - "0": Left and right Joy-Con controllers will not be in vertical mode.
1981 * (default)
1982 * - "1": Left and right Joy-Con controllers will be in vertical mode.
1983 *
1984 * This hint should be set before opening a Joy-Con controller.
1985 *
1986 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
1987 */
1988#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_VERTICAL_JOY_CONS "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_VERTICAL_JOY_CONS"
1989
1990/**
1991 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for Nintendo Wii and Wii U
1992 * controllers should be used.
1993 *
1994 * The variable can be set to the following values:
1995 *
1996 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
1997 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
1998 *
1999 * This driver doesn't work with the dolphinbar, so the default is false for
2000 * now.
2001 *
2002 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
2003 *
2004 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2005 */
2006#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_WII "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_WII"
2007
2008/**
2009 * A variable controlling whether the player LEDs should be lit to indicate
2010 * which player is associated with a Wii controller.
2011 *
2012 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2013 *
2014 * - "0": Player LEDs are not enabled.
2015 * - "1": Player LEDs are enabled. (default)
2016 *
2017 * This hint can be set anytime.
2018 *
2019 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2020 */
2021#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_WII_PLAYER_LED "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_WII_PLAYER_LED"
2022
2023/**
2024 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for XBox controllers
2025 * should be used.
2026 *
2027 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2028 *
2029 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
2030 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
2031 *
2032 * The default is "0" on Windows, otherwise the value of
2033 * SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI
2034 *
2035 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
2036 *
2037 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2038 */
2039#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOX "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOX"
2040
2041/**
2042 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for XBox 360 controllers
2043 * should be used.
2044 *
2045 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2046 *
2047 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
2048 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
2049 *
2050 * The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOX
2051 *
2052 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
2053 *
2054 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2055 */
2056#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOX_360 "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOX_360"
2057
2058/**
2059 * A variable controlling whether the player LEDs should be lit to indicate
2060 * which player is associated with an Xbox 360 controller.
2061 *
2062 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2063 *
2064 * - "0": Player LEDs are not enabled.
2065 * - "1": Player LEDs are enabled. (default)
2066 *
2067 * This hint can be set anytime.
2068 *
2069 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2070 */
2071#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOX_360_PLAYER_LED "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOX_360_PLAYER_LED"
2072
2073/**
2074 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for XBox 360 wireless
2075 * controllers should be used.
2076 *
2077 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2078 *
2079 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
2080 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
2081 *
2082 * The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOX_360
2083 *
2084 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
2085 *
2086 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2087 */
2088#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOX_360_WIRELESS "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOX_360_WIRELESS"
2089
2090/**
2091 * A variable controlling whether the HIDAPI driver for XBox One controllers
2092 * should be used.
2093 *
2094 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2095 *
2096 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
2097 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
2098 *
2099 * The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOX.
2100 *
2101 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
2102 *
2103 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2104 */
2105#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOX_ONE "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOX_ONE"
2106
2107/**
2108 * A variable controlling whether the Home button LED should be turned on when
2109 * an Xbox One controller is opened.
2110 *
2111 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2112 *
2113 * - "0": Home button LED is turned off.
2114 * - "1": Home button LED is turned on.
2115 *
2116 * By default the Home button LED state is not changed. This hint can also be
2117 * set to a floating point value between 0.0 and 1.0 which controls the
2118 * brightness of the Home button LED. The default brightness is 0.4.
2119 *
2120 * This hint can be set anytime.
2121 *
2122 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2123 */
2124#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOX_ONE_HOME_LED "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOX_ONE_HOME_LED"
2125
2126/**
2127 * A variable controlling whether the new HIDAPI driver for wired Xbox One
2128 * (GIP) controllers should be used.
2129 *
2130 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2131 *
2132 * - "0": HIDAPI driver is not used.
2133 * - "1": HIDAPI driver is used.
2134 *
2135 * The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOX_ONE.
2136 *
2137 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
2138 *
2139 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.0.
2140 */
2141#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_GIP "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_GIP"
2142
2143/**
2144 * A variable controlling whether the new HIDAPI driver for wired Xbox One
2145 * (GIP) controllers should reset the controller if it can't get the metadata
2146 * from the controller.
2147 *
2148 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2149 *
2150 * - "0": Assume this is a generic controller.
2151 * - "1": Reset the controller to get metadata.
2152 *
2153 * By default the controller is not reset.
2154 *
2155 * This hint should be set before initializing joysticks and gamepads.
2156 *
2157 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.0.
2158 */
2159#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_GIP_RESET_FOR_METADATA "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_GIP_RESET_FOR_METADATA"
2160
2161/**
2162 * A variable controlling whether IOKit should be used for controller
2163 * handling.
2164 *
2165 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2166 *
2167 * - "0": IOKit is not used.
2168 * - "1": IOKit is used. (default)
2169 *
2170 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
2171 *
2172 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2173 */
2174#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_IOKIT "SDL_JOYSTICK_IOKIT"
2175
2176/**
2177 * A variable controlling whether to use the classic /dev/input/js* joystick
2178 * interface or the newer /dev/input/event* joystick interface on Linux.
2179 *
2180 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2181 *
2182 * - "0": Use /dev/input/event* (default)
2183 * - "1": Use /dev/input/js*
2184 *
2185 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
2186 *
2187 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2188 */
2189#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_LINUX_CLASSIC "SDL_JOYSTICK_LINUX_CLASSIC"
2190
2191/**
2192 * A variable controlling whether joysticks on Linux adhere to their
2193 * HID-defined deadzones or return unfiltered values.
2194 *
2195 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2196 *
2197 * - "0": Return unfiltered joystick axis values. (default)
2198 * - "1": Return axis values with deadzones taken into account.
2199 *
2200 * This hint should be set before a controller is opened.
2201 *
2202 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2203 */
2204#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_LINUX_DEADZONES "SDL_JOYSTICK_LINUX_DEADZONES"
2205
2206/**
2207 * A variable controlling whether joysticks on Linux will always treat 'hat'
2208 * axis inputs (ABS_HAT0X - ABS_HAT3Y) as 8-way digital hats without checking
2209 * whether they may be analog.
2210 *
2211 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2212 *
2213 * - "0": Only map hat axis inputs to digital hat outputs if the input axes
2214 * appear to actually be digital. (default)
2215 * - "1": Always handle the input axes numbered ABS_HAT0X to ABS_HAT3Y as
2216 * digital hats.
2217 *
2218 * This hint should be set before a controller is opened.
2219 *
2220 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2221 */
2222#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_LINUX_DIGITAL_HATS "SDL_JOYSTICK_LINUX_DIGITAL_HATS"
2223
2224/**
2225 * A variable controlling whether digital hats on Linux will apply deadzones
2226 * to their underlying input axes or use unfiltered values.
2227 *
2228 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2229 *
2230 * - "0": Return digital hat values based on unfiltered input axis values.
2231 * - "1": Return digital hat values with deadzones on the input axes taken
2232 * into account. (default)
2233 *
2234 * This hint should be set before a controller is opened.
2235 *
2236 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2237 */
2238#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_LINUX_HAT_DEADZONES "SDL_JOYSTICK_LINUX_HAT_DEADZONES"
2239
2240/**
2241 * A variable controlling whether GCController should be used for controller
2242 * handling.
2243 *
2244 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2245 *
2246 * - "0": GCController is not used.
2247 * - "1": GCController is used. (default)
2248 *
2249 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
2250 *
2251 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2252 */
2253#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_MFI "SDL_JOYSTICK_MFI"
2254
2255/**
2256 * A variable controlling whether the RAWINPUT joystick drivers should be used
2257 * for better handling XInput-capable devices.
2258 *
2259 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2260 *
2261 * - "0": RAWINPUT drivers are not used. (default)
2262 * - "1": RAWINPUT drivers are used.
2263 *
2264 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
2265 *
2266 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2267 */
2268#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_RAWINPUT "SDL_JOYSTICK_RAWINPUT"
2269
2270/**
2271 * A variable controlling whether the RAWINPUT driver should pull correlated
2272 * data from XInput.
2273 *
2274 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2275 *
2276 * - "0": RAWINPUT driver will only use data from raw input APIs.
2277 * - "1": RAWINPUT driver will also pull data from XInput and
2278 * Windows.Gaming.Input, providing better trigger axes, guide button
2279 * presses, and rumble support for Xbox controllers. (default)
2280 *
2281 * This hint should be set before a gamepad is opened.
2282 *
2283 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2284 */
2285#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_RAWINPUT_CORRELATE_XINPUT "SDL_JOYSTICK_RAWINPUT_CORRELATE_XINPUT"
2286
2287/**
2288 * A variable controlling whether the ROG Chakram mice should show up as
2289 * joysticks.
2290 *
2291 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2292 *
2293 * - "0": ROG Chakram mice do not show up as joysticks. (default)
2294 * - "1": ROG Chakram mice show up as joysticks.
2295 *
2296 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
2297 *
2298 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2299 */
2300#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_ROG_CHAKRAM "SDL_JOYSTICK_ROG_CHAKRAM"
2301
2302/**
2303 * A variable controlling whether a separate thread should be used for
2304 * handling joystick detection and raw input messages on Windows.
2305 *
2306 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2307 *
2308 * - "0": A separate thread is not used.
2309 * - "1": A separate thread is used for handling raw input messages. (default)
2310 *
2311 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
2312 *
2313 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2314 */
2315#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_THREAD "SDL_JOYSTICK_THREAD"
2316
2317/**
2318 * A variable containing a list of throttle style controllers.
2319 *
2320 * The format of the string is a comma separated list of USB VID/PID pairs in
2321 * hexadecimal form, e.g.
2322 *
2323 * `0xAAAA/0xBBBB,0xCCCC/0xDDDD`
2324 *
2325 * The variable can also take the form of "@file", in which case the named
2326 * file will be loaded and interpreted as the value of the variable.
2327 *
2328 * This hint can be set anytime.
2329 *
2330 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2331 */
2332#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_THROTTLE_DEVICES "SDL_JOYSTICK_THROTTLE_DEVICES"
2333
2334/**
2335 * A variable containing a list of devices that are not throttle style
2336 * controllers.
2337 *
2338 * This will override SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_THROTTLE_DEVICES and the built in
2339 * device list.
2340 *
2341 * The format of the string is a comma separated list of USB VID/PID pairs in
2342 * hexadecimal form, e.g.
2343 *
2344 * `0xAAAA/0xBBBB,0xCCCC/0xDDDD`
2345 *
2346 * The variable can also take the form of "@file", in which case the named
2347 * file will be loaded and interpreted as the value of the variable.
2348 *
2349 * This hint can be set anytime.
2350 *
2351 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2352 */
2353#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_THROTTLE_DEVICES_EXCLUDED "SDL_JOYSTICK_THROTTLE_DEVICES_EXCLUDED"
2354
2355/**
2356 * A variable controlling whether Windows.Gaming.Input should be used for
2357 * controller handling.
2358 *
2359 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2360 *
2361 * - "0": WGI is not used. (default)
2362 * - "1": WGI is used.
2363 *
2364 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
2365 *
2366 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2367 */
2368#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_WGI "SDL_JOYSTICK_WGI"
2369
2370/**
2371 * A variable containing a list of wheel style controllers.
2372 *
2373 * The format of the string is a comma separated list of USB VID/PID pairs in
2374 * hexadecimal form, e.g.
2375 *
2376 * `0xAAAA/0xBBBB,0xCCCC/0xDDDD`
2377 *
2378 * The variable can also take the form of "@file", in which case the named
2379 * file will be loaded and interpreted as the value of the variable.
2380 *
2381 * This hint can be set anytime.
2382 *
2383 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2384 */
2385#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_WHEEL_DEVICES "SDL_JOYSTICK_WHEEL_DEVICES"
2386
2387/**
2388 * A variable containing a list of devices that are not wheel style
2389 * controllers.
2390 *
2391 * This will override SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_WHEEL_DEVICES and the built in device
2392 * list.
2393 *
2394 * The format of the string is a comma separated list of USB VID/PID pairs in
2395 * hexadecimal form, e.g.
2396 *
2397 * `0xAAAA/0xBBBB,0xCCCC/0xDDDD`
2398 *
2399 * The variable can also take the form of "@file", in which case the named
2400 * file will be loaded and interpreted as the value of the variable.
2401 *
2402 * This hint can be set anytime.
2403 *
2404 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2405 */
2406#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_WHEEL_DEVICES_EXCLUDED "SDL_JOYSTICK_WHEEL_DEVICES_EXCLUDED"
2407
2408/**
2409 * A variable containing a list of devices known to have all axes centered at
2410 * zero.
2411 *
2412 * The format of the string is a comma separated list of USB VID/PID pairs in
2413 * hexadecimal form, e.g.
2414 *
2415 * `0xAAAA/0xBBBB,0xCCCC/0xDDDD`
2416 *
2417 * The variable can also take the form of "@file", in which case the named
2418 * file will be loaded and interpreted as the value of the variable.
2419 *
2420 * This hint should be set before a controller is opened.
2421 *
2422 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2423 */
2424#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_ZERO_CENTERED_DEVICES "SDL_JOYSTICK_ZERO_CENTERED_DEVICES"
2425
2426/**
2427 * A variable containing a list of devices and their desired number of haptic
2428 * (force feedback) enabled axis.
