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From: scroll@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Steve Croll)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Re: quasi WB2.0 BUGS
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Date: 27 Mar 91 02:28:43 GMT
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In article <3877@bruce.cs.monash.OZ.AU> roddi@bruce.cs.monash.OZ.AU (Roddi Walker) writes:
>......................  I would guess that the Mac uses a much smarter
>algorithm - not only is it unquestionably MUCH faster, but I also don't
>see poorly refreshed windows on the Mac as I do under WB 1.3 (sometimes).

In my (limited) experience with a Mac, it seems that before a window is
rendered into, it is brought to the front if it is not already there.
I would *guess* that this is done to simplify clipping.  It may
be faster, but it is probably not smarter and it is definitely not as
flexible as the way the Amiga does things.

As for wanting the Amiga to be faster in this area, I agree. But not at
the expense of flexibility.  I absolutely *HATE* it when the Mac
decides the "best" window arrangement for me.







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