Subject: Re: FYI: librsvg
From: Joaquin Cuenca (e98cuenc@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Jul 27 2000 - 13:23:39 CDT
--- Goran Thyni <goran@kirra.net> wrote:
> Leonard Rosenthol wrote:
> >
> > At 8:46 AM +0200 7/26/00, Goran Thyni wrote:
> > >In the longer run it would be preferable not to
> convert
> > >SVG to PNG since you then look the resolution and
> the
> > >image is not scalable, ie you can no change the
> size of
> > >the image (with good results) unless you remove
> the image
> > >and reinsert it with a diffent size.
> >
> > We convert it to PNG for display (wrap
> handling, etc.), but
> > the original SVG is maintained in memory so that
> it can be used when
> > necessary, such as for rerendering on size/zoom
> changes, scrap
> > exchange, integration with other tools, etc.
>
> Smart, it does what I outlined by automation. :-)
> Using gill would still save memory and CPU cycles
> since
> we reduce the number of image buffer from 3 to 2.
> (SVG image [-> PNG image] -> displayable bitmap)
> or am I missing something.
There are many good reasons to use Bonobo, but
seriously, "performance" is not one of them.
Reusability is the key here, not performance.
Cheers,
=====
Joaquin Cuenca Abela
e-mail: e98cuenc@yahoo.com
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