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From: mal@plato.algonet.se (Mats Lofkvist)
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To: dawes@rf900.physics.usyd.edu.au
Cc: sysseh@devetir.qld.gov.au, hasty@rah.star-gate.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
In-Reply-To: <199512041012.VAA26639@rf900.physics.usyd.edu.au> (message from David Dawes on Mon, 4 Dec 1995 21:12:20 +1100 (EST))
Subject: Re: Xfree86 now has the DGA extension
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When talking about fast frame buffer access, is there someone "fixing" the
XFree86 code to use extra video memory for fast multibuffering or at least
for caching of _large_ pixmaps?

[The reason I want this is because I use the Mesa OpenGL-like library for
an application drawing a quite simple view (mostly largeish flat shaded
polygons). The fix above would allow accelerated drawing in double buffer
mode, currently I have to use single buffer mode (with colormap animation)
for speed.]

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Mats Lofkvist
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