Removed PollPointer parameter and the corresponding code. Polling the screen around the pointer rather decreased polling performance then improved responsiveness.


git-svn-id: svn://svn.code.sf.net/p/tigervnc/code/trunk@2351 3789f03b-4d11-0410-bbf8-ca57d06f2519
diff --git a/unix/x0vncserver/PollingManager.h b/unix/x0vncserver/PollingManager.h
index c8d6451..1e76acb 100644
--- a/unix/x0vncserver/PollingManager.h
+++ b/unix/x0vncserver/PollingManager.h
@@ -44,23 +44,22 @@
 
   void setVNCServer(VNCServer *s);
 
-  void setPointerPos(const Point &pos);
-  void unsetPointerPos();
+  // Currently, these functions do nothing. In past versions, we used
+  // to poll area around the pointer if its position has been changed
+  // recently. But that rather decreased overal polling performance,
+  // so we don't do that any more. However, pointer position may be a
+  // useful hint and might be used in future code, so we do not remove
+  // these functions, just in case.
+  void setPointerPos(const Point &pos) {}
+  void unsetPointerPos() {}
 
   void poll();
 
-  // Configurable parameters.
-  static BoolParameter pollPointer;
-
 protected:
 
   // Screen polling. Returns true if some changes were detected.
   bool pollScreen();
 
-  // Separate polling for the area around current pointer position.
-  void computePointerArea(Rect *r);
-  bool pollPointerArea();
-
   Display *m_dpy;
   VNCServer *m_server;
 
@@ -72,11 +71,6 @@
   int m_widthTiles;
   int m_heightTiles;
 
-  // Tracking pointer position for polling improvements.
-  bool m_pointerPosKnown;
-  Point m_pointerPos;
-  time_t m_pointerPosTime;
-
 private:
 
   inline void getScreen() {
@@ -103,18 +97,6 @@
                     m_offsetLeft + x, m_offsetTop + y, 1, h);
   }
 
-  inline void getArea128(int x, int y, int w, int h) {
-    if (w == 128 && h == 128) {
-      // This version of get() may be better optimized.
-      m_areaImage->get(DefaultRootWindow(m_dpy),
-                       m_offsetLeft + x, m_offsetTop + y);
-    } else {
-      // Generic version of get() for arbitrary width and height.
-      m_areaImage->get(DefaultRootWindow(m_dpy),
-                       m_offsetLeft + x, m_offsetTop + y, w, h);
-    }
-  }
-
   int checkRow(int x, int y, int w, bool *pmxChanged);
   void sendChanges(bool *pmxChanged);
   bool detectVideo(bool *pmxChanged);
@@ -128,7 +110,6 @@
 
   // Additional images used in polling algorithms.
   Image *m_rowImage;            // One row of the framebuffer
-  Image *m_areaImage;           // Area around the pointer (up to 128x128)
 
   char *m_rateMatrix;
   char *m_videoFlags;