On Fri, Oct 13, 2006 at 04:14:14PM +0200, Georg Baum wrote:
> Abdelrazak Younes wrote:
> 
> > My problem is that setXY() needs a BufferView with my change. So I just
> >   commented out this call which, if I'm right is not useful because
> > drawT() is for text export and has nothing to do with painting on
> > screen. I guess this call to setXY was just copy&paste from the draw()
> > method.
> 
> I don't think so, see below.
> 
> > Georg, you worked recently for the text export feature. Are you able to
> > confirm my findings?
> 
> AFAIK the text painter was used to export math formulas as ASCII art.
> Therefore the setXY() call makes sense.

Or maybe not. The coordcahce is for up/down navigation and vconverting
mouseclicks to text positions. It is not for pure display/export which
is whatr drawT is about.

So maybe Abdel is right and it was a simple oversight not to remove it
after some copying from the 'real' draw() method.

I can't remember any details, though.

> request for reenabling it. I believe only Andre can tell whether that is
> doable or whether the whole drawT machinery should be removed.

I think it is doable and worked already...

Andre'

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