X server 1.6 release schedule

[Keith Packard]

On Wed, 2008-11-19 at 13:55 +0100, Éric Piel wrote:
> Keith Packard schreef:
> > On Tue, 2008-11-18 at 14:42 -0500, Adam Jackson wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> >> Can we define what RANDR 1.3 means?  I think we're largely in agreement
> >> but I'd like it written down.
> > 
> > I think RandR 1.3 includes:
> > 
> >  1. Projective transforms
> >  2. Standard properties
> >  3. Per-CRTC DPMS controls
> >  4. Panning
> Will it also include the additional functions for the applications to
> know about the screens topology without re-scanning all the outputs.
> This was discussed with GTK leading to a flickering display each time a
> new application was started. Adam proposed this patch then:
> http://people.freedesktop.org/~ajax/patches/randrproto-1.3.patch

Yeah, I didn't get that into the above list. I'm not sure I like the
'same information, but no query' plan; I don't think we need to return
the possible mode information, just the current settings.

-- 
keith.packard at intel.com
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