--- In svg-developers@yahoogroups.com, "Geoffrey Swenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> They were obsessively object oriented Agree. Pragmatic programming can produce more efficient and usable products, but object oriented is supposed to be closer to AI, which is true... > I have a rather nice way to do text wrapping, that I will post up > here See http://www.dotuscomus.com/svg/lib/library.html#textformat it uses the algorythm you are referring to. Domenico > > I do like the idea of multiple vendors, but I remain agnostic (and sometimes > a bit leery) of Open Source. I'll use it if it works and it is properly > documented. I won't use it when it doesn't work and/or is poorly documented. > I would rather pay $500 for SQL Server and its easy-to-use interfaces than > try to figure out how to use PostgresSQL for free. Most of the time, my > clients/employers are paying anyway, so I don't care if it is Open Sourced > or not. I just want it to work and to be reasonably popular, so that any > skills learned are transferable when the job is done. > > > > SVG is very easy to use. The documentation could be way better though, but I > do really, really appreciate the work of so many people here and on other > sites that have provided some very good examples on how to do things. > > > > I have a rather nice way to do text wrapping, that I will post up here > tomorrow and make my own contribution. I couldn't make heads or tails of > other implementations I saw elsewhere. They were obsessively object oriented > in my opinion. Mine uses some objects, but in a much simpler way. They were > under the viral GNU license, which my client wouldn't like. So my code will > be shared completely openly, not under any license at all. > > > > My code also attempts to do the text fitting efficiently, detecting the > average character length and making a good first guess on the text size. As > a result, on text with about 150 lines per graphic, only 34 attempts were > too long, and about 5 too short for the whole page. I suspect that about > half of the redos were repeats on the same line (perhaps with lots of m's or > uppercase), so about 85% of the first tries were spot on. I'd share it right > now, but it I'm not at work right now. > > > > Geoffrey J. Swenson > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: svg-developers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:svg- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Francis Hemsher > Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 7:52 PM > To: svg-developers@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [svg-developers] Developers Strike for Open Source! - was (Is Adobe > abandoning SVG?) > > > > I think at, this time, open-source can rule the future. It seems to me > that developers have invested millions upon millions of frustrating > hours in attempting to make their stuff work in many bizarre > envrionments. Let's take some time, and quit this silliness, and go on > strike. A simple statement can be made by developers that they only > work on open-source projects; just a strike for only for 90 days, > please...you won't loose your house or wife under this short term:) > > But, you will most assuredly get the attention of both media and big > guys. The time is pregnant for this opportunity. > > Fancis > > > > > > > ----- > To unsubscribe send a message to: svg-developers- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -or- > visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my > membership" > ---- > > > > > _____ > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > * Visit your group "svg-developers > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers> " on the web. > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] subject=Unsubscribe> > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Service. > > > > _____ > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/2jUsvC/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/1U_rlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ---- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
