>>>>> "MLL" == Mitchell, Lincoln L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
MLL> Thomas Wrote: Hello all,
TB> When can we all expect a book on Batik? The JXTA project which
TB> started at about the same time as Batik has generated a number of
TB> books, Batik is at least as important and interesting!
TB> A good how to book covering SVG, Java 2D and specific Swing
TB> components like the JLayeredPane would be awesome. Depending on
TB> the availability of Batik 2.0 I'd certainly say that Batik is an
TB> idea whose time (and book) has come.
Part of the problem is the scope of the Book would be rather
large. SVG is a 700 Page Specification, Batik is 1/4 Million LOC, and
swing alone already has a number of 3" books about it. :)
It has been discussed but on of the major contributors to Batik,
Vincent Hardy, already wrote an excellent book on Java2D, "Java 2D API
Graphics", after talking with him about what that took - I know I'm
scared ;)
MLL> Is'nt the main reason because it is still in beta?
It is true that Batik 1.5 (dynamic support) is still officially
Beta (there is 1.1.1 static which is not 'beta'), however if you look
at what is implemented - aside from SMIL - Batik is generally more
complete than other SVG viewers. I also think that generally
stability is excellent - we are also on the verge of making a Batik
1.5 final.
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