Changes between Version 30 and Version 31 of GraphicsApi

Timestamp:

Aug 3, 2012, 4:16:35 PM (12 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

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GraphicsApi

@@ -7 +7 @@
  * In a window (opened using the Show Graphics button in the BOINC Manager).
 
-There are two ways to supply these graphics:
-
- * Using a program (separate from your main program).
- * Using HTML (this can be used only for the Show Graphics context).
-  In this case your main program supplies a URL that supplies the HTML.
-  This may be an external URL, or it may refer to a web server embedded in your main program
-  (i.e. a URL of the form '''http://localhost:port''').
-
-== Graphics applications ==
-
-Normally, both types of graphics are produced using a 'graphics app' program having the properties that:
+Both types of graphics are produced using a 'graphics app' program
+(separate from your main application).
+This graphics app must have the properties that:
 
  * If invoked with `--fullscreen`, it opens a full-screen borderless window.
@@ -158 +150 @@
 == Using Web graphics ==
 
+You can also generate graphics using HTML.
+'''Note: this works for graphics windows created using the Manager's Show Graphics button;
+it doesn't provide a screensaver.'''
+
+In this case your main program supplies a URL that supplies the HTML.
+This may be an external URL, or it may refer to a web server embedded in your main program
+(i.e. a URL of the form '''http://localhost:port''').
 Your main program can call
 {{{
@@ -164 +163 @@
 to register a URL to be used for graphics;
 in this case, the BOINC Manager's '''Show Graphics''' button will
-open a browser window to this URL.
+open a Web browser window to this URL.