README revision 1.1
11.1Sad$NetBSD: README,v 1.1 1999/04/13 00:17:57 ad Exp $
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31.1SadThis directory contains 'rasops', a set of raster operations intended to
41.1Sadreplace the dev/rcons/raster stuff for both wscons and rcons. It yields
51.1Sadsignificantly improved performance, supports multiple depths and color.
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71.1SadThe stamp_mutex used by some of the colordepths is not fully atomic. It's
81.1Saddesigned to stop stamp corruption in the event that text is printed at
91.1Sadinterrupt time. Even if it fails, >99% of the time text will be white on
101.1Sadblack, so it doesn't really matter. Going to splhigh for each character is
111.1Sada Bad Thing.
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131.1SadStatus of the various depths. Feel free to complete/test:
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151.1Sad	8	tested, complete
161.1Sad	15/16	untested, complete (endainness issues exist?)
171.1Sad	32	untested, complete (endainness issues exist?)
181.1Sad	1	untested, incomplete for non 8,16 pel fonts
191.1Sad	24	untested, incomplete, assumes RGB order
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211.1Sad- Andy Doran <ad@NetBSD.org>, April 1999
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