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From: Brian Paul <brian.paul@tungstengraphics.com>
Subject: Re: EGL_MESA_screen_surface proposal
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 08:04:38 -0700
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To: Jon Smirl <jonsmirl@gmail.com>
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Jon Smirl wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:36:53 -0500, Michel Danzer <mdanzer@ati.com> wrote:
> 
>>On Tue, 2005-03-15 at 11:28 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 08:17:13 -0700, Brian Paul
>>><brian.paul@tungstengraphics.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Perhaps the eglShowSurface() and eglScreenMode() functions should be
>>>>combined so the new surface and new display mode can be validated
>>>>together.  That way, the undefined state between setting the new
>>>>surface and new mode can be avoided.
>>
>>Makes sense to me.
> 
> 
> What if I just want to show another surface without changing the mode?
> I could still use a combined version and since the mode matches the
> mode won't actually get changed?

Right.  The combined function can just as well be used to change the 
screen's current mode _or_ current surface.  You don't have to change 
both.

-Brian