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Re: 1.99n notes



>>>>> "Chad" == Chad Page <cpage@best.com> writes:

    Chad> 	1.  When will the SVGAlib version be completed and
    Chad> released?  It looks pretty close to hackathon time now...

After the NEXTSTEP port is released, which will be finished after the
hackathon.

    Chad> 	2.  I noticed that in 1.99n, the `animation' technique
    Chad> is now used all the time with the new blitter.  It makes
    Chad> things a bit slower under X-Windows, I'm afraid, than the
    Chad> cached approach used in 1.99m.

apps without saved preferences inherit their "animation" flag from the
previously run app.  Is this what you mean?  We also use the X server
to fill rectangles for us in some situations, which can make it look
like animation mode.  That should be faster on accelerated X servers.

    Chad> 	3.  Pagemaker 4.2 still dosen't work - this time any
    Chad> attempt to place a file will segfault right away. :( I did
    Chad> notice the bug report listed in bugs.199n though...

I've edited PR #1081 to reflect this information.

    Chad> 	4.  What is the current release schedule?  Will there
    Chad> be a 1.99o before the hackathon?

There should be a 1.99.o before the hackathon.

-Mat


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