[squeak-dev] [ANN] Squeak OpenVG bingings

> Hello guys,
>
> this is a small project to enable a fast & standard 2D vector graphics
> API for squeak - OpenVG.
>
> The squeak sources is hosted at:
>   http://www.squeaksource.com/OpenVG
>
>   currently there are 4 packages:
>     OpenVG-Base   - base development package
>     OpenVG-Tests  - package to hold different tests
>     OpenVG-Demo - package to hold different demos
>
>     OpenVG-Plugin - VMMaker package sources. Before installing it,
> load the OpenVG-Base first.
>
> The platform source files is hosted at code.coogle and can be obtained via svn:
>    svn checkout http://openvg-squeak.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/
>
> Platforms:
>   - currently plugin available only for win32 platform, sorry. If
> there is a brave soul to port the platform source on different
> platform , i can add him to developers :)
>
> To evaluate a plugin, install:
>
>     OpenVG-Base,  OpenVG-Tests , OpenVG-Demo packages
>
> next, download the squeak plugin from here:
>
> http://openvg-squeak.googlecode.com/files/OpenVGPlugin.dll
>
> now pick one of an OpenVG engine implementations:
>
> [1]http://www.amanithvg.com/download/  (a closed source , but VERY
> fast engine.. and for evaluation only :( )
>    it having a SRE and GLE versions. Use GLE version.
>
> [2]download & build own dll from http://sourceforge.net/projects/shivavg/
>   or download built by me:
> http://openvg-squeak.googlecode.com/files/OpenVGPlugin.dll
>
> There are also other OpenVG implementations available:
>   - GinkoVG (software renderer)
>   - Kompazz  (seems like authors target it on unix platforms only)
>
> Now, after doing the above you are ready to run some code.
> First, tell a plugin, which OpenVG engine to use:
>
> OpenVGAPI loadLibrary: 'yourlibname.dll'
>
> Next, init the context:
>
> OpenVGAPI initContext
>
> Next, run some test:
>
> VGUTests new display
>
> Next run a tiger demo:
>
> VGTigerDemo runDemo
>
> have fun!
>
>
> P.S. at the moment, the OpenVG API coverage is not complete (no
> VGImage yet). So, you can play with paths/paints only.
>
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> Igor Stasenko wrote:
>>
>> Hello guys,
>>
>> this is a small project to enable a fast & standard 2D vector graphics
>> API for squeak - OpenVG.
>
> How does OpenVG compare to Cairo in terms of capabilities?
> How different are the resulting graphics on different platforms?
>
> Sounds like to good thing to have nevertheless :-)
> Would be interesting to integrate the OpenVG binding into the Rome Canvas
> hierarchy.
>

>
>
> On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 3:09 AM, Igor Stasenko <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> Hello guys,
>>
>> this is a small project to enable a fast & standard 2D vector graphics
>> API for squeak - OpenVG.
>>
>> The squeak sources is hosted at:
>>  http://www.squeaksource.com/OpenVG
>> <snip - details>
>
> Hi Igor.
>
> You're using the same window as the Squeak display. How are you implementing
> this? Is it somehow using the same framebuffer (Form) as Squeak, or is it
> just reusing the window? I don't really know much about windows GUI
> programming.
>