From: Frank H. Baker (fhb@lions.med.jhu.edu)
Date: Fri 21 Dec 2001 - 22:40:52 IST
After a lapse, I am back to my interest of exploring the use of SVGAlib in a multi-monitor system. Your email responding to my inquiry of some months ago (many thanks) has encouraged me to pursue that path, but I have questions about the implementation. -- It is not clear how the programmer designates the adapter being written to. While I've not looked much into the 1.9.12 source (I'm not currently a SVGAlib user), I have scanned src/ and looked for likely calls in vga.h. Is there an example program in the distribution that demonstrates the usage of two monitors, or could you send me an example? -- Am I correct in assuming from your response to my inquiry that there is no problem driving two displays with SVGAlib while X handles a third display? Thanks for you help and suggestions, and best wishes for the holidays. Frank Baker _______________________ Date sent: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 20:03:02 +0300 (IDT) From: Matan Ziv-Av <matan@svgalib.org> Send reply to: Matan Ziv-Av <matan@svgalib.org> To: "Frank H. Baker" <fhb@lions.med.jhu.edu> Copies to: linux-svgalib@svgalib.org Subject: Re: Multiple monitors > On Mon, 6 Aug 2001, Frank H. Baker wrote: > > > What is the status of SVGAlib controlling multiple screens?I am > > looking to control multiple monitors: a console running under X and > > two more screens that will be used for stimulus presentations in > > psychophysical experiments.Presumably X can provide me these > > functions, but at the cost of complexity and some sacrifice of > > stimulus control.SVGAlib appeals to me for its greater simplicity and > > for being better matched to my requirements. > > > > While there is some mention in statements and correspondence that > > there is something under development (perhaps for just one extra > > monitor) in the SVGAlib world, am I right in thinking that there is > > nothing close to release of a multiscreen version of the software? > > I think it's in a usable state, and I use multi monitor support all the > time. svgalib-1.9 has seen very little testing, so I would not be > surprised if there are still many bugs with usage pattern different than > mine, but if you try and find (and report) bugs, I am sure they can be > resolved. > > > -- > Matan Ziv-Av. matan@svgalib.org > > ---------------------------------------------- Frank H. Baker, M.D. fhb@lions.med.jhu.edu Lions Vision Center, the Wilmer Institute Phone: 410-502-6430 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Fax: 410-955-1829 550 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Unsubscribe: To: listbot@svgalib.org Body: unsubscribe linux-svgalib
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