2429 *
2430 * The format of the string is a comma separated list of USB VID/PID pairs in
2431 * hexadecimal form plus the number of desired axes, e.g.
2432 *
2433 * `0xAAAA/0xBBBB/1,0xCCCC/0xDDDD/3`
2434 *
2435 * This hint supports a "wildcard" device that will set the number of haptic
2436 * axes on all initialized haptic devices which were not defined explicitly in
2437 * this hint.
2438 *
2439 * `0xFFFF/0xFFFF/1`
2440 *
2441 * This hint should be set before a controller is opened. The number of haptic
2442 * axes won't exceed the number of real axes found on the device.
2443 *
2444 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.5.
2445 */
2446#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HAPTIC_AXES "SDL_JOYSTICK_HAPTIC_AXES"
2447
2448/**
2449 * A variable that controls keycode representation in keyboard events.
2450 *
2451 * This variable is a comma separated set of options for translating keycodes
2452 * in events:
2453 *
2454 * - "none": Keycode options are cleared, this overrides other options.
2455 * - "hide_numpad": The numpad keysyms will be translated into their
2456 * non-numpad versions based on the current NumLock state. For example,
2457 * SDLK_KP_4 would become SDLK_4 if SDL_KMOD_NUM is set in the event
2458 * modifiers, and SDLK_LEFT if it is unset.
2459 * - "french_numbers": The number row on French keyboards is inverted, so
2460 * pressing the 1 key would yield the keycode SDLK_1, or '1', instead of
2461 * SDLK_AMPERSAND, or '&'
2462 * - "latin_letters": For keyboards using non-Latin letters, such as Russian
2463 * or Thai, the letter keys generate keycodes as though it had an English
2464 * QWERTY layout. e.g. pressing the key associated with SDL_SCANCODE_A on a
2465 * Russian keyboard would yield 'a' instead of a Cyrillic letter.
2466 *
2467 * The default value for this hint is "french_numbers,latin_letters"
2468 *
2469 * Some platforms like Emscripten only provide modified keycodes and the
2470 * options are not used.
2471 *
2472 * These options do not affect the return value of SDL_GetKeyFromScancode() or
2473 * SDL_GetScancodeFromKey(), they just apply to the keycode included in key
2474 * events.
2475 *
2476 * This hint can be set anytime.
2477 *
2478 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2479 */
2480#define SDL_HINT_KEYCODE_OPTIONS "SDL_KEYCODE_OPTIONS"
2481
2482/**
2483 * A variable that controls what KMSDRM device to use.
2484 *
2485 * SDL might open something like "/dev/dri/cardNN" to access KMSDRM
2486 * functionality, where "NN" is a device index number. SDL makes a guess at
2487 * the best index to use (usually zero), but the app or user can set this hint
2488 * to a number between 0 and 99 to force selection.
2489 *
2490 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
2491 *
2492 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2493 */
2494#define SDL_HINT_KMSDRM_DEVICE_INDEX "SDL_KMSDRM_DEVICE_INDEX"
2495
2496/**
2497 * A variable that controls whether SDL requires DRM master access in order to
2498 * initialize the KMSDRM video backend.
2499 *
2500 * The DRM subsystem has a concept of a "DRM master" which is a DRM client
2501 * that has the ability to set planes, set cursor, etc. When SDL is DRM
2502 * master, it can draw to the screen using the SDL rendering APIs. Without DRM
2503 * master, SDL is still able to process input and query attributes of attached
2504 * displays, but it cannot change display state or draw to the screen
2505 * directly.
2506 *
2507 * In some cases, it can be useful to have the KMSDRM backend even if it
2508 * cannot be used for rendering. An app may want to use SDL for input
2509 * processing while using another rendering API (such as an MMAL overlay on
2510 * Raspberry Pi) or using its own code to render to DRM overlays that SDL
2511 * doesn't support.
2512 *
2513 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2514 *
2515 * - "0": SDL will allow usage of the KMSDRM backend without DRM master.
2516 * - "1": SDL Will require DRM master to use the KMSDRM backend. (default)
2517 *
2518 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
2519 *
2520 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2521 */
2522#define SDL_HINT_KMSDRM_REQUIRE_DRM_MASTER "SDL_KMSDRM_REQUIRE_DRM_MASTER"
2523
2524/**
2525 * A variable that controls whether KMSDRM will use "atomic" functionality.
2526 *
2527 * The KMSDRM backend can use atomic commits, if both DRM_CLIENT_CAP_ATOMIC
2528 * and DRM_CLIENT_CAP_UNIVERSAL_PLANES is supported by the system. As of SDL
2529 * 3.4.0, it will favor this functionality, but in case this doesn't work well
2530 * on a given system or other surprises, this hint can be used to disable it.
2531 *
2532 * This hint can not enable the functionality if it isn't available.
2533 *
2534 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2535 *
2536 * - "0": SDL will not use the KMSDRM "atomic" functionality.
2537 * - "1": SDL will allow usage of the KMSDRM "atomic" functionality. (default)
2538 *
2539 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
2540 *
2541 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.0.
2542 */
2543#define SDL_HINT_KMSDRM_ATOMIC "SDL_KMSDRM_ATOMIC"
2544
2545/**
2546 * A variable controlling the default SDL log levels.
2547 *
2548 * This variable is a comma separated set of category=level tokens that define
2549 * the default logging levels for SDL applications.
2550 *
2551 * The category can be a numeric category, one of "app", "error", "assert",
2552 * "system", "audio", "video", "render", "input", "test", or `*` for any
2553 * unspecified category.
2554 *
2555 * The level can be a numeric level, one of "verbose", "debug", "info",
2556 * "warn", "error", "critical", or "quiet" to disable that category.
2557 *
2558 * You can omit the category if you want to set the logging level for all
2559 * categories.
2560 *
2561 * If this hint isn't set, the default log levels are equivalent to:
2562 *
2563 * `app=info,assert=warn,test=verbose,*=error`
2564 *
2565 * If the `DEBUG_INVOCATION` environment variable is set to "1", the default
2566 * log levels are equivalent to:
2567 *
2568 * `assert=warn,test=verbose,*=debug`
2569 *
2570 * This hint can be set anytime.
2571 *
2572 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2573 */
2574#define SDL_HINT_LOGGING "SDL_LOGGING"
2575
2576/**
2577 * A variable controlling whether to force the application to become the
2578 * foreground process when launched on macOS.
2579 *
2580 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2581 *
2582 * - "0": The application is brought to the foreground when launched.
2583 * (default)
2584 * - "1": The application may remain in the background when launched.
2585 *
2586 * This hint needs to be set before SDL_Init().
2587 *
2588 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2589 */
2590#define SDL_HINT_MAC_BACKGROUND_APP "SDL_MAC_BACKGROUND_APP"
2591
2592/**
2593 * A variable that determines whether Ctrl+Click should generate a right-click
2594 * event on macOS.
2595 *
2596 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2597 *
2598 * - "0": Ctrl+Click does not generate a right mouse button click event.
2599 * (default)
2600 * - "1": Ctrl+Click generated a right mouse button click event.
2601 *
2602 * This hint can be set anytime.
2603 *
2604 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2605 */
2606#define SDL_HINT_MAC_CTRL_CLICK_EMULATE_RIGHT_CLICK "SDL_MAC_CTRL_CLICK_EMULATE_RIGHT_CLICK"
2607
2608/**
2609 * A variable controlling whether dispatching OpenGL context updates should
2610 * block the dispatching thread until the main thread finishes processing on
2611 * macOS.
2612 *
2613 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2614 *
2615 * - "0": Dispatching OpenGL context updates will block the dispatching thread
2616 * until the main thread finishes processing. (default)
2617 * - "1": Dispatching OpenGL context updates will allow the dispatching thread
2618 * to continue execution.
2619 *
2620 * Generally you want the default, but if you have OpenGL code in a background
2621 * thread on a Mac, and the main thread hangs because it's waiting for that
2622 * background thread, but that background thread is also hanging because it's
2623 * waiting for the main thread to do an update, this might fix your issue.
2624 *
2625 * This hint can be set anytime.
2626 *
2627 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2628 */
2629#define SDL_HINT_MAC_OPENGL_ASYNC_DISPATCH "SDL_MAC_OPENGL_ASYNC_DISPATCH"
2630
2631/**
2632 * A variable controlling whether the Option key on macOS should be remapped
2633 * to act as the Alt key.
2634 *
2635 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2636 *
2637 * - "none": The Option key is not remapped to Alt. (default)
2638 * - "only_left": Only the left Option key is remapped to Alt.
2639 * - "only_right": Only the right Option key is remapped to Alt.
2640 * - "both": Both Option keys are remapped to Alt.
2641 *
2642 * This will prevent the triggering of key compositions that rely on the
2643 * Option key, but will still send the Alt modifier for keyboard events. In
2644 * the case that both Alt and Option are pressed, the Option key will be
2645 * ignored. This is particularly useful for applications like terminal
2646 * emulators and graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that rely on Alt key
2647 * functionality for shortcuts or navigation. This does not apply to
2648 * SDL_GetKeyFromScancode and only has an effect if IME is enabled.
2649 *
2650 * This hint can be set anytime.
2651 *
2652 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2653 */
2654#define SDL_HINT_MAC_OPTION_AS_ALT "SDL_MAC_OPTION_AS_ALT"
2655
2656/**
2657 * A variable controlling whether SDL_EVENT_MOUSE_WHEEL event values will have
2658 * momentum on macOS.
2659 *
2660 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2661 *
2662 * - "0": The mouse wheel events will have no momentum. (default)
2663 * - "1": The mouse wheel events will have momentum.
2664 *
2665 * This hint needs to be set before SDL_Init().
2666 *
2667 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2668 */
2669#define SDL_HINT_MAC_SCROLL_MOMENTUM "SDL_MAC_SCROLL_MOMENTUM"
2670
2671/**
2672 * A variable controlling whether holding down a key will repeat the pressed
2673 * key or open the accents menu on macOS.
2674 *
2675 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2676 *
2677 * - "0": Holding a key will repeat the pressed key.
2678 * - "1": Holding a key will open the accents menu for that key. (default)
2679 *
2680 * This hint needs to be set before SDL_Init().
2681 *
2682 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.0.
2683 */
2684#define SDL_HINT_MAC_PRESS_AND_HOLD "SDL_MAC_PRESS_AND_HOLD"
2685
2686/**
2687 * Request SDL_AppIterate() be called at a specific rate.
2688 *
2689 * If this is set to a number, it represents Hz, so "60" means try to iterate
2690 * 60 times per second. "0" means to iterate as fast as possible. Negative
2691 * values are illegal, but reserved, in case they are useful in a future
2692 * revision of SDL.
2693 *
2694 * There are other strings that have special meaning. If set to "waitevent",
2695 * SDL_AppIterate will not be called until new event(s) have arrived (and been
2696 * processed by SDL_AppEvent). This can be useful for apps that are completely
2697 * idle except in response to input.
2698 *
2699 * On some platforms, or if you are using SDL_main instead of SDL_AppIterate,
2700 * this hint is ignored. When the hint can be used, it is allowed to be
2701 * changed at any time.
2702 *
2703 * This defaults to 0, and specifying NULL for the hint's value will restore
2704 * the default.
2705 *
2706 * This doesn't have to be an integer value. For example, "59.94" won't be
2707 * rounded to an integer rate; the digits after the decimal are actually
2708 * respected.
2709 *
2710 * This hint can be set anytime.
2711 *
2712 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2713 */
2714#define SDL_HINT_MAIN_CALLBACK_RATE "SDL_MAIN_CALLBACK_RATE"
2715
2716/**
2717 * A variable controlling whether the mouse is captured while mouse buttons
2718 * are pressed.
2719 *
2720 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2721 *
2722 * - "0": The mouse is not captured while mouse buttons are pressed.
2723 * - "1": The mouse is captured while mouse buttons are pressed.
2724 *
2725 * By default the mouse is captured while mouse buttons are pressed so if the
2726 * mouse is dragged outside the window, the application continues to receive
2727 * mouse events until the button is released.
2728 *
2729 * This hint can be set anytime.
2730 *
2731 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2732 */
2733#define SDL_HINT_MOUSE_AUTO_CAPTURE "SDL_MOUSE_AUTO_CAPTURE"
2734
2735/**
2736 * A variable setting the double click radius, in pixels.
2737 *
2738 * This hint can be set anytime.
2739 *
2740 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2741 */
2742#define SDL_HINT_MOUSE_DOUBLE_CLICK_RADIUS "SDL_MOUSE_DOUBLE_CLICK_RADIUS"
2743
2744/**
2745 * A variable setting the double click time, in milliseconds.
2746 *
2747 * This hint can be set anytime.
2748 *
2749 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2750 */
2751#define SDL_HINT_MOUSE_DOUBLE_CLICK_TIME "SDL_MOUSE_DOUBLE_CLICK_TIME"
2752
2753/**
2754 * A variable setting which system cursor to use as the default cursor.
2755 *
2756 * This should be an integer corresponding to the SDL_SystemCursor enum. The
2757 * default value is zero (SDL_SYSTEM_CURSOR_DEFAULT).
2758 *
2759 * This hint needs to be set before SDL_Init().
2760 *
2761 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2762 */
2763#define SDL_HINT_MOUSE_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_CURSOR "SDL_MOUSE_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_CURSOR"
2764
2765/**
2766 * A variable setting whether we should scale cursors by the current display
2767 * scale.
