On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:30:27 +0100 thomasg <[email protected]> said:
> On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 5:15 PM, David Seikel <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:34:01 +0400 Igor Murzov <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:32:13 +0900 > >> Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:32:49 +0400 Igor Murzov <[email protected]> > >> > said: > >> > > >> > > On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:22:14 +0100 > >> > > thomasg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > > >> > > > Attached you'll finde a few trivial patches which fix typos or > >> > > > clear things up. > >> > > > >> > > Great. I also have a list of unclear messages like: > >> > > > >> > > "Your screen does not support OpenGL." > >> > > >> > your display doesn't support opengl - may be a driver problem. may > >> > be a config problem. may be a missing gl module... who knows. as > >> > such gl is really linked to specific screens - one may be capable > >> > and another not depending what gpu powers it... :) > >> > >> I think that "Your system does not support OpenGL" would be more > >> correct. > > > > Raster is right on this one. If you have two different graphics cards, > > and one of them supports OpenGL, but the other does not, then you > > should only get that message on the graphics card that does not. So > > it's not your system that is not supporting OpenGL, just that one > > graphics card. > > > > On the other hand, saying your system does not support OpenGL, when the > > card you are not using supports it fine, would be wrong. It's the > > graphics card that is at fault. > > > > On the gripping hand, if there's only one card, or it's the driver > > that's at fault, then saying your screen does not support OpenGL is > > still correct. B-) > > > > Note that two different graphics cards is more common than you might > > think. Motherboards these days often come with built in crappy > > graphics cards, as well as the built in crappy sound cards they have > > come with for a while now. Lots of people would put a real graphics > > card in. I did after trying out my motherboards crappy graphics. lol > > > > For the record, I have about a dozen motherboards in my kitchen with > > built in graphics cards. I expect them all to be crappy, and I expect > > some of them don't support OpenGL. For my clients purposes, these > > deficiencies are not a problem. > > > > -- > > A big old stinking pile of genius that no one wants > > coz there are too many silver coated monkeys in the world. > > > > > To clear this argument up once and for all, I propose the attached patch. > Hope that makes everyone happy :) i've taken a different route - but at least its consistent within all the err msgs from comp.. i use "display server" as thats actually what is the core of all these issues. not driver. :) -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
