Add ANGLE backend flag to about:flags
The flag is only available on Windows and offers choices to use the
OpenGL, D3D9 or D3D11 backend.
TEST=manual test on Windows
BUG=chromium:693090
Change-Id: Ia9ce5d58a0658af513b070e564014398f35a243e
Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/1202203
Commit-Queue: Olli Etuaho <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Kenneth Russell <[email protected]>
Cr-Commit-Position: refs/heads/master@{#589480}diff --git a/chrome/browser/flag_descriptions.cc b/chrome/browser/flag_descriptions.cc
index eb561be8..1ab1763 100644
--- a/chrome/browser/flag_descriptions.cc
+++ b/chrome/browser/flag_descriptions.cc
@@ -2941,6 +2941,19 @@
"Windows (ETW) and can then be captured by tools such as UIForETW or "
"Xperf.";
+const char kUseAngleName[] = "Choose ANGLE graphics backend";
+const char kUseAngleDescription[] =
+ "Choose the graphics backend for ANGLE. D3D11 is used on most Windows "
+ "computers by default. Using the OpenGL driver as the graphics backend may "
+ "result in higher performance in some graphics-heavy applications, "
+ "particularly on NVIDIA GPUs. It can increase battery and memory usage of "
+ "video playback.";
+
+const char kUseAngleDefault[] = "Default";
+const char kUseAngleGL[] = "OpenGL";
+const char kUseAngleD3D11[] = "D3D11";
+const char kUseAngleD3D9[] = "D3D9";
+
const char kUseWinrtMidiApiName[] = "Use Windows Runtime MIDI API";
const char kUseWinrtMidiApiDescription[] =
"Use Windows Runtime MIDI API for WebMIDI (effective only on Windows 10 or "
