[haiku-appserver] Re: BWindowScreen results /app_server fault

Hi guys,

Well, I got another update. Just ran the latest build with Axel's 
invalidate fix for overlay, and also tested WindowScreen again.

So, All in all it seems the app_server doesn't draw: I saw partially 
updated Terminal window during running a BWindowScreen app before, but 
now I don't see that at all. Also, no rubbish is visible after starting 
BWindowScreen (was app server as well I think), instead the screen is 
cleared.

My test app runs perfectly now, the gfxbusbench app runs perfectly as 
well. Also the screen is nicely restored always at the end of 
BWindowScreen use.
Still, page_flipper has a fault:
OK is:
-screen cleared (no rubbish) at start.
-Curled white lines are momentarily visible, so that works after all
-ball is displayed
-curled while lines background (presumably sitting in the part of gfx 
mem where normally the app_Server draws(?)) are cleared to black. OR is 
this the BWindowScreen implementation's doing?
-ball nicely rolls over the screen, on a black background instead of 
those curled white lines,
-after app quit: desktop perfectly restored.


Well, there is a fault still therem in the app_server or the 
BWindowScreen class: the screen drawn black isn't meant to be: maybe 
it's issued "to late" or, multiple times,of which one is after the app 
drawing into the 'workspace'. Hope one of you sees what's going wrong, 
I don't know ATM.


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About overlay: (axel)
CPU load remains (About) the same, so this isn't the primary fault. 
However, I _did_ notice this time around that the fact VLC is running 
increases CPU load: and it looks like we have the diff (most of it) 
sitting in _this_ fact: on dano CPU load isn't noticely increased when 
VLC is idle (no media file loaded yet). On haiku you see the green 
thing being drawn over and over (indicating where we are in a media 
file), while on R5 it's not even visible.

So, it seems (unless I did not test good enough yet), that app_server 
behaves a bit differently with this' widget' or what you call it (newby 
here :), and on top of that, VLC running idly consumes too much CPU.


That's about it for now. Maybe I'll tweak a bit more with WindowScreen 
to see if I can find an additional pointer to the deleting of the while 
curly lines.. If I find anything I'll let you know.


Thanks for your time! (and sorry if I cause any inconveniance: that's 
not my intention).

Bye!

Rudolf.

> Hi,
> 
> > >app_server draws in the screen! This of course is >prohibited....
> > >This probably also solves the curved white lines >error once 
> > > solved.
> > 
> > This is probably what the kWindowScreenSpecialFlag is for. In R5, I 
> > remember those curved white lines weren't shown till I added that 
> > flag to 
> > the BWindowScreen constructor. So we need to handle that flag in 
> > the app 
> > server.
> 
> I don't understand. In what situation does the server draw on the 
> screen 
> when it should not?
> 
> Best regards,
> -Stephan
> 
> 
>

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