Correct window creation on X11

8 files changed, 288 insertions, 204 deletions

diff --git a/src/api/android/mod.rs b/src/api/android/mod.rs
index b5fac08..83ef12b 100644
--- a/src/api/android/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/android/mod.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ pub struct Window {
     event_rx: Receiver<android_glue::Event>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct MonitorID;
 
 mod ffi;
diff --git a/src/api/cocoa/monitor.rs b/src/api/cocoa/monitor.rs
index 40c7896..138bbcd 100644
--- a/src/api/cocoa/monitor.rs
+++ b/src/api/cocoa/monitor.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use core_graphics::display;
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use native_monitor::NativeMonitorId;
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct MonitorID(u32);
 
 pub fn get_available_monitors() -> VecDeque<MonitorID> {
diff --git a/src/api/glx/mod.rs b/src/api/glx/mod.rs
index d286813..3779597 100644
--- a/src/api/glx/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/glx/mod.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub struct Context {
     display: *mut ffi::Display,
     window: ffi::Window,
     context: ffi::GLXContext,
+    pixel_format: PixelFormat,
 }
 
 // TODO: remove me
@@ -33,11 +34,157 @@ fn with_c_str<F, T>(s: &str, f: F) -> T where F: FnOnce(*const libc::c_char) ->
 }
 
