Mailinglist Archive: radeonhd (333 mails)

[Egbert Eich <eich@xxxxxxx>]

Matthias Hopf writes:
> > radeon names:
> >     VGA-0             (on my notebook)
> >     DVI-0
> >     LVDS
> >
> > radeonhd names:
> >     VGA_1             (on my notebook)
> >     DVI-D_1
> >     PANEL
> >
> >     DVI-I_1/analog    (example)
> >     DVI-I_1/digital
> >
> > This usage of "-" and "_" looks ugly, from a non-programmer POV.
>
> If that's common understanding, it could be changed to dash always.
> The only thing that might be awkward about it is that it is a change.
>
> > Why do these names need numbers in them when there is only one of each 
> > sort?
>
> I thought I had some logic in place that doesn't add numbers if there is
> only one. Guess I didn't do it right :-]
>
> Sounds like we will have a change anyway.
>
> Also, I think we have a consensus, that DVI-I and DVI-D don't need to be
> specifically named that way (DVI should be enough). I still would keep
> DVI-A, due to the awkwardness of this connector.
>
> So we would get
> DVI-A(-1)         instead of DVI-A_1 before

Please don't use the same separator for the connector type and the enumeration.

DVI-A-1 looks awkward to me.

If people don't like the '_' I'd suggest to use ':' instead. Like: DVI-A:1

> DVI(-1)           instead of DVI-D_1 before
> DVI(-1)/digital   instead of DVI-I_1/digital before
> DVI(-1)/analog    instead of DVI-I_1/analog before


> I think we also agree on the need of a specific HDMI connector.

Yes.

> > "LVDS" might be technically correct, but is probably known to much less
> > people than VGA and DVI. "PANEL" is probably better-known, but there
> > could be and even better word?
>
> The laptop monitor is called a panel, I don't know a different word for
> that...

The term LVDS is rather technical - yet used by all other drivers.

Cheers,
        Egbert.
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