Subject: Re: Graphic Images
From: Martin Sevior (msevior@mccubbin.ph.unimelb.edu.au)
Date: Sat Apr 21 2001 - 09:19:05 CDT
On Sat, 21 Apr 2001, Hubert Figuiere wrote:
> On samedi, avril 21, 2001, at 04:11 , Martin Sevior wrote:
>
> > However we need a library capable of translating a SVG data stream to an
> > image of arbitary resolution (like a 2000 dpi printer..)
>
> Martin,
>
> I disagree on this. Printing is and must stay resolution agnostic. That
> is all the purpose of Postscript. So for printing (and even display),
> the SVG image must be sent as vectors. I know this makes the stuff
> harder.
> For example, on UNIX, a SVG -> PS would be nice.
>
I agree. It would be silly to do vector => rastor => vector format. I
believe gnome-print can handle vector graphics just fine. Whatever
library we use to render SVG should be able to draw into something like
our XP graphics context. This provides a natural means to handle printing
properly.
Cheers
Martin
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