[Xcb] XCB and OpenGL documentation, feedback and corrections wanted

[Barton C Massey]

In message <652830590906260500n231afbb9r9a1da87964399df3 at mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
> as a part of my summer project, I have been piecing together a
> document about OpenGL and XCB, and OpenGL on X windows in general. I
> posted my initial draft in my blog
> (http://kesakoodi2k9.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/xcb-and-opengl-documentation-draft/).

Thanks!

> I'd like to improve this documentation and make it available to
> everyone who's struggling with XCB and OpenGL. I also have a piece of
> sample code (on setting up an OpenGL+Xlib/XCB-hybrid application), but
> it needs some serious cleanup (deinitialization and error handling in
> particular) before I want to publish it anywhere.

I'd suggest putting it somewhere where we can poke at it
with you, but it's your call.

> I was thinking that the XCB wiki would be the place for this kind of
> documentation, do you think it's a good idea to post the
> doc there?

Absolutely.

> I
> already registered to the wiki and logged in, but I didn't figure out
> how to add a new page. Not that I would have added the doc there just
> yet, I just wanted to see how it's done. How can I create a new page
> in the wiki and should I do that?

Just make a wiki link to a nonexistent page.  You can then
click on it and you'll be prompted to add the page contents.

> Please read through the docs and post feedback in this mailing list,
> blog comments or by e-mail.

As soon as I can get to it.

Thanks much.

     Bart