 impl Context {
-    pub fn new(glx: ffi::glx::Glx, builder: BuilderAttribs, display: *mut ffi::Display, window: ffi::Window,
-               fb_config: ffi::glx::types::GLXFBConfig, mut visual_infos: ffi::glx::types::XVisualInfo)
-               -> Result<Context, CreationError>
+    pub fn new<'a>(glx: ffi::glx::Glx, xlib: &ffi::Xlib, builder: &'a BuilderAttribs<'a>,
+                   display: *mut ffi::Display)
+                   -> Result<ContextPrototype<'a>, CreationError>
     {
-        let share = if let Some(win) = builder.sharing {
+        // finding the pixel format we want
+        // TODO: enumerate them instead
+        let fb_config = unsafe {
+            let mut visual_attributes = vec![
+                ffi::glx::X_RENDERABLE as libc::c_int,  1,
+                ffi::glx::DRAWABLE_TYPE as libc::c_int, ffi::glx::WINDOW_BIT as libc::c_int,
+                ffi::glx::RENDER_TYPE as libc::c_int,   ffi::glx::RGBA_BIT as libc::c_int,
+                ffi::glx::X_VISUAL_TYPE as libc::c_int, ffi::glx::TRUE_COLOR as libc::c_int,
+                ffi::glx::RED_SIZE as libc::c_int,      8,
+                ffi::glx::GREEN_SIZE as libc::c_int,    8,
+                ffi::glx::BLUE_SIZE as libc::c_int,     8,
+                ffi::glx::ALPHA_SIZE as libc::c_int,    8,
+                ffi::glx::DEPTH_SIZE as libc::c_int,    24,
+                ffi::glx::STENCIL_SIZE as libc::c_int,  8,
+                ffi::glx::DOUBLEBUFFER as libc::c_int,  1,
+            ];
+
+            if let Some(val) = builder.multisampling {
+                visual_attributes.push(ffi::glx::SAMPLE_BUFFERS as libc::c_int);
+                visual_attributes.push(1);
+                visual_attributes.push(ffi::glx::SAMPLES as libc::c_int);
+                visual_attributes.push(val as libc::c_int);
+            }
+
+            if let Some(val) = builder.srgb {
+                visual_attributes.push(ffi::glx_extra::FRAMEBUFFER_SRGB_CAPABLE_ARB as libc::c_int);
+                visual_attributes.push(if val {1} else {0});
+            }
+
+            visual_attributes.push(0);
+
+            let mut num_fb: libc::c_int = mem::uninitialized();
+
+            let fb = glx.ChooseFBConfig(display as *mut _, (xlib.XDefaultScreen)(display),
+                visual_attributes.as_ptr(), &mut num_fb);
+            if fb.is_null() {
+                return Err(CreationError::OsError(format!("glxChooseFBConfig failed")));
+            }
+
+            let preferred_fb = if builder.transparent {
+                let mut best_fbi_for_transparent = 0isize;
+
+                for i in 0isize..num_fb as isize {
+                    let vi = glx.GetVisualFromFBConfig(display as *mut _, *fb.offset(i));
+                    if (*vi).depth == 32 {
+                        best_fbi_for_transparent = i;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                *fb.offset(best_fbi_for_transparent)
+            } else {
+                *fb // TODO: choose more wisely
+            };
+
+            (xlib.XFree)(fb as *mut _);
+            preferred_fb
+        };
+
+        // getting the visual infos
+        let visual_infos: ffi::glx::types::XVisualInfo = unsafe {
+            let vi = glx.GetVisualFromFBConfig(display as *mut _, fb_config);
+            if vi.is_null() {
+                return Err(CreationError::OsError(format!("glxGetVisualFromFBConfig failed")));
+            }
+            let vi_copy = ptr::read(vi as *const _);
+            (xlib.XFree)(vi as *mut _);
+            vi_copy
+        };
+
+        Ok(ContextPrototype {
+            glx: glx,
+            builder: builder,
+            display: display,
+            fb_config: fb_config,
+            visual_infos: unsafe { mem::transmute(visual_infos) },
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl GlContext for Context {
+    unsafe fn make_current(&self) -> Result<(), ContextError> {
+        // TODO: glutin needs some internal changes for proper error recovery
+        let res = self.glx.MakeCurrent(self.display as *mut _, self.window, self.context);
+        if res == 0 {
+            panic!("glx::MakeCurrent failed");
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn is_current(&self) -> bool {
+        unsafe { self.glx.GetCurrentContext() == self.context }
+    }
+
+    fn get_proc_address(&self, addr: &str) -> *const libc::c_void {
+        let addr = CString::new(addr.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+        let addr = addr.as_ptr();
+        unsafe {
+            self.glx.GetProcAddress(addr as *const _) as *const _
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn swap_buffers(&self) -> Result<(), ContextError> {
+        // TODO: glutin needs some internal changes for proper error recovery
+        unsafe { self.glx.SwapBuffers(self.display as *mut _, self.window); }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn get_api(&self) -> ::Api {
+        ::Api::OpenGl
+    }
+
+    fn get_pixel_format(&self) -> PixelFormat {
+        self.pixel_format.clone()
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe impl Send for Context {}
+unsafe impl Sync for Context {}
+
+impl Drop for Context {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe {
+            if self.is_current() {
+                self.glx.MakeCurrent(self.display as *mut _, 0, ptr::null_mut());
+            }
+
+            self.glx.DestroyContext(self.display as *mut _, self.context);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct ContextPrototype<'a> {
+    glx: ffi::glx::Glx,
+    builder: &'a BuilderAttribs<'a>,
+    display: *mut ffi::Display,
+    fb_config: ffi::glx::types::GLXFBConfig,
+    visual_infos: ffi::XVisualInfo,
+}
+
+impl<'a> ContextPrototype<'a> {
+    pub fn get_visual_infos(&self) -> &ffi::XVisualInfo {
+        &self.visual_infos
+    }
+
+    pub fn finish(self, window: ffi::Window) -> Result<Context, CreationError> {
+        let share = if let Some(win) = self.builder.sharing {
             match win {
                 &PlatformWindow::X(ref win) => match win.x.context {
                     ::api::x11::Context::Glx(ref c) => c.context,
@@ -51,7 +198,7 @@ impl Context {
 
         // loading the list of extensions
         let extensions = unsafe {
-            let extensions = glx.QueryExtensionsString(display as *mut _, 0);     // FIXME: screen number
+            let extensions = self.glx.QueryExtensionsString(self.display as *mut _, 0);     // FIXME: screen number
             let extensions = CStr::from_ptr(extensions).to_bytes().to_vec();
             String::from_utf8(extensions).unwrap()
         };
@@ -59,62 +206,66 @@ impl Context {
         // loading the extra GLX functions
         let extra_functions = ffi::glx_extra::Glx::load_with(|addr| {
             with_c_str(addr, |s| {
-                unsafe { glx.GetProcAddress(s as *const u8) as *const _ }
+                unsafe { self.glx.GetProcAddress(s as *const u8) as *const _ }
             })
         });
 
