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RE: X-server using Win32 GDI?
- To: "Ioi Lam" <Ioi dot Lam at eng dot sun dot com>, <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>, <fortinj at ibm dot net>, <mmacdona at tsi dot gte dot com>
- Subject: RE: X-server using Win32 GDI?
- From: "Suhaib M. Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi at ipass dot net>
- Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 20:06:05 -0500
- Cc: "Cygwin-Xfree at Sourceware dot Cygnus dot Com" <cygwin-xfree at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>
- Reply-To: <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>
If you are willing to volunteer, your GDI contribution would
be appreciated.
Regards
Suhaib
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ioi Lam [mailto:Ioi.Lam@eng.sun.com]
> Sent: Sunday, December 26, 1999 11:19 PM
> To: ssiddiqi@inspirepharm.com; fortinj@ibm.net; mmacdona@tsi.gte.com
> Cc: Ioi Lam
> Subject: X-server using Win32 GDI?
>
>
> Hi,
>
> As I understand, the XFree86/GNUwin32 project ports the stock XFree
> distribution to Windows, using raw I/O port and video memory access.
> Wouldn't it be easier to just write to the GDI library instead?
>
> Just curious.
>
> - Ioi Lam
>