Re: XFree86 5.0 TODO

On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 06:52:03PM +0100, Egbert Eich wrote:
> Ralf Nolden writes:
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>  > On Thursday 20 March 2003 16:20, Alex Deucher wrote:
>  > > - a more dynamic X server.  The ability to change configs, change
>  > > dualhead layouts, tv out, etc. on the fly.  User definable hot buttons
>  > > to change configs, outputs etc.
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>  > The s3switch program may help for S3 cards and serve for an example for cards 
>  > that allow switching, there's also a KDE frontend (ks3switch). Would be nice 
>  > if that gets integrated with a common interface into X for all cards who 
>  > support this.
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> Yes, I have an extension in mind that whould allow to do exactly this.
> Each chipset has different capabilities. It would therefore be similar
> to the Xv video atributes. 

:(((

Would you care to explain a bit more about how this would work ? And in
particular why there cannot be a common set of functionalities, where
chips not supporting them just not implementing them or something such ? 

Or are there really all that much difference between how a matrox and a
ati dual head card do it ?

Friendly,

Sven Luther