Re: [boost] A preliminary proposal: AGG project

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-05-01 15:42:57

At 01:02 PM 5/1/2002, Jens Maurer wrote:

 >Here are a few random comments:
 >
 > ...
 >
 > - For a 2D vector graphics library, portability is a
 >major concern, since underlying graphics primitives vary
 >a lot by platform.  I'd certainly like to see an adaptation
 >to X11, first because I don't use Win32, and second because
 >it allows to check whether portability concerns have been
 >addressed successfully in the AGG design.

I can't imagine we would be interested in a graphics library unless it ran 
on both Windows and UNIX-like systems, and had good prospects of running on 
the Mac and other platforms.

 > ...
 >
 >I won't look at the library any further until at least
 >some documentation is available.

Not to mention all the other issues Jens identified.

--Beman