Claro/docs/GRAPHICS.md

Claro Graphics Status

Current release: Claro v1.18.26

Graphics support is intentionally separated from the stable beginner console workflow.

Beginner-safe track

Use these today:

• console output with SAY
• text-based examples
• placeholder graphics docs/examples only when clearly marked experimental

This keeps Claro portable and easy to run on Windows, Linux, macOS, classrooms, and older laptops.

Experimental SDL track

Real SDL/window support is planned or experimental, not part of the stable claro.exe path yet.

Before SDL is treated as beginner-ready, Claro should have:

• an optional build flag/backend
• clear dependency checks
• friendly "graphics unavailable" errors
• tiny drawing examples
• keyboard input examples
• validation that non-graphics Claro still works without SDL installed

See also:

• SDL12.md
• CURRENT_STATUS.md
• ROADMAP.md