On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:58:43 +0200 (CEST) Vincent Torri <[email protected]> said:
> > > On Fri, 29 Apr 2011, Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) wrote: > > > On Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:06:59 +0200 (CEST) Vincent Torri > > <[email protected]> said: > > > >>> can do - that.. once it becomes useful to do it. ie.. when there is > 1 > >>> binary :) > >> > >> pdf, dvi, ps djvu. > > > > once someone starts another blob of src for another binary loader.. it can > > be put into common shared code. it doesn't actually have to be a lib.a - it > > can just be the same c file included in both src lists. simpler :) > > I'm still wondering aboutefficiency : for example, for pdf rendering, > shouldn't the use of a pdf generic loader be slower than wht i can achieve > in eyesight ? rendering-wise, no, but the fact that it has to execute a whole new process will slow it down, not to mention that if you want to access > 1 page, ot needs to keep opening and re-parsing the file to find the page you want. it's not meant for efficiency. it's meant to not force gpl on people who simply want to load an image (that happens to be a pdf). this makes ethumb instantly able to thumbnail pdf's for example. as i said - sure. not efficient, but works. not for the purpose of making a pdf viewer or embedding pdf docs in an app where u want content inspection and control. just for dumb "load me page x" from pdf. or ps. or xfc.gz, ro for our always crashing svg loader... -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
