[ACTIVITY] Graphics WG weekly status report - wk42.2011 (20111017-20111021)

[Ilias Biris]

Full status report is at :
https://wiki.linaro.org/WorkingGroups/Middleware/Graphics/WeeklyReport

Meeting minutes from wk42:
https://wiki.linaro.org/WorkingGroups/Middleware/Graphics/Notes/2011-10-19

 = Highlights =
- 11.10 release
  + Working on some issues found from Unity/Nux side - eg
https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity-gles/+bug/880486. Also working on some
minor rendering issues at compiz, eg it has been reported that sometimes
the transparency between windows doesn't work quite well - seems to be a
driver issue.

- Planning the 11.11 blueprints

- Started working on LAVA for benchmarking graphics (for test definitions)

- Connect
   + Graphics benchmark dashboard integration with LAVA:
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/linaro-graphics-misc/+spec/linaro-gfxmm-benchmark-dashboard

   + Upstream planning for OpenGL ES 2.0 support for compiz/nux/Unity:
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/unity-gles/+spec/linaro-gfxmm-unity-gles

   + How to make glproxy suitable for real-world applications:
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/glproxy/+spec/linaro-gfxmm-glproxy

   + Port GL tracing/debugging tool to EGL/GLES2.0:
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/linaro-graphics-misc/+spec/linaro-gfxmm-gltracing

   + Webkit port using cairo-gles backend:
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/linaro-graphics-misc/+spec/linaro-gfxmm-webkit-cairo-gles

Also the group will be sharing Curacao 4 room with Multimedia WG.

Comments, questions, any issues spotted are all welcome,

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