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From: mperdue@iquest.net (Mario Perdue)
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Subject: Re: ot? packet?
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 12:55:25 GMT
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Clint,

An Ordering Table is a list of drawing instructions sorted by Z-Order.
A packet is the smallest drawing unit that the GPU can handle.

In your program, you build the Ordering Table using the various GsSort
functions. Then you call GsDrawOt() to do the actual drawing. As the
GPU is building your display, it uses the Packet area as its 'work
space.'

Mario

On Wed, 11 Jun 1997 23:41:58 -0400, Clint Kelly <clint@erols.com>
wrote:

>(Please excuse my ignorance, but...)
>
>First, what *is* an ordering table?
>
>Second, what is a packet?
>
>Any help appreciated...
>
>Clint