A solution for gamma-adjustment support in Wayland

[Mattias Andrée]

On Thu, 15 Dec 2016 17:51:48 +0100
Kai-Uwe <ku.b-list at gmx.de> wrote:

> Am 15.12.2016 um 16:15 schrieb Mattias Andrée:
> > On Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:18:17 +0100
> > Kai-Uwe <ku.b-list at gmx.de> wrote:  
> >> libcoopgamma is GPL. A really unacceptable choice for a
> >> API, which shall be used by everyone to reach the goal
> >> of a more structured / disciplined gamma access.  
> > 
> > libcoopgamma is just one implementation, anyone can
> > choose make there library with whatever license they
> > want.  
> 
> from the libcoopgamma README:
>         more importantly, all programs that
> 	use libcoopgamma can change the gamma ramps
> without overriding each others changes
> 
> Nice statement. However the chance is high, that your
> code path will be ignored by other color configuration
> systems and thus the user experience is irritating at
> best.

I'm not sure I understand what you are trying to say.

> 
> Maybe a configuration scheme is a better path then.
> Different programs can then implement that scheme.

Can you give an example of what you mean. Do you mean
support for arbitrary colour mapping (a large lookup
table of all colours) and multiplication with matrices?

> 
> best regards
> Kai-Uwe
> 
> PS: please feel invited to the [OpenICC list][1] round
> the corner. I really would like to see a convergence of
> desktop color configuration, as it makes much sense to
> users. Redshift and friends are certainly welcome.
> 
> [1]:
> https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/openicc
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