OK, I'm testing xorg 7.1 rc2 (xorg-server-1.0.99.902-r1 and friends). EXA acceleration and composite ROCKS! =8^) Transparency and the other composite tricks now use virtually no more CPU than with composite disabled, at least on a Radeon 9200SE using the native xorg ati driver, with dual monitors in merged framebuffer mode, on SMP Opteron 242s, compiled with gcc-4.1.0. No more constant 50% of one CPU, as with 7.0!
The biggest (only) problem so far is that the normal zoom keys (CTRL-ALT-NUMPLUS/NUMMINUS) have no effect. Is that a known issue, or do I need to file an upstream bug? I had tried the (less stable) rc1 (.99.901) for a day or so, and saw the problem there, but didn't worry too much since that was only rc1. I'm getting worried since it's still there in rc2, worried enough to ask about it. I use that feature enough to definitely miss it! -- Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman in http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2004/12/22/rms_interview.html -- [email protected] mailing list
