On Aug 11, 2009, at 3:14 PM, Sergiu Dumitriu wrote: > Answering the questions: > > Sergiu Dumitriu wrote: >> Q: Should I leave just PNG as the output format? > > It seems that keeping JPG and GIF is still needed. Now, I'm thinking > that my initial approach (making this a per image option) is not good, > and instead it should be a per user/global option. It is more likely > that one user would want to see all images in the .gif format than an > author wanting to create an image in the .gif format for everybody > else. > >> Q: Is the default DPI setting OK? > > Nobody commented on this, so I'm going to assume it's OK. > >> Q: Does anybody know of any security issues with running latex, >> dvips or >> convert? Especially with the \openin and \openout commands? > > This question still needs some answers. > >> Q: Is the macro name appropriate? Do you know of a better one? > > Point taken: formula is better than equation. Actually, initially it > was > named "formula", but I didn't like it that much. Anyway, the community > has spoken. > > Point not taken: rendering is the right name IMO. Before xwiki- > rendering > as a syntax converter, rendering has a widely accepted sense as > generating raster graphics. From Wikipedia: "Rendering is the > process of > generating an image from a model, by means of computer programs". This > is what the module does, and the fact that we have another thing > called > "rendering" doesn't mean that we must invent new names for something > standard.
I'd agree to use rendering but *only* if: * It's integrated inside the xwiki-rendering module * It's implemented as a XWiki Parser and Renderer (and thus we introduce a syntax for it) I think it could fit well in the xwiki-rendering module. We'll need to adjust a few things (since it would be the first renderer to generate binary data) but that's a good thing. WDYT? Thanks -Vincent > Plotting is different, it involves vectorial graphics, and I tend to > associate it with Logo and its turtle. Displayer is different, it > means > actually presenting the image to the user. LCDs display, papers > display, > but this module is just creating raster images in memory. > >> Future work: >> - make sure that there are no security issues with the Native backend >> - add support for MathML display for the clients that understand it >> - improve the alignment of images (especially for the Native >> backend), >> as right now they are a bit raised above the text baseline > > Add: making it work with PDFs and other exports. _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
