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- 11 nov 05 : An API for the zinc widget and mapinfo objects. The later could steal ideas from the Tk image object: image_handler = Tk_FindPhoto(interpreter, image_name); enable access from C to a named image that can be accessed also from Tcl and from Tcl_GlobalEval(). I.e. the interface does not force you to work entirely from C++.
- 11 nov 05 : Hardcopy, any format (postscript, png, etc.)
- 8 apr 05 : Need a python package installable for Windows. It seems only Debian is supported currently for python.
- I should shortly release an msi integrating the needed resources for ActiveTcl/Perl/Python. The Python part is not yet done though, must have a look at ActivePython first to guess what must be done. Any ideas to speed up the process? PLecoanet
- 18 mar 05 : (AlexL) As we are using TkZinc for reading SVG files, it would be great to have two additionnal attributes for some graphics items (curves, rectangles...) -fillopacity and -lineopacity. More explanations in french on mailing list archive.
- 04 mar 05 : Would be great to be able to rotate text (i.e. obtain slanted text at any angle).
- Text can be rotated. But, I guess, not slanted. See the -composerotation and -composescale attribute. ChristopheM
- It should be possible to slant text with a transform containing a skew factor, I have not tested it though. PLecoanet
- 29 oct 04 : Tkzinc should treat text more like any other entity (specifying size in pixels and using a coordList instead of the -position option.)
- 2 Nov 04 Width can already be specified in pixels. But It is not clear for me what it would mean to specify both width, height and string, except if you want the text to clipped... ChristopheM
- 11 Nov 04 But how to specify the height in pixels? EricWilhelm
- 2 Nov 04 Width can already be specified in pixels. But It is not clear for me what it would mean to specify both width, height and string, except if you want the text to clipped... ChristopheM
- 29 oct 04 : Tkzinc should have a way to always work with a right-handed coordinate system (does this work already using transforms?)
- 2 Nov 04 Just put all your items in a dedicated group, with the proper scale transform (with +/-1, +/-1 params). ChristopheM
- 11 Nov 04 Okay, but then every text must be scaled by 1,-1? EricWilhelm
- Or you must prevent scale propagation by resetting the -composescale attribute of the text items. PLecoanet
- 11 Nov 04 Okay, but then every text must be scaled by 1,-1? EricWilhelm
- 2 Nov 04 Just put all your items in a dedicated group, with the proper scale transform (with +/-1, +/-1 params). ChristopheM
- 25 may 04 : Tkzinc should have a better Python interface (because Perl is horrible and Python is great :)
- 13 may 04 : Tkzinc should be able to extend curves to quadratic bezier (thus introducing the 'q' marker in a curve point, beside the already existing 'c' marker)
- 13 may 04 : Tkzinc should be able to display vectorial fonts, and scale such texts. It may also be usefull to convert some vectorial text into curves.
- 13 may 04 : Tkzinc should (very ideally) be able to display svg text
- 13 may 04 : Tkzinc with OpenGL should better render lines styles and lines ends
- 13 may 04 : Tkzinc should better compute bboxes which are still approximative in some cases
- 22 apr 04 : Tkzinc should scale strokes (such as in SVG)
- 22 apr 04 : Tk::Zinc should compile / install on winXP with perl
(12 may 04 : We have it! it'll be available in 3.2.98 to be released soon now).
- 25 dec 03 : Tkzinc should be able to generate PostScript (well this not my own wish). ChristopheM
- Still this is something that must be done, even at the price of not being complete. PLecoanet