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R. Belmont
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Re: What is the policy on distributing patches?
10/15/11 12:54 AM


> Why? You do realize that there are features that simply cannot be provided any other
> way, or at least not without incredible hacks such as hijacking X window handles and
> whatnot (and even if you hijack an X window handle, how do you make the output of
> that X window display in a virtually rendered arcade cabinet "off in the distance"?).

On a coherent graphics/windowing system you could use the captured window as a texture. X11 is not that system, although I think Windows and OS X would allow it, and I have hopes for Wayland.







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* What is the policy on distributing patches? Bryan Ischo 10/13/11 02:15 AM
. * Re: What is the policy on distributing patches? R. Belmont  10/14/11 05:42 PM
. * Re: What is the policy on distributing patches? Bryan Ischo  10/14/11 06:31 PM
. * Re: What is the policy on distributing patches? R. Belmont  10/14/11 09:29 PM
. * Re: What is the policy on distributing patches? Bryan Ischo  10/14/11 10:06 PM
. * Re: What is the policy on distributing patches? R. Belmont  10/14/11 11:02 PM
. * Re: What is the policy on distributing patches? Bryan Ischo  10/14/11 11:18 PM
. * Re: What is the policy on distributing patches? R. Belmont  10/15/11 12:54 AM
. * Re: What is the policy on distributing patches? Bryan Ischo  10/15/11 01:04 AM
. * Re: What is the policy on distributing patches? R. Belmont  10/15/11 02:50 AM

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