Checking the X11R6.8.2 release notes / [Fwd: CVS Update: xc(branch: XORG-6_8-branch)]

Kevin E Martin kem at freedesktop.org
Tue Feb 8 15:02:06 PST 2005


On Tue, Feb 08, 2005 at 11:42:44PM +0100, Roland Mainz wrote:
> OK, I have merged the diffs (see attached patch
> "x11r682relnote_002_patch.txt"). Is there anything else which needs to
> be adjusted ?

The only change that I would question is:

>  <sect1>XVideo Extension (Xv)
>  <p>
>  
> -The XVideo extension is supported in X11R6.7.x.
> +The XVideo extension is supported starting with X11R6.7.x.
>  An XvQueryPortAttributes function has been added as well as
>  support for XvImages.  XvImages are XImages in alternate color spaces 
>  such as YUV and can be passed to the server through shared memory
>  segments.  This allows clients to display YUV data with high quality
>  hardware scaling and filtering.

The XVideo extension was supported before the X11R6.7 release, so the
change is incorrect.  One possible rewording is to change it to be "is
supported in X11R6.7.x and newer releases".


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