No question that you need a DAG for handling PDF objects - esp. for search. It's also potentially useful for object use computation (such as garbage collection).
But as discussed before - right now you'd definitely want it done optionally. Leonard On Nov 8, 2007, at 7:04 AM, Craig Ringer wrote: > Hi > > I'm just writing this to the list as a bit of a note/idea in case I > don't get to it: > > I'm wondering if Boost::Graph might be useful, in combination with an > external adapter or by building a new graph, for traversing PDF data > structures for (eg) searches. I've wanted to add search to > PoDoFoBrowser > for a while, but it's not a trivial thing to do on a cyclic directed > graph (which is what the relationship between PDF objects looks like). > Boost::Graph is made to handle that sort of thing. It might be handy > enough for other apps for it to be worth including optional support > (by > way of an external adapter, graph construction routines, or > whatever) in > podofo its self too. > > It might also prove handy if it can provide a better base for > implementing the underlying data model for the tree view in > PoDoFoBrowser. I'm much less sure of that, though. > > Anyway, that's just an idea I might have a play with if I get a > chance. > > -- > Craig Ringer > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a > browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Podofo-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/podofo-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Podofo-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/podofo-users
