[openbeos] Re: R2 Graphics Driver Model
- From: "Nathan Whitehorn" <nathan.whitehorn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 20:00:17 -0600 (CST)
> >How's the driver model in R2?
> Haven't done anything with it, 2D or 3D. I'm envisioning merely
> extending the
> 2D driver model by adding more hook functions. I literally know
> almost
> nothing about OpenGL, so I'm not going to touch the 3D stuff with a
> 10' pole.
> If someone else were to take up that gauntlet, I certainly wouldn't
> mind.
I have some interesting ideas about a vastly improved driver model,
which we can talk about in the future.
> >Can the graphics driver read some kind
> >of a config file and make a decision from
> >it's contents if it shoud grab that monitor
> >or leave it alone?
> >How many monitors will R2 support?
> >Maybe MAXINT monitors.
> >No, make it a signed int and let a negative number
> >indicate that a monitor is not hooked by a driver
> >(yet) or that the monitor is in powerdown mode.
> Which monitor is a user's decision - which one to connect to the
> card. ;D
> Seriously, though, the maximum monitors will probably be just like
> processors
> - a hardcoded number which could easily be changed to support more.
> It'll
> probably be set to a very reasonable 8. Personally, I can't see a
> need for
> more than support for 3, but you never know. In any event, I will
> make sure
> the user can set a particular monitor to the default.
Why bother hard-coding it?
-Nathan
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