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Re: OS X pcbnew graphics performance

 

I'll take a look.  That would be quite nice if that's it!

Adam Wolf

On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 12:07 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Are you configuring osx builds with -DUSE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=ON?  I
> know on linux, this brings the legacy canvas to it's knees because it's
> effectively cairo.
>
> On 9/21/2015 1:03 PM, Adam Wolf wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > How is everyone else's graphics performance in pcbnew on OS X?
> >
> > GAL works nice and fast, but the traditional canvas isn't usable on my
> > relatively beefy Macbook Pro.
> >
> > This isn't a new regression, but it hasn't always been this way, and has
> > been discussed previously on the mailing list.
> >
> > Do we have any ideas on what to do here? Leave it?  See if it's
> > something we can fix?  Earlier it was hypothesized it was due to high
> > DPI rendering.  Can we set it up so the traditional canvas isn't in high
> > DPI rendering?
> >
> > I can post a video if no one else has--but we're talking 30+ seconds
> > between frames when you zoom.
> >
> > Adam Wolf
> > Cofounder and Engineer
> > W&L
> >
> >
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