SDL Co-ordinates

SDL coordinates are like most graphic engine coordinates, they start at the top left corner of your screen/window. The more you go down the screen the Y increases and as you go across to the right the X increases

Ex. If you want an image in the top left corner set its X to 0 and it's Y to 0
This way the top left corner of the image will be at the top left corner of te screen.

Thanks,
But i know that the co ordinates start from the top left corner, What im asking is, if i place a square say at ( 200, 200 ) will it have the same offset as the screens offset or different.

Thanks,
But i know that the co ordinates start from the top left corner, What im asking is, if i place a square say at ( 200, 200 ) will it have the same offset as the screens offset or different.

Not sure if by "screen" you mean the physical display, or the window in which you are drawing. If you mean the window, placing a square at (200, 200) will appear at (200, 200) in the window, as long as the square's coordinates are zero indexed. If you mean the display, then unless the SDL screen surface is fullscreen, you are constrained by drawing in the window. All coordinates are relative to the window's origin.

And also, If you draw a Sprite at position (200,200) for example, That means that the images top left corner is set at that position. Unless you transform it's origin.

The way I remember the Y direction is:

A girl goes down in front of you = positive
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The way I remember the Y direction is:

A girl goes down in front of you = positive

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