On Thu, 5 Jul 2001, Sven Garbade wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I'm reading this mailing list for a while now and think ggi is very
> interesting. But I have only ran some example programs yet. Before I
> start to experiment, here are some questions:
>
> 1. Are there any functions to load pictures (e.g. jpg, pcx, bmp etc)
> with ggi?
Sure. The functions are there. But, unfortunately not its
implementation. libgpf is what you are searching for.
It can be found in the ggi-libs CVS module.
> 2. What's about retrace sync? Found a function to get the current ray
> position (GetRayPos in LibGGIMisc). Can this be used to write simple
> animations without any flickering (in fullscreen mode)?
It is possible, when you use libggimisc in the right way.
> 3. Which kernel is prefered? Currently I use 2.2.17 and 2.4.3.
That doesn't matter. If it works fine, then it's ok. If not, then
make a detailed bug report. :)
> Maybe this helps: Debian Progeny box with Xfree 4.0.2 and Matrox
> G400 card.
So you should be able to get it working on the X, Xlib, xf86dga and
fbdev-target (accelerated) at least.
CU,
Christoph Egger
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