On Wed, 2002-05-15 at 01:53, Spider wrote:

> On 15 May 2002 00:23:18 +0200
> Erik Grinaker <erikg@wired-networks.net> wrote:
> > According to what I believe is common sense I would prioritize them as
> > X, sdl, svga, ncurses - but is there a better way to do this, or do I
> > just go by feeling?
> 
> I'd actually say: 
> sdl, X, svga, ncurses ...   
> 
> mostly based on the fact that SDL is a layer over X 

true - but when i tested it sdl was waaaaay slower than x - and as many
users most probably have sdl enabled, perhaps without even knowing, i
thought x would be a sensible default.


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Erik Grinaker
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