Changes between Version 27 and Version 28 of GraphicsApi

Timestamp:

Jan 1, 2010, 9:33:57 AM (16 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

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GraphicsApi

@@ -14 +14 @@
 This will give the file the logical and physical names on respective sides of the equal sign (as described [UpdateVersions#extrainfo here]).
 
-
 The graphics app is launched by the BOINC Manager and by the screensaver.
 It may be killed at any time.
@@ -25 +24 @@
 
 A complete example can be found in [ExampleApps boinc/samples/example_app].
-
-== Compatibility == #compatibility
-
-Let's call this the "new" way of doing graphics.
-There is also an "old" way, in which graphics are generated by
-a separate thread in the main application process
-(see [GraphicsApiOld old API description]).
-
-New and old applications types interact with client software versions as follows:
-
- || || old apps || new apps ||
- || client version 5 || * || * ||
- || client version 6+ || * || ** ||
-
-* graphics work except with service-mode install if compatibility mode is set (options.backwards_compatible_graphics = true;)
-[[BR]]** graphics work in all situations
 
 == The BOINC Graphics API == #api
@@ -134 +117 @@
 == Creating an icon for your applications ==
 
-(The following instructions, for Windows, are from Bernd Machenschalk):
+For Windows:
 
  *  make Icons (honestly I don't remember much about this - I vaguely remember there was a tool for this in Visual Studio), say "boincAppIcon16x16.ico", "boincAppIcon32x32.ico" and "boincAppIcon48x48.ico".
@@ -152 +135 @@
  * we call setWinIcon("boinca16","boinca48") in app_graphics_init() 
 
+== Compatibility == #compatibility
+
+Let's call this the "new" way of doing graphics.
+There is also an "old" way, in which graphics are generated by
+a separate thread in the main application process
+(see [GraphicsApiOld old API description]).
+
+New and old applications types interact with client software versions as follows:
+
+ || || old apps || new apps ||
+ || client version 5 || * || * ||
+ || client version 6+ || * || ** ||
+
+* graphics work except with service-mode install if compatibility mode is set (options.backwards_compatible_graphics = true;)
+[[BR]]** graphics work in all situations