On 14 Jan 2002, Mike wrote:
> Dr Andrew C Aitchison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, Mark Vojkovich (the main developer behind
> >DGA) wrote:
> >
> >> How about we remove DGA from the X-server? Works for me. The
> >> fix is immediate, complete, and removes alot of other issues
> >as well.
> >
> >I'd be happy with that, but only when VMware release a version which
> >works (including full-screen support) without DGA.
> >
> >I note that Matt Sottek of Intel, has problems with the idea of
> >clients using arbitrary modelines on the fly; since one of the reasons
> >apps use DGA is to control screen resolution, is that a problem
> >?
>
> But why remove something from the server that is optional anyway. Shouldn't X users
>be able to take risks if they want to rather than doing things the safe way all the
>time. 2 applications that I use a lot run the quickest using DGA so I would loose
>this speed if DGA is removed. The apps can use Open GL but there are some
>compatibility problems so DGA is still the best. So what are users like me supposed
>to do?
>
> Mike.
>
Perhaps we need to pull it out of extmod and make it a separate
module so you have to explicitly put it in the Section "Module" to
have it used.
From my point of view, the only useful thing in DGA is the pointer
stuff, which in my opinion, should be elsewhere. I think there should
be a general X-extension (not XFree86 specific) geared towards relative
pointer movement. Eg, a call to grab the pointer, remove it and have
one client shanghai all pointer events, the reporting of them being
in terms of relative motion.
Mark.
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