Re: [e-users] Non-Optional Compositing

2013-01-24 Thread maderios
On 01/23/2013 08:29 PM, Jeff Hoogland wrote: I understand all those reasons, the difference is I'm just going to have to start telling people like this - http://forums.bodhilinux.com/index.php?/topic/7701-enlightenment-cpu-usage-at-98-on-intel-i810/ That they simply can't use E17 because it

Re: [e-users] Non-Optional Compositing

2013-01-24 Thread JtWdyP
It would appear that on Jan 24, Carsten Haitzler did say: its a simple radiobutton selection list in the composite settings - software or gl. you can choose (if you have the choice :) - otherwise you'll just get software). there are 2 hiccups. 1 - it goes BACK to software even if you had

Re: [e-users] Non-Optional Compositing

2013-01-23 Thread Jeff Hoogland
I understand all those reasons, the difference is I'm just going to have to start telling people like this - http://forums.bodhilinux.com/index.php?/topic/7701-enlightenment-cpu-usage-at-98-on-intel-i810/ That they simply can't use E17 because it will eat all of their CPU all the time with

Re: [e-users] Non-Optional Compositing

2013-01-23 Thread Ulisses Furquim
Hi Jeff, On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 5:29 PM, Jeff Hoogland jeffhoogl...@linux.com wrote: I understand all those reasons, the difference is I'm just going to have to start telling people like this - http://forums.bodhilinux.com/index.php?/topic/7701-enlightenment-cpu-usage-at-98-on-intel-i810/

Re: [e-users] Non-Optional Compositing

2013-01-23 Thread Ulisses Furquim
Hi, On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Jeff Hoogland jeffhoogl...@linux.com wrote: Stable versions of what? Bodhi currently uses EFL 1.7.5 and the stable E17 release. With those versions you can disable compositing, right? -- Ulisses On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 1:34 PM, Ulisses Furquim

Re: [e-users] Non-Optional Compositing

2013-01-23 Thread JtWdyP
It would appear that on Jan 23, Jeff Hoogland did say: I don't plan to stick with this release snapshot forever though. I'm also assuming we will be seeing new E17 snapshots sometime before another decade passes to address bugs in the release. Eventually compositing only will be the only

Re: [e-users] Non-Optional Compositing

2013-01-23 Thread The Rasterman
On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:29:51 -0600 Jeff Hoogland jeffhoogl...@linux.com said: compositing is the problem is entirely wrong. http://www.enlightenment.org/ss/e-51007211524a49.09575794.png pentium-600, 2 terms, 1 with animated blinking cursor, other running top refreshing every second. so its far

Re: [e-users] Non-Optional Compositing

2013-01-23 Thread The Rasterman
On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:19:59 -0500 JtWdyP jtw...@ttlc.net said: It would appear that on Jan 23, Jeff Hoogland did say: I don't plan to stick with this release snapshot forever though. I'm also assuming we will be seeing new E17 snapshots sometime before another decade passes to address

[e-users] Non-Optional Compositing

2013-01-21 Thread Jeff Hoogland
Raster had mentioned on IRC last night that compositing had become non-optional in SVN builds already. What is the reason for this? I understand compositing is the future - but forcing it on everyone it going to make E much less usable on legacy hardware - a place where it really shines. Cheers,

Re: [e-users] Non-Optional Compositing

2013-01-21 Thread The Rasterman
On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:08:08 -0600 Johnny Lee runt...@gmail.com said: this is non-negotiable. sorry. there is a software compositor - its far more usable than any gl software fallabcks. enjoy it. and don't tell me it's slow. it oh most DEFINITELY is not:

Re: [e-users] Non-Optional Compositing

2013-01-21 Thread Cedric BAIL
Hello, On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 1:51 AM, Jeff Hoogland jeffhoogl...@linux.com wrote: Raster had mentioned on IRC last night that compositing had become non-optional in SVN builds already. What is the reason for this? I understand compositing is the future - but forcing it on everyone it going

Re: [e-users] Non-Optional Compositing

2013-01-21 Thread Cedric BAIL
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 2:08 AM, Johnny Lee runt...@gmail.com wrote: I have to agree with Jeff on this. Most of our users ( Macpup ) have older hardware that can't run compositing. That's why we have software compositing and please define hardware that can't run compositing. -- Cedric BAIL

Re: [e-users] Non-Optional Compositing

2013-01-21 Thread The Rasterman
On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:51:01 -0600 Jeff Hoogland jeffhoogl...@linux.com said: Raster had mentioned on IRC last night that compositing had become non-optional in SVN builds already. What is the reason for this? I understand compositing is the future - but forcing it on everyone it going to