[Openicc] ICC Profiles In X Specification

[Sven Neumann]

Hi,

On Fri, 2007-10-05 at 22:58 +0200, Kai-Uwe Behrmann wrote:

> > The spec suggests that the _ICC_PROFILE atom is set on the root window
> > of the default (first) screen. It also says that for root windows
> 
> The spec says nothing about a default screen.

This sentence is copied from the spec.

> No. Then _ICC_PROFILE contains the monitor 0 profile and _ICC_PROFILE_1 is 
> not set. The spec says the _ICC_PROFILE name is followed by a underscore 
> and the Xinerama screen number for Xinerama screens starting with 
> Xinerama screen number one. This implies Xinerama screen number zero has 
> no underscore and 0, thus performing compatibility with revision 0.1 of 
> the spec for single monitor setups.
> 
> I am afraid the spec is not clear about the term screen versus Xinerama 
> screen.

The usual term for what you call a Xinerama screen is "monitor", at
least in GDK terminology. The spec is unclear about the way that those
monitors are enumerated. I interpreted it to start with index 1 for the
primary monitor.


Sven