Owen,
Owen Taylor <otaylor@xxxxxxxxxx>
06/11/2004 01:53 PM
To: ben.carlyle@xxxxxxxxxxxx
cc: Todd Fisher <toddf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Preparing for Cairo?
> On Thu, 2004-11-04 at 11:39 +1000, ben.carlyle@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Hrmm.. not really. I've read pretty much all the information I could
find
> > on cairo and it's integration with gtk, but much of it is in
tanalising
> > snippets. This one covert quite a lot, but is pitched at a low level.
> > While it talks about gtk/cairo integration in terms of how an expose
event
> > occurs (which is also what is wrapped up in GtkCairo) it makes only
subtle
> > hints at GnomeCanvas becoming (or being replaced by) a GtkCanvas. This
> > could imply that no API change for the canvas is expected over this
> > transition. If so, I haven't found any definitate statement to that
> > effect, and I would like to solicit one :)
...
> It's unlikely we'd include GnomeCanvas verbatim ... a canvas widget in
> GTK+ would likely be aligned very closely with Cairo, rather than
> being an interface on top of a
Thanks, Owen. I should be able to put off the actual scalable graphics
part of my project for a few months, so I'll steer clear of it for that
period. I guess when I do get stuck in, my strategy will be to experiment
with GnomeCanvas and DiaCanvas for a short period before determining
whether Cairo (provided by GtkCairo) is in a stable enough state for me to
play directly with it.
Thanks again for your valuable input.
Benjamin
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