[forum] XFree86 5.0 TODO
georgina o economou
forum@XFree86.Org
Thu, 20 Mar 2003 13:03:00 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
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On Thursday 20 March 2003 16:16, Ruth Ivimey-Cook wrote:=0D
> >9. Xc/Xr - A postscript rendering library for the RENDER extension=0D
> >replacing Xlib drawing routines.=0D
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> What status is this? Is there a demand? How does it differ in capabilit=
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> from the Display PostScript code.=0D
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I think MacOS X does most of the animation stuff with postscript (the =0D
minimizing of windows for example). The usage of such features need to be=
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very transparently and easily made through the toolkits. Don't know any =0D
specifics but I think there is a demand to get such cool features like OS=
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Ralf=0D
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Yeah but Ralf that's all proprietary code, so the only way to get them is=
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observation on one of their expensive machines and reverse-engineer it.=0D
I don't think that will be an easy task, since while AAPL OS X is now
software implemented=0D
it's also sloooooooooooooooooooow. To really get an audience to pay for
their=0D
gig they're gonna have to go to a hardware based implementation and since=
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they are using NVDA for their graphics hardware I think that this would =
be
quite=0D
insurmountable. The only solution I see is that ATI reverse it and use i=
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competitive edge and I don't know if ATYT is thinking that way.=0D
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georgina
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<DIV dir=3Dltr style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Date:</B></I> Thursday, Ma=
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20 March 2003 16:16, Ruth Ivimey-Cook wrote:<BR>> >9. Xc/Xr - A pos=
tscript rendering library for the RENDER extension<BR>> >replacing =
Xlib drawing routines.<BR>><BR>> What status is this? Is there a de=
mand? How does it differ in capability<BR>> from the Display PostScrip=
t code.<BR><BR>I think MacOS X does most of the animation stuff with post=
script (the <BR>minimizing of windows for example). The usage of such fea=
tures need to be <BR>very transparently and easily made through the toolk=
its. Don't know any <BR>specifics but I think there is a demand to get su=
ch cool features like OS X <BR>has.<BR><BR>Ralf</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Yeah but Ralf that's all proprietary code, so the only way to get th=
em is by</DIV>
<DIV>observation on one of their expensive machines and reverse-engineer =
it.</DIV>
<DIV>I don't think that will be an easy task, since while AAPL OS X is no=
w software implemented</DIV>
<DIV>it's also sloooooooooooooooooooow. To really get an audience t=
o pay for their</DIV>
<DIV>gig they're gonna have to go to a hardware based implementation and =
since </DIV>
<DIV>they are using NVDA for their graphics hardware I think t=
hat this would be quite</DIV>
<DIV>insurmountable. The only solution I see is that ATI reverse it=
and use it as a</DIV>
<DIV>competitive edge and I don't know if ATYT is thinking that way.</DIV=
>
<DIV> </DIV>
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