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Title: this looks interesting
Post by: thaithanh.phong on August 13, 2007, 06:38:28 pm: I just happened to know SFML via GameDev.net a few minutes ago.

Although I haven't even tried it, it looks really interesting to me!

I am downloading it. Will give it a try tomorrow.
Title: this looks interesting
Post by: Laurent on August 13, 2007, 07:09:51 pm: Welcome to the SFML forums ;)

I hope you'll enjoy SFML, let us know what you think about it. It is even more important as it is the first public release.
Title: this looks interesting
Post by: PM on August 13, 2007, 10:47:57 pm: I come from GameDev.net too.

I really like everything I've read about SFML so far.

I'll give it a try. ;)

PS: I really love the documentation you have and the tutorials - most projects don't have that.
Title: Re: this looks interesting
Post by: d0hboy on August 14, 2007, 01:41:32 am: Quote from: "thaithanh.phong"
I just happened to know SFML via GameDev.net a few minutes ago.

It's rather amazing the level of activity that comes with a single news post off gamedev -- I came here from their referral as well.

The documentation and website infrastructure displays a surprising level of polish -- it looks off to a good start. Contrast this with SDL's robust but very sparsely documentation and you've done the right things. I'm going through the code now -- initial impressions are pretty neat. The library appears to have covered the bases with the same scope as Allegro and SDL. I am particularly impressed that the portable platform code is already working.
Title: this looks interesting
Post by: dunce on August 14, 2007, 05:06:24 am: Quote
I come from GameDev.net too.

I really like everything I've read about SFML so far.

I'll give it a try.

Ditto. :)
Title: this looks interesting
Post by: ExcessNeo on August 14, 2007, 05:15:42 am: I found it on GameDev too, couldn't click the link fast enough :-p

It's a shame that it's not compatible with 64-bit Linux (had fun installing a 32-bit with no CD-RW drive on my current machine) but my experience of SFML so far has been nothing short of fantastic, well worth the set-up time I went through.
Title: this looks interesting
Post by: Laurent on August 14, 2007, 09:19:54 am: Thank you guys for your good feedback about SFML ;)

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It's a shame that it's not compatible with 64-bit Linux

It should be (although I've never tested it), just have to make 64-bits builds of SFML and release them.
Title: this looks interesting
Post by: ferdekk on August 14, 2007, 07:10:53 pm: yea, this lib look interesing. Now i start making simple game with this Lib. hmm... i will see... ;).
Title: this looks interesting
Post by: zarka on August 20, 2007, 04:26:22 pm: I too saw this of the gamedev news, and after playing around a bit i must say this seams like something i will continue to use :)
Title: this looks interesting
Post by: lubos on August 20, 2007, 05:30:50 pm: hey we are all from gamedev ? :D
Title: this looks interesting
Post by: Laurent on August 20, 2007, 05:39:44 pm: Except french websites, I only posted news at Gamedev and Devmaster ;)
Title: this looks interesting
Post by: Mindiell on August 20, 2007, 05:42:27 pm: Yes, I'm not from gamedev :oops:
Title: this looks interesting
Post by: Laurent on August 20, 2007, 05:52:18 pm: Quote from: "Mindiell"
Yes, I'm not from gamedev :oops:

But you're french :D
(by the way, why don't you use the french forum ?)
Title: this looks interesting
Post by: Mindiell on August 20, 2007, 07:45:26 pm: I use both of them, because I don't want to miss anything :)
Title: this looks interesting
Post by: Alp on August 20, 2007, 08:18:17 pm: You have just been SFMLed!
Welcome and have fun :lol:
Title: this looks interesting
Post by: dabo on September 16, 2007, 03:05:25 pm: I just found out about SFML this morning, and so far everything is fantastic. I was about to start my first game projekt using SDL but now when I have found SFML, SDL is out of the picture.

The documentation and tutorials are great too.
Title: this looks interesting
Post by: acrin1 on September 16, 2007, 04:04:34 pm: Quote from: "dabo"
I just found out about SFML this morning, and so far everything is fantastic. I was about to start my first game projekt using SDL but now when I have found SFML, SDL is out of the picture.

The documentation and tutorials are great too.

I've been really impressed with SFML. I'm planning to port my existing SDL project to SFML and start a new SFML project soon. The people on the forum are very helpful too.