On Mon, 2 May 2016 17:33:14 -0700 Bryce Harrington <br...@osg.samsung.com> wrote:
> On Mon, May 02, 2016 at 12:49:04PM +0200, Armin Krezović wrote: > > On 30.04.2016 22:14, Bryce Harrington wrote: > > > On Sat, Apr 30, 2016 at 05:20:09PM +0200, Armin Krezović wrote: > > > But virtual outputs is not a bad idea, it could be useful for testing or > > > perhaps to extend one's rendering beyond ordinary hardware capabilities > > > or something. But it should be user-controlled via commandline options > > > or config file options. > > > > I was thinking about using the virtual outputs when no physical outputs > > are present, and keep them out of the way otherwise. Sure, a command > > line switch/config option is useful, especially for the test suite (Pekka > > proposed something similar). > > I wonder what situation would arise where the user would want to use the > drm backend when there weren't any physical outputs. I can see that for > testing purposes but am drawing a blank for use cases other than that. Say, you have your system running, and you want swap the monitor. Or re-route the cable better. Or just close the laptop lid (I hear that might cause the LVDS to disconnect). Or have a mechanical video switch which causes the display to appear disconnected when not selected. But none of that is a reason in itself to have a fake output. Thanks, pq
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