EGL_MESA_screen_surface proposal

[Alan Hourihane]

On Wed, Mar 16, 2005 at 05:28:03PM -0500, Jon Smirl wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 17:02:20 -0500, Adam Jackson <ajax at nwnk.net> wrote:
> > On CRTs, the vsync pulse bleeds out of the monitor.  If you have a 72Hz
> > monitor next to a 75Hz monitor you'll see a visible beat frequency.  If
> > they're both 72Hz they'll act like a PLL and match frequency and the beat
> > disappears.
> 
> That might be a case, but apps outside of EGL would have the same
> problem. Wouldn't be better to edit /etc/fb.modes and just delete the
> 75Hz mode?

What if the user can't edit the mode because root is the only one
capable.

An admin wouldn't want to keep mucking with config files to please
different users.

Alan.