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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: plans for a free, OpenGL-based equivalent to Direct2D ?
From:       "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () kde ! org>
Date:       2010-12-14 19:17:06
Message-ID: 201012141117.12386.aseigo () kde ! org
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On Tuesday, December 14, 2010, Thiago Macieira wrote:
> The QML Scene Graph intends to do this, but it's only inteded for QML work.

imho:

having looked a bit at the QML Scene Graph, i really do think it would be 
tremendously great to work towards making it a bit more generic. it wouldn't 
need a perfectly stable API/ABI at first, imho, as it could very easily be 
built right into each app that needs it for the time being. what's important 
is the time savings for the developer and the correctness of the OpenGL 
handling; QML SG does both very well already.

it could be used as a stepping stone to such a "OpenGL backed hardware 
accelerated 2D API" that should be enough for webkit (or gecko, for that 
matter), Calligra, etc.

complex games would still need to look elsewhere, but that's a whooole other 
ballpark of needs and use cases.

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