2768 *
2769 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2770 *
2771 * - "0": Cursors will not change size based on the display content scale.
2772 * (default)
2773 * - "1": Cursors will automatically match the display content scale (e.g. a
2774 * 2x sized cursor will be used when the window is on a monitor with 200%
2775 * scale). This is currently implemented on Windows and Wayland.
2776 *
2777 * This hint needs to be set before creating cursors.
2778 *
2779 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.0.
2780 */
2781#define SDL_HINT_MOUSE_DPI_SCALE_CURSORS "SDL_MOUSE_DPI_SCALE_CURSORS"
2782
2783/**
2784 * A variable controlling whether warping a hidden mouse cursor will activate
2785 * relative mouse mode.
2786 *
2787 * When this hint is set, the mouse cursor is hidden, and multiple warps to
2788 * the window center occur within a short time period, SDL will emulate mouse
2789 * warps using relative mouse mode. This can provide smoother and more
2790 * reliable mouse motion for some older games, which continuously calculate
2791 * the distance traveled by the mouse pointer and warp it back to the center
2792 * of the window, rather than using relative mouse motion.
2793 *
2794 * Note that relative mouse mode may have different mouse acceleration
2795 * behavior than pointer warps.
2796 *
2797 * If your application needs to repeatedly warp the hidden mouse cursor at a
2798 * high-frequency for other purposes, it should disable this hint.
2799 *
2800 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2801 *
2802 * - "0": Attempts to warp the mouse will always be made.
2803 * - "1": Some mouse warps will be emulated by forcing relative mouse mode.
2804 * (default)
2805 *
2806 * If not set, this is automatically enabled unless an application uses
2807 * relative mouse mode directly.
2808 *
2809 * This hint can be set anytime.
2810 *
2811 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2812 */
2813#define SDL_HINT_MOUSE_EMULATE_WARP_WITH_RELATIVE "SDL_MOUSE_EMULATE_WARP_WITH_RELATIVE"
2814
2815/**
2816 * Allow mouse click events when clicking to focus an SDL window.
2817 *
2818 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2819 *
2820 * - "0": Ignore mouse clicks that activate a window. (default)
2821 * - "1": Generate events for mouse clicks that activate a window.
2822 *
2823 * This hint can be set anytime.
2824 *
2825 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2826 */
2827#define SDL_HINT_MOUSE_FOCUS_CLICKTHROUGH "SDL_MOUSE_FOCUS_CLICKTHROUGH"
2828
2829/**
2830 * A variable setting the speed scale for mouse motion, in floating point,
2831 * when the mouse is not in relative mode.
2832 *
2833 * This hint can be set anytime.
2834 *
2835 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2836 */
2837#define SDL_HINT_MOUSE_NORMAL_SPEED_SCALE "SDL_MOUSE_NORMAL_SPEED_SCALE"
2838
2839/**
2840 * A variable controlling whether relative mouse mode constrains the mouse to
2841 * the center of the window.
2842 *
2843 * Constraining to the center of the window works better for FPS games and
2844 * when the application is running over RDP. Constraining to the whole window
2845 * works better for 2D games and increases the chance that the mouse will be
2846 * in the correct position when using high DPI mice.
2847 *
2848 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2849 *
2850 * - "0": Relative mouse mode constrains the mouse to the window.
2851 * - "1": Relative mouse mode constrains the mouse to the center of the
2852 * window. (default)
2853 *
2854 * This hint can be set anytime.
2855 *
2856 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2857 */
2858#define SDL_HINT_MOUSE_RELATIVE_MODE_CENTER "SDL_MOUSE_RELATIVE_MODE_CENTER"
2859
2860/**
2861 * A variable setting the scale for mouse motion, in floating point, when the
2862 * mouse is in relative mode.
2863 *
2864 * This hint can be set anytime.
2865 *
2866 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2867 */
2868#define SDL_HINT_MOUSE_RELATIVE_SPEED_SCALE "SDL_MOUSE_RELATIVE_SPEED_SCALE"
2869
2870/**
2871 * A variable controlling whether the system mouse acceleration curve is used
2872 * for relative mouse motion.
2873 *
2874 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2875 *
2876 * - "0": Relative mouse motion will be unscaled. (default)
2877 * - "1": Relative mouse motion will be scaled using the system mouse
2878 * acceleration curve.
2879 *
2880 * If SDL_HINT_MOUSE_RELATIVE_SPEED_SCALE is set, that will be applied after
2881 * system speed scale.
2882 *
2883 * This hint can be set anytime.
2884 *
2885 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2886 */
2887#define SDL_HINT_MOUSE_RELATIVE_SYSTEM_SCALE "SDL_MOUSE_RELATIVE_SYSTEM_SCALE"
2888
2889/**
2890 * A variable controlling whether a motion event should be generated for mouse
2891 * warping in relative mode.
2892 *
2893 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2894 *
2895 * - "0": Warping the mouse will not generate a motion event in relative mode
2896 * - "1": Warping the mouse will generate a motion event in relative mode
2897 *
2898 * By default warping the mouse will not generate motion events in relative
2899 * mode. This avoids the application having to filter out large relative
2900 * motion due to warping.
2901 *
2902 * This hint can be set anytime.
2903 *
2904 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2905 */
2906#define SDL_HINT_MOUSE_RELATIVE_WARP_MOTION "SDL_MOUSE_RELATIVE_WARP_MOTION"
2907
2908/**
2909 * A variable controlling whether the hardware cursor stays visible when
2910 * relative mode is active.
2911 *
2912 * This variable can be set to the following values:
2913 *
2914 * - "0": The cursor will be hidden while relative mode is active (default)
2915 * - "1": The cursor will remain visible while relative mode is active
2916 *
2917 * Note that for systems without raw hardware inputs, relative mode is
2918 * implemented using warping, so the hardware cursor will visibly warp between
2919 * frames if this is enabled on those systems.
2920 *
2921 * This hint can be set anytime.
2922 *
2923 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2924 */
2925#define SDL_HINT_MOUSE_RELATIVE_CURSOR_VISIBLE "SDL_MOUSE_RELATIVE_CURSOR_VISIBLE"
2926
2927/**
2928 * A variable controlling whether mouse events should generate synthetic touch
2929 * events.
2930 *
2931 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2932 *
2933 * - "0": Mouse events will not generate touch events. (default for desktop
2934 * platforms)
2935 * - "1": Mouse events will generate touch events. (default for mobile
2936 * platforms, such as Android and iOS)
2937 *
2938 * This hint can be set anytime.
2939 *
2940 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2941 */
2942#define SDL_HINT_MOUSE_TOUCH_EVENTS "SDL_MOUSE_TOUCH_EVENTS"
2943
2944/**
2945 * A variable controlling whether the keyboard should be muted on the console.
2946 *
2947 * Normally the keyboard is muted while SDL applications are running so that
2948 * keyboard input doesn't show up as key strokes on the console. This hint
2949 * allows you to turn that off for debugging purposes.
2950 *
2951 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2952 *
2953 * - "0": Allow keystrokes to go through to the console.
2954 * - "1": Mute keyboard input so it doesn't show up on the console. (default)
2955 *
2956 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
2957 *
2958 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2959 */
2960#define SDL_HINT_MUTE_CONSOLE_KEYBOARD "SDL_MUTE_CONSOLE_KEYBOARD"
2961
2962/**
2963 * Tell SDL not to catch the SIGINT or SIGTERM signals on POSIX platforms.
2964 *
2965 * The variable can be set to the following values:
2966 *
2967 * - "0": SDL will install a SIGINT and SIGTERM handler, and when it catches a
2968 * signal, convert it into an SDL_EVENT_QUIT event. (default)
2969 * - "1": SDL will not install a signal handler at all.
2970 *
2971 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
2972 *
2973 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2974 */
2975#define SDL_HINT_NO_SIGNAL_HANDLERS "SDL_NO_SIGNAL_HANDLERS"
2976
2977/**
2978 * Specify the OpenGL library to load.
2979 *
2980 * This hint should be set before creating an OpenGL window or creating an
2981 * OpenGL context. If this hint isn't set, SDL will choose a reasonable
2982 * default.
2983 *
2984 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2985 */
2986#define SDL_HINT_OPENGL_LIBRARY "SDL_OPENGL_LIBRARY"
2987
2988/**
2989 * Specify the EGL library to load.
2990 *
2991 * This hint should be set before creating an OpenGL window or creating an
2992 * OpenGL context. This hint is only considered if SDL is using EGL to manage
2993 * OpenGL contexts. If this hint isn't set, SDL will choose a reasonable
2994 * default.
2995 *
2996 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
2997 */
2998#define SDL_HINT_EGL_LIBRARY "SDL_EGL_LIBRARY"
2999
3000/**
3001 * A variable controlling what driver to use for OpenGL ES contexts.
3002 *
3003 * On some platforms, currently Windows and X11, OpenGL drivers may support
3004 * creating contexts with an OpenGL ES profile. By default SDL uses these
3005 * profiles, when available, otherwise it attempts to load an OpenGL ES
3006 * library, e.g. that provided by the ANGLE project. This variable controls
3007 * whether SDL follows this default behaviour or will always load an OpenGL ES
3008 * library.
3009 *
3010 * Circumstances where this is useful include - Testing an app with a
3011 * particular OpenGL ES implementation, e.g ANGLE, or emulator, e.g. those
3012 * from ARM, Imagination or Qualcomm. - Resolving OpenGL ES function addresses
3013 * at link time by linking with the OpenGL ES library instead of querying them
3014 * at run time with SDL_GL_GetProcAddress().
3015 *
3016 * Caution: for an application to work with the default behaviour across
3017 * different OpenGL drivers it must query the OpenGL ES function addresses at
3018 * run time using SDL_GL_GetProcAddress().
3019 *
3020 * This variable is ignored on most platforms because OpenGL ES is native or
3021 * not supported.
3022 *
3023 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3024 *
3025 * - "0": Use ES profile of OpenGL, if available. (default)
3026 * - "1": Load OpenGL ES library using the default library names.
3027 *
3028 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
3029 *
3030 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3031 */
3032#define SDL_HINT_OPENGL_ES_DRIVER "SDL_OPENGL_ES_DRIVER"
3033
3034/**
3035 * A variable controlling whether to force an sRGB-capable OpenGL context.
3036 *
3037 * At OpenGL context creation time, some platforms can request an sRGB-capable
3038 * context. However, sometimes any form of the request can cause surprising
3039 * results on some drivers, platforms, and hardware. Usually the surprise is
3040 * in the form of rendering that is either a little darker or a little
3041 * brighter than intended.
3042 *
3043 * This hint allows the user to override the app's sRGB requests and either
3044 * force a specific value, or avoid requesting anything at all, depending on
3045 * what makes things work correctly for their system.
3046 *
3047 * This is meant as a fail-safe; apps should probably not explicitly set this,
3048 * and most users should not, either.
3049 *
3050 * Note that some platforms cannot make this request at all, and on all
3051 * platforms this request can be denied by the operating system.
3052 *
3053 * In addition to attempting to obtain the type of sRGB-capable OpenGL context
3054 * requested by this hint, SDL will try to force the state of
3055 * GL_FRAMEBUFFER_SRGB on the new context, if appropriate.
3056 *
3057 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3058 *
3059 * - "0": Force a request for an OpenGL context that is _not_ sRGB-capable.
3060 * - "1": Force a request for an OpenGL context that _is_ sRGB-capable.
3061 * - "skip": Don't make any request for an sRGB-capable context (don't specify
3062 * the attribute at all during context creation time).
3063 * - any other string is undefined behavior.
3064 *
3065 * If unset, or set to an empty string, SDL will make a request using the
3066 * value the app specified with the SDL_GL_FRAMEBUFFER_SRGB_CAPABLE attribute.
3067 *
3068 * This hint should be set before an OpenGL context is created.
3069 *
3070 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.2.
3071 */
3072#define SDL_HINT_OPENGL_FORCE_SRGB_FRAMEBUFFER "SDL_OPENGL_FORCE_SRGB_FRAMEBUFFER"
3073
3074/**
3075 * Mechanism to specify openvr_api library location
3076 *
3077 * By default, when using the OpenVR driver, it will search for the API
3078 * library in the current folder. But, if you wish to use a system API you can
3079 * specify that by using this hint. This should be the full or relative path
3080 * to a .dll on Windows or .so on Linux.
3081 *
3082 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3083 */
3084#define SDL_HINT_OPENVR_LIBRARY "SDL_OPENVR_LIBRARY"
3085
3086/**
3087 * A variable controlling which orientations are allowed on iOS/Android.
3088 *
3089 * In some circumstances it is necessary to be able to explicitly control
3090 * which UI orientations are allowed.
3091 *
3092 * This variable is a space delimited list of the following values:
3093 *
3094 * - "LandscapeLeft"
3095 * - "LandscapeRight"
3096 * - "Portrait"
3097 * - "PortraitUpsideDown"
3098 *
3099 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
3100 *
3101 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3102 */
3103#define SDL_HINT_ORIENTATIONS "SDL_ORIENTATIONS"
3104
3105/**
3106 * A variable controlling the use of a sentinel event when polling the event
3107 * queue.
