Just copy the dll and paste into the same directory your exe

858 C. Introduction to SDL

Now your project is ready to use SDL_TTF.

Distributing Your Programs

SDL_Video

The component of SDL that handles all of the graphics is called SDL_Video. It is a fairly easy component to use, which is one of the main reasons I chose to use SDL with this book.

The Structures

There are several structures that are used frequently with the SDL_Video compo-nent.

You will see how these structures are used in the next few sections.

Initializing the Video

SDL_WM_SetCaption( PROGRAM_NAME, 0);

In the first step, the video module is initialized. This must be performed before the other two steps.