         // creating GL context
-        let context = match builder.gl_version {
+        let context = match self.builder.gl_version {
             GlRequest::Latest => {
-                if let Ok(ctxt) = create_context(&glx, &extra_functions, &extensions, (3, 2),
-                                                 builder.gl_profile, builder.gl_debug,
-                                                 builder.gl_robustness, share,
-                                                 display, fb_config, &mut visual_infos)
+                if let Ok(ctxt) = create_context(&self.glx, &extra_functions, &extensions, (3, 2),
+                                                 self.builder.gl_profile, self.builder.gl_debug,
+                                                 self.builder.gl_robustness, share,
+                                                 self.display, self.fb_config, &self.visual_infos)
                 {
                     ctxt
-                } else if let Ok(ctxt) = create_context(&glx, &extra_functions, &extensions, (3, 1),
-                                                        builder.gl_profile, builder.gl_debug,
-                                                        builder.gl_robustness, share, display,
-                                                        fb_config, &mut visual_infos)
+                } else if let Ok(ctxt) = create_context(&self.glx, &extra_functions, &extensions,
+                                                        (3, 1), self.builder.gl_profile,
+                                                        self.builder.gl_debug,
+                                                        self.builder.gl_robustness, share, self.display,
+                                                        self.fb_config, &self.visual_infos)
                 {
                     ctxt
 
                 } else {
-                    try!(create_context(&glx, &extra_functions, &extensions, (1, 0),
-                                        builder.gl_profile, builder.gl_debug, builder.gl_robustness,
-                                        share, display, fb_config, &mut visual_infos))
+                    try!(create_context(&self.glx, &extra_functions, &extensions, (1, 0),
+                                        self.builder.gl_profile, self.builder.gl_debug,
+                                        self.builder.gl_robustness,
+                                        share, self.display, self.fb_config, &self.visual_infos))
                 }
             },
             GlRequest::Specific(Api::OpenGl, (major, minor)) => {
-                try!(create_context(&glx, &extra_functions, &extensions, (major, minor),
-                                    builder.gl_profile, builder.gl_debug, builder.gl_robustness,
-                                    share, display, fb_config, &mut visual_infos))
+                try!(create_context(&self.glx, &extra_functions, &extensions, (major, minor),
+                                    self.builder.gl_profile, self.builder.gl_debug,
+                                    self.builder.gl_robustness, share, self.display, self.fb_config,
+                                    &self.visual_infos))
             },
             GlRequest::Specific(_, _) => panic!("Only OpenGL is supported"),
             GlRequest::GlThenGles { opengl_version: (major, minor), .. } => {
-                try!(create_context(&glx, &extra_functions, &extensions, (major, minor),
-                                    builder.gl_profile, builder.gl_debug, builder.gl_robustness,
-                                    share, display, fb_config, &mut visual_infos))
+                try!(create_context(&self.glx, &extra_functions, &extensions, (major, minor),
+                                    self.builder.gl_profile, self.builder.gl_debug,
+                                    self.builder.gl_robustness, share, self.display, self.fb_config,
+                                    &self.visual_infos))
             },
         };
 
         // vsync
-        if builder.vsync {
-            unsafe { glx.MakeCurrent(display as *mut _, window, context) };
+        if self.builder.vsync {
+            unsafe { self.glx.MakeCurrent(self.display as *mut _, window, context) };
 
             if extra_functions.SwapIntervalEXT.is_loaded() {
                 // this should be the most common extension
                 unsafe {
-                    extra_functions.SwapIntervalEXT(display as *mut _, window, 1);
+                    extra_functions.SwapIntervalEXT(self.display as *mut _, window, 1);
                 }
 
                 // checking that it worked
-                if builder.strict {
+                if self.builder.strict {
                     let mut swap = unsafe { mem::uninitialized() };
                     unsafe {
-                        glx.QueryDrawable(display as *mut _, window,
-                                                ffi::glx_extra::SWAP_INTERVAL_EXT as i32,
-                                                &mut swap);
+                        self.glx.QueryDrawable(self.display as *mut _, window,
+                                               ffi::glx_extra::SWAP_INTERVAL_EXT as i32,
+                                               &mut swap);
                     }
 
                     if swap != 1 {
@@ -134,79 +285,30 @@ impl Context {
                     extra_functions.SwapIntervalSGI(1);
                 }
 
-            } else if builder.strict {
+            } else if self.builder.strict {
                 return Err(CreationError::OsError(format!("Couldn't find any available vsync extension")));
             }
 
-            unsafe { glx.MakeCurrent(display as *mut _, 0, ptr::null()) };
+            unsafe { self.glx.MakeCurrent(self.display as *mut _, 0, ptr::null()) };
         }
 
