Re: OpenGL resolutions

[Mads Bondo Dydensborg <madsdyd@challenge.dk>]

On Thu, 16 Aug 2001, Mark Collins wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Katie Lucas" <katie@fysh.org>
> To: <linuxgames@sunsite.dk>
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 2:02 PM
> Subject: Re: OpenGL resolutions
> 
> 
> <snippety snip>
> 
> > So what I probably want to be doing is to ask GLX what the render can
> > do and how much ram it's got, ask X11 what modes it can do, mix and
> > mash that lot up and pick something appropriate for the window size.
> >
> > And if the renderer is software, then I can just open either a 320x200
> > and let the user resize it or let the user spec it on the CLI or open
> > whatever they left it at last time they played..
> 
> Or, you could play it safe and use XF86VidModeSwitchToMode() (see man page)

Isn't that an XF86 specific call?

How about using SDL instead - or does it require XF86 as well?

Mads

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