Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of GraphicsApi


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Aug 23, 2007, 10:06:50 AM (17 years ago)
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Nicolas
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    55The only constraints on this program are:
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    7  * If invoked with --fullscreen, it must open a full-screen borderless window, and must exit when mouse or keyboard input occurs.
    8  * If not invoked with --fullscreen, it must open a standard window; in this case it may handle mouse/keyboard input.
     7 * If invoked with `--fullscreen`, it must open a full-screen borderless window, and must exit when mouse or keyboard input occurs.
     8 * If not invoked with `--fullscreen`, it must open a standard window; in this case it may handle mouse/keyboard input.
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    1010The BOINC graphics API (described below) provides cross-platform support for
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    2020== The BOINC Graphics API ==
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    22 BOINC supplies a library (libboinc_graphics2.a) that makes it easy
    23 to develop graphics apps.
     22BOINC supplies a library (libboinc_graphics2.a) that makes it easy to develop graphics apps.
    2423To use this library, the graphics app must call
    2524{{{
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    4948void* boinc_graphics_get_shmem(char* appname);
    5049}}}
    51 boinc_graphics_make_shmem() (called from the main app) creates a shared memory segment
    52 of the given size.  'appname' should be the name of this application
    53 (used to ensure uniqueness of the shared-memory segment name).
    54 boinc_graphics_get_shmem() (called from the graphics app) attaches to an existing segment.
     50`boinc_graphics_make_shmem()` (called from the main app) creates a shared memory segment of the given size.  'appname' should be the name of this application (used to ensure uniqueness of the shared-memory segment name). `boinc_graphics_get_shmem()` (called from the graphics app) attaches to an existing segment.
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    5652The contents of the shared memory segment are up to you.
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    6561}}}
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    67  update_time:: the time of day when this structure was last modified.  This can be used to implement a 'heartbeat' mechanism so that the graphics app will exit if the main app dies.
    68  fraction_done:: the last fraction done reported by the main app.
    69  cpu_time:: the last CPU time reported by the main app.
    70  status:: the BOINC status.  If the 'suspended' flag is set, the graphics app should stop changing its display, and simply display an "application suspended" message.
     63 update_time:: The time of day when this structure was last modified.  This can be used to implement a 'heartbeat' mechanism so that the graphics app will exit if the main app dies.
     64 fraction_done:: The last fraction done reported by the main app.
     65 cpu_time:: The last CPU time reported by the main app.
     66 status:: The BOINC status.  If the 'suspended' flag is set, the graphics app should stop changing its display, and simply display an "application suspended" message.