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

From: Jake Voytko (jakevoytko_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-06-18 08:55:39

Michael,

Mostly because I wanted to get it working/have current documentation before
Monday :). Monday is the weekly deadline I set for myself for stable
releases. I'll smooth out the naming scheme today

Jake

On 6/18/07, Michael Walter <michael.walter_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> 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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