+        let pixel_format = unsafe { get_pixel_format(&self.glx, self.display, self.fb_config) };
+
         Ok(Context {
-            glx: glx,
-            display: display,
+            glx: self.glx,
+            display: self.display,
             window: window,
             context: context,
+            pixel_format: pixel_format,
         })
     }
 }
 
-impl GlContext for Context {
-    unsafe fn make_current(&self) -> Result<(), ContextError> {
-        // TODO: glutin needs some internal changes for proper error recovery
-        let res = self.glx.MakeCurrent(self.display as *mut _, self.window, self.context);
-        if res == 0 {
-            panic!("glx::MakeCurrent failed");
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    fn is_current(&self) -> bool {
-        unsafe { self.glx.GetCurrentContext() == self.context }
-    }
-
-    fn get_proc_address(&self, addr: &str) -> *const libc::c_void {
-        let addr = CString::new(addr.as_bytes()).unwrap();
-        let addr = addr.as_ptr();
-        unsafe {
-            self.glx.GetProcAddress(addr as *const _) as *const _
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn swap_buffers(&self) -> Result<(), ContextError> {
-        // TODO: glutin needs some internal changes for proper error recovery
-        unsafe { self.glx.SwapBuffers(self.display as *mut _, self.window); }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    fn get_api(&self) -> ::Api {
-        ::Api::OpenGl
-    }
-
-    fn get_pixel_format(&self) -> PixelFormat {
-        unimplemented!();
-    }
-}
-
-unsafe impl Send for Context {}
-unsafe impl Sync for Context {}
-
-impl Drop for Context {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        unsafe {
-            if self.is_current() {
-                self.glx.MakeCurrent(self.display as *mut _, 0, ptr::null_mut());
-            }
-
-            self.glx.DestroyContext(self.display as *mut _, self.context);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 fn create_context(glx: &ffi::glx::Glx, extra_functions: &ffi::glx_extra::Glx, extensions: &str,
                   version: (u8, u8), profile: Option<GlProfile>, debug: bool,
                   robustness: Robustness, share: ffi::GLXContext, display: *mut ffi::Display,
                   fb_config: ffi::glx::types::GLXFBConfig,
-                  visual_infos: &mut ffi::glx::types::XVisualInfo)
+                  visual_infos: &ffi::XVisualInfo)
                   -> Result<ffi::GLXContext, CreationError>
 {
     unsafe {
@@ -274,7 +376,8 @@ fn create_context(glx: &ffi::glx::Glx, extra_functions: &ffi::glx_extra::Glx, ex
                                                     attributes.as_ptr())
 
         } else {
-            glx.CreateContext(display as *mut _, visual_infos, share, 1)
+            let visual_infos: *const ffi::XVisualInfo = visual_infos;
+            glx.CreateContext(display as *mut _, visual_infos as *mut _, share, 1)
         };
 
         if context.is_null() {
@@ -284,3 +387,33 @@ fn create_context(glx: &ffi::glx::Glx, extra_functions: &ffi::glx_extra::Glx, ex
         Ok(context)
     }
 }
+
+unsafe fn get_pixel_format(glx: &ffi::glx::Glx, display: *mut ffi::Display,
+                           fb_config: ffi::glx::types::GLXFBConfig) -> PixelFormat
+{
+    let get_attrib = |attrib: libc::c_int| -> i32 {
+        let mut value = 0;
+        glx.GetFBConfigAttrib(display as *mut _, fb_config, attrib, &mut value);
+        // TODO: check return value
+        value
+    };
+
+    // TODO: make sure everything is supported
+    PixelFormat {
+        hardware_accelerated: true,
+        color_bits: get_attrib(ffi::glx::RED_SIZE as libc::c_int) as u8 +
+                    get_attrib(ffi::glx::GREEN_SIZE as libc::c_int) as u8 +
+                    get_attrib(ffi::glx::BLUE_SIZE as libc::c_int) as u8,
+        alpha_bits: get_attrib(ffi::glx::ALPHA_SIZE as libc::c_int) as u8,
+        depth_bits: get_attrib(ffi::glx::DEPTH_SIZE as libc::c_int) as u8,
+        stencil_bits: get_attrib(ffi::glx::STENCIL_SIZE as libc::c_int) as u8,
+        stereoscopy: get_attrib(ffi::glx::STEREO as libc::c_int) != 0,
+        double_buffer: get_attrib(ffi::glx::DOUBLEBUFFER as libc::c_int) != 0,
+        multisampling: if get_attrib(ffi::glx::SAMPLE_BUFFERS as libc::c_int) != 0 {
+            Some(get_attrib(ffi::glx::SAMPLES as libc::c_int) as u16)
+        } else {
+            None
+        },
+        srgb: get_attrib(ffi::glx_extra::FRAMEBUFFER_SRGB_CAPABLE_ARB as libc::c_int) != 0,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/api/win32/monitor.rs b/src/api/win32/monitor.rs
index 4b592cb..d87c928 100644
--- a/src/api/win32/monitor.rs
+++ b/src/api/win32/monitor.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use std::mem;
 use native_monitor::NativeMonitorId;
 
 /// Win32 implementation of the main `MonitorID` object.
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct MonitorID {
     /// The system name of the adapter.
     adapter_name: [winapi::WCHAR; 32],
diff --git a/src/api/x11/monitor.rs b/src/api/x11/monitor.rs
index d556930..90b12c2 100644
--- a/src/api/x11/monitor.rs
+++ b/src/api/x11/monitor.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use super::XConnection;
 use native_monitor::NativeMonitorId;
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct MonitorID(pub Arc<XConnection>, pub u32);
 
 pub fn get_available_monitors(x: &Arc<XConnection>) -> VecDeque<MonitorID> {
diff --git a/src/api/x11/window.rs b/src/api/x11/window.rs
index 79118ff..6a4f39a 100644
--- a/src/api/x11/window.rs
+++ b/src/api/x11/window.rs
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ pub struct Window {
     is_closed: AtomicBool,
     wm_delete_window: ffi::Atom,
     current_size: Cell<(libc::c_int, libc::c_int)>,
-    pixel_format: PixelFormat,
     /// Events that have been retreived with XLib but not dispatched with iterators yet
     pending_events: Mutex<VecDeque<Event>>,
     cursor_state: Mutex<CursorState>,
@@ -287,64 +286,6 @@ impl Window {
             _ => unsafe { (display.xlib.XDefaultScreen)(display.display) },
         };
 
-        // getting the FBConfig
-        let fb_config = unsafe {
-            let mut visual_attributes = vec![
-                ffi::glx::X_RENDERABLE as libc::c_int,  1,
-                ffi::glx::DRAWABLE_TYPE as libc::c_int, ffi::glx::WINDOW_BIT as libc::c_int,
-                ffi::glx::RENDER_TYPE as libc::c_int,   ffi::glx::RGBA_BIT as libc::c_int,
-                ffi::glx::X_VISUAL_TYPE as libc::c_int, ffi::glx::TRUE_COLOR as libc::c_int,
-                ffi::glx::RED_SIZE as libc::c_int,      8,
-                ffi::glx::GREEN_SIZE as libc::c_int,    8,
-                ffi::glx::BLUE_SIZE as libc::c_int,     8,
-                ffi::glx::ALPHA_SIZE as libc::c_int,    8,
-                ffi::glx::DEPTH_SIZE as libc::c_int,    24,
-                ffi::glx::STENCIL_SIZE as libc::c_int,  8,
-                ffi::glx::DOUBLEBUFFER as libc::c_int,  1,
-            ];
-
-            if let Some(val) = builder.multisampling {
-                visual_attributes.push(ffi::glx::SAMPLE_BUFFERS as libc::c_int);
-                visual_attributes.push(1);
-                visual_attributes.push(ffi::glx::SAMPLES as libc::c_int);
-                visual_attributes.push(val as libc::c_int);
-            }
-
-            if let Some(val) = builder.srgb {
-                visual_attributes.push(ffi::glx_extra::FRAMEBUFFER_SRGB_CAPABLE_ARB as libc::c_int);
-                visual_attributes.push(if val {1} else {0});
-            }
-
-            visual_attributes.push(0);
-
-            let mut num_fb: libc::c_int = mem::uninitialized();
-
-            let fb = display.glx.as_ref().unwrap().ChooseFBConfig(display.display as *mut _, (display.xlib.XDefaultScreen)(display.display),
-                visual_attributes.as_ptr(), &mut num_fb);
-            if fb.is_null() {
-                return Err(OsError(format!("glx::ChooseFBConfig failed")));
-            }
-
-            let preferred_fb = if builder.transparent {
-                let mut best_fbi_for_transparent = 0isize;
-
-                for i in 0isize..num_fb as isize {
-                    let vi = display.glx.as_ref().unwrap().GetVisualFromFBConfig(display.display as *mut _, *fb.offset(i));
-                    if (*vi).depth == 32 {
-                        best_fbi_for_transparent = i;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-
-                *fb.offset(best_fbi_for_transparent)
-            } else {
-                *fb // TODO: choose more wisely
-            };
-
-            (display.xlib.XFree)(fb as *mut _);
-            preferred_fb
-        };
-
         // finding the mode to switch to if necessary
         let (mode_to_switch_to, xf86_desk_mode) = unsafe {
             let mut mode_num: libc::c_int = mem::uninitialized();
@@ -385,40 +326,53 @@ impl Window {
             (mode_to_switch_to, xf86_desk_mode)
         };
 
