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laurent laffont

[COTDC] 13 - NullEncoder

Today: NullEncoder

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Igor Stasenko

Re: [COTDC] 13 - NullEncoder

On 16 February 2011 17:46, laurent laffont <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Today: NullEncoder
>

I am a Canvas superclass with completely misleading name and purpose.

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Igor Stasenko

Re: [COTDC] 13 - NullEncoder

On 16 February 2011 18:02, Igor Stasenko <[hidden email]> wrote:
> On 16 February 2011 17:46, laurent laffont <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> Today: NullEncoder
>>
>
> I am a Canvas superclass with completely misleading name and purpose.
>

... which gives an impression that drawing using canvas is a way of
'encoding' objects on display surface.

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laurent laffont

Re: [COTDC] 13 - NullEncoder

In reply to this post by Igor Stasenko

On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 6:02 PM, Igor Stasenko <[hidden email]> wrote:

On 16 February 2011 17:46, laurent laffont <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Today: NullEncoder
>

I am a Canvas superclass with completely misleading name and purpose.

yep. And not referenced. Should be merged with Canvas ?

Laurent.

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Igor Stasenko

Re: [COTDC] 13 - NullEncoder

On 16 February 2011 18:21, laurent laffont <[hidden email]> wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 6:02 PM, Igor Stasenko <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> On 16 February 2011 17:46, laurent laffont <[hidden email]>
>> wrote:
>> > Today: NullEncoder
>> >
>>
>> I am a Canvas superclass with completely misleading name and purpose.
>
>
> yep. And not referenced. Should be merged with Canvas ?

You kidding?

If not, then give me an answer, what canvas should do for these messages:

canvas contents
canvas writeDictionary: dict
canvas cr
canvas process: someObject
?

:)

And what is the canvas'es target ivar? what it suppose to represent?

> Laurent.
>
>>
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>> Best regards,
>> Igor Stasenko AKA sig.
>>
>
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Stéphane Ducasse

Re: [COTDC] 13 - NullEncoder

Igor encoder was used for postcript encoding too.
So this is not totally bad.

Stef

>>>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Today: NullEncoder
>>>>
>>>
>>> I am a Canvas superclass with completely misleading name and purpose.
>>
>>
>> yep. And not referenced. Should be merged with Canvas ?
>
> You kidding?
>
> If not, then give me an answer, what canvas should do for these messages:
>
> canvas contents
> canvas writeDictionary: dict
> canvas cr
> canvas process: someObject
> ?
>
> :)
>
>
> And what is the canvas'es target ivar? what it suppose to represent?
>
>> Laurent.
>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best regards,
>>> Igor Stasenko AKA sig.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Igor Stasenko AKA sig.
>

Igor Stasenko

Re: [COTDC] 13 - NullEncoder

On 16 February 2011 21:03, Stéphane Ducasse <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Igor encoder was used for postcript encoding too.
> So this is not totally bad.
>

But if it needed only by postscript canvas, what it doing in base class?

> Stef
>

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Stéphane Ducasse

Re: [COTDC] 13 - NullEncoder

On Feb 16, 2011, at 11:27 PM, Igor Stasenko wrote:

> On 16 February 2011 21:03, Stéphane Ducasse <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> Igor encoder was used for postcript encoding too.
>> So this is not totally bad.
>>
>
> But if it needed only by postscript canvas, what it doing in base class?

indeed I missed that :)

Stef