On Mon, Mar 01, 2004 at 02:57:50PM -0800, Alex Deucher wrote: > --- Alan Hourihane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm looking to enhance the parser in XFree86 so that a lot of > > redundant > > code in the current drivers that implement the 'mergedfb' mode can > > be eliminated such that they don't have to do all the monitor munging > > in the driver. > > > > So here's two variants of the modifications to the XF86Config I'm > > thinking of, and both would remove the current 'Monitor' keyword from > > the Screen Section, in favour of the SubSection keyword being the > > actual > > monitor it's referencing. > > > > I've already started poking around the parser to implement this, but > > I thought I'd ask for comments first before taking it too far, and > > to ask for possible enhancements that others can think of too. > > > > > I like Option 1. but either is ok with me. Also, FWIW, a lot of the > other mergedfb code could/should be moved into a general mergedfb lib. > Stuff like pseudo-xinerama could be folded into the real xinerama > extension. some of this work may already be done for the OSX port.
Indeed. So I'd let to get this first step of modifying the config file out of the way so all the other pieces can drop into place. > Also how would clone modes and head orientation be handled in this > model? Perhaps a clone mode of each supportable res on each monitor > would be automatically added? I'm not sure what the best way to handle > that is. Actually, you bring up a good point with orientation, and it's making me rethink a little. Maybe we need to be a little more radical with the changes and change the ServerLayout to accept Monitor configurations instead of Screen sections as essentially that's how it's really tied down. I'm gonna ponder on this some more, but I'd love to hear any furthur comments. Alan. _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel
