On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Eli Barzilay <e...@barzilay.org> wrote: > Just now, Robby Findler wrote: >> I don't think that what I said implies this. A compatibility layer >> using Neil's new library is what was offered (or so I thought). I >> think we just want something that has the same Racket-level UI and >> something reasonably close in the pictures you get out, as discussed >> earlier. > > If it's just that layer (rather than keeping the C code in), then it's > not completely compatible anyway. (And I don't see a point in keeping > a "strict" backward compatibility if it's not strict anyway.)
We seem to be miscommunicating. I'm saying that it seems likely that people have scripts and things that use the API of the plot library to build graphs and things in various places. I'm saying that it seems unlikely that people have programs that depend on a pixel-perfect rendering. I'm saying that, imo, the best thing we can do for our users here is provide a compatibility layer for the old plot in the same place as the old plot currently is that calls into the new plot and uses it to draw the actual pictures. Robby _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/dev