-        // getting the visual infos
-        let visual_infos: ffi::glx::types::XVisualInfo = unsafe {
-            let vi = display.glx.as_ref().unwrap().GetVisualFromFBConfig(display.display as *mut _, fb_config);
-            if vi.is_null() {
-                return Err(OsError(format!("glx::ChooseVisual failed")));
-            }
-            let vi_copy = ptr::read(vi as *const _);
-            (display.xlib.XFree)(vi as *mut _);
-            vi_copy
+        // start the context building process
+        enum Prototype<'a> {
+            Glx(::api::glx::ContextPrototype<'a>),
+            Egl(::api::egl::ContextPrototype<'a>),
+        }
+        let builder_clone = builder.clone();
+        let context = match builder.gl_version {
+            GlRequest::Latest | GlRequest::Specific(Api::OpenGl, _) | GlRequest::GlThenGles { .. } => {
+                if let Some(ref glx) = display.glx {
+                    Prototype::Glx(try!(GlxContext::new(glx.clone(), &display.xlib, &builder_clone, display.display)))
+                } else if let Some(ref egl) = display.egl {
+                    Prototype::Egl(try!(EglContext::new(egl.clone(), &builder_clone, Some(display.display as *const _))))
+                } else {
+                    return Err(CreationError::NotSupported);
+                }
+            },
+            GlRequest::Specific(Api::OpenGlEs, _) => {
+                if let Some(ref egl) = display.egl {
+                    Prototype::Egl(try!(EglContext::new(egl.clone(), &builder_clone, Some(display.display as *const _))))
+                } else {
+                    return Err(CreationError::NotSupported);
+                }
+            },
+            GlRequest::Specific(_, _) => {
+                return Err(CreationError::NotSupported);
+            },
         };
 
-        // querying the chosen pixel format
-        let pixel_format = {
-            let get_attrib = |attrib: libc::c_int| -> i32 {
-                let mut value = 0;
-                unsafe { display.glx.as_ref().unwrap().GetFBConfigAttrib(display.display as *mut _, fb_config, attrib, &mut value); }
-                value
-            };
-
-            PixelFormat {
-                hardware_accelerated: true,
-                color_bits: get_attrib(ffi::glx::RED_SIZE as libc::c_int) as u8 +
-                            get_attrib(ffi::glx::GREEN_SIZE as libc::c_int) as u8 +
-                            get_attrib(ffi::glx::BLUE_SIZE as libc::c_int) as u8,
-                alpha_bits: get_attrib(ffi::glx::ALPHA_SIZE as libc::c_int) as u8,
-                depth_bits: get_attrib(ffi::glx::DEPTH_SIZE as libc::c_int) as u8,
-                stencil_bits: get_attrib(ffi::glx::STENCIL_SIZE as libc::c_int) as u8,
-                stereoscopy: get_attrib(ffi::glx::STEREO as libc::c_int) != 0,
-                double_buffer: get_attrib(ffi::glx::DOUBLEBUFFER as libc::c_int) != 0,
-                multisampling: if get_attrib(ffi::glx::SAMPLE_BUFFERS as libc::c_int) != 0 {
-                    Some(get_attrib(ffi::glx::SAMPLES as libc::c_int) as u16)
-                }else { None },
-                srgb: get_attrib(ffi::glx_extra::FRAMEBUFFER_SRGB_CAPABLE_ARB as libc::c_int) != 0,
-            }
+        // getting the `visual_infos` (a struct that contains information about the visual to use)
+        let visual_infos = match context {
+            Prototype::Glx(ref p) => p.get_visual_infos().clone(),
+            Prototype::Egl(ref p) => {
+                unsafe {
+                    let mut template: ffi::XVisualInfo = mem::zeroed();
+                    template.visualid = p.get_native_visual_id() as ffi::VisualID;
+
+                    let mut num_visuals = 0;
+                    let vi = (display.xlib.XGetVisualInfo)(display.display, ffi::VisualIDMask,
+                                                           &mut template, &mut num_visuals);
+                    assert!(!vi.is_null());
+                    assert!(num_visuals == 1);
+
+                    let vi_copy = ptr::read(vi as *const _);
+                    (display.xlib.XFree)(vi as *mut _);
+                    vi_copy
+                }
+            },
         };
 
