iced-rs/iced · error

Create softbuffer context

Error message

Create softbuffer context

What it means

Error "Create softbuffer context" thrown in iced-rs/iced.

Source

Thrown at tiny_skia/src/window/compositor.rs:128

            background_color,
            on_pre_present,
        )
    }

    fn screenshot(
        &mut self,
        renderer: &mut Self::Renderer,
        viewport: &Viewport,
        background_color: Color,
    ) -> Vec<u8> {
        screenshot(renderer, viewport, background_color)
    }
}

pub fn new(display: impl compositor::Display) -> Compositor {
    #[allow(unsafe_code)]
    let context =
        softbuffer::Context::new(Box::new(display) as _).expect("Create softbuffer context");

    Compositor { context }
}

pub fn present(
    renderer: &mut Renderer,
    surface: &mut Surface,
    viewport: &Viewport,
    background: Color,
    on_pre_present: impl FnOnce(),
) -> Result<(), compositor::SurfaceError> {
    let physical_size = viewport.physical_size();

    let mut buffer = surface
        .window
        .buffer_mut()
        .map_err(|_| compositor::SurfaceError::Lost)?;

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at tiny_skia/src/window/compositor.rs:128 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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