[haiku-development] Re: Google Summer of Code 2008

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> On 2008-02-27 at 09:45:32 [+0100], Fredrik Modéen <fredrik@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> Can one Post them here?
>
> Of course! To encourage this was one of the points of my post. :-)
>
>> I have a couple of them :)
>>
>> -Like real Multi monitor support (driver, app_server, screen
>> preference).
>> Can be divided to only include one driver and app_server (perhaps
>> need&#8217;s a branch) , I know it&#8217;s breaking our goal on making a
>> binary compatible BeOS R5 but we have most of the graphic drivers :)
>
> Yes, that's a nice one too.
>
>> - A HD 3D driver for a graphic card Nvidia, ATI, Intel or VIA, perhaps
>> begin with ATI R100 - R200 I think we have one in our community how has
>> the docs (through NDA but perhaps AMD are willing to drip the NDA?)
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> Actually, AMD has just released 3D programming docs for R5xx.
I know but I'm thinking of getting me a IBM (Yes abandon Dell) x31 or x32
I really like those subnotebook's
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X32
So this one was little selfish ;)

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>> - This is probably more to R2 but native support for more than 3 buttons
>> on a mouse and a Mouse Preference that support those buttons?  Also need
>> to change GetMouse() I suppose?
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> This would best be implemented as device + filter add-on combo for the
> input_server. Actually, the usb_hid driver could be extended to handle
> more
> device descriptions. So only a filter add-on would need to be made. Plus
> preflet to configure actions.
I was thinking of how this would work but hade hard time seeing it :)

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> I am a little busy at the moment to prepare for Chemnitzer Linux Days, but
> I will try to update the idea list later today.
>
> Best regards,
> -Stephan
>
>


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MVH
Fredrik Modéen

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