On 27/02/2024 17:23, Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult wrote:
But the more important part is what happens when the server would like
to write to the buffer.
Now I'm even more confused: why should the server want to write in the
same buffer ?
If I'm not completely mistaken, the client renders to some buffer (via
GL/DRI) and then tells the server to compose that buffer into the
window (not sure whether it also works w/ other drawables like pixmaps).
The client is not limited to using that buffer as a source. It can also
tell the X server to use that buffer as a destination.
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A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