         // getting the root window
@@ -427,7 +381,8 @@ impl Window {
         // creating the color map
         let cmap = unsafe {
             let cmap = (display.xlib.XCreateColormap)(display.display, root,
-                visual_infos.visual as *mut _, ffi::AllocNone);
+                                                      visual_infos.visual as *mut _,
+                                                      ffi::AllocNone);
             // TODO: error checking?
             cmap
         };
@@ -545,27 +500,14 @@ impl Window {
         }
 
         let is_fullscreen = builder.monitor.is_some();
-        // creating the context
-        let context = match builder.gl_version {
-            GlRequest::Latest | GlRequest::Specific(Api::OpenGl, _) | GlRequest::GlThenGles { .. } => {
-                if let Some(ref glx) = display.glx {
-                    Context::Glx(try!(GlxContext::new(glx.clone(), builder, display.display, window,
-                                                      fb_config, visual_infos)))
-                } else if let Some(ref egl) = display.egl {
-                    Context::Egl(try!(EglContext::new(egl.clone(), &builder, Some(display.display as *const _)).and_then(|p| p.finish(window as *const _))))
-                } else {
-                    return Err(CreationError::NotSupported);
-                }
-            },
-            GlRequest::Specific(Api::OpenGlEs, _) => {
-                if let Some(ref egl) = display.egl {
-                    Context::Egl(try!(EglContext::new(egl.clone(), &builder, Some(display.display as *const _)).and_then(|p| p.finish(window as *const _))))
-                } else {
-                    return Err(CreationError::NotSupported);
-                }
+
+        // finish creating the OpenGL context
+        let context = match context {
+            Prototype::Glx(ctxt) => {
+                Context::Glx(try!(ctxt.finish(window)))
             },
-            GlRequest::Specific(_, _) => {
-                return Err(CreationError::NotSupported);
+            Prototype::Egl(ctxt) => {
+                Context::Egl(try!(ctxt.finish(window as *const libc::c_void)))
             },
         };
 
@@ -585,7 +527,6 @@ impl Window {
             is_closed: AtomicBool::new(false),
             wm_delete_window: wm_delete_window,
             current_size: Cell::new((0, 0)),
-            pixel_format: pixel_format,
             pending_events: Mutex::new(VecDeque::new()),
             cursor_state: Mutex::new(CursorState::Normal),
             input_handler: Mutex::new(XInputEventHandler::new(display, window, ic))
@@ -835,6 +776,10 @@ impl GlContext for Window {
     }
 
     fn get_pixel_format(&self) -> PixelFormat {
-        self.pixel_format.clone()
+        match self.x.context {
+            Context::Glx(ref ctxt) => ctxt.get_pixel_format(),
+            Context::Egl(ref ctxt) => ctxt.get_pixel_format(),
+            Context::None => panic!()
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index f128f40..d43dcfb 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ pub struct PixelFormat {
 
 /// Attributes
 // FIXME: remove `pub` (https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/23585)
+#[derive(Clone)]
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub struct BuilderAttribs<'a> {
     #[allow(dead_code)]
@@ -471,7 +472,7 @@ impl<'a> BuilderAttribs<'a> {
 mod native_monitor {
     /// Native platform identifier for a monitor. Different platforms use fundamentally different types
     /// to represent a monitor ID.
-    #[derive(PartialEq, Eq)]
+    #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
     pub enum NativeMonitorId {
         /// Cocoa and X11 use a numeric identifier to represent a monitor.
         Numeric(u32),
diff --git a/src/platform/linux/api_dispatch.rs b/src/platform/linux/api_dispatch.rs
index b2cd741..e580ab1 100644
--- a/src/platform/linux/api_dispatch.rs
+++ b/src/platform/linux/api_dispatch.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ impl WindowProxy {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub enum MonitorID {
     #[doc(hidden)]
     X(x11::MonitorID),