X server 1.6 release schedule

Adam Jackson ajax at nwnk.net
Wed Nov 19 10:34:56 PST 2008


On Wed, 2008-11-19 at 09:27 -0800, Keith Packard wrote:
> 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.

I don't think they're different.  Either way, as long as it doesn't
touch DDC we can work with it.

- ajax
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