[interfacekit] Re: Making Graphics Driver Writing Less of a Black Art

It isn't that hard to write graphics drivers, once you got sample code 
(Be's ftp site contained a file called graphics.zip, with lots of info) 
and or specs (like datasheets, or documented XFree drivers). I'm 
planning to create a few simple drivers for NewOS, as I've got a use 
for NewOS other then OpenBeOS in mind also :)

Again, specs in the main issue here...

Regards,

Ithamar.

>
>I've been contemplating something which has bothered me for some time: 
>graphics drivers. Has anyone on the team attempted this and are there 
ways 
>that would make such a thing less painful=3F The solutions are probably 
>candidates for R2, but I want to keep something in mind. As an 
example, I'm 
>writing this while BeOS is using the stub driver because my Permedia2 
card 
>will *not* use the VESA modes. :(
>
>--DW
>



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