[webkit-gtk] Is accelerated compositing (AC) successfully supported in webkitgtk2.4.9/webkit2 with X11 as backend?

[Huang Xinsheng]

Thanks, Carlos. You do help a lot.
Is there any document or wiki we can refer about AC design and implementation in webkit-gtk/webkit2?  

Best Regards
Eric


-----Original Message-----
From: webkit-gtk-bounces at lists.webkit.org [mailto:webkit-gtk-bounces at lists.webkit.org] On Behalf Of Carlos Alberto Lopez Perez
Sent: 2016年3月8日 20:35
To: webkit-gtk at lists.webkit.org
Subject: Re: [webkit-gtk] Is accelerated compositing (AC) successfully supported in webkitgtk2.4.9/webkit2 with X11 as backend?

On 08/03/16 09:29, Huang Xinsheng wrote:
> Hi, All:
> 
> Is accelerated compositing (AC)  successfully supported in webkitgtk2.4.9/webkit2 with X11 as backend?
> As we all know, MiniBrowser has already use webkit2 API.
> How can I turn on AC to have a check with MiniBrowser?
> Thank you very much.
> 
> PS: I have successfully built webkitgtk2.4.9 on Fedora20, with AC on.
> 
> Best Regards
> Eric
> 
> 

WebKitGTK+ 2.4.9 is an old version that has been deprecated long ago.
It s not maintained anymore and has several bugs (including security issues).

The WebKit1 API is also deprecated. Use the WebKit2 API instead.

I recommend you to try the last version of WebKitGTK+ (2.10.7).
You can find the last stable tarball at http://webkitgtk.org/

To check if AC is working, you can for example load poster circle [1] in the MiniBrowser. If you see a 3d-tube spinning, then it is working.


[1] https://webkit.org/blog-files/3d-transforms/poster-circle.html