EGL_MESA_screen_surface proposal

[Jon Smirl]

On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 13:56:49 -0500, Alex Deucher <alexdeucher at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 13:26:50 -0500, Jon Smirl <jonsmirl at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Another way to look at this is should EGL even expose more than one
> > mode at any given resolution?
> > If your card and monitor both support 1080p why would you ever want to
> > use 1080i?
> > If your card and monitor both support 1024x768-72 why would you want
> > 1024x768-60?
> 
> some flat panels list 72 or 72 as a refresh via DDC, but they only
> look best at 60.

That is handled through the DDC detailed field, 1024x768-60-detailed
trumps 1024x768-72

Detailed is always the best choice. In the internal EGL implementation
it would sort through the modes and expose 1024x768-60-detailed as the
only 1024x768 mode.


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Jon Smirl
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