Hi Peter, I can't speek for RT about macOS X here. But I can just tell you that AGG is fully crossplatform and you can compile it for MacOS X. The only problem is with font rendering(as usually). AGG doesn't conatin its own font rendering engine but it is able to work with vectorial glyph data and perform nice things like with all other vector shapes. The author wrote two 'examples' how to get the vectorial glyphs: using Win32 api and using FreeType engine. So if RT want to have text rendering functionality with AGG support they need to get the vectorial glyphs somehow on all supported systems. You could also read in one of the Carl's blogs that he is investigating how to get this running on Linux. I'm not familiar with MAC OS X api so I don't know if it is possible to get vectorial text glyphs from the system but I believe this can be solved too. Anyway, afaik if RT don't find any crossplatform solution for the text handling under AGG Carl is planning to release View with AGG without the text features (ie. DRAW will be using the old text routines as in the current versions and text cannot be transformed, textured, outlined etc.). Those missing text features will be added later when RT find a solution.
regards, Cyphre ----- Original Message ----- From: "PeterWAWood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 7:25 AM Subject: [REBOL] Does the inclusion of AGG in View spell the end of hopes for a Mac OS X implementation of View ? > It seems that the AntiGrainGraphics (AGG) library which RT is using to add > Draw effects to Rebol/View has two standard implementations - Windows API & > X11. > > Does this signify an end to the hopes for a Mac OS X version of View or just > the end of hopes for a Mac OS X Aqua version of View? > > Peter > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.0 - Release Date: 17/12/2004 > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from the list, just send an email to rebol-request > at rebol.com with unsubscribe as the subject. > -- To unsubscribe from the list, just send an email to rebol-request at rebol.com with unsubscribe as the subject.
