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Phoronix: Multi-Touch Gesture Recognition For Clutter Multi-Pointer X has been fully supported by X.Org since the X Server 1.7 release earlier this year. The MPX support allows multiple input devices to work independently within a single running X Server... http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=Nzg0NQ

I wonder if something like this can be used for a cool Compiz effect?

Quote: Originally Posted by rbmorse In that case, it's his loss. Polish Vodka is sublime. So was my Polish grandmother's moonshine.

Quote: Originally Posted by Svartalf As for ease of use...heh... If you think coding for D3D is easy, I've got this bridge in Brooklyn to sell ya... Cheap price, even... Easy? Hell no, graphics programming ain't easy in any sense of the word. However, this doesn't change the fact that OpenGL is more painful than D3D by at least an order of magnitude: (a) bind-to-edit makes it very difficult to create performant, generic...

Quote: Originally Posted by BlackStar As things stand, OpenGL doesn't really stand a chance to become mainstream again./rant Mac OS X is becoming increasingly popular (Linux too, but not as significant as Mac OS X)... OpenGL is the only choice here. With Microsoft losing crazy marketshare to Apple... I don't know. The days of Windows are numbered... DirectX will not survive, but how long that will last is as good as anyone's...

Quote: Originally Posted by Qaridarium Germany? what do you do in Germany? Oktoberfest

Quote: Originally Posted by kraftman However, I wouldn't be surprised if Windows will win some PTS benchmarks like OS X did. There are tested defaults, so you never can tell. Exactly. While the default settings are rather important for the majority of people, With Linux though you can tweak your system at maximum, unlike windows

It is absolutely impossible to use xvba until you have got the sdk which most likely only 1 linux dev has got. you could use vaapi over opengl only...

Quote: Originally Posted by BlackStar Well, it is, if we want to be honest with ourselves. OpenGL 3.2 manages to close the gap somewhat, but it's still far behind D3D10 as far as API design, ease of use and stability is concerned. (Yes, it offers more functionality in general, but (a) it's still missing binary shaders and (b) 50% of the market is using Intel IGPs, which are synonymous with "bad OpenGL support" and...

Quote: Originally Posted by thefirstm UNIX-like operating systems are superior to Microsoft® Windows®. However, I wouldn't be surprised if Windows will win some PTS benchmarks like OS X did. There are tested defaults, so you never can tell.