Are there new features in 1.3 , and will any be available in pygame in the near future? Couldn't figure out a good google query.
One thing that changes is event numbers. Event numbers are 16 bits in SDL 1.3 (as opposed to 5 bits in SDL 1.2), and all the event numbers except NOEVENT are changed.
Compare the two versions of SDL_event.h to see the differences; these google searches should find them:
A few months ago I wrote a little "display the name of a pygame event" function, and I tried to make sure it wouldn't break too badly with SDL 1.3:
from pygame.locals import *
_evnames = {} # from SDL-1.2.14\include\SDL_events.h
_evnames[NOEVENT] = 'NOEVENT' # 0 SDL_NOEVENT
_evnames[ACTIVEEVENT] = 'ACTIVEEVENT' # 1 SDL_ACTIVEEVENT
_evnames[KEYDOWN] = 'KEYDOWN' # 2 SDL_KEYDOWN
_evnames[KEYUP] = 'KEYUP' # 3 SDL_KEYUP
_evnames[MOUSEMOTION] = 'MOUSEMOTION' # 4 SDL_MOUSEMOTION
_evnames[MOUSEBUTTONDOWN] = 'MOUSEBUTTONDOWN' # 5 SDL_MOUSEBUTTONDOWN
_evnames[MOUSEBUTTONUP] = 'MOUSEBUTTONUP' # 6 SDL_MOUSEBUTTONUP
_evnames[JOYAXISMOTION] = 'JOYAXISMOTION' # 7 SDL_JOYAXISMOTION
_evnames[JOYBALLMOTION] = 'JOYBALLMOTION' # 8 SDL_JOYBALLMOTION
_evnames[JOYHATMOTION] = 'JOYHATMOTION' # 9 SDL_JOYHATMOTION
_evnames[JOYBUTTONDOWN] = 'JOYBUTTONDOWN' # 10 SDL_JOYBUTTONDOWN
_evnames[JOYBUTTONUP] = 'JOYBUTTONUP' # 11 SDL_JOYBUTTONUP
_evnames[QUIT] = 'QUIT' # 12 SDL_QUIT
_evnames[SYSWMEVENT] = 'SYSWMEVENT' # 13 SDL_SYSWMEVENT
# 14 SDL_EVENT_RESERVEDA
# 15 SDL_EVENT_RESERVEDB
_evnames[VIDEORESIZE] = 'VIDEORESIZE' # 16 SDL_VIDEORESIZE
_evnames[VIDEOEXPOSE] = 'VIDEOEXPOSE' # 17 SDL_VIDEOEXPOSE
# 18 SDL_EVENT_RESERVED2
# 19 SDL_EVENT_RESERVED3
# 20 SDL_EVENT_RESERVED4
# 21 SDL_EVENT_RESERVED5
# 22 SDL_EVENT_RESERVED6
# 23 SDL_EVENT_RESERVED7
_evnames[USEREVENT] = 'USEREVENT' # 24 SDL_USEREVENT
_evnames[NUMEVENTS] = 'NUMEVENTS' # 32 SDL_NUMEVENTS
def event_name(evtype):
'''return a displayable name for a pygame/SDL event type number'''
try:
result = _evnames[evtype]
except:
if evtype in range(USEREVENT,NUMEVENTS):
result = 'USEREVENT+' + repr(evtype-USEREVENT)
elif evtype >= NUMEVENTS:
result = 'ILLEGAL_EVENT_' + repr(evtype)
elif evtype == 14:
result = 'EVENT_RESERVEDA'
elif evtype == 15:
result = 'EVENT_RESERVEDB'
else:
result = 'EVENT_RESERVED' + repr(evtype-16)
return result
# It's all gonna change in SDL 1.3:
#
# SDL_FIRSTEVENT = 0 # Unused
#
# SDL_QUIT = 0x100 # User-requested quit
#
# SDL_WINDOWEVENT = 0x200 # Window state change
# SDL_SYSWMEVENT = 0x201 # System specific event
#
# # Keyboard events
# SDL_KEYDOWN = 0x300 # Key pressed
# SDL_KEYUP = 0x301 # Key released
# SDL_TEXTEDITING = 0x302 # Keyboard text editing (composition)
# SDL_TEXTINPUT = 0x303 # Keyboard text input
#
# # Mouse events
# SDL_MOUSEMOTION = 0x400 # Mouse moved
# SDL_MOUSEBUTTONDOWN = 0x401 # Mouse button pressed
# SDL_MOUSEBUTTONUP = 0x402 # Mouse button released
# SDL_MOUSEWHEEL = 0x403 # Mouse wheel motion
#
# # Tablet or multiple mice input device events
# SDL_INPUTMOTION = 0x500 # Input moved
# SDL_INPUTBUTTONDOWN = 0x501 # Input button pressed
# SDL_INPUTBUTTONUP = 0x502 # Input button released
# SDL_INPUTWHEEL = 0x503 # Input wheel motion
# SDL_INPUTPROXIMITYIN = 0x504 # Input pen entered proximity
# SDL_INPUTPROXIMITYOUT = 0x505 # Input pen left proximity
#
# # Joystick events
# SDL_JOYAXISMOTION = 0x600 # Joystick axis motion
# SDL_JOYBALLMOTION = 0x601 # Joystick trackball motion
# SDL_JOYHATMOTION = 0x602 # Joystick hat position change
# SDL_JOYBUTTONDOWN = 0x603 # Joystick button pressed
# SDL_JOYBUTTONUP = 0x604 # Joystick button released
#
# # Touch events
# SDL_FINGERDOWN = 0x700
# SDL_FINGERUP = 0x701
# SDL_FINGERMOTION = 0x702
# SDL_TOUCHBUTTONDOWN = 0x703
# SDL_TOUCHBUTTONUP = 0x704
#
# # Gesture events
# SDL_DOLLARGESTURE = 0x800
# SDL_DOLLARRECORD = 0x801
# SDL_MULTIGESTURE = 0x802
#
# # Clipboard events
# SDL_CLIPBOARDUPDATE = 0x900 # The clipboard changed
#
# # Obsolete events
# SDL_EVENT_COMPAT1 =0x7000 # SDL 1.2 events for compatibility
# SDL_EVENT_COMPAT2 =0x7001
# SDL_EVENT_COMPAT3 =0x7002
#
# # SDL_USEREVENT thru SDL_LASTEVENT are for your use
# SDL_USEREVENT =0x8000
# SDL_LASTEVENT =0xFFFF