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From: joel@pandora.pa.dec.com (Joel McCormack)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: X11R4 server on DS3100; pro/con
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Date: 10 Jan 90 02:14:31 GMT
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Reply-To: joel@pandora.pa.dec.com (Joel McCormack)
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Although a good deal of Keith Packard's R4 code is now as fast or faster
than the DEC UWS 2.2 server on the DS 3100 (not for long...though it'll
take awhile for my latest code to get through the long production
testing cycle), there are some things Keith didn't mention.

In particular, if you use any function other than GXcopy, or if you use
a planemask that is not all 1's, in most cases the DEC server will be
substantially faster.

Also, the DEC server tends to be faster on small rectangles, lines,
polygons, etc.

On the other hand, round windows are very cool-looking.  Not really all
that useful, I suspect, but definitely cool.  You won't get those 'till
we merge with the R4 server.

- Joel McCormack (decwrl!joel, joel@decwrl.dec.com)