On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 5:47 PM, Keith Packard <[email protected]> wrote: > Alan Coopersmith <[email protected]> writes: > >> Can you remind me what it actually does? I see several posts on your >> blog describing various features, but didn't see a big picture/introduction >> for those who haven't been closely following DRI3000 development. > > The first Present post tries to explain what the extension does: > > http://keithp.com/blogs/Present/ > > In short, it's a way of getting new window content onto the screen in a > vblank-synchronized fashion from a pixmap. This should allow regular X > applications to produce efficient and non-tearing updates, and when > combined with DRI3, will also allow direct rendering applications the > same features. > > So, the fundamental purpose of the extension is to get bits from a > pixmap and stuff them on the screen. I called it 'Present', intending to > use the verb form and not the noun (as in I present you with this lovely > pixmap, please put it in my window). Some verb indicating the submission > of new contents is what I'm looking for here.
How about calling it the Presentation extension? Or PresentationAndDIsplay? Or XPresent or just XP ;p Alex _______________________________________________ [email protected]: X.Org development Archives: http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-devel
