[lcdproc] Driver API

[William W. Ferrell]

--- joris@robijn.net wrote ---
> > 
> > > I have an other suggestions for a driver API revision. I think we
> > > should clear up the flush / frame_flush / draw_frame usage, 'cause
> > > it's a mess now. If you ask me, only flush() would be sufficient.
> > > Drivers would then decide themselves what they do and don't update.
> > 
> > As in a dirty rectangles implementation (or similar)? Yeah, this could
> > do with some improvements. Has anyone got ideas (or code) how to
> > accomplish this?
> 
> I've looked through the code, and it seems flush_box and draw_frame are 
> not used at all by the server. Another draw_frame is defined in 
> render.c, but this one has nothing to do with the API one. So flush_box 
> and draw_frame are indeed fossils :)
> 
> To remove them we should:
> 1. Remove the functions from the driver API, that is the driver-struct 
> with the function pointers and cleanup all that is using that.
> 2. After point 1 is complete, the functions can be removed from the 
> drivers. 

I'll work on this tonight.

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