On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:01:19 GMT "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled:
> > > > > actually - cairo is unlikely to become a main engine - just > > > > because it's extra work with no gain. we use what cairo uses > > > > directly ourselves already. this gives us better control and > > > > better performance. :) > > > > > > One never knows.. Always keep an open mind! :) > > > > sure - i did - i got far enough to see cairo only bought us an > > insanely slow enging with no other benefits. i didnt see continued > > work on it useful :) > > That was some time ago... cairo has gotten faster since, > and will continue to do so. > It could also be useful - fast or slow - for certain things, > printing for example. > > There are actually many reasons why it would be good to > have a working cairo engine. > > Setting up a 'generic' cairo engine would allow evas to > have actual engines of the form: > > EVAS_CAIRO_BUFFER > EVAS_CAIRO_FB > EVAS_CAIRO_DFB > EVAS_CAIRO_X11 > EVAS_CAIRO_XCB > EVAS_CAIRO_GL_X11 > EVAS_CAIRO_PS > EVAS_CAIRO_PDF > > and others... > > The gl-x11 case would be good as I believe that cairo's > 'glitz' backend works fine, whereas evas' gl-x11 engine needs lots > of... attention. > Also, the pdf and ps backends would be useful. > > If the generic cairo engine is setup correctly, these > actual engines would be as easy to obtain from it as is now the > case for similar software engines.. and perhaps simpler for the > xrender and gl cases. sure - perfectly possible to add - but at the moment i personally see software, xrender and buffer engines as what we really need and what is important. gl is still a secondary concern as are other targets. -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 裸好多 Tokyo, Japan (東京 日本) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
