[Raine-dev] [a.mottola@libero.it: Re: [AD] updated todo list and more]

[Emmanuel A. <em...@ab...>]

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> Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2000 18:48:21 +0100
> From: Angelo Mottola <a.m...@li...>
> Subject: Re: [AD] updated todo list and more
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> Ok, after these changes the new todo.txt file can be uploaded for me.
> As we're talking about future library improvements, I also suggest to add 
> some new functions to the gfx driver structure:
> 
> 1) A function to get a list of supported video modes (Emmanuel Anne suggested 
> this a while ago, and I find it a very useful addition) for the driver. If 
> driver is windowed, the function pointer in the gfx driver structure could be 
> NULL, telling Allegro the driver is infact windowed and thus it handles any 
> resolution. Then we'd need a core function that receives the driver id as 
> parameter and returns a pointer to an array of available video modes 
> structures; this function could also handle special driver ids like 
> GFX_AUTODETECT. In this case it could scan all the platform gfx drivers and 
> build a big video modes list.

Great news !!!