Re: gEDA-user: gschem with cairo rendering

[Peter Clifton <pcjc2@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 2008-05-02 at 01:52 +0000, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
> On Fri, 02 May 2008 01:32:44 +0100, Peter Clifton wrote:
> 
> >  I have a branch where gschem uses "mostly" cairo to render.
> 
> Yay! 
> 
> Did a quick download. Stepped into the usual pitfall of not setting the 
> proper paths. After this was fixed (couldn't configure set the paths?) 
> the cairo version compiled fine. Changed to my current project, typed 
> gschem et voila: Finally, gschem enters the age of smoothed lines!
> 
> Two remarks: 
> 
>   * preview of the library window does not seem to work.

(I knew there was something I forgot to fix.. shouldn't be too hard!)

>   * mirrored circles are drawn "the other way". 
>     Looks funny with the osc_air_coil-1.sym or DB9-2.sym

So they are... each of these graphics libraries (and gschem) have their
own ideas and coordinate systems for drawings arcs.. looks like I got
the semantics wrong with cairo.

> Thanks for pushing the GUI towards a modern look. 

Is the speed ok though? This is quite unoptimised at the moment.

-- 
Peter Clifton

Electrical Engineering Division,
Engineering Department,
University of Cambridge,
9, JJ Thomson Avenue,
Cambridge
CB3 0FA

Tel: +44 (0)7729 980173 - (No signal in the lab!)



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