exconfig(3alleg4)

💖 exconfig — bestie, it's giving "configure me" ✨

okay so this is exconfig, a page from the Allegro manual (that's section 3alleg4, the Allegro game programming library, iykyk 🎀). it's an example, it's cute, it's short, and it will teach you how to read ini files like a main character. periodt.

🌸 NAME 🌸

exconfig — using the configuration routines. Allegro game programming library. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <allegro.h>

Example exconfig

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

bestie. this is a very simple program showing how to use the Allegro configuration (ini file) routines. like, extremely simple. you run it and at first glance it's literally just a static graphic and it's waiting for a key press. that's it. that's the whole show. 🫶

but here's the tea ☕ — the way that graphic shows up is configured through a custom exconfig.ini file which is loaded manually. not auto, not magic, manually. from this file the example obtains parameters like:

• fullscreen / windowed mode 🌈
• a specific graphic resolution to set up
• which graphic to show
• how to blit it on the screen
• etc.

so basically the ini file is the main character and the C code is just doing what it's told. iconic behavior honestly. 👑

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

everything below is literally part of this page, no skips, no cuts, we list them all:

• BITMAP(3alleg4)
• END_OF_MAIN(3alleg4)
• RGB(3alleg4)
• SCREEN_H(3alleg4)
• SCREEN_W(3alleg4)
• allegro_init(3alleg4)
• allegro_message(3alleg4)
• blit(3alleg4)
• clear_bitmap(3alleg4)
• destroy_bitmap(3alleg4)
• font(3alleg4)
• get_config_argv(3alleg4)
• get_config_int(3alleg4)
• get_config_string(3alleg4)
• install_keyboard(3alleg4)
• line(3alleg4)
• load_bitmap(3alleg4)
• makecol(3alleg4)
• pop_config_state(3alleg4)
• push_config_state(3alleg4)
• readkey(3alleg4)
• screen(3alleg4)
• set_color_depth(3alleg4)
• set_config_file(3alleg4)
• set_gfx_mode(3alleg4)
• set_palette(3alleg4)
• stretch_blit(3alleg4)
• textout_centre_ex(3alleg4)
• textprintf_centre_ex(3alleg4)
• ustrdup(3alleg4)
• ustricmp(3alleg4)

💀 quick vibe check: this is the exconfig page from Allegro version 4.4.3, manual section 3alleg4, and that's the whole thing bestie. go read your ini files. slay. 🎀✨