Re: [boost] Resolution of operator decision. [Was "Progress of Boost.SVG_Plot"]

From: Michael Walter (michael.walter_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-06-18 07:43:16

Hey,

why do you use "set_" for some attributes (background color, ...) but
not for others (image size, ...)?

Regards,
Michael

On 6/18/07, Jake Voytko <jakevoytko_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> All,
>
> After a lengthy discussion on the pros/cons of the operator<<() overloading,
> this has become a sore spot for a lot of people. My vision for this library
> is, above all, for people to use it and enjoy using it.
>
> That being said, I converted the library to using .set___() methods that
> allow chaining, which I feel is a good compromise. Some contributors were
> against even this, but you can't please all the people all the time.
>
> If you want to see how the new syntax looks, there is an example on the
> project wiki:
> http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/soc/2007/VisualizationOfContainers
>
> Or if you want to see how the output of the project progressed in a week
> (major architectural changes nonwithstanding), please see this page (now
> with IE7 w/ plugin support):
> http://www.tcnj.edu/~voytko2/svg.htm
>
> I'd like to thank everybody who took the time to make
> suggestions/contributions. I'd rather issues come up now than during a
> review :)
> Jake
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