3108 *
3109 * When polling for events, SDL_PumpEvents is used to gather new events from
3110 * devices. If a device keeps producing new events between calls to
3111 * SDL_PumpEvents, a poll loop will become stuck until the new events stop.
3112 * This is most noticeable when moving a high frequency mouse.
3113 *
3114 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3115 *
3116 * - "0": Disable poll sentinels.
3117 * - "1": Enable poll sentinels. (default)
3118 *
3119 * This hint can be set anytime.
3120 *
3121 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3122 */
3123#define SDL_HINT_POLL_SENTINEL "SDL_POLL_SENTINEL"
3124
3125/**
3126 * Override for SDL_GetPreferredLocales().
3127 *
3128 * If set, this will be favored over anything the OS might report for the
3129 * user's preferred locales. Changing this hint at runtime will not generate a
3130 * SDL_EVENT_LOCALE_CHANGED event (but if you can change the hint, you can
3131 * push your own event, if you want).
3132 *
3133 * The format of this hint is a comma-separated list of language and locale,
3134 * combined with an underscore, as is a common format: "en_GB". Locale is
3135 * optional: "en". So you might have a list like this: "en_GB,jp,es_PT"
3136 *
3137 * This hint can be set anytime.
3138 *
3139 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3140 */
3141#define SDL_HINT_PREFERRED_LOCALES "SDL_PREFERRED_LOCALES"
3142
3143/**
3144 * A variable that decides whether to send SDL_EVENT_QUIT when closing the
3145 * last window.
3146 *
3147 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3148 *
3149 * - "0": SDL will not send an SDL_EVENT_QUIT event when the last window is
3150 * requesting to close. Note that in this case, there are still other
3151 * legitimate reasons one might get an SDL_EVENT_QUIT event: choosing "Quit"
3152 * from the macOS menu bar, sending a SIGINT (ctrl-c) on Unix, etc.
3153 * - "1": SDL will send a quit event when the last window is requesting to
3154 * close. (default)
3155 *
3156 * If there is at least one active system tray icon, SDL_EVENT_QUIT will
3157 * instead be sent when both the last window will be closed and the last tray
3158 * icon will be destroyed.
3159 *
3160 * This hint can be set anytime.
3161 *
3162 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3163 */
3164#define SDL_HINT_QUIT_ON_LAST_WINDOW_CLOSE "SDL_QUIT_ON_LAST_WINDOW_CLOSE"
3165
3166/**
3167 * A variable controlling whether the Direct3D device is initialized for
3168 * thread-safe operations.
3169 *
3170 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3171 *
3172 * - "0": Thread-safety is not enabled. (default)
3173 * - "1": Thread-safety is enabled.
3174 *
3175 * This hint should be set before creating a renderer.
3176 *
3177 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3178 */
3179#define SDL_HINT_RENDER_DIRECT3D_THREADSAFE "SDL_RENDER_DIRECT3D_THREADSAFE"
3180
3181/**
3182 * A variable controlling whether to enable Direct3D 11+'s Debug Layer.
3183 *
3184 * This variable does not have any effect on the Direct3D 9 based renderer.
3185 *
3186 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3187 *
3188 * - "0": Disable Debug Layer use. (default)
3189 * - "1": Enable Debug Layer use.
3190 *
3191 * This hint should be set before creating a renderer.
3192 *
3193 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3194 */
3195#define SDL_HINT_RENDER_DIRECT3D11_DEBUG "SDL_RENDER_DIRECT3D11_DEBUG"
3196
3197/**
3198 * A variable controlling whether to use the Direct3D 11 WARP software
3199 * rasterizer.
3200 *
3201 * For more information, see:
3202 * https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/direct3darticles/directx-warp
3203 *
3204 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3205 *
3206 * - "0": Disable WARP rasterizer. (default)
3207 * - "1": Enable WARP rasterizer.
3208 *
3209 * This hint should be set before creating a renderer.
3210 *
3211 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.0.
3212 */
3213#define SDL_HINT_RENDER_DIRECT3D11_WARP "SDL_RENDER_DIRECT3D11_WARP"
3214
3215/**
3216 * A variable controlling whether to enable Vulkan Validation Layers.
3217 *
3218 * This variable can be set to the following values:
3219 *
3220 * - "0": Disable Validation Layer use
3221 * - "1": Enable Validation Layer use
3222 *
3223 * By default, SDL does not use Vulkan Validation Layers.
3224 *
3225 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3226 */
3227#define SDL_HINT_RENDER_VULKAN_DEBUG "SDL_RENDER_VULKAN_DEBUG"
3228
3229/**
3230 * A variable controlling whether to create the GPU device in debug mode.
3231 *
3232 * This variable can be set to the following values:
3233 *
3234 * - "0": Disable debug mode use (default)
3235 * - "1": Enable debug mode use
3236 *
3237 * This hint should be set before creating a renderer.
3238 *
3239 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3240 */
3241#define SDL_HINT_RENDER_GPU_DEBUG "SDL_RENDER_GPU_DEBUG"
3242
3243/**
3244 * A variable controlling whether to prefer a low-power GPU on multi-GPU
3245 * systems.
3246 *
3247 * This variable can be set to the following values:
3248 *
3249 * - "0": Prefer high-performance GPU (default)
3250 * - "1": Prefer low-power GPU
3251 *
3252 * This hint should be set before creating a renderer.
3253 *
3254 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3255 */
3256#define SDL_HINT_RENDER_GPU_LOW_POWER "SDL_RENDER_GPU_LOW_POWER"
3257
3258/**
3259 * A variable specifying which render driver to use.
3260 *
3261 * If the application doesn't pick a specific renderer to use, this variable
3262 * specifies the name of the preferred renderer. If the preferred renderer
3263 * can't be initialized, creating a renderer will fail.
3264 *
3265 * This variable is case insensitive and can be set to the following values:
3266 *
3267 * - "direct3d"
3268 * - "direct3d11"
3269 * - "direct3d12"
3270 * - "opengl"
3271 * - "opengles2"
3272 * - "opengles"
3273 * - "metal"
3274 * - "vulkan"
3275 * - "gpu"
3276 * - "software"
3277 *
3278 * This hint accepts a comma-separated list of driver names, and each will be
3279 * tried in the order listed when creating a renderer until one succeeds or
3280 * all of them fail.
3281 *
3282 * The default varies by platform, but it's the first one in the list that is
3283 * available on the current platform.
3284 *
3285 * This hint should be set before creating a renderer.
3286 *
3287 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3288 */
3289#define SDL_HINT_RENDER_DRIVER "SDL_RENDER_DRIVER"
3290
3291/**
3292 * A variable controlling how the 2D render API renders lines.
3293 *
3294 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3295 *
3296 * - "0": Use the default line drawing method (Bresenham's line algorithm)
3297 * - "1": Use the driver point API using Bresenham's line algorithm (correct,
3298 * draws many points)
3299 * - "2": Use the driver line API (occasionally misses line endpoints based on
3300 * hardware driver quirks
3301 * - "3": Use the driver geometry API (correct, draws thicker diagonal lines)
3302 *
3303 * This hint should be set before creating a renderer.
3304 *
3305 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3306 */
3307#define SDL_HINT_RENDER_LINE_METHOD "SDL_RENDER_LINE_METHOD"
3308
3309/**
3310 * A variable controlling whether the Metal render driver select low power
3311 * device over default one.
3312 *
3313 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3314 *
3315 * - "0": Use the preferred OS device. (default)
3316 * - "1": Select a low power device.
3317 *
3318 * This hint should be set before creating a renderer.
3319 *
3320 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3321 */
3322#define SDL_HINT_RENDER_METAL_PREFER_LOW_POWER_DEVICE "SDL_RENDER_METAL_PREFER_LOW_POWER_DEVICE"
3323
3324/**
3325 * A variable controlling whether updates to the SDL screen surface should be
3326 * synchronized with the vertical refresh, to avoid tearing.
3327 *
3328 * This hint overrides the application preference when creating a renderer.
3329 *
3330 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3331 *
3332 * - "0": Disable vsync. (default)
3333 * - "1": Enable vsync.
3334 *
3335 * This hint should be set before creating a renderer.
3336 *
3337 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3338 */
3339#define SDL_HINT_RENDER_VSYNC "SDL_RENDER_VSYNC"
3340
3341/**
3342 * A variable to control whether the return key on the soft keyboard should
3343 * hide the soft keyboard on Android and iOS.
3344 *
3345 * This hint sets the default value of SDL_PROP_TEXTINPUT_MULTILINE_BOOLEAN.
3346 *
3347 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3348 *
3349 * - "0": The return key will be handled as a key event. (default)
3350 * - "1": The return key will hide the keyboard.
3351 *
3352 * This hint can be set anytime.
3353 *
3354 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3355 */
3356#define SDL_HINT_RETURN_KEY_HIDES_IME "SDL_RETURN_KEY_HIDES_IME"
3357
3358/**
3359 * A variable containing a list of ROG gamepad capable mice.
3360 *
3361 * The format of the string is a comma separated list of USB VID/PID pairs in
3362 * hexadecimal form, e.g.
3363 *
3364 * `0xAAAA/0xBBBB,0xCCCC/0xDDDD`
3365 *
3366 * The variable can also take the form of "@file", in which case the named
3367 * file will be loaded and interpreted as the value of the variable.
3368 *
3369 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
3370 *
3371 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3372 *
3373 * \sa SDL_HINT_ROG_GAMEPAD_MICE_EXCLUDED
3374 */
3375#define SDL_HINT_ROG_GAMEPAD_MICE "SDL_ROG_GAMEPAD_MICE"
3376
3377/**
3378 * A variable containing a list of devices that are not ROG gamepad capable
3379 * mice.
3380 *
3381 * This will override SDL_HINT_ROG_GAMEPAD_MICE and the built in device list.
3382 *
3383 * The format of the string is a comma separated list of USB VID/PID pairs in
3384 * hexadecimal form, e.g.
3385 *
3386 * `0xAAAA/0xBBBB,0xCCCC/0xDDDD`
3387 *
3388 * The variable can also take the form of "@file", in which case the named
3389 * file will be loaded and interpreted as the value of the variable.
3390 *
3391 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
3392 *
3393 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3394 */
3395#define SDL_HINT_ROG_GAMEPAD_MICE_EXCLUDED "SDL_ROG_GAMEPAD_MICE_EXCLUDED"
3396
3397/**
3398 * A variable controlling the width of the PS2's framebuffer in pixels.
3399 *
3400 * By default, the variable is "640".
3401 *
3402 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.0.
3403 */
3404#define SDL_HINT_PS2_GS_WIDTH "SDL_PS2_GS_WIDTH"
3405
3406/**
3407 * A variable controlling the height of the PS2's framebuffer in pixels.
3408 *
3409 * By default, the variable is "448".
3410 *
3411 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.0.
3412 */
3413#define SDL_HINT_PS2_GS_HEIGHT "SDL_PS2_GS_HEIGHT"
3414
3415/**
3416 * A variable controlling whether the signal is interlaced or progressive.
3417 *
3418 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3419 *
3420 * - "0": Image is interlaced. (default)
3421 * - "1": Image is progressive.
3422 *
3423 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.0.
3424 */
3425#define SDL_HINT_PS2_GS_PROGRESSIVE "SDL_PS2_GS_PROGRESSIVE"
3426
3427/**
3428 * A variable controlling the video mode of the console.
3429 *
3430 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3431 *
3432 * - "": Console-native. (default)
3433 * - "NTSC": 60hz region.
3434 * - "PAL": 50hz region.
3435 *
3436 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.0.
3437 */
3438#define SDL_HINT_PS2_GS_MODE "SDL_PS2_GS_MODE"
3439
3440/**
3441 * A variable controlling which Dispmanx layer to use on a Raspberry PI.
3442 *
3443 * Also known as Z-order. The variable can take a negative or positive value.
3444 * The default is 10000.
3445 *
3446 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
3447 *
3448 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3449 */
3450#define SDL_HINT_RPI_VIDEO_LAYER "SDL_RPI_VIDEO_LAYER"
3451
3452/**
3453 * Specify an "activity name" for screensaver inhibition.
3454 *
3455 * Some platforms, notably Linux desktops, list the applications which are
3456 * inhibiting the screensaver or other power-saving features.
3457 *
3458 * This hint lets you specify the "activity name" sent to the OS when
3459 * SDL_DisableScreenSaver() is used (or the screensaver is automatically
3460 * disabled). The contents of this hint are used when the screensaver is
3461 * disabled. You should use a string that describes what your program is doing
3462 * (and, therefore, why the screensaver is disabled). For example, "Playing a
3463 * game" or "Watching a video".
3464 *
3465 * Setting this to "" or leaving it unset will have SDL use a reasonable
3466 * default: "Playing a game" or something similar.
3467 *
3468 * This hint should be set before calling SDL_DisableScreenSaver()
3469 *
3470 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3471 */
3472#define SDL_HINT_SCREENSAVER_INHIBIT_ACTIVITY_NAME "SDL_SCREENSAVER_INHIBIT_ACTIVITY_NAME"
3473
3474/**
3475 * A variable controlling whether SDL calls dbus_shutdown() on quit.
3476 *
3477 * This is useful as a debug tool to validate memory leaks, but shouldn't ever
3478 * be set in production applications, as other libraries used by the
3479 * application might use dbus under the hood and this can cause crashes if
3480 * they continue after SDL_Quit().
