Secret,
> line (12,32)-(23,54),0
>
> Would draw a nice line across the screen for me,
> what could be simpler ? With this I spend hours
> creating little solutions to problems, such as
> simulating the swinging of a clocks pendulum with
...
> Would it be easier to draw graphics in a console
> or in X Windows ?
Doubtless others will tell you to follow the gourd instead
of the heathenistic sandal, but a scripting language
is probably a better bet, and for drawing, gui controls
etc., I really like TCL/Tk.
Take this example: from http://mini.net/cgi-bin/wikit/1359.html
>>>
"[Richard Suchenwirth] - This weekend fun project varies the theme of
[Model railroading with Tcl] and takes a windshield perspective. Imagine
you're standing at a railroad crossing, red lights are flashing...
and then the train runs by - an armour yellow F7A, boxcars, gondola,
trailer on flat car.. and finally, the caboose. That's what the
following piece shows on a Tk canvas. You can control train speed with
left (faster), middle (emergency stop), and right (slower, or back)
mouse buttons."
Richard then proceeds to do so in 700 odd lines of code. You run
"wish" (right there, on your system) and feed it those lines
of code and share the magic moment.
The tinkering then proceeds for the rest of your life.
(See also Richards postcard from Switzerland at the same place).
BTW Secret, we are more akin to Possums round here.
Jamie
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