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* d0g_ is now known as DOG <DOG> respect++
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<d0g> do you know why I hate poems? I find it senseless and a waste of time trying to guess what the author had in mind by using this metaphor or that synonym
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My scratchpad
The following is my idea for a better Version_Status page. Don't touch or copy until I'm done!
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| Name | Current Status |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Website localization | See RosCMS (permissions needed) or ask appropriate language maintainer. |
| Operating system localization | Depends on language. Ask appropriate language maintainer. |
| Software compatibility | See Compatibility Database |
| Win32 Subsystem | |
| Win32 DLLs | See Testman reports |
| Win32k |
Support for User mode printer drivers: unimplemented. |
| Core | |
| Bootloader | In a rather good shape, needs further development in terms of adding more features and fixing existing. |
| Kernel | |
| Memory manager | TBA |
| Object manager | TBA |
| Filesystem support | |
| FAT32 | Needs a rewrite of a file system driver (fastfat), test it against windows 2003. |
| NTFS | Completely missing (not to count a very simple stubbed IFS driver). It would make sense to use NTFS 3g from Linux and develop an own driver, also should be developed against Windows 2003. |
| Ext2 | Support in the kernel is missing for a good/known to work driver. |
| Driver support | |
| VXD | Not planned at all, it's a Win9x thing. |
| WDM | TBA |
| 2D/3D Graphics | |
| GDI | TBA |
| GDI+ | Completely shared with Wine. |
| OpenGL | Uses software rendering by default, via Mesa3D ICD driver. API is almost complete, only few wgl* functions are missing. Can load various ICD drivers and works fine on WinXP too. |
| DirectX | D3D9, D3D8 & DDraw APIs are supported via WineD3D - wrapper translating DirectX functions to OpenGL. |
| Sound | |
| Portcls | Is a class driver for the audio driver subsystem. MIDI support is missing. HW testing needed for port driver implementation (IPortWavePci & IPortWaveRT). Portcls / sysaudio also need testing & bugfixing for WaveIn (audio recording). |
| Sysaudio | Handles access to the audio port drivers by managing the device interfaces. Needs to map multiple audiostream to a virtual audio pin in kmixer. Portcls / sysaudio also need testing & bugfixing for WaveIn (audio recording). |
| Wdmaud | Is a kernel mode component of wdmaud.drv . Implements the Wave / Mixer / MIDI API. Needs MIDI APIs implemented and WaveIn support + Mixer support. |
| Kmixer | Performs mixing / conversions of streams. Currently very poorly implemented. Needs Kernel FPU float saving support before more work can be done. |
Sources for the above
<Fireball> FAT32 - needs a rewrite of a file system driver (fastfat), test it against windows 2003 <Fireball> NTFS - completely missing (not to count a very simple stubbed IFS driver). It would make sense to use NTFS 3g from Linux and develop an own driver, also should be developer against Windows 2003 <Fireball> *developed <Fireball> Ext2 - support in the kernel is missing for a good/known to work driver <Fireball> VXD - not planned at all, it's a Win9x thing <Fireball> WDM - hm, this deserves more explanation, let's postpone it to later <Fireball> then <Fireball> GDI -> Timo <Fireball> GDI+ - completely shared with Wine <Fireball> OpenGL -> Pigglesworth <Fireball> DirectX -> Pigglesworth <Fireball> Sound section -> janderwald <Fireball> Bootloader - in a rather good shape, needs further development in terms of adding more features and fixing existing <Fireball> Kernel - deserves its own talk, with different modules, etc <Fireball> Mm and Ob to be part of Kernel subsection <janderwald> portcls - 70 % <janderwald> sysaudio 80 % <janderwald> wdmaud 60 % <janderwald> kmixer 40 % <Pigglesworth> opengl32.dll itself: - almost complete, works fine in windows (xp), can load various ICD drivers provided by video card manufacturers - missing only few wgl* APIs, will be fixed soon - default software rendering is done through mesa3d icd driver --> actual status of opengl support depends on the ICD driver ie. not us - basic opengl games work (quake3a) directx - we support directdraw, directx8 and directx9 - currently we use only Wine libraries thus status depends on wine - because it relies on an additional opengl layer its performance is affected by the status of opengl --> kinda works with mesa but mesa have currently problems supporting shaders, don't know what the situation with real HW is, have never tested - basic ddraw/direct3d demos work, few games work too <Pigglesworth> [Win32k] the best is to ask jimtabor or Phycius.. I know james worked on the class rewrite, timo fixed xlate problems, but what is the overall status I don't know.. menus needs fixing, font rendering too, the real dx implementation is mostly missing <Physicus> support for User mode printer drivers: unimplemented <Physicus> text/font system: needs complete rewrite <Physicus> DIB code: mostly implemented, could need optimisation in some places <Physicus> mouse pointer: missing alpha support <Physicus> region support: implemented, only minor interface improvements needed <Physicus> pens: missing support for geometric pens <Physicus> brushes: missing support for driver managed hatch brushes <Physicus> handle manager: implemented, needs improvement <Physicus> gdi handle manager that is <Physicus> user handle manager: needs to be fixed to work more like windows <Physicus> driver loading: needs rewrite (WIP by Timo) <Physicus> bitmap code: especially DIB sections are broken like sh**, needs lots of fixing <Physicus> for all user related code you should ask jimtabor, he is currently working in that area <janderwald> portcls - is the class driver for the audio driver subsystem <janderwald> midi support is missing <janderwald> and testing for port driver implementation for IPortWavePci & IPortWaveRT <janderwald> sysaudio - handles access to the audio port drivers by manageing the device interfaces <SuperDog> you mean hardware testing is needed to design those two functions IPort* ? <janderwald> todo: needs to map multiple audiostream to a virtual audio pin in kmixer <janderwald> yes <janderwald> wdmaud - is kernel mode component of wdmaud.drv <janderwald> implements the wave / mixer / midi api <janderwald> needs midi api's implemented and wave in support + mixer support <janderwald> portcls / sysaudio also need testing & bugfixing for wave in (audio recording) <janderwald> kmixer - performs mixing / conversions of streams <janderwald> currently very poorly implemented <janderwald> needs kernel fpu float saving support <janderwald> before more work can be done