3481 *
3482 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3483 *
3484 * - "0": SDL will not call dbus_shutdown() on quit. (default)
3485 * - "1": SDL will call dbus_shutdown() on quit.
3486 *
3487 * This hint can be set anytime.
3488 *
3489 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3490 */
3491#define SDL_HINT_SHUTDOWN_DBUS_ON_QUIT "SDL_SHUTDOWN_DBUS_ON_QUIT"
3492
3493/**
3494 * A variable that specifies a backend to use for title storage.
3495 *
3496 * By default, SDL will try all available storage backends in a reasonable
3497 * order until it finds one that can work, but this hint allows the app or
3498 * user to force a specific target, such as "pc" if, say, you are on Steam but
3499 * want to avoid SteamRemoteStorage for title data.
3500 *
3501 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
3502 *
3503 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3504 */
3505#define SDL_HINT_STORAGE_TITLE_DRIVER "SDL_STORAGE_TITLE_DRIVER"
3506
3507/**
3508 * A variable that specifies a backend to use for user storage.
3509 *
3510 * By default, SDL will try all available storage backends in a reasonable
3511 * order until it finds one that can work, but this hint allows the app or
3512 * user to force a specific target, such as "pc" if, say, you are on Steam but
3513 * want to avoid SteamRemoteStorage for user data.
3514 *
3515 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
3516 *
3517 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3518 */
3519#define SDL_HINT_STORAGE_USER_DRIVER "SDL_STORAGE_USER_DRIVER"
3520
3521/**
3522 * Specifies whether SDL_THREAD_PRIORITY_TIME_CRITICAL should be treated as
3523 * realtime.
3524 *
3525 * On some platforms, like Linux, a realtime priority thread may be subject to
3526 * restrictions that require special handling by the application. This hint
3527 * exists to let SDL know that the app is prepared to handle said
3528 * restrictions.
3529 *
3530 * On Linux, SDL will apply the following configuration to any thread that
3531 * becomes realtime:
3532 *
3533 * - The SCHED_RESET_ON_FORK bit will be set on the scheduling policy,
3534 * - An RLIMIT_RTTIME budget will be configured to the rtkit specified limit.
3535 * - Exceeding this limit will result in the kernel sending SIGKILL to the
3536 * app, refer to the man pages for more information.
3537 *
3538 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3539 *
3540 * - "0": default platform specific behaviour
3541 * - "1": Force SDL_THREAD_PRIORITY_TIME_CRITICAL to a realtime scheduling
3542 * policy
3543 *
3544 * This hint should be set before calling SDL_SetCurrentThreadPriority()
3545 *
3546 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3547 */
3548#define SDL_HINT_THREAD_FORCE_REALTIME_TIME_CRITICAL "SDL_THREAD_FORCE_REALTIME_TIME_CRITICAL"
3549
3550/**
3551 * A string specifying additional information to use with
3552 * SDL_SetCurrentThreadPriority.
3553 *
3554 * By default SDL_SetCurrentThreadPriority will make appropriate system
3555 * changes in order to apply a thread priority. For example on systems using
3556 * pthreads the scheduler policy is changed automatically to a policy that
3557 * works well with a given priority. Code which has specific requirements can
3558 * override SDL's default behavior with this hint.
3559 *
3560 * pthread hint values are "current", "other", "fifo" and "rr". Currently no
3561 * other platform hint values are defined but may be in the future.
3562 *
3563 * On Linux, the kernel may send SIGKILL to realtime tasks which exceed the
3564 * distro configured execution budget for rtkit. This budget can be queried
3565 * through RLIMIT_RTTIME after calling SDL_SetCurrentThreadPriority().
3566 *
3567 * This hint should be set before calling SDL_SetCurrentThreadPriority()
3568 *
3569 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3570 */
3571#define SDL_HINT_THREAD_PRIORITY_POLICY "SDL_THREAD_PRIORITY_POLICY"
3572
3573/**
3574 * A variable that controls the timer resolution, in milliseconds.
3575 *
3576 * The higher resolution the timer, the more frequently the CPU services timer
3577 * interrupts, and the more precise delays are, but this takes up power and
3578 * CPU time. This hint is only used on Windows.
3579 *
3580 * See this blog post for more information:
3581 * http://randomascii.wordpress.com/2013/07/08/windows-timer-resolution-megawatts-wasted/
3582 *
3583 * The default value is "1".
3584 *
3585 * If this variable is set to "0", the system timer resolution is not set.
3586 *
3587 * This hint can be set anytime.
3588 *
3589 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3590 */
3591#define SDL_HINT_TIMER_RESOLUTION "SDL_TIMER_RESOLUTION"
3592
3593/**
3594 * A variable controlling whether touch events should generate synthetic mouse
3595 * events.
3596 *
3597 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3598 *
3599 * - "0": Touch events will not generate mouse events.
3600 * - "1": Touch events will generate mouse events. (default)
3601 *
3602 * This hint can be set anytime.
3603 *
3604 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3605 */
3606#define SDL_HINT_TOUCH_MOUSE_EVENTS "SDL_TOUCH_MOUSE_EVENTS"
3607
3608/**
3609 * A variable controlling whether trackpads should be treated as touch
3610 * devices.
3611 *
3612 * On macOS (and possibly other platforms in the future), SDL will report
3613 * touches on a trackpad as mouse input, which is generally what users expect
3614 * from this device; however, these are often actually full multitouch-capable
3615 * touch devices, so it might be preferable to some apps to treat them as
3616 * such.
3617 *
3618 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3619 *
3620 * - "0": Trackpad will send mouse events. (default)
3621 * - "1": Trackpad will send touch events.
3622 *
3623 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
3624 *
3625 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3626 */
3627#define SDL_HINT_TRACKPAD_IS_TOUCH_ONLY "SDL_TRACKPAD_IS_TOUCH_ONLY"
3628
3629/**
3630 * A variable controlling whether the Android / tvOS remotes should be listed
3631 * as joystick devices, instead of sending keyboard events.
3632 *
3633 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3634 *
3635 * - "0": Remotes send enter/escape/arrow key events.
3636 * - "1": Remotes are available as 2 axis, 2 button joysticks. (default)
3637 *
3638 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
3639 *
3640 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3641 */
3642#define SDL_HINT_TV_REMOTE_AS_JOYSTICK "SDL_TV_REMOTE_AS_JOYSTICK"
3643
3644/**
3645 * A variable controlling whether the screensaver is enabled.
3646 *
3647 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3648 *
3649 * - "0": Disable screensaver. (default)
3650 * - "1": Enable screensaver.
3651 *
3652 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
3653 *
3654 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3655 */
3656#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER "SDL_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER"
3657
3658/**
3659 * A comma separated list containing the names of the displays that SDL should
3660 * sort to the front of the display list.
3661 *
3662 * When this hint is set, displays with matching name strings will be
3663 * prioritized in the list of displays, as exposed by calling
3664 * SDL_GetDisplays(), with the first listed becoming the primary display. The
3665 * naming convention can vary depending on the environment, but it is usually
3666 * a connector name (e.g. 'DP-1', 'DP-2', 'HDMI-A-1', etc...).
3667 *
3668 * On Wayland desktops, the connector names associated with displays can be
3669 * found in the `name` property of the info output from `wayland-info -i
3670 * wl_output`. On X11 desktops, the `xrandr` utility can be used to retrieve
3671 * the connector names associated with displays.
3672 *
3673 * This hint is currently supported on the following drivers:
3674 *
3675 * - KMSDRM (kmsdrm)
3676 * - Wayland (wayland)
3677 * - X11 (x11)
3678 *
3679 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
3680 *
3681 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3682 */
3683#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_DISPLAY_PRIORITY "SDL_VIDEO_DISPLAY_PRIORITY"
3684
3685/**
3686 * Tell the video driver that we only want a double buffer.
3687 *
3688 * By default, most lowlevel 2D APIs will use a triple buffer scheme that
3689 * wastes no CPU time on waiting for vsync after issuing a flip, but
3690 * introduces a frame of latency. On the other hand, using a double buffer
3691 * scheme instead is recommended for cases where low latency is an important
3692 * factor because we save a whole frame of latency.
3693 *
3694 * We do so by waiting for vsync immediately after issuing a flip, usually
3695 * just after eglSwapBuffers call in the backend's *_SwapWindow function.
3696 *
3697 * This hint is currently supported on the following drivers:
3698 *
3699 * - Raspberry Pi (raspberrypi)
3700 * - Wayland (wayland)
3701 *
3702 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
3703 *
3704 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3705 */
3706#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_DOUBLE_BUFFER "SDL_VIDEO_DOUBLE_BUFFER"
3707
3708/**
3709 * A variable that specifies a video backend to use.
3710 *
3711 * By default, SDL will try all available video backends in a reasonable order
3712 * until it finds one that can work, but this hint allows the app or user to
3713 * force a specific target, such as "x11" if, say, you are on Wayland but want
3714 * to try talking to the X server instead.
3715 *
3716 * This hint accepts a comma-separated list of driver names, and each will be
3717 * tried in the order listed during init, until one succeeds or all of them
3718 * fail.
3719 *
3720 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
3721 *
3722 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3723 */
3724#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_DRIVER "SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER"
3725
3726/**
3727 * A variable controlling whether the dummy video driver saves output frames.
3728 *
3729 * - "0": Video frames are not saved to disk. (default)
3730 * - "1": Video frames are saved to files in the format "SDL_windowX-Y.bmp",
3731 * where X is the window ID, and Y is the frame number.
3732 *
3733 * This hint can be set anytime.
3734 *
3735 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3736 */
3737#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_DUMMY_SAVE_FRAMES "SDL_VIDEO_DUMMY_SAVE_FRAMES"
3738
3739/**
3740 * If eglGetPlatformDisplay fails, fall back to calling eglGetDisplay.
3741 *
3742 * The variable can be set to one of the following values:
3743 *
3744 * - "0": Do not fall back to eglGetDisplay.
3745 * - "1": Fall back to eglGetDisplay if eglGetPlatformDisplay fails. (default)
3746 *
3747 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
3748 *
3749 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3750 */
3751#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_EGL_ALLOW_GETDISPLAY_FALLBACK "SDL_VIDEO_EGL_ALLOW_GETDISPLAY_FALLBACK"
3752
3753/**
3754 * A variable controlling whether the OpenGL context should be created with
3755 * EGL.
3756 *
3757 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3758 *
3759 * - "0": Use platform-specific GL context creation API (GLX, WGL, CGL, etc).
3760 * (default)
3761 * - "1": Use EGL
3762 *
3763 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
3764 *
3765 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3766 */
3767#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_FORCE_EGL "SDL_VIDEO_FORCE_EGL"
3768
3769/**
3770 * A variable that specifies the policy for fullscreen Spaces on macOS.
3771 *
3772 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3773 *
3774 * - "0": Disable Spaces support (FULLSCREEN_DESKTOP won't use them and
3775 * SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE windows won't offer the "fullscreen" button on their
3776 * titlebars).
3777 * - "1": Enable Spaces support (FULLSCREEN_DESKTOP will use them and
3778 * SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE windows will offer the "fullscreen" button on their
3779 * titlebars). (default)
3780 *
3781 * This hint should be set before creating a window.
3782 *
3783 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3784 */
3785#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_MAC_FULLSCREEN_SPACES "SDL_VIDEO_MAC_FULLSCREEN_SPACES"
3786
3787/**
3788 * A variable that specifies the menu visibility when a window is fullscreen
3789 * in Spaces on macOS.
3790 *
3791 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3792 *
3793 * - "0": The menu will be hidden when the window is in a fullscreen space,
3794 * and not accessible by moving the mouse to the top of the screen.
3795 * - "1": The menu will be accessible when the window is in a fullscreen
3796 * space.
3797 * - "auto": The menu will be hidden if fullscreen mode was toggled on
3798 * programmatically via `SDL_SetWindowFullscreen()`, and accessible if
3799 * fullscreen was entered via the "fullscreen" button on the window title
3800 * bar. (default)
3801 *
3802 * This hint can be set anytime.
3803 *
3804 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3805 */
3806#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_MAC_FULLSCREEN_MENU_VISIBILITY "SDL_VIDEO_MAC_FULLSCREEN_MENU_VISIBILITY"
3807
3808/**
3809 * A variable indicating whether the metal layer drawable size should be
3810 * updated for the SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_PIXEL_SIZE_CHANGED event on macOS.
3811 *
3812 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3813 *
3814 * - "0": the metal layer drawable size will not be updated on the
3815 * SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_PIXEL_SIZE_CHANGED event.
3816 * - "1": the metal layer drawable size will be updated on the
3817 * SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_PIXEL_SIZE_CHANGED event. (default)
3818 *
3819 * This hint should be set before SDL_Metal_CreateView called.
3820 *
3821 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.0.
3822 */
3823#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_METAL_AUTO_RESIZE_DRAWABLE "SDL_VIDEO_METAL_AUTO_RESIZE_DRAWABLE"
3824
3825/**
3826 * A variable controlling whether SDL will attempt to automatically set the
3827 * destination display to a mode most closely matching that of the previous
3828 * display if an exclusive fullscreen window is moved onto it.
3829 *
3830 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3831 *
3832 * - "0": SDL will not attempt to automatically set a matching mode on the
3833 * destination display. If an exclusive fullscreen window is moved to a new
3834 * display, the window will become fullscreen desktop.
