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// Copyright (c) 2015-2017 The Brenwill Workshop Ltd. This work is licensed under a
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// Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License; see
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// http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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[[VK_MVK_macos_surface]]
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== VK_MVK_macos_surface
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*Name String*::
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+VK_MVK_macos_surface+
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*Extension Type*::
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Instance extension
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*Registered Extension Number*::
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124
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*Last Modified Date*::
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2017-02-24
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*Revision*::
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2
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*IP Status*::
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No known IP claims.
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*Dependencies*::
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- This extension is written against version 1.0 of the Vulkan API.
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- Requires +VK_KHR_surface+.
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*Contributors*::
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- Bill Hollings, The Brenwill Workshop Ltd.
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*Contacts*::
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- Bill Hollings, The Brenwill Workshop Ltd.
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The +VK_MVK_macos_surface+ extension is an instance extension.
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It provides a mechanism to create a slink:VkSurfaceKHR object (defined by
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the +VK_KHR_surface+ extension) that refers to an code:NSView, the native
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surface type of macOS, which is underpinned by a code:CAMetalLayer, to
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support rendering to the surface using Apple's Metal framework.
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=== New Object Types
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None.
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=== New Enum Constants
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* Extending elink:VkStructureType:
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** ename:VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MACOS_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_MVK
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=== New Enums
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None.
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=== New Structures
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* slink:VkMacOSSurfaceCreateInfoMVK
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=== New Functions
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* flink:vkCreateMacOSSurfaceMVK
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=== Issues
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None.
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=== Version History
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* Revision 1, 2017-02-15 (Bill Hollings)
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- Initial draft.
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* Revision 2, 2017-02-24 (Bill Hollings)
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- Minor syntax fix to emphasize firm requirement for NSView to be backed
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by a CAMetalLayer.
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