* Andreas Kotes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > HI! > > * Hallvar Helleseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20020121 13:52]: > > * Sven Neumann ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > IMO this feature belongs into the application level. It's rarely > > > useful and can easily be implemented outside of DirectFB if it is > > > needed. If you think it could be useful for other apps too, why don't > > > you put it into a utility library so the functionality can be shared > > > without bloating the DirectFB API? Please keep in mind that we care a > > > lot about the size of the DirectFB library since our main target is > > > embedded devices. > > > > Makes sense. This I why I asked _before_ I made a patch. But I don't > > want to bloat the mailing list with losts of stupid questions either, > > seeing as you people seem pretty buisy ;) > > perhaps a 'standard' utility library for stuff like this should be > introduced, so duplicate work can be avoided and you can keep one source > for all of the application developers needs? Sounds like a good idea - libdirectfb-util maybe? It might be a bit silly if nearly DirectFB apps end up using it...
I've already got my own little "util" lib which has the blitting I talked about and also a little "flipbook" function to animate a series of PNGs. (Thinking about making a MNG video provider instead though - should be painless) Anyone interested in the code? Hallvar Helleseth -- Info: To unsubscribe send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe directfb-dev" as subject.
