The problem I see is that AGG is pretty close in terms of
functionality to Postscript, but there is a signficant difference in
how they do translations, and rotations.  The coordinate system is
also upside down, but apparently that is not a major.

On 9/8/07, Carl Read <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Couldn't/shouldn't PDF and Postscript support both be via plugins, allowing 
> the users to have either, both or none?  (And if one needs to be there for 
> the launch of R3, choose the quickest to impliment.)
>
> On Friday, 7-September-2007 at 18:32:06 Chris Dwyer wrote,
>
> >I see PDF as a file format rather than GUI etc. Postscript on the
> >other hand could be print layout , interface and file format.
> >
> >I don't know but PDF appears to be rather stupid and verbose.
> >Postscript to me is more minimal, like REBOL.
> >
> >R3, needs a cross platform basic text/graphics GUI, employing
> >Truetype and supporting FLASH, Quicktime, WMP etc.
> >
> >I don't think it needs 3D capabilities, but perhaps these could be
> >plugins to basic architecture.
> >
> >~chris
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