[ltp] Re: OT: Google Release GoogleEarth Linux

[Shem Multinymous]

On 8/12/06, Alex Deucher <alexdeucher@gmail.com> wrote:
> Because it's not a bug!  the r300 drivers does not currently support
> smooth lines in hardware so when a GL app calls for them they have to
> be drawn with software.  You cannot just arbitrarily ignore certain
> primitives.  Not drawing the line may not produce a noticeable
> difference in googleearth, but it may in other apps.

DRI has a very nice config mechanism that lets you configure options
on per-app basis (e.g., apply only to  /usr/bin/googleearth). If we're
not getting hardware-accelereted smooth lines anytime soon, maybe
there should be such a config option for ignoring them.

  Shem