3835 * - "1": SDL will attempt to automatically set a mode on the destination
3836 * display that most closely matches the mode of the display that the
3837 * exclusive fullscreen window was previously on. (default)
3838 *
3839 * This hint can be set anytime.
3840 *
3841 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.0.
3842 */
3843#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_MATCH_EXCLUSIVE_MODE_ON_MOVE "SDL_VIDEO_MATCH_EXCLUSIVE_MODE_ON_MOVE"
3844
3845/**
3846 * A variable controlling whether fullscreen windows are minimized when they
3847 * lose focus.
3848 *
3849 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3850 *
3851 * - "0": Fullscreen windows will not be minimized when they lose focus.
3852 * - "1": Fullscreen windows are minimized when they lose focus.
3853 * - "auto": Fullscreen windows are minimized when they lose focus if they use
3854 * exclusive fullscreen modes, so the desktop video mode is restored.
3855 * (default)
3856 *
3857 * This hint can be set anytime.
3858 *
3859 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3860 */
3861#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS "SDL_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS"
3862
3863/**
3864 * A variable controlling whether the offscreen video driver saves output
3865 * frames.
3866 *
3867 * This only saves frames that are generated using software rendering, not
3868 * accelerated OpenGL rendering.
3869 *
3870 * - "0": Video frames are not saved to disk. (default)
3871 * - "1": Video frames are saved to files in the format "SDL_windowX-Y.bmp",
3872 * where X is the window ID, and Y is the frame number.
3873 *
3874 * This hint can be set anytime.
3875 *
3876 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3877 */
3878#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_OFFSCREEN_SAVE_FRAMES "SDL_VIDEO_OFFSCREEN_SAVE_FRAMES"
3879
3880/**
3881 * A variable controlling whether all window operations will block until
3882 * complete.
3883 *
3884 * Window systems that run asynchronously may not have the results of window
3885 * operations that resize or move the window applied immediately upon the
3886 * return of the requesting function. Setting this hint will cause such
3887 * operations to block after every call until the pending operation has
3888 * completed. Setting this to '1' is the equivalent of calling
3889 * SDL_SyncWindow() after every function call.
3890 *
3891 * Be aware that amount of time spent blocking while waiting for window
3892 * operations to complete can be quite lengthy, as animations may have to
3893 * complete, which can take upwards of multiple seconds in some cases.
3894 *
3895 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3896 *
3897 * - "0": Window operations are non-blocking. (default)
3898 * - "1": Window operations will block until completed.
3899 *
3900 * This hint can be set anytime.
3901 *
3902 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3903 */
3904#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_SYNC_WINDOW_OPERATIONS "SDL_VIDEO_SYNC_WINDOW_OPERATIONS"
3905
3906/**
3907 * A variable controlling whether the libdecor Wayland backend is allowed to
3908 * be used.
3909 *
3910 * libdecor is used over xdg-shell when xdg-decoration protocol is
3911 * unavailable.
3912 *
3913 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3914 *
3915 * - "0": libdecor use is disabled.
3916 * - "1": libdecor use is enabled. (default)
3917 *
3918 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
3919 *
3920 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3921 */
3922#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_WAYLAND_ALLOW_LIBDECOR "SDL_VIDEO_WAYLAND_ALLOW_LIBDECOR"
3923
3924/**
3925 * A variable controlling whether video mode emulation is enabled under
3926 * Wayland.
3927 *
3928 * When this hint is set, a standard set of emulated CVT video modes will be
3929 * exposed for use by the application. If it is disabled, the only modes
3930 * exposed will be the logical desktop size and, in the case of a scaled
3931 * desktop, the native display resolution.
3932 *
3933 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3934 *
3935 * - "0": Video mode emulation is disabled.
3936 * - "1": Video mode emulation is enabled. (default)
3937 *
3938 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
3939 *
3940 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3941 */
3942#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_WAYLAND_MODE_EMULATION "SDL_VIDEO_WAYLAND_MODE_EMULATION"
3943
3944/**
3945 * A variable controlling how modes with a non-native aspect ratio are
3946 * displayed under Wayland.
3947 *
3948 * When this hint is set, the requested scaling will be used when displaying
3949 * fullscreen video modes that don't match the display's native aspect ratio.
3950 * This is contingent on compositor viewport support.
3951 *
3952 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3953 *
3954 * - "aspect" - Video modes will be displayed scaled, in their proper aspect
3955 * ratio, with black bars.
3956 * - "stretch" - Video modes will be scaled to fill the entire display.
3957 * (default)
3958 * - "none" - Video modes will be displayed as 1:1 with no scaling.
3959 *
3960 * This hint should be set before creating a window.
3961 *
3962 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3963 */
3964#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_WAYLAND_MODE_SCALING "SDL_VIDEO_WAYLAND_MODE_SCALING"
3965
3966/**
3967 * A variable controlling whether the libdecor Wayland backend is preferred
3968 * over native decorations.
3969 *
3970 * When this hint is set, libdecor will be used to provide window decorations,
3971 * even if xdg-decoration is available. (Note that, by default, libdecor will
3972 * use xdg-decoration itself if available).
3973 *
3974 * The variable can be set to the following values:
3975 *
3976 * - "0": libdecor is enabled only if server-side decorations are unavailable.
3977 * (default)
3978 * - "1": libdecor is always enabled if available.
3979 *
3980 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
3981 *
3982 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
3983 */
3984#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_WAYLAND_PREFER_LIBDECOR "SDL_VIDEO_WAYLAND_PREFER_LIBDECOR"
3985
3986/**
3987 * A variable forcing non-DPI-aware Wayland windows to output at 1:1 scaling.
3988 *
3989 * This must be set before initializing the video subsystem.
3990 *
3991 * When this hint is set, Wayland windows that are not flagged as being
3992 * DPI-aware will be output with scaling designed to force 1:1 pixel mapping.
3993 *
3994 * This is intended to allow legacy applications to be displayed without
3995 * desktop scaling being applied, and has issues with certain display
3996 * configurations, as this forces the window to behave in a way that Wayland
3997 * desktops were not designed to accommodate:
3998 *
3999 * - Rounding errors can result with odd window sizes and/or desktop scales,
4000 * which can cause the window contents to appear slightly blurry.
4001 * - Positioning the window may be imprecise due to unit conversions and
4002 * rounding.
4003 * - The window may be unusably small on scaled desktops.
4004 * - The window may jump in size when moving between displays of different
4005 * scale factors.
4006 * - Displays may appear to overlap when using a multi-monitor setup with
4007 * scaling enabled.
4008 * - Possible loss of cursor precision due to the logical size of the window
4009 * being reduced.
4010 *
4011 * New applications should be designed with proper DPI awareness handling
4012 * instead of enabling this.
4013 *
4014 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4015 *
4016 * - "0": Windows will be scaled normally.
4017 * - "1": Windows will be forced to scale to achieve 1:1 output.
4018 *
4019 * This hint should be set before creating a window.
4020 *
4021 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4022 */
4023#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_WAYLAND_SCALE_TO_DISPLAY "SDL_VIDEO_WAYLAND_SCALE_TO_DISPLAY"
4024
4025/**
4026 * A variable specifying which shader compiler to preload when using the
4027 * Chrome ANGLE binaries.
4028 *
4029 * SDL has EGL and OpenGL ES2 support on Windows via the ANGLE project. It can
4030 * use two different sets of binaries, those compiled by the user from source
4031 * or those provided by the Chrome browser. In the later case, these binaries
4032 * require that SDL loads a DLL providing the shader compiler.
4033 *
4034 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4035 *
4036 * - "d3dcompiler_46.dll" - best for Vista or later. (default)
4037 * - "d3dcompiler_43.dll" - for XP support.
4038 * - "none" - do not load any library, useful if you compiled ANGLE from
4039 * source and included the compiler in your binaries.
4040 *
4041 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
4042 *
4043 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4044 */
4045#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_WIN_D3DCOMPILER "SDL_VIDEO_WIN_D3DCOMPILER"
4046
4047/**
4048 * A variable controlling whether SDL should call XSelectInput() to enable
4049 * input events on X11 windows wrapped by SDL windows.
4050 *
4051 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4052 *
4053 * - "0": Don't call XSelectInput(), assuming the native window code has done
4054 * it already.
4055 * - "1": Call XSelectInput() to enable input events. (default)
4056 *
4057 * This hint should be set before creating a window.
4058 *
4059 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.10.
4060 */
4061#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_EXTERNAL_WINDOW_INPUT "SDL_VIDEO_X11_EXTERNAL_WINDOW_INPUT"
4062
4063/**
4064 * A variable controlling whether the X11 _NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR hint
4065 * should be used.
4066 *
4067 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4068 *
4069 * - "0": Disable _NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR.
4070 * - "1": Enable _NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR. (default)
4071 *
4072 * This hint should be set before creating a window.
4073 *
4074 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4075 */
4076#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR "SDL_VIDEO_X11_NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR"
4077
4078/**
4079 * A variable controlling whether the X11 _NET_WM_PING protocol should be
4080 * supported.
4081 *
4082 * By default SDL will use _NET_WM_PING, but for applications that know they
4083 * will not always be able to respond to ping requests in a timely manner they
4084 * can turn it off to avoid the window manager thinking the app is hung.
4085 *
4086 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4087 *
4088 * - "0": Disable _NET_WM_PING.
4089 * - "1": Enable _NET_WM_PING. (default)
4090 *
4091 * This hint should be set before creating a window.
4092 *
4093 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4094 */
4095#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_NET_WM_PING "SDL_VIDEO_X11_NET_WM_PING"
4096
4097/**
4098 * A variable controlling whether SDL uses DirectColor visuals.
4099 *
4100 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4101 *
4102 * - "0": Disable DirectColor visuals.
4103 * - "1": Enable DirectColor visuals. (default)
4104 *
4105 * This hint should be set before initializing the video subsystem.
4106 *
4107 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4108 */
4109#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_NODIRECTCOLOR "SDL_VIDEO_X11_NODIRECTCOLOR"
4110
4111/**
4112 * A variable forcing the content scaling factor for X11 displays.
4113 *
4114 * The variable can be set to a floating point value in the range 1.0-10.0f
4115 *
4116 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
4117 *
4118 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4119 */
4120#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_SCALING_FACTOR "SDL_VIDEO_X11_SCALING_FACTOR"
4121
4122/**
4123 * A variable forcing the visual ID used for X11 display modes.
4124 *
4125 * This hint should be set before initializing the video subsystem.
4126 *
4127 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4128 */
4129#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_VISUALID "SDL_VIDEO_X11_VISUALID"
4130
4131/**
4132 * A variable forcing the visual ID chosen for new X11 windows.
4133 *
4134 * This hint should be set before creating a window.
4135 *
4136 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4137 */
4138#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_WINDOW_VISUALID "SDL_VIDEO_X11_WINDOW_VISUALID"
4139
4140/**
4141 * A variable controlling whether the X11 XRandR extension should be used.
4142 *
4143 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4144 *
4145 * - "0": Disable XRandR.
4146 * - "1": Enable XRandR. (default)
4147 *
4148 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
4149 *
4150 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4151 */
4152#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_XRANDR "SDL_VIDEO_X11_XRANDR"
4153
4154/**
4155 * A variable controlling whether touch should be enabled on the back panel of
4156 * the PlayStation Vita.
4157 *
4158 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4159 *
4160 * - "0": Disable touch on the back panel.
4161 * - "1": Enable touch on the back panel. (default)
4162 *
4163 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
4164 *
4165 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4166 */
4167#define SDL_HINT_VITA_ENABLE_BACK_TOUCH "SDL_VITA_ENABLE_BACK_TOUCH"
4168
4169/**
4170 * A variable controlling whether touch should be enabled on the front panel
4171 * of the PlayStation Vita.
4172 *
4173 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4174 *
4175 * - "0": Disable touch on the front panel.
4176 * - "1": Enable touch on the front panel. (default)
4177 *
4178 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
4179 *
4180 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4181 */
4182#define SDL_HINT_VITA_ENABLE_FRONT_TOUCH "SDL_VITA_ENABLE_FRONT_TOUCH"
4183
4184/**
4185 * A variable controlling the module path on the PlayStation Vita.
4186 *
4187 * This hint defaults to "app0:module"
4188 *
4189 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
4190 *
4191 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4192 */
4193#define SDL_HINT_VITA_MODULE_PATH "SDL_VITA_MODULE_PATH"
4194
4195/**
4196 * A variable controlling whether to perform PVR initialization on the
4197 * PlayStation Vita.
4198 *
4199 * - "0": Skip PVR initialization.
4200 * - "1": Perform the normal PVR initialization. (default)
4201 *
4202 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
4203 *
4204 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4205 */
4206#define SDL_HINT_VITA_PVR_INIT "SDL_VITA_PVR_INIT"
4207
4208/**
4209 * A variable overriding the resolution reported on the PlayStation Vita.
4210 *
4211 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4212 *
4213 * - "544": 544p (default)
4214 * - "720": 725p for PSTV
4215 * - "1080": 1088i for PSTV
4216 *
4217 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
4218 *
4219 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4220 */
4221#define SDL_HINT_VITA_RESOLUTION "SDL_VITA_RESOLUTION"
4222
4223/**
4224 * A variable controlling whether OpenGL should be used instead of OpenGL ES
4225 * on the PlayStation Vita.
4226 *
4227 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4228 *
4229 * - "0": Use OpenGL ES. (default)
4230 * - "1": Use OpenGL.
4231 *
4232 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
4233 *
4234 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4235 */
4236#define SDL_HINT_VITA_PVR_OPENGL "SDL_VITA_PVR_OPENGL"
4237
4238/**
4239 * A variable controlling which touchpad should generate synthetic mouse
4240 * events.
4241 *
4242 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4243 *
4244 * - "0": Only front touchpad should generate mouse events. (default)
4245 * - "1": Only back touchpad should generate mouse events.
4246 * - "2": Both touchpads should generate mouse events.
4247 *
4248 * This hint can be set anytime.
4249 *
4250 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4251 */
4252#define SDL_HINT_VITA_TOUCH_MOUSE_DEVICE "SDL_VITA_TOUCH_MOUSE_DEVICE"
4253
4254/**
4255 * A variable overriding the display index used in SDL_Vulkan_CreateSurface()
4256 *
4257 * The display index starts at 0, which is the default.
4258 *
4259 * This hint should be set before calling SDL_Vulkan_CreateSurface()
4260 *
4261 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4262 */
4263#define SDL_HINT_VULKAN_DISPLAY "SDL_VULKAN_DISPLAY"
4264
4265/**
4266 * Specify the Vulkan library to load.
4267 *
4268 * This hint should be set before creating a Vulkan window or calling
4269 * SDL_Vulkan_LoadLibrary().
4270 *
4271 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4272 */
4273#define SDL_HINT_VULKAN_LIBRARY "SDL_VULKAN_LIBRARY"
4274
4275/**
4276 * A variable controlling how the fact chunk affects the loading of a WAVE
4277 * file.
4278 *
4279 * The fact chunk stores information about the number of samples of a WAVE
4280 * file. The Standards Update from Microsoft notes that this value can be used
4281 * to 'determine the length of the data in seconds'. This is especially useful
4282 * for compressed formats (for which this is a mandatory chunk) if they
4283 * produce multiple sample frames per block and truncating the block is not
4284 * allowed. The fact chunk can exactly specify how many sample frames there
4285 * should be in this case.
4286 *
4287 * Unfortunately, most application seem to ignore the fact chunk and so SDL
4288 * ignores it by default as well.
4289 *
4290 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4291 *
4292 * - "truncate" - Use the number of samples to truncate the wave data if the
4293 * fact chunk is present and valid.
4294 * - "strict" - Like "truncate", but raise an error if the fact chunk is
4295 * invalid, not present for non-PCM formats, or if the data chunk doesn't
4296 * have that many samples.
4297 * - "ignorezero" - Like "truncate", but ignore fact chunk if the number of
4298 * samples is zero.
4299 * - "ignore" - Ignore fact chunk entirely. (default)
4300 *
4301 * This hint should be set before calling SDL_LoadWAV() or SDL_LoadWAV_IO()
4302 *
4303 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4304 */
4305#define SDL_HINT_WAVE_FACT_CHUNK "SDL_WAVE_FACT_CHUNK"
4306
4307/**
4308 * A variable controlling the maximum number of chunks in a WAVE file.
4309 *
4310 * This sets an upper bound on the number of chunks in a WAVE file to avoid
4311 * wasting time on malformed or corrupt WAVE files. This defaults to "10000".
4312 *
4313 * This hint should be set before calling SDL_LoadWAV() or SDL_LoadWAV_IO()
4314 *
4315 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4316 */
4317#define SDL_HINT_WAVE_CHUNK_LIMIT "SDL_WAVE_CHUNK_LIMIT"
4318
4319/**
4320 * A variable controlling how the size of the RIFF chunk affects the loading
4321 * of a WAVE file.
4322 *
4323 * The size of the RIFF chunk (which includes all the sub-chunks of the WAVE
4324 * file) is not always reliable. In case the size is wrong, it's possible to
4325 * just ignore it and step through the chunks until a fixed limit is reached.
4326 *
4327 * Note that files that have trailing data unrelated to the WAVE file or
4328 * corrupt files may slow down the loading process without a reliable
4329 * boundary. By default, SDL stops after 10000 chunks to prevent wasting time.
4330 * Use SDL_HINT_WAVE_CHUNK_LIMIT to adjust this value.
4331 *
4332 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4333 *
4334 * - "force" - Always use the RIFF chunk size as a boundary for the chunk
4335 * search.
4336 * - "ignorezero" - Like "force", but a zero size searches up to 4 GiB.
4337 * (default)
4338 * - "ignore" - Ignore the RIFF chunk size and always search up to 4 GiB.
4339 * - "maximum" - Search for chunks until the end of file. (not recommended)
4340 *
4341 * This hint should be set before calling SDL_LoadWAV() or SDL_LoadWAV_IO()
4342 *
4343 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4344 */
4345#define SDL_HINT_WAVE_RIFF_CHUNK_SIZE "SDL_WAVE_RIFF_CHUNK_SIZE"
4346
4347/**
4348 * A variable controlling how a truncated WAVE file is handled.
4349 *
4350 * A WAVE file is considered truncated if any of the chunks are incomplete or
4351 * the data chunk size is not a multiple of the block size. By default, SDL
4352 * decodes until the first incomplete block, as most applications seem to do.
4353 *
4354 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4355 *
4356 * - "verystrict" - Raise an error if the file is truncated.
4357 * - "strict" - Like "verystrict", but the size of the RIFF chunk is ignored.
4358 * - "dropframe" - Decode until the first incomplete sample frame.
4359 * - "dropblock" - Decode until the first incomplete block. (default)
4360 *
4361 * This hint should be set before calling SDL_LoadWAV() or SDL_LoadWAV_IO()
4362 *
4363 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4364 */
4365#define SDL_HINT_WAVE_TRUNCATION "SDL_WAVE_TRUNCATION"
4366
4367/**
4368 * A variable controlling whether the window is activated when the
4369 * SDL_RaiseWindow function is called.
4370 *
4371 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4372 *
4373 * - "0": The window is not activated when the SDL_RaiseWindow function is
4374 * called.
4375 * - "1": The window is activated when the SDL_RaiseWindow function is called.
4376 * (default)
4377 *
4378 * This hint can be set anytime.
4379 *
4380 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4381 */
4382#define SDL_HINT_WINDOW_ACTIVATE_WHEN_RAISED "SDL_WINDOW_ACTIVATE_WHEN_RAISED"
4383
4384/**
4385 * A variable controlling whether the window is activated when the
4386 * SDL_ShowWindow function is called.
4387 *
4388 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4389 *
4390 * - "0": The window is not activated when the SDL_ShowWindow function is
4391 * called.
4392 * - "1": The window is activated when the SDL_ShowWindow function is called.
4393 * (default)
4394 *
4395 * This hint can be set anytime.
4396 *
4397 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4398 */
4399#define SDL_HINT_WINDOW_ACTIVATE_WHEN_SHOWN "SDL_WINDOW_ACTIVATE_WHEN_SHOWN"
4400
4401/**
4402 * If set to "0" then never set the top-most flag on an SDL Window even if the
4403 * application requests it.
4404 *
4405 * This is a debugging aid for developers and not expected to be used by end
4406 * users.
4407 *
4408 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4409 *
4410 * - "0": don't allow topmost
4411 * - "1": allow topmost (default)
4412 *
4413 * This hint can be set anytime.
4414 *
4415 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4416 */
4417#define SDL_HINT_WINDOW_ALLOW_TOPMOST "SDL_WINDOW_ALLOW_TOPMOST"
4418
4419/**
4420 * A variable controlling whether the window frame and title bar are
4421 * interactive when the cursor is hidden.
4422 *
4423 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4424 *
4425 * - "0": The window frame is not interactive when the cursor is hidden (no
4426 * move, resize, etc).
4427 * - "1": The window frame is interactive when the cursor is hidden. (default)
4428 *
4429 * This hint can be set anytime.
4430 *
4431 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4432 */
4433#define SDL_HINT_WINDOW_FRAME_USABLE_WHILE_CURSOR_HIDDEN "SDL_WINDOW_FRAME_USABLE_WHILE_CURSOR_HIDDEN"
4434
4435/**
4436 * A variable controlling whether SDL generates window-close events for Alt+F4
4437 * on Windows.
4438 *
4439 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4440 *
4441 * - "0": SDL will only do normal key handling for Alt+F4.
4442 * - "1": SDL will generate a window-close event when it sees Alt+F4.
4443 * (default)
4444 *
4445 * This hint can be set anytime.
4446 *
4447 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4448 */
4449#define SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_CLOSE_ON_ALT_F4 "SDL_WINDOWS_CLOSE_ON_ALT_F4"
4450
4451/**
4452 * A variable controlling whether menus can be opened with their keyboard
4453 * shortcut (Alt+mnemonic).
4454 *
4455 * If the mnemonics are enabled, then menus can be opened by pressing the Alt
4456 * key and the corresponding mnemonic (for example, Alt+F opens the File
4457 * menu). However, in case an invalid mnemonic is pressed, Windows makes an
4458 * audible beep to convey that nothing happened. This is true even if the
4459 * window has no menu at all!
4460 *
4461 * Because most SDL applications don't have menus, and some want to use the
4462 * Alt key for other purposes, SDL disables mnemonics (and the beeping) by
4463 * default.
4464 *
4465 * Note: This also affects keyboard events: with mnemonics enabled, when a
4466 * menu is opened from the keyboard, you will not receive a KEYUP event for
4467 * the mnemonic key, and *might* not receive one for Alt.
4468 *
4469 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4470 *
4471 * - "0": Alt+mnemonic does nothing, no beeping. (default)
4472 * - "1": Alt+mnemonic opens menus, invalid mnemonics produce a beep.
4473 *
4474 * This hint can be set anytime.
4475 *
4476 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4477 */
4478#define SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_ENABLE_MENU_MNEMONICS "SDL_WINDOWS_ENABLE_MENU_MNEMONICS"
4479
4480/**
4481 * A variable controlling whether the windows message loop is processed by
4482 * SDL.
4483 *
4484 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4485 *
4486 * - "0": The window message loop is not run.
4487 * - "1": The window message loop is processed in SDL_PumpEvents(). (default)
4488 *
4489 * This hint can be set anytime.
4490 *
4491 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4492 */
4493#define SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_ENABLE_MESSAGELOOP "SDL_WINDOWS_ENABLE_MESSAGELOOP"
4494
4495/**
4496 * A variable controlling whether GameInput is used for raw keyboard and mouse
4497 * on Windows.
4498 *
4499 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4500 *
4501 * - "0": GameInput is not used for raw keyboard and mouse events. (default)
4502 * - "1": GameInput is used for raw keyboard and mouse events, if available.
4503 *
4504 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
4505 *
4506 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4507 */
4508#define SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_GAMEINPUT "SDL_WINDOWS_GAMEINPUT"
4509
4510/**
4511 * A variable controlling whether raw keyboard events are used on Windows.
4512 *
4513 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4514 *
4515 * - "0": The Windows message loop is used for keyboard events. (default)
4516 * - "1": Low latency raw keyboard events are used.
4517 *
4518 * This hint can be set anytime.
4519 *
4520 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4521 */
4522#define SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_RAW_KEYBOARD "SDL_WINDOWS_RAW_KEYBOARD"
4523
4524/**
4525 * A variable controlling whether or not the RIDEV_NOHOTKEYS flag is set when
4526 * enabling Windows raw keyboard events.
4527 *
4528 * This blocks any hotkeys that have been registered by applications from
4529 * having any effect beyond generating raw WM_INPUT events.
4530 *
4531 * This flag does not affect system-hotkeys like ALT-TAB or CTRL-ALT-DEL, but
4532 * does affect the Windows Logo key since it is a userland hotkey registered
4533 * by explorer.exe.
4534 *
4535 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4536 *
4537 * - "0": Hotkeys are not excluded. (default)
4538 * - "1": Hotkeys are excluded.
4539 *
4540 * This hint can be set anytime.
4541 *
4542 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.0.
4543 */
4544#define SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_RAW_KEYBOARD_EXCLUDE_HOTKEYS "SDL_WINDOWS_RAW_KEYBOARD_EXCLUDE_HOTKEYS"
4545
4546/**
4547 * A variable controlling whether the RIDEV_INPUTSINK flag is set when
4548 * enabling Windows raw keyboard events.
4549 *
4550 * This enables the window to still receive input even if not in foreground.
4551 *
4552 * Focused windows that receive text input will still prevent input events from triggering.
4553 *
4554 * - "0": Input is not received when not in focus or foreground. (default)
4555 * - "1": Input will be received even when not in focus or foreground.
4556 *
4557 * This hint can be set anytime.
4558 *
4559 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.4.4.
4560 */
4561#define SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_RAW_KEYBOARD_INPUTSINK "SDL_WINDOWS_RAW_KEYBOARD_INPUTSINK"
4562
4563/**
4564 * A variable controlling whether SDL uses Kernel Semaphores on Windows.
4565 *
4566 * Kernel Semaphores are inter-process and require a context switch on every
4567 * interaction. On Windows 8 and newer, the WaitOnAddress API is available.
4568 * Using that and atomics to implement semaphores increases performance. SDL
4569 * will fall back to Kernel Objects on older OS versions or if forced to by
4570 * this hint.
