EGL_ANGLE_software_display.txt

Name

    ANGLE_software_display

Name Strings

    EGL_ANGLE_software_display

Contributors

    John Bauman
    Daniel Koch

Contacts

    John Bauman, Google Inc. (jbauman 'at' chromium.org)

Status

    In progress

Version

    Version 2, October 19, 2011

Number

    EGL Extension #??

Dependencies

    This extension is written against the wording of the EGL 1.4
    Specification. 

Overview

    This extension allows for receiving a device that uses software rendering.

New Types

    None

New Procedures and Functions

    None

New Tokens

    EGL_SOFTWARE_DISPLAY_ANGLE         (EGLNativeDisplayType)-1

Additions to Chapter 3 of the EGL 1.4 Specification (EGL Functions and Errors)

    Add before the last sentence of the first paragraph of section 3.2,
    "Initialization":

    "If <display_id> is EGL_SOFTWARE_DISPLAY_ANGLE, a display that will render
    everything in software will be returned."

Issues

Revision History

    Version 1, 2011/07/12 - first draft.
    Version 2, 2011/10/18 - add token definition