Re: [AD] Expose events in OS X

[Elias Pschernig <elias.pschernig@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Milan Mimica wrote:
> Elias Pschernig wrote:
> > I also made another little discovery - GLX actually always keeps the contents of 
> > each OpenGL window (if double buffering is used) and only X11 itself forgets 
> > them. Therefore calling glXSwapBuffers() on a window repairs any damage from 
> > being obscured by other windows.
>
> Can you rely on this?

No. But then, it's almost certain to work, as page flipping is not possible in 
windowed mode - so if GLX works for some X11, then most likely it's implemented 
in a way so this works (the specifications of course say the behavior is undefined).

--
Elias Pschernig <elias@xxxxxxxxxx>