4571 *
4572 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4573 *
4574 * - "0": Use Atomics and WaitOnAddress API when available, otherwise fall
4575 * back to Kernel Objects. (default)
4576 * - "1": Force the use of Kernel Objects in all cases.
4577 *
4578 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
4579 *
4580 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4581 */
4582#define SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_FORCE_SEMAPHORE_KERNEL "SDL_WINDOWS_FORCE_SEMAPHORE_KERNEL"
4583
4584/**
4585 * A variable to specify custom icon resource id from RC file on Windows
4586 * platform.
4587 *
4588 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
4589 *
4590 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4591 */
4592#define SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_INTRESOURCE_ICON "SDL_WINDOWS_INTRESOURCE_ICON"
4593
4594/**
4595 * A variable to specify custom icon resource id from RC file on Windows
4596 * platform.
4597 *
4598 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
4599 *
4600 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4601 */
4602#define SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_INTRESOURCE_ICON_SMALL "SDL_WINDOWS_INTRESOURCE_ICON_SMALL"
4603
4604/**
4605 * A variable controlling whether SDL uses the D3D9Ex API introduced in
4606 * Windows Vista, instead of normal D3D9.
4607 *
4608 * Direct3D 9Ex contains changes to state management that can eliminate device
4609 * loss errors during scenarios like Alt+Tab or UAC prompts. D3D9Ex may
4610 * require some changes to your application to cope with the new behavior, so
4611 * this is disabled by default.
4612 *
4613 * For more information on Direct3D 9Ex, see:
4614 *
4615 * - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/direct3darticles/graphics-apis-in-windows-vista#direct3d-9ex
4616 * - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/direct3darticles/direct3d-9ex-improvements
4617 *
4618 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4619 *
4620 * - "0": Use the original Direct3D 9 API. (default)
4621 * - "1": Use the Direct3D 9Ex API on Vista and later (and fall back if D3D9Ex
4622 * is unavailable)
4623 *
4624 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
4625 *
4626 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4627 */
4628#define SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_USE_D3D9EX "SDL_WINDOWS_USE_D3D9EX"
4629
4630/**
4631 * A variable controlling whether SDL will clear the window contents when the
4632 * WM_ERASEBKGND message is received.
4633 *
4634 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4635 *
4636 * - "0"/"never": Never clear the window.
4637 * - "1"/"initial": Clear the window when the first WM_ERASEBKGND event fires.
4638 * (default)
4639 * - "2"/"always": Clear the window on every WM_ERASEBKGND event.
4640 *
4641 * This hint should be set before creating a window.
4642 *
4643 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4644 */
4645#define SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_ERASE_BACKGROUND_MODE "SDL_WINDOWS_ERASE_BACKGROUND_MODE"
4646
4647/**
4648 * A variable controlling whether X11 windows are marked as override-redirect.
4649 *
4650 * If set, this _might_ increase framerate at the expense of the desktop not
4651 * working as expected. Override-redirect windows aren't noticed by the window
4652 * manager at all.
4653 *
4654 * You should probably only use this for fullscreen windows, and you probably
4655 * shouldn't even use it for that. But it's here if you want to try!
4656 *
4657 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4658 *
4659 * - "0": Do not mark the window as override-redirect. (default)
4660 * - "1": Mark the window as override-redirect.
4661 *
4662 * This hint should be set before creating a window.
4663 *
4664 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4665 */
4666#define SDL_HINT_X11_FORCE_OVERRIDE_REDIRECT "SDL_X11_FORCE_OVERRIDE_REDIRECT"
4667
4668/**
4669 * A variable specifying the type of an X11 window.
4670 *
4671 * During SDL_CreateWindow, SDL uses the _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE X11 property to
4672 * report to the window manager the type of window it wants to create. This
4673 * might be set to various things if SDL_WINDOW_TOOLTIP or
4674 * SDL_WINDOW_POPUP_MENU, etc, were specified. For "normal" windows that
4675 * haven't set a specific type, this hint can be used to specify a custom
4676 * type. For example, a dock window might set this to
4677 * "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DOCK".
4678 *
4679 * This hint should be set before creating a window.
4680 *
4681 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4682 */
4683#define SDL_HINT_X11_WINDOW_TYPE "SDL_X11_WINDOW_TYPE"
4684
4685/**
4686 * Specify the XCB library to load for the X11 driver.
4687 *
4688 * The default is platform-specific, often "libX11-xcb.so.1".
4689 *
4690 * This hint should be set before initializing the video subsystem.
4691 *
4692 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4693 */
4694#define SDL_HINT_X11_XCB_LIBRARY "SDL_X11_XCB_LIBRARY"
4695
4696/**
4697 * A variable controlling whether XInput should be used for controller
4698 * handling.
4699 *
4700 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4701 *
4702 * - "0": XInput is not enabled.
4703 * - "1": XInput is enabled. (default)
4704 *
4705 * This hint should be set before SDL is initialized.
4706 *
4707 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4708 */
4709#define SDL_HINT_XINPUT_ENABLED "SDL_XINPUT_ENABLED"
4710
4711/**
4712 * A variable controlling response to SDL_assert failures.
4713 *
4714 * The variable can be set to the following case-sensitive values:
4715 *
4716 * - "abort": Program terminates immediately.
4717 * - "break": Program triggers a debugger breakpoint.
4718 * - "retry": Program reruns the SDL_assert's test again.
4719 * - "ignore": Program continues on, ignoring this assertion failure this
4720 * time.
4721 * - "always_ignore": Program continues on, ignoring this assertion failure
4722 * for the rest of the run.
4723 *
4724 * Note that SDL_SetAssertionHandler offers a programmatic means to deal with
4725 * assertion failures through a callback, and this hint is largely intended to
4726 * be used via environment variables by end users and automated tools.
4727 *
4728 * This hint should be set before an assertion failure is triggered and can be
4729 * changed at any time.
4730 *
4731 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4732 */
4733#define SDL_HINT_ASSERT "SDL_ASSERT"
4734
4735/**
4736 * A variable controlling whether pen events should generate synthetic mouse
4737 * events.
4738 *
4739 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4740 *
4741 * - "0": Pen events will not generate mouse events.
4742 * - "1": Pen events will generate mouse events. (default)
4743 *
4744 * This hint can be set anytime.
4745 *
4746 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4747 */
4748#define SDL_HINT_PEN_MOUSE_EVENTS "SDL_PEN_MOUSE_EVENTS"
4749
4750/**
4751 * A variable controlling whether pen events should generate synthetic touch
4752 * events.
4753 *
4754 * The variable can be set to the following values:
4755 *
4756 * - "0": Pen events will not generate touch events.
4757 * - "1": Pen events will generate touch events. (default)
4758 *
4759 * This hint can be set anytime.
4760 *
4761 * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4762 */
4763#define SDL_HINT_PEN_TOUCH_EVENTS "SDL_PEN_TOUCH_EVENTS"
4764
4765/**
4766 * An enumeration of hint priorities.
4767 *
4768 * \since This enum is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4769 */
4776
4777/**
4778 * Set a hint with a specific priority.
4779 *
4780 * The priority controls the behavior when setting a hint that already has a
4781 * value. Hints will replace existing hints of their priority and lower.
4782 * Environment variables are considered to have override priority.
4783 *
4784 * \param name the hint to set.
4785 * \param value the value of the hint variable.
4786 * \param priority the SDL_HintPriority level for the hint.
4787 * \returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
4788 * information.
4789 *
4790 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
4791 *
4792 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4793 *
4794 * \sa SDL_GetHint
4795 * \sa SDL_ResetHint
4796 * \sa SDL_SetHint
4797 */
4798extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_SetHintWithPriority(const char *name, const char *value, SDL_HintPriority priority);
4799
4800/**
4801 * Set a hint with normal priority.
4802 *
4803 * Hints will not be set if there is an existing override hint or environment
4804 * variable that takes precedence. You can use SDL_SetHintWithPriority() to
4805 * set the hint with override priority instead.
4806 *
4807 * \param name the hint to set.
4808 * \param value the value of the hint variable.
4809 * \returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
4810 * information.
4811 *
4812 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
4813 *
4814 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4815 *
4816 * \sa SDL_GetHint
4817 * \sa SDL_ResetHint
4818 * \sa SDL_SetHintWithPriority
4819 */
4820extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_SetHint(const char *name, const char *value);
4821
4822/**
4823 * Reset a hint to the default value.
4824 *
4825 * This will reset a hint to the value of the environment variable, or NULL if
4826 * the environment isn't set. Callbacks will be called normally with this
4827 * change.
4828 *
4829 * \param name the hint to set.
4830 * \returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
4831 * information.
4832 *
4833 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
4834 *
4835 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4836 *
4837 * \sa SDL_SetHint
4838 * \sa SDL_ResetHints
4839 */
4840extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_ResetHint(const char *name);
4841
4842/**
4843 * Reset all hints to the default values.
4844 *
4845 * This will reset all hints to the value of the associated environment
4846 * variable, or NULL if the environment isn't set. Callbacks will be called
4847 * normally with this change.
4848 *
4849 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
4850 *
4851 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4852 *
4853 * \sa SDL_ResetHint
4854 */
4855extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_ResetHints(void);
4856
4857/**
4858 * Get the value of a hint.
4859 *
4860 * \param name the hint to query.
4861 * \returns the string value of a hint or NULL if the hint isn't set.
4862 *
4863 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
4864 *
4865 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4866 *
4867 * \sa SDL_SetHint
4868 * \sa SDL_SetHintWithPriority
4869 */
4870extern SDL_DECLSPEC const char *SDLCALL SDL_GetHint(const char *name);
4871
4872/**
4873 * Get the boolean value of a hint variable.
4874 *
4875 * \param name the name of the hint to get the boolean value from.
4876 * \param default_value the value to return if the hint does not exist.
4877 * \returns the boolean value of a hint or the provided default value if the
4878 * hint does not exist.
4879 *
4880 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
4881 *
4882 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4883 *
4884 * \sa SDL_GetHint
4885 * \sa SDL_SetHint
4886 */
4887extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_GetHintBoolean(const char *name, bool default_value);
4888
4889/**
4890 * A callback used to send notifications of hint value changes.
4891 *
4892 * This is called an initial time during SDL_AddHintCallback with the hint's
4893 * current value, and then again each time the hint's value changes. In the
4894 * initial call, the current value is in both `oldValue` and `newValue`.
4895 *
4896 * \param userdata what was passed as `userdata` to SDL_AddHintCallback().
4897 * \param name what was passed as `name` to SDL_AddHintCallback().
4898 * \param oldValue the previous hint value.
4899 * \param newValue the new value hint is to be set to.
4900 *
4901 * \threadsafety This callback is fired from whatever thread is setting a new
4902 * hint value. SDL holds a lock on the hint subsystem when
4903 * calling this callback.
4904 *
4905 * \since This datatype is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4906 *
4907 * \sa SDL_AddHintCallback
4908 */
4909typedef void(SDLCALL *SDL_HintCallback)(void *userdata, const char *name, const char *oldValue, const char *newValue);
4910
4911/**
4912 * Add a function to watch a particular hint.
4913 *
4914 * The callback function is called _during_ this function, to provide it an
4915 * initial value, and again each time the hint's value changes.
4916 *
4917 * \param name the hint to watch.
4918 * \param callback An SDL_HintCallback function that will be called when the
4919 * hint value changes.
4920 * \param userdata a pointer to pass to the callback function.
4921 * \returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
4922 * information.
4923 *
4924 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
4925 *
4926 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4927 *
4928 * \sa SDL_RemoveHintCallback
4929 */
4930extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_AddHintCallback(const char *name, SDL_HintCallback callback, void *userdata);
4931
4932/**
4933 * Remove a function watching a particular hint.
4934 *
4935 * \param name the hint being watched.
4936 * \param callback an SDL_HintCallback function that will be called when the
4937 * hint value changes.
4938 * \param userdata a pointer being passed to the callback function.
4939 *
4940 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
4941 *
4942 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
4943 *
4944 * \sa SDL_AddHintCallback
4945 */
4946extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_RemoveHintCallback(const char *name,
4947 SDL_HintCallback callback,
4948 void *userdata);
4949
4950/* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
4951#ifdef __cplusplus
4952}
4953#endif
4954#include <SDL3/SDL_close_code.h>
4955
4956#endif /* SDL_hints_h_ */
bool SDL_ResetHint(const char *name)
void SDL_RemoveHintCallback(const char *name, SDL_HintCallback callback, void *userdata)
void SDL_ResetHints(void)
bool SDL_GetHintBoolean(const char *name, bool default_value)
bool SDL_SetHintWithPriority(const char *name, const char *value, SDL_HintPriority priority)
bool SDL_SetHint(const char *name, const char *value)
SDL_HintPriority
Definition SDL_hints.h:4771
@ SDL_HINT_DEFAULT
Definition SDL_hints.h:4772
@ SDL_HINT_OVERRIDE
Definition SDL_hints.h:4774
@ SDL_HINT_NORMAL
Definition SDL_hints.h:4773
const char * SDL_GetHint(const char *name)
bool SDL_AddHintCallback(const char *name, SDL_HintCallback callback, void *userdata)
void(* SDL_HintCallback)(void *userdata, const char *name, const char *oldValue, const char *newValue)
Definition SDL